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7:30am EST

A Time of Desire: A Shacharit-Inspired Meditation Workshop Belltown Hashkama (Early) Minyan Led by Men: Early Risers' Shabbat Morning Service High Ridge Saturday Breakfast Ballrooms I & II

8:00am EST

Daf Yomi Ballroom I

8:45am EST

Learners Minyan Alder Mehitza Service Led by Men: Shacharit/Torah Service/Musaf (Shabbat Morning Services) Glen I, II, & III Mehitza Service Led by Women and Men: Shacharit/Torah Service/Musaf (Shabbat Morning Services) Cove I & II Renewal Shacharit (Morning Service) Grove I Traditional Egalitarian Service Led by Men and Women: Shacharit/Torah Service/Musaf (Shabbat Morning Services) Aspen I & II

9:45am EST

Family Service Elm

10:00am EST

Yoga Class - Vijñāna Yoga: Stems from the Yogic Tradition of Northern India Belltown Limmud Chavruta: Requests and Repentance Glenbrook

11:45am EST

Jewish Artists: A Brainstorming Forum for Artists and Presenters Westover Waiting Eight Years for a Drink: The Bizarre Notion of 13-Year-Old Jewish Adults Glen III The Case of the Handicapped Kohen: How to Think about Halakhah (Jewish Law) Grove I Why a Vibrant Diaspora is a Zionist Imperative Glen II Can We End the Age-Old Problem of the Agunah in Our Time? Aspen I & II My Egg, My Husband, Her Womb, Whose Child? Long Ridge Between the Gods and the Devils: Kabbalah as a Guide to Living on the Edge Springdale I Shabbat Lunch Ballrooms I & II

12:30pm EST

Book Club: A.B. Yehoshua's 'Three Days and a Child' High Ridge Soul Slam: Jewish Expression and Spoken Word Glenbrook Doing Unto Others: Judaism and Sex in the 21st Century Cove I & II Mussar: A Deep Spiritual Practice for Parents Alder Children of the Holocaust Revealed Glen I Searching for God in Judaism: A Rational Quest for a Mystical Presence Grove II Open, Shut Them...Rabbinic Legal Loopholes Re-Examined Springdale II

1:00pm EST

Camp Limmud NY 1:00-5:15 pm Saturday Elm

2:00pm EST

Koshersoul: Creating an African American Jewish Identity with Food Ballroom III Becoming a Better Parent One Story at a Time: Using Stories to Raise Our Little Mensches Springdale II Getting Dressed in the Morning: A Lilith Salon with Susan Weidman Schneider Glen III Judaism Unbound: Prayer Glen II Israel before the State: Jewish Nation-Building: Let the Documents Tell the Story Aspen I & II Outdoors or Out of Their Minds? Hasidic Teachings on Wilderness/Nature Alder The Book of Esther: Purim Torah, Fairy Tale, Satire or History? Glenbrook From Anne Frank to the St. Louis: Why America Closed Its Doors Cove I & II Why is Jewish Peoplehood Failing? Glen I Panel Discussion: A Search for Spirituality as Defined (or Not Defined) by Jewish Law Grove I Seven Wells: Where Spirituality and Sexuality Meet Long Ridge Friends of Bill W. Westover God Talk Springdale I The Magic Number: Why Do We Need Ten to Make a Minyan? High Ridge

3:15pm EST

Mehitza Service Led by Men: Mincha (Afternoon Service) with Torah Reading Glen I Traditional Egalitarian Service Led by Men and Women: Mincha (Shabbat Afternoon Service) with Torah Reading Aspen I & II

3:45pm EST

Evolving Interpretation of Eve: Examining Eve in Literature and Poetry Westover Cupcake Decorating Wars: Shabbat Edition FOR FAMILIES Elm Intro/Different Roles of Music in the Holocaust Glenbrook Feminist Religious Education: How Should We Do It? Alder The Most Important Jewish Idea Grove I Liberal Jews & Kashrut: Really? Yes! Ritual, Ethics, Food & Choice Cove I & II Bombing Auschwitz: American Responses to Genocide, Then and Now High Ridge Why Jews Intermarry: Notes on a Transgressive Subject of Discussion Grove II Responding to the Inner Human Struggle: Intentional Communities in a Jewish Context Waterside Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic: The Witch in the Rabbinic Mind Long Ridge Frum but Not Frumpy: An Analysis of the Jewish Sexual Ethic Springdale I Introduction to Karaite Judaism Springdale II Getting To Know 'You': Praying To A Personal G-d Glen III

5:15pm EST

Rediscover Your Creativity: The Artist's Way Cove I & II Telling the Shoah (Holocaust): Witness Theater Three-Workshop Series, Part 1 Long Ridge Freedom of Marriage in Israel: Blessing or Curse? The Right to Marry in Israel and Its Consquences Glen II Of Converts and Kohanim (Priests): A Spiritual Case Study of Apple and Coca-Cola Glenbrook Happy Happy Joy Joy: A Few Thoughts on Some Powerful Emotions Grove II Can Journalism Save Judaism? Glen I Hebrew in Colonial America: The Jewish Language in a Christian Land Alder U.S. Foreign Policy, Israel, and the Regional Landscape: Has Yesterday Informed Us about Tomorrow? Glen III Seudah Shlishit (The Third Meal) Ballroom III How to Repair the World: Reconciling Messianism and Covenant Aspen I & II Soul Searching: What Do We Mean When We Say Soul? Springdale II

5:30pm EST

Family Early Dinner Ballroom I

6:20pm EST

Mehitza Service Led by Men: Maariv (Evening service) with Havdalah Glen I Traditional Egalitarian Service Led by Men and Women: Maariv (Evening service) with Havdalah Aspen I & II

6:45pm EST

Community Havdalah Grove I

7:45pm EST

Naomi Less in Concert Grove I Jewish Film Festival Favorites: Anita Cove I & II Musical Responses to the Holocaust Glenbrook Responding to the Holocaust through Art Westover Dialogues and Monologues: The Relationship between Law and Narrative in the Torah Springdale II Auschwitz or Sinai? Metaphor and the Meaning of Modern Israel Glen I Jewish Journalism Today: How the Forward Does It Glen III Wall Street vs. Start-Up Nation: Culture Clash: A Look at Cultural Differences in the Workplace Aspen I & II Pajama Party Movie Night! Elm Saturday Dinner Ballrooms I & II

8:15pm EST

Telling the Shoah (Holocaust): Witness Theater Three-Workshop Series, Part 2 High Ridge A Biblical Cover-Up: A Sad Case of Torah That Never Gets Transmitted Glen II “Remember What Amalek Did to You!” Now Reconcile? Reconciling Identity Conflicts in Text and Society Waterside The Leg in the Bible: An Insight into the Human Condition Springdale I The Playful Collage Life: How Play Can Be Used to Construct a Serious Life Alder Israeli Dance for Everyone! Ballroom III Cool Jew and Hot Mamalah: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe Long Ridge

9:30pm EST

Israeli Dance for Experienced Dancers! Ballroom III Scott Stein Performance Grove I What Am I Made Of: An Exploration of Identity through Play and Art Alder Kaddish: Eloquent Meditation on Human Vulnerability and Loss Glen III The Five Texts of Jewish Food Grove II Three Avot Walk into a Bar: A Humorous Look at Testosterone in the Torah Glenbrook The Comedy of Conflict Cove I & II Twenty Profound Ideas from Kabbalah: The Spiritual Priorities I Taught my Children Long Ridge The Hunger Games and Jewish Philosophy Aspen I & II Cocktails 101 High Ridge Why Anti-Zionism is as Integral to Judaism as Zionism Springdale I Jews Wrestling with Meat: Ritual, Ethics and the Marketplace Glen II Forging a Contemporary Jewish Sex Ethic Glen I Middle School Extravaganza! Westover

11:00pm EST

The 'Unfire': Campfire Singalong with Peter Kashin and Friends Mezzanine Pre-Function What Judaism Means to Me: Exploring Jewish Identity with Performance Poetry Aspen I & II Dance Party Cove I & II