National Jewish Retreat 2026

National Jewish Retreat 2026

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

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7:00am EDT

Start the Day with Tanya White & Gold 1 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

Antiques Roadshow, Jewish Medicine Edition: Stories, Secrets, and Surprising Artifacts from Our Medical Past CrystalRabbi Dr. Edward Reichman How Chasidus Changed My Life White & Gold 1Mr. Josh Goldhirsch Spirituality Deficiency Syndrome: The Quiet Crisis in the Jewish Soul—And How to Fix It White & Gold 2Rabbi Moshe Bryski The Khazars and the Jews: The True Story behind the Modern Myths IvankaDr. Henry Abramson Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: The Journey Back (Iggeres HaTeshuvah) MajesticRabbi Naftali Silberberg Challah Bake Grand BallroomMrs. Charlene Aminoff

10:20am EDT

Why Pray? Uncovering the Mystery and Meaning of Jewish Prayer Roundtable RoomRabbi Shmuel Kaplan A Lovable, Vulnerable G-d: The Surprising Jewish Understanding of the Divine White & Gold 2Rabbi Manis Friedman Does Religion Produce Monsters? Faith, Fanaticism, and the Fine Line In-Between IvankaRabbi Simon Jacobson Hacking the Human Mind: Brain Chips, AI, and the Future of Free Will CrystalRabbi Yechiel Krisch Holding On Without Holding Tight: Bitachon, Anxiety, and the Art of Letting Go White & Gold 1Mrs. Stephanie Abrahami Meditative Painting: A Process to Access Your True Self MajesticMrs Sara Schwartz

11:25am EDT

Anchored: Finding the Foundation That Holds You—In the Storm and in the Stillness White & Gold 1Mrs. Terri Klein Do Jews Belong on the Temple Mount? Understanding the Halachah and History Behind the Question White & Gold 2Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman Gratitude Is an Attitude: The Life-Changing Power of Appreciation CrystalRabbi Yitzchak Schochet Pulsating MatriarX: Part 2 Living the Rachel and Leah Paradigm MajesticMrs. Rivkah Slonim Why I Won't Let Darkness Win: How to Keep Living When Your Heart Keeps Breaking IvankaMrs. Orit Mark Ettinger

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Libel: When One Life Is Demanded to Save Many Ivanka

3:05pm EDT

How I Went from PLO Sympathizer to Pro-Israel Advocate White & Gold 2Mrs. Molly Resnick Jews, Meet History: We've Been Here Before CrystalDr. Henry Abramson Will the Real Leader Please Stand Up? Who Really Shapes the World—and Why? White & Gold 1Rabbi Moshe Krasnanski AI vs. the Rabbis: The Classic Crossfire. Rewired. IvankaRabbi David Nesenoff • Rabbi Manis Friedman • Rabbi Simon Jacobson • Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet Jewish Medical Roundtable for Health Care Professionals Roundtable RoomRabbi Dr. Edward Reichman Becoming a Leader: 90-Minute Talmud Session MajesticDr. Stephen Serbin

4:15pm EDT

Pre-Shabbat Reception Tea Room A Journey Back - VR Experience Roundtable Room

6:30pm EDT

Minchah Ivanka Candle Lighting FoyerMrs. Shaindy Jacobson

6:45pm EDT

Shabbat: Bringing Heaven Down to Earth IvankaRabbi Simon Jacobson

7:00pm EDT

Kabbalat Shabbat IvankaRabbi Zalman Katz

8:00pm EDT

Seudat Shabbat Grand BallroomRabbi Moshe Bryski