Thursday, December 11, 2014

Join Yeshiva University for a day of learning on December 25

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Yarchei Kalla 122514

Yeshiva University and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary invites you a 

Yarchei Kallah

on Inyanei Eretz Yisrael at this Crucial Moment in History
Shemittah and Har HaBayit, Conflict and Community

Thursday, December 25 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Open to Men, Women and Collegiates
Parking and Light Refreshments Provided
Registration Required - Please Click Here 

10:00 a.m. - Opening Shiur
Rabbi Mayer Twersky
Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS

11:00 a.m. - First Session

Rabbi Jonathan Shippel - Director, Men’s Basic Jewish Studies Program
Topic TBA
Rabbi Mordechai Willig - Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS
Hetter Mechira: Then and Now
Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz - Director of General Studies, The Frisch School
On Certainty and Uncertainty (Which is Not the Same Thing as Faith and Doubt, But That, Too.)
Mekorot Available in the Beit Midrash in Preparation for Rabbi Hershel Schachter’s 12pm Shiur. Chavrutot available with members of the Kollel Elyon. 

CLE Class with Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman and Avi Lauer, Esq.
Secular & Halachic Issues at the Workplace
CLE Session runs until 12:45 and requires separate registration. 

12:00 p.m. - Second Session
Rabbi Hershel Schachter - Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS
Halachic Ramifications of the Israeli Conversion Bil 
Rabbi Mordechai Becher - Jewish Studies Faculty, Mechina
Rivers or Rain? Egypt, Israel and Prayer
Dr. David Pelcovitz - Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Psychology and Jewish Education, Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration
Noseh B’Ol Im Chaveiro; How do we help family and friends during tough times
Rabbi Menachem Penner - Max and Marion Grill Dean, RIETS
Of Gaza and Geneva: Civilian Casualties from a Torah Perspective 

1:00 p.m. - Break for Lunch
2:00 p.m. - Mincha in the Glueck Beit Midrash

2:20 p.m. - Third Session
Rabbi Kenneth Brander - Vice President for Student and Community Life, Yeshiva University
Archeological Finds in Jerusalem: Illuminating Tanach & Halacha
Rabbi Josh Joseph - Senior Vice President, Yeshiva University
Topic TBA 
Rabbi Hershel Schachter - Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS
Shmitta for the Consumer

3:00 p.m. - Fourth Session
Rabbi Yaakov Glasser - David Mitzner Dean, YU Center for the Jewish Future
Medinat Yisrael: Heaven Knocking on our door
Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger - Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS 
Buying Land in Israel During Shmita: Rare Opportunity or Savvy Fundraising? Understanding Shmita Principles
Dr. Rona Novick - Dean of Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration 
Bystander Action and Inaction – Psychological and Jewish Perspectives for Social Responsibility 

4:00 p.m. - Fifth Sesion
Mrs. CB Neugroschl - Head of School, YU High School for Girls
Rav Kook: A Religious Zionism of Inclusion
Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky - Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS
Multiple Dimensions of Kedushas Eretz Yisrael
Rabbi Michael Taubes - Rosh Yeshiva, YU High School for Boys
Surrendering Land for Peace in Eretz Yisrael

5:00 p.m. - Maariv

 Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus | Glueck Center 515 West 185th St, New York, NY 10033

For more information please call 212-960-5400 x 6350

Registration Required - Please Click Here 


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