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AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA

95TH NATIONAL CONVENTION

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DAILY ZMANIM 4

FRIDAY & SUNDAY SHACHARIS 4

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 7

THURSDAY AFTERNOON / EVENING 8

THURSDAY EVENING 10

FRIDAY MORNING 11

EREV SHABBOS / KABBOLAS SHABBOS 13

FRIDAY NIGHT 14

SHABBOS MORNING 15

SHABBOS AFTERNOON 17

SHOLOSH SEUDOS 18

MOTZOEI SHABBOS 19

SUNDAY MORNING 21

AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS 24

SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULE 26

WOMEN’S SIMCHA HOUR AND EXERCISE 26

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ConventionSchedule

Thursday Afternoon4:00 PM Check In and Registration

FRONT DESK

4:00 PM Tea Room / Hospitality Center OpensGAZEBO LOUNGE

4:00 PM MinchaNATHAN HALE, ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)

5:15 PM MaarivATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)

5:00 PM DinnerCROWNE BALLROOM, STATE BALLROOM, CAFE, GREENWICH, JP MORGAN

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Thursday Afternoon / Evening4:45 PM Concurrent Sessions I

Pushback! Managing Reactions to the Growth of Our KehillosNATHAN HALE

Rabbi Yitzchok PindrusDeputy Mayor, Yerushalayim

Rabbi Avi SchnallDirector, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office MODERATOR

Moshe ShindlerMember, Toms River Jewish Community Council

Leadership Lounge: Looking To The FutureHARTFORD

Boruch Ber BenderPresident, Achiezer Community Resource Center

Yisroel BesserContributing Editor, Mishpacha Magazine

Charlie HararyLecturer and Business Executive

Rabbi Yehudah KaszirerExecutive Director, Bikur Cholim of Lakewood

6:00 PM Concurrent Sessions II

Attention Deficit New Order: Maintaining OurRuchniyus Amid Relentless DistractionHARTFORD

Rabbi Mordechai Becher Senior Lecturer, Gateways

Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman Mashgiach Ruchani, Yeshivas Ohr HaChaim

Rabbi Ilan Meirov Director, Chazaq

Successful Business Strategies Applied to LifeINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

Charlie HararyLecturer and Business Executive

Naftali HorowitzManaging Director, JP Morgan

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An Ounce of Prevention: Dealing with Early “At Risk” Warning SignsNATHAN HALE

Rabbi Shmuel BerkoviczSgan Menahel, Yeshiva Ketana of Passaic

Yaakov BessVolunteer, Minyan Shelanu, Lakewood, NJ

Dr. Shloimie ZimmermanClinical Psychologist, Advisory Board of Amudim

6:00 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Annual Directors' MeetingTWAIN (2ND FLOOR)GREETINGS

Rabbi Ephraim LeviDirector, Pirchei Agudath Israel of America ADDRESS

Rabbi Dovid Becker LCSWDirector, Camp Yachad / Neranina

6:00 PM Maryland Delegation Meeting and Q&AATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Ariel SadwinDirector, Agudath Israel of Maryland/Mid-Atlantic Region

6:30 PM Shul Rebbetzins' Conference (Closed Session)BEDFORD (2ND FLOOR)Mrs. Zehava FarbmanAssociate Director, Project Chai

Mrs. Debbie Fox MSG, LCSWDirector, Magen Yeladim International, Clinical Social Worker and Gerontologist

7:00 PM Bnos Agudath Israel Leadership EventHOLIDAY INN GREAT ROOMGREETINGS

Mrs. Chana Baila HassDirector, Bnos Agudath Israel of America ADDRESS

Rebbetzin Yael KaismanMechaneches and Lecturer

7:00 PM Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from the Convention CenterCAFE TERRACEHOSTS

Rabbi Yitz FrankDirector, Agudath Israel of Ohio

Rabbi Shai MarkowitzDirector, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America

7:15 PM MaarivINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST

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Theme: Together We WillRabbi Shmuel KamenetskyRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia

Rabbi Elya BrudnyRosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn

Dayan Yonason AbrahamDayan, London Beis Din AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONTogether We Will CONVENTION CO-CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Dovid SchnellPresident Emeritus, AgudathIsrael of Illinois

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9:30 PM Tea RoomGAZEBO LOUNGE, CAFESTATE BALLROOM (MEN ONLY)

9:30 PM Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from the Convention CenterCAFE TERRACEHOSTS



10:00 PM Yarchei KallahATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)פיקוח נפש בשבת הותרה או הודחה

Rabbi Moshe WeinbergerRav, Agudath Israel of Flatbush

Concurrent Sessions

Q&A: "I'm Asking for a Friend..."INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST


Rabbi Mordechai ResplerRosh Yeshiva, Mesivta of Long Beach MODERATOR

Yisroel BesserContributing Editor, Mishpacha Magazine

Thursday Evening

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Rabbi Shlomo LewensteinLakewood

Dr. David LiebermanNoted Author, Speaker, and Consultant

Rabbi Avi NeubergerRav, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, New Hempstead

Pain Management: Understanding and Dealing withDistress – Others’ and Our OwnCROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Eliezer FeuerRav, Young Israel of Bayswater

Rabbi Paysach KrohnNoted Mohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series

Friday Morning5:30 AM Tea Room

GAZEBO LOUNGE

6:00-8:00 AM ShacharisINTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS, NATHAN HALE, ATRIUMBOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)

7:00 AM BreakfastVARIOUS DINING ROOMS: STATE, CAFE, GAZEBO, JP MORGAN FOR RABBANIM, STATE NORTH FOR MHP

8:30 AM Daf YomiATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Avi NeubergerRav, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, New Hempstead

9:00 AM Conference of Synagogue Rabbonim of AgudathIsrael (Closed Session)GREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN)Rabbi Hillel DavidRav, Congregation Shaarei Torah

Rabbi Dr. David FoxRabbi and Dayan, Forensic and Clinical Psychologist

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10:15 AM Yarchei Kallah (shiur at 11:30)ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)פיקוח נפש במעוברת

Dayan Yonason AbrahamDayan, London Beis Din

9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I

From the Kotel to Kiddushin: The Mounting Battle for Israel’s SoulINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRALREMARKS

Rabbi Yaakov PerlowNovominsker Rebbe PANELISTSDr. Irving LebovicsPresident, Agudath Israel of California

Rabbi Yitzchok PindrusDeputy Mayor, Yerushalayim

The “Same-Old Same-Old” Syndrome: Recapturing Vibrancy and Vitality in Our Yiddishkeit HARTFORD

Rabbi Mordechai BecherSenior Lecturer, Gateways

Rabbi Ari NeuwirthMenahel, Mesivta Derech HaTorah

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Dealing with Trauma: Prevention and ReactionCROWNE BALLROOMMrs. Zehava Farbman MSWAssociate Director, Project Chai

Mrs. Debbie Fox MSG, LCSWDirector, Magen Yeladim International, Clinical Social Worker and Gerontologist

11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II

Everlasting Bond: The Challenges and Rewards ofShalom Bayis Throughout LifeHARTFORD

Rabbi Dr. David FoxRabbi and Dayan, Forensic and Clinical Psychologist

Rabbi Daniel Frank, LMFTMarriage and Family Therapist

Rabbi Yaakov RobinsonRav, Beis Medrash Mikor HaChaim, Executive Director,Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbanim

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More Than Welcome: Making the Community’sMarginalized Truly Comfortable INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRALRabbi Eliezer FeuerRav, Young Israel of Bayswater

Rabbi Avi Hoffman Jewish Renaissance Experience, Westchester

Rabbi Akiva TendlerAssociate Rav, Khal Zichron Mordechai, Monsey

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Can’t We All Get Along? Nurturing Relationships with "Difficult" PeopleCROWNE BALLROOMDr. Aviva BiberfeldLicensed Clinical Psychologist, Educator, Lecturer


12:30 PM LunchINTERNATIONAL WEST, STATE, CAFE, JP MORGAN

Erev Shabbos / Kabbolas Shabbos2:30 PM Toameha / Refreshments

GAZEBO LOUNGE

4:10 PM Licht BentschenHOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY

4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas ShabbosINTERNATIONAL BALLROOMR' Nechemia BrodtAccompanied by child soloist Shulem

WELCOME

Rabbi Shlomo GertzulinExecutive Vice President for Finance and Administration,Agudath Israel of America

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4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For WomenCROWNE BALLROOMINTRODUCTIONRebbetzin Bryna Bender ADDRESS

Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolff Author and Senior Lecturer, Hineni

6:00 PM Seudas ShabbosASSIGNED SEATING IN ALL DINING ROOMS

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Friday Night8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Five Hard Questions Young People Ask …And How Best to Address ThemINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Yaakov BenderRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah

Rabbi Henoch PlotnikRav, Congregation Bais Tefila, Chicago

Rabbi Chaim Zvi SenterRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah

Yitzchak FuchsMember, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America

Hatzneah Leches...A Return To Inner JudaismINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRALRabbi Aharon FeldmanRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, Baltimore

Rabbi Chaim Dovid ZwiebelExecutive Vice President, Agudath Israel of America

More Than Cholent and Menucha: Helping OurChildren – and Ourselves – Appreciate Shabbos. HARTFORD

Rabbi Zechariah WallersteinMenahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava, Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls


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Q & A on Contemporary Societal IssuesCROWNE BALLROOMRebbetzin Leah FeldmanBaltimore


Mrs. Slovie Jungreis WolffAuthor and Lecturer, Hineni MODERATOR

Mrs. Aviva Hoch

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9:30 PM Sheves AchimSTATE BALLROOMDayan Yonason AbrahamDayan, London Beis Din

Rabbi Ephraim WachsmanRosh HaYeshiva, Meor Yitzchok, Monsey

9:30 PM Tea RoomGAZEBO LOUNGE AND CAFE

10:00 PM Leil Shabbos InspirationCROWNE BALLROOM

Coming Back From the Edge: The Incredible Power of Klal YisroelRabbi Mordechai BecherSenior Lecturer, Gateways

Shabbos Morning5:30 AM Early Morning Coffee Service / Breakfast

GAZEBO LOUNGE

5:55 AM Shacharis K'Vasikin - AshkenazCROWNE BALLROOM

Kiddush for Vasikin MinyanREGISTRATION AREA

7:00 AM Daf YomiINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Avrohom TeichmanRav, Congregation Tamarind Park, Lakewood

8:00 AM Shacharis - SefardINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL DRASHA

Rabbi Aryeh Malkiel KotlerRosh HaYeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood

8:00 AM Shacharit - Edut HamizrachKING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)

Kiddush for Edut Hamizrach MinyanREGISTRATION AREA

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10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions

Parsha B'IyunATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Shlomo CynamonRav, Khal Bnai Torah, Flatbush

Game, Set, Match! Preparing Our Children for MarriageHARTFORD

Rabbi Aryeh Zev GinzbergRav, Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, Cedarhurst


Q and A with Rav Shmuel ShlitaCROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Shmuel KamenetskyRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Philidelphia

10:45 AM KiddushSTATE BALLROOM PRE-FUNCTION AREA (MEN ONLY)GAZEBO, CAFE FOYER, AND REGISTRATION AREA

11:30 AM Mini-Keynote SessionsThe Incredible Power of Each and Every One of UsINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRALRabbi Yaakov BenderRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah

Rabbi Aryeh Zev GinzbergRav, Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, Cedarhurst CHAIRMAN

Nechemiah Hoch Living Lives That Make a DifferenceCROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Henoch PlotnikRav, Congregation Bais Tefila, Chicago

Rabbi Moshe WeinbergerRav, Agudath Israel of Flatbush CHAIRMAN

Gershon Fern 12:30 PM Seudas Shabbos

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2:45 PM Concurrent Sessions

Behind Closed Doors: Exploring Difficult Family IssuesINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Mordechai BecherSenior Lecturer, Gateways

Rabbi Avrohom WeinribRav, Zichron Eliezer, Cincinnati

Together We Can: Creating Partnerships BetweenSchools and HomesNATHAN HALE

Dr. Chaim NeuhoffClinical Child Psychologist


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Strengthening Ourselves to Strengthen OthersHARTFORD

Mrs. Leba SchwebelLecturer and Speaker

Mrs. Slovie Jungreis WolfAuthor and Lecturer, Hineni

3:50 PM MinchaINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL

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Sholosh Seudos- 4:20 PM Men - English

CROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Aharon FeldmanRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, Baltimore

Dayan Yonason AbrahamDayan, London Beis Din

Rabbi Yehoshua EichensteinRosh HaYeshiva, Yad Aharon, Yerushalayim CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Eliyahu Simcha BambergerDaf Yomi Commission, Agudath Israel of America

Men - YiddishSTATE BALLROOMRabbi Shmuel KamenetskyRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia

Rabbi Yosef FrankelVyelopoler Rebbe

Rabbi Aron WeinbergMagid Shiur, Khal Yismach Moshe Nirbater CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Avrohom Nisan PerlCommission on Torah Projects, Agudath Israel of America

Men - Lefkowitz Leadership InitiativeGREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN)Rabbi Henoch PlotnikRav, Congregation Bais Tefila, Chicago


WomenINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

INTRODUCTIONRabbanit Avigayil ShaliehsabooQueens ADDRESS

Rebbetzin Yael KaismanMechaneches, and Lecturer

5:40 PM Maariv and Havdalahשבוע טוב ומבורך!

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Motzoei Shabbos6:30 PM Hospitality / Tea Room

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7:15 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Avos U'BonimKING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)GREETINGS

Rabbi Labish BeckerExecutive Dierctor, Agudath Israel of America ADDRESS

Dayan Yonason AbrahamDayan, London Bais Din

7:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Creating Ahavas HaTorah: Ensuring Torah-Study Opportunities for All NATHAN HALE

Rabbi Shlomo CynamonRav, Khal Bnai Torah, Flatbush


Yitzchok WagnerRosh Chabura, Kinyan Hamesechta

Right Left Right Left: What Course Should OurCommunity Chart In Strange Political Times? JP MORGAN

Rabbi Abba CohenVice President for Federal Affairs, Washington Director and Counsel, Agudath Israel of America

Rabbi Avi ShafranDirector of Public Affairs, Agudath Israel of America CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Yeruchim SilberDirector of New York Government Relations, Agudath Israel of America

Life Challenges: Striving for the Ideal, Dealing with the RealHARTFORD

Rabbi Yaakov RobinsonRav, Beis Medrash Mikor HaChaim, Executive Director,Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbanim


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7:30 PM Yarchei KallahATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)תיאומי סיאם בהלכה פסקיו של בעל אגרות משה והמסתעף

Seperating Siamese Twins: Halachic Issues Rabbi Shlomo GottesmanEditor, Yishurun

8:00 PM Pre KeynoteCAFE TERRACE

Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from the Convention CenterHOSTS



11:00 PM Post KeynoteCAFE TERRACE

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8:30 PM Motzoei Shabbos Keynote SessionINTERNATIONAL BALLROOMRabbi Yaakov PerlowNovominsker Rebbe

Rabbi Chaim Dovid ZwiebelExecutive Vice President, Agudath Israel of America

Shia MarkowitzCEO, Agudath Israel of America

Rabbi Ephraim WachsmanRosh HaYeshiva, Meor Yitzchok,Monsey AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONWe did. We do. We will! CONVENTION CHAIRMAN

Rivie SchwebelMember, AIA Board of Trustees

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11:00 PM Melave MalkaASSIGNED SEATING IN ALL DINING ROOMS

11:30 PM Post Melava Malka DessertINTERNATIONAL EAST, CENTRAL

Ruach and ZemirosShira Choir

Sunday Morning6:00 AM Hospitality / Tea Room

GAZEBO LOUNGE

6:00-8:00 AM ShacharisINTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS AND ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FLOOR)

7:15 AM BreakfastSTATE SOUTH, INTERNATIONAL WEST, CAFE

9:00 AM Agudah Women of America BreakfastLOWER CAFE TERRACE Mrs. Aliza GrundPresident, Agudah Women of America

9:00 AM Daf YomiATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Shloime Boruch GoldbergRav, Agudath Israel of Washington Heights

9:15 AM Breakfast SymposiumSTATE BALLROOM NORTH

How Working Together Has and Will Make a DifferenceRabbi Abba CohenVice President for Federal Government Affairs, WashingtonDirector and Counsel, Agudath Israel of America


Rabbi Moshe MatzExecutive Director, Agudath Israel of Florida, Rav of Aventura Shul, Florida

Rabbi Ariel SadwinDirector, Agudath Israel of Maryland

Rabbi Avi SchnallDirector, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office

Rabbi Yeruchim SilberDirector of New York Government Relations, Agudath Israel of America

Rabbi Shlomo SorokaDirector of Government Affairs, Agudath Israel of Illinois MODERATOR

Rabbi A.D. MotzenNational Director for State Relations, Agudath Israel of America

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10:15 AM Yarchei KallahATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)רשלנות ברפואה

Medical Malpractice in HalachaRabbi Dovid SchoenRosh Kollel, Miami Choshen Mishpat Kollel

10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions

They Have Emunah Questions, The Torah Has The Answers!INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRALRabbi Daniel MechanicDirector, Project Chazon

Rabbi Chaim VeshnefskyDirector, Yesodei Hadas

Middle Class Crunch: Raising the Bar, Applying theBrakes - Where Do We Go From Here?NATHAN HALE

Boruch Ber BenderPresident, Achiezer Community Resource Center

Jacob RosenbergFounder and Partner, Bernath and Rosenberg

Shia MarkowitzCEO, Agudath Israel of America

Shomrei Achinu Anachnu: Helping Our Brothers And Sisters In CrisisHARTFORD

Dr. Akiva PerlmanDirector of Clinical Supervision, Amudim

Tzvi WessonClinical Coordinator of Crisis Services & Mobile Outreach Team, OHEL

MODERATOR: Rabbi Moshe MatzExecutive Director, Agudath Israel of Florida, Rav ofAventura Shul, Florida

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11:30 AM Closing Keynote SessionINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRAL

The Plague of Addiction: Confronting an AlarmingContemporary ChallengeRabbi Dr. Dovid FoxRabbi and Dayan, Forensic and Clinical Psychologist

Rabbi Yosef VienerRav, Congregation Shaar Shomayim, Wesley Hills

Rabbi Zechariah WallersteinMenahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava,Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls MODERATOR

Rabbi Labish BeckerExecutive Director, Agudath Israel of America

12:45 PM MinchaINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRAL

1:00 PM Farewell HospitalityCROWNE BALLROOM AND INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

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Friday Morning9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I

Dealing with Trauma: Prevention and ReactionCROWNE BALLROOMMrs. Zehava Farbman MSWAssociate Director, Project Chai

Mrs. Debbie Fox MSG, LCSWDirector, Magen Yeladim International, Clinical SocialWorker and Gerontologist

11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II

Can’t We All Get Along?Nurturing Relationships with "Difficult" PeopleCROWNE BALLROOMDr. Aviva BiberfeldLicensed Clinical Psychologist, Educator, Lecturer


Erev Shabbos / Kabbolas Shabbos4:10 PM Licht Bentschen

HOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY

4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For WomenCROWNE BALLROOMINTRODUCTIONRebbetzin Bryna Bender ADDRESS

Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolff Author and Senior Lecturer, Hineni

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AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS

Friday Night8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Q & A on Contemporary Societal IssuesCROWNE BALLROOMRebbetzin Leah FeldmanBaltimore


Mrs. Slovie Jungreis WolffAuthor and Lecturer, Hineni MODERATOR

Mrs. Aviva Hoch

Shabbos Afternoon 2:45 PM Strengthening Ourselves to Strengthen Others

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Mrs. Leba SchwebelLecturer and Speaker

Mrs. Slovie Jungreis WolfAuthor and Lecturer, Hineni

Sholosh Seudos 4:20 PM Women

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INTRODUCTIONRabbanit Avigayil ShaliehsabooQueens ADDRESS

Rebbetzin Yael KaismanMechaneches, and Lecturer

Sunday Morning9:00 AM Agudah Women of America Breakfast

LOWER CAFE TERRACE Mrs. Aliza GrundPresident, Agudah Women of America

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SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULEChildren under 18 must be supervised by an adult.

Thursday10:30AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN12:30 PM - 3:15 PM MEN4:30 PM - 8:00 PM WOMEN8:45 PM - 10:00 PM TEEN GIRLS10:30 PM - 1:00 AM MEN

Friday5:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN9:00 AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN1:00 PM - 4:15 PM MEN

Saturday5:30 AM - 9:30 AM MEN6:00 PM - 8:30 PM WOMEN11:00 PM - 1:30 AM MEN

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Thursday6:30 PM - 7:30 PM A Health Club

Friday9:30 AM - 10:30 AM W Health Club2:15 PM - 3:15 PM D Fiske

Motzoei Shabbos6:30 PM - 7:30 PM A Health Club

A= AquaDynamcis — D= Dancersize — W= Workout

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