National Jewish Retreat 2026

National Jewish Retreat 2026

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

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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

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 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

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

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