National Jewish Retreat 2026

National Jewish Retreat 2026

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

10:20am EDT

A Journey Back: VR Experience Roundtable Room

11:25am EDT

Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: The Inner Battle (Likutei Amarim) MajesticRabbi Naftali Silberberg

2:00pm EDT

The Great Cook-Off and Kosher Meat Expo: Watch a Master Kosher Chef in Action MajesticChef. Yos Shwartz

3:10pm EDT

Beis Medrash: Should I Sin for Someone Else's Sake? Roundtable RoomRabbi Mendel Krasnjanski

4:20pm EDT

Speaker Meet-Up: Your Chance to Go Beyond the Talk Roundtable RoomRabbi Yisroel Bernath • Rabbi Manis Friedman

7:00am EDT

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

9:15am EDT

Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: Seeing One Reality (Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah) MajesticRabbi Naftali Silberberg

10:20am EDT

A Journey Back: VR Experience Roundtable Room Chocolate Making: Pour, Shape, and Mold Your Own Chocolate Delight MajesticMiami Beach Chocolates

3:10pm EDT

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

7:00am EDT

Start the Day with Tanya White & Gold 1 Soulstir: Experience the Sefirot through Dance StudioMrs. Chavie Epstein

9:15am EDT

Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: The Journey Back (Iggeres HaTeshuvah) MajesticRabbi Naftali Silberberg Challah Bake Grand BallroomMrs. Charlene Aminoff

10:20am EDT

Meditative Painting: A Process to Access Your True Self MajesticMrs Sara Schwartz

3:05pm EDT

Becoming a Leader: 90-Minute Talmud Session MajesticDr. Stephen Serbin

4:15pm EDT

A Journey Back - VR Experience Roundtable Room

11:00am EDT

Shacharit: Beginners’ Service White & Gold 1Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel

4:30pm EDT

Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (for Men) White & Gold 2Rabbi Manis Friedman • Rabbi Simon Jacobson Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (for Women) White & Gold 1Mrs. Shaindy Jacobson • Mrs. Yael Trusch • Mrs. Rivkah Slonim • Ms. Priva Schlanger

7:45pm EDT

Speaker Meet-Up: Your chance to go beyond the talk. Roundtable RoomRabbi Simon Jacobson • Rabbi Yisroel Bernath

7:30am EDT

Soul Talk: A Guided Chasidic Meditation Session White & Gold 1Rabbi Yisroel Bernath