National Jewish Retreat 2026

National Jewish Retreat 2026

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

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7:00am EDT

Soul Talk: A Guided Chasidic Meditation Session White & Gold 1Rabbi Yisroel Bernath Soulstir: Experience the Sefirot through Dance StudioMrs. Chavie Epstein

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Ivanka Shacharit: Beginners' Prayer Workshop for Women White & Gold 2Mrs. Aliza Scheinfeld Shacharit: Beginners' Service for Men White & Gold 1Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

Breaking the Overthinking Habit: How to Let Go of Fear and Live with Trust White & Gold 1Mrs. Sarah Pachter Do All Dogs Go to Heaven? Do Animals Have Souls? And What Makes Humans Unique? IvankaRabbi Yechiel Krisch I Didn't Ask to Be Born CrystalRabbi Manis Friedman Stalin Couldn’t Break Him, Hitler Couldn’t Crush Him: The Rebbe’s Blueprint for Defeating Antisemitism White & Gold 2Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: Seeing One Reality (Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah) MajesticRabbi Naftali Silberberg

10:20am EDT

G-d: The Original They/Them: Because the Creator of the Universe Doesn't Fit in Your Box CrystalMrs. Rivkah Slonim The Legacy Letter: What Future Generations Will Thank You For White & Gold 2Rabbi Moshe Bryski Uniting Nations: Building Bridges and the Dream of Middle East Peace IvankaMrs. Pamela Dubin • Mr. Lyon Roth • Rabbi Yosef Vogel • Mr. Roi Abecassis • Mr. Yitz Applbaum • Mr. Joseph Sabag A Journey Back: VR Experience Roundtable Room Chocolate Making: Pour, Shape, and Mold Your Own Chocolate Delight MajesticMiami Beach Chocolates The Rabbis Who Predicted Uterus Transplants: How a Forgotten Rabbinic Debate Became Medical Reality White & Gold 1Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman

11:25am EDT

From Conservative Rabbi to Chabad: From Guitars on the Bimah to Black Hats on Shabbos White & Gold 2Rabbi David Nesenoff JoyWorks: Jewish Wisdom for a Happy Life IvankaRabbi Yitzchak Schochet The Secret Language of the Talmud: Why the Talmud Interrupts Jewish Law with Strange Tales White & Gold 1Rabbi Naftali Silberberg Three Minutes Underwater: The Miracle That Changed Our Family Forever CrystalMrs. Yael Trusch • Mrs. Charlene Aminoff Unexpected Gifts of an Unexpected Journey: When Life's Detours Become Its Greatest Gifts MajesticRabbi Dovid M. Cohen

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

OnStage: Ideas Worth Sharing IvankaMr. Matt Trusch • Rabbi Yechiel Krisch • Mrs. Charlene Aminoff • Rabbi Dr. Nachi Felt • Mr. Josh Goldhirsch • Mrs. Terri Klein • Mrs. Sarah Pachter • Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet • Mrs. Yael Trusch

3:10pm EDT

Pulsating MatriarX - The Rachel and Leah Energies That Shape the Jewish Soul White & Gold 2Mrs. Rivkah Slonim What do Jews Really Think About Non-Jews: The Rebbe's Vision For All Humankind CrystalRabbi Yosef Vogel • Rabbi Manis Friedman Your Attention IS You: How to Control Your Mind Before it Controls You White & Gold 1Rabbi Dr. Nachi Felt Israel on Trial When the Slogans are Louder Than the Facts, Evidence Becomes a Moral Imperative IvankaRabbi Dovid M. Cohen • Hon. Roy K. Altman Beis Medrash: Can a Soldier Who Killed a Terrorist Give the Priestly Blessing? Roundtable RoomRabbi Mendel Krasnjanski Don't Just Wine! The Very Best of Kosher Wine, with Wine Columnist and Collector Yitz Applbaum. MajesticMr. Yitz Applbaum

4:20pm EDT

Beat Swords into Plowshares: From Vision to Victory White & Gold 2Rabbi Simon Jacobson G-d, Where Were You? A Journey through Tragedy, Protest, and Unshakable Faith CrystalRabbi Moshe Bryski If a Machine Could Carry Your Pregnancy . . . Should It? Ectogenesis and the Artificial Womb in Jewish Law White & Gold 1Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman The Great Talmudic Debate: Who Has the Authority to Interpret G-d's Word? MajesticRabbi Chaim Block Between America and Its Jews: Much More Than 250 Years of History IvankaMrs. Yael Trusch • Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman • Dr. Henry Abramson

5:15pm EDT

5:30pm EDT

Dinner Grand Ballroom

8:00pm EDT

The Story Behind The Song: Chaim Zippel and The Rafi Grady Band Ivanka

9:30pm EDT

Maariv Grand Ballroom

9:45pm EDT

Viennese Table Ivanka Foyer Film Screening: Among Neighbors White & Gold 2