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National Jewish Retreat 2026
National Jewish Retreat 2026
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Tuesday
, August 4
TBA
7:00pm •
Registration
Tea Room
7:00pm •
Grab and Go Dinner
Wednesday
, August 5
Crystal
9:15am •
When the Rebbe Challenged Me: Personal Encounters That Changed the Way I Live
10:20am •
Building a World through Kindness: Rebuilding a Fractured World—One Act at a Time
11:25am •
The Forgiveness Experiment: What Would Your Life Look Like If You Let It All Go?
2:00pm •
A WILD Jewish Love Story: A Chinese Movie Star and a Puerto Rican Wall Street Woman
3:10pm •
Has Religion Been Good for the World? The Case For—and Against—Faith
4:20pm •
Becoming a Mother Without a Womb: How Raw Faith Rewrote My Story
Grand Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:30pm •
Lunch
5:30pm •
Dinner
Ivanka
7:30am •
Shacharit
9:15am •
Way More Than Waymo: The Ethics of Programming—Who Lives and Who Dies
10:20am •
Trust and Your Gut: How Faith, Stress, and Health Are More Connected Than You Think
11:25am •
Where Is G-d When It Hurts? The Hardest Question in Judaism
2:00pm •
Future-Proofing the Jew: Halachah in the Age of AI, Space Travel, and Lab-Grown Meat
3:10pm •
My Grandfather: A Nazi? How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal.
4:20pm •
Somatics, Souls, and Psychedelics: Can Therapy Replace Chasidus?
5:15pm •
Minchah
8:00pm •
Point Taken: Where Every Parable has a Point, Every Source Scores, and Every Second Counts
9:15pm •
Maariv
9:45pm •
Film Screening: The True Story of the Jew Who Dared to Challenge Henry Ford
Ivanka Foyer
9:30pm •
Viennese Table
Majestic
11:25am •
Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: The Inner Battle (Likutei Amarim)
2:00pm •
The Great Cook-Off and Kosher Meat Expo: Watch a Master Kosher Chef in Action
Roundtable Room
10:20am •
A Journey Back: VR Experience
3:10pm •
Beis Medrash: Should I Sin for Someone Else's Sake?
4:20pm •
Speaker Meet-Up: Your Chance to Go Beyond the Talk
White & Gold 1
9:15am •
Together Again: The Relationships That Make or Break Our Lives
10:20am •
I Lived in a Drug Rehab for Five Years: How I Built Successful Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities, and What I Learned about Recovery
11:25am •
Order Confirmed. Gratitude Pending. Why Demanding More Is Short-Circuiting Your Miracles
2:00pm •
The Greatest Story of All Time
3:10pm •
Blackout: Developing Your Spiritual Night Vision
4:20pm •
Broken Strings, Beautiful Music: Finding Strength, Purpose, and Song, Even When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
White & Gold 2
10:20am •
Halachah in the Hot Seat
11:25am •
Unwrapping Your Legacy: What Halachah Really Says about Your Will
2:00pm •
Fanatics and False Messiahs: The Scandal That Fractured the Jewish World
3:10pm •
How You Say It Matters: The Secrets to Being an Outstanding Speaker
4:20pm •
Holy Intimacy: The Transformative Power of Mikvah
9:45pm •
Undaunted: From Czars, Communists, and Nazis to a Modern Jewish Renaissance
Thursday
, August 6
Crystal
9:15am •
I Didn't Ask to Be Born
10:20am •
G-d: The Original They/Them: Because the Creator of the Universe Doesn't Fit in Your Box
11:25am •
Three Minutes Underwater: The Miracle That Changed Our Family Forever
3:10pm •
What do Jews Really Think About Non-Jews: The Rebbe's Vision For All Humankind
4:20pm •
G-d, Where Were You? A Journey through Tragedy, Protest, and Unshakable Faith
Grand Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:30pm •
Lunch
5:30pm •
Dinner
9:30pm •
Maariv
Ivanka
7:30am •
Shacharit
9:15am •
Do All Dogs Go to Heaven? Do Animals Have Souls? And What Makes Humans Unique?
10:20am •
Uniting Nations: Building Bridges and the Dream of Middle East Peace
11:25am •
JoyWorks: Jewish Wisdom for a Happy Life
2:00pm •
OnStage: Ideas Worth Sharing
3:10pm •
Israel on Trial When the Slogans are Louder Than the Facts, Evidence Becomes a Moral Imperative
4:20pm •
Between America and Its Jews: Much More Than 250 Years of History
5:15pm •
Minchah
8:00pm •
The Story Behind The Song: Chaim Zippel and The Rafi Grady Band
Ivanka Foyer
9:45pm •
Viennese Table
Majestic
9:15am •
Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: Seeing One Reality (Shaar HaYichud VeHaEmunah)
10:20am •
Chocolate Making: Pour, Shape, and Mold Your Own Chocolate Delight
11:25am •
Unexpected Gifts of an Unexpected Journey: When Life's Detours Become Its Greatest Gifts
3:10pm •
Don't Just Wine! The Very Best of Kosher Wine, with Wine Columnist and Collector Yitz Applbaum.
4:20pm •
The Great Talmudic Debate: Who Has the Authority to Interpret G-d's Word?
Roundtable Room
10:20am •
A Journey Back: VR Experience
3:10pm •
Beis Medrash: Can a Soldier Who Killed a Terrorist Give the Priestly Blessing?
Studio
7:00am •
Soulstir: Experience the Sefirot through Dance
White & Gold 1
7:00am •
Soul Talk: A Guided Chasidic Meditation Session
7:30am •
Shacharit: Beginners' Service for Men
9:15am •
Breaking the Overthinking Habit: How to Let Go of Fear and Live with Trust
10:20am •
The Rabbis Who Predicted Uterus Transplants: How a Forgotten Rabbinic Debate Became Medical Reality
11:25am •
The Secret Language of the Talmud: Why the Talmud Interrupts Jewish Law with Strange Tales
3:10pm •
Your Attention IS You: How to Control Your Mind Before it Controls You
4:20pm •
If a Machine Could Carry Your Pregnancy . . . Should It? Ectogenesis and the Artificial Womb in Jewish Law
White & Gold 2
7:30am •
Shacharit: Beginners' Prayer Workshop for Women
9:15am •
Stalin Couldn’t Break Him, Hitler Couldn’t Crush Him: The Rebbe’s Blueprint for Defeating Antisemitism
10:20am •
The Legacy Letter: What Future Generations Will Thank You For
11:25am •
From Conservative Rabbi to Chabad: From Guitars on the Bimah to Black Hats on Shabbos
3:10pm •
Pulsating MatriarX - The Rachel and Leah Energies That Shape the Jewish Soul
4:20pm •
Beat Swords into Plowshares: From Vision to Victory
9:45pm •
Film Screening: Among Neighbors
Friday
, August 7
Crystal
9:15am •
Antiques Roadshow, Jewish Medicine Edition: Stories, Secrets, and Surprising Artifacts from Our Medical Past
10:20am •
Hacking the Human Mind: Brain Chips, AI, and the Future of Free Will
11:25am •
Gratitude Is an Attitude: The Life-Changing Power of Appreciation
3:05pm •
Jews, Meet History: We've Been Here Before
Foyer
6:30pm •
Candle Lighting
Grand Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
9:15am •
Challah Bake
12:30pm •
Lunch
8:00pm •
Seudat Shabbat
Ivanka
7:30am •
Shacharit
9:15am •
The Khazars and the Jews: The True Story behind the Modern Myths
10:20am •
Does Religion Produce Monsters? Faith, Fanaticism, and the Fine Line In-Between
11:25am •
Why I Won't Let Darkness Win: How to Keep Living When Your Heart Keeps Breaking
2:00pm •
Libel: When One Life Is Demanded to Save Many
3:05pm •
AI vs. the Rabbis: The Classic Crossfire. Rewired.
6:30pm •
Minchah
6:45pm •
Shabbat: Bringing Heaven Down to Earth
7:00pm •
Kabbalat Shabbat
Majestic
9:15am •
Beis Medrash: Decoding Tanya: The Journey Back (Iggeres HaTeshuvah)
10:20am •
Meditative Painting: A Process to Access Your True Self
11:25am •
Pulsating MatriarX: Part 2 Living the Rachel and Leah Paradigm
3:05pm •
Becoming a Leader: 90-Minute Talmud Session
Roundtable Room
10:20am •
Why Pray? Uncovering the Mystery and Meaning of Jewish Prayer
3:05pm •
Jewish Medical Roundtable for Health Care Professionals
4:15pm •
A Journey Back - VR Experience
Studio
7:00am •
Soulstir: Experience the Sefirot through Dance
Tea Room
4:15pm •
Pre-Shabbat Reception
White & Gold 1
7:00am •
Start the Day with Tanya
7:30am •
Shacharit: Beginners’ Service for Men
9:15am •
How Chasidus Changed My Life
10:20am •
Holding On Without Holding Tight: Bitachon, Anxiety, and the Art of Letting Go
11:25am •
Anchored: Finding the Foundation That Holds You—In the Storm and in the Stillness
3:05pm •
Will the Real Leader Please Stand Up? Who Really Shapes the World—and Why?
White & Gold 2
7:30am •
Shacharit: Beginners’ Prayer Workshop for Women
9:15am •
Spirituality Deficiency Syndrome: The Quiet Crisis in the Jewish Soul—And How to Fix It
10:20am •
A Lovable, Vulnerable G-d: The Surprising Jewish Understanding of the Divine
11:25am •
Do Jews Belong on the Temple Mount? Understanding the Halachah and History Behind the Question
3:05pm •
How I Went from PLO Sympathizer to Pro-Israel Advocate
Saturday
, August 8
Crystal
3:00pm •
Judaism's First Female To Appear In Print: Rivka Tiktiner's Seven-Branched Vision for the Jewish Future
7:45pm •
Beyond Jewish Survival: A Jewish Revival From Defense to Destiny
Grand Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:30pm •
Shabbat Lunch
6:15pm •
Seudah Shelishit
10:30pm •
Melaveh Malkah Meal
Ivanka
9:45am •
Shacharit
3:00pm •
Before I Was Me: Reincarnation, Past Lives, and the Secret of the Soul Before Birth
4:00pm •
Minchah
7:45pm •
Building Bridges, Not Broiges: The Jewish Art of Letting Go of Grudges
8:38pm •
Maariv Prayer
9:00pm •
Havdalah
10:00pm •
Comedy Gold
Majestic
3:00pm •
What Does Antisemitism Have to Do with the Jews?
7:45pm •
Holy Desire: The Psychology of Love, Attraction, and Sacred Intimacy (Couples Only)
Roundtable Room
7:45pm •
Speaker Meet-Up: Your chance to go beyond the talk.
White & Gold 1
8:30am •
A Chasidic Anxiety Antidote
11:00am •
Shacharit: Beginners’ Service
3:00pm •
Resurrecting Mammoths and Reading Minds: The 2026 Jewish Medical Ethics Update
4:30pm •
Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (for Women)
7:45pm •
The Surprising Questions Asked by America's First Jews: Inside America's Earliest Halachic Correspondence
White & Gold 2
9:45am •
Shacharit: Beginners’ Prayer Workshop for Women
11:00am •
Re’eh: When Every Choice Becomes Destiny
4:30pm •
Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (for Men)
Sunday
, August 9
Crystal
9:30am •
The End of Death? Longevity, Gene Editing, and Signs of a Messianic Future.
10:45am •
Ask the Rabbi Doctor: The Jewish Medical Ethics Crossfire
Grand Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
1:00pm •
Closing Lunch
Ivanka
8:00am •
Shacharit
9:30am •
Proof the Devil Is Real?! The Origin and What the Bible Really Says about Satan's Fall
10:45am •
1940s Budapest: Nicht für Kinder The Holocaust, the Iron Curtain, and the Twins Who Remained
12:00pm •
20 Years of JRetreat: A Recap and Launch of a Bold New Future
White & Gold 1
7:30am •
Soul Talk: A Guided Chasidic Meditation Session
8:00am •
Shacharit: Beginners’ Service for Men
9:30am •
History's Greatest Jewish Dilemmas: The Best of JLI's Award-Winning Course—in One Special Session
10:45am •
Ruth: Not the Story You Think You Know Love, Controversy, and the Birth of a Dynasty
White & Gold 2
8:00am •
Shacharit: Beginners’ Prayer Workshop for Women
9:30am •
Raising Humans: Building Happy, Healthy Families in a Chaotic World
10:45am •
Marriage Is Made in Heaven. How on Earth Does It Work?
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