The Now Project, Sherman Function Hall, November 3rd Schedule:
9:00-9:30 Registration and Breakfast
9:30-10:00 Introduction
Featuring Anna Bessendorf ’15, Dr. Andrew Flagel, Ethan Stein ’15, Viki Bedo ’15, Rabbi Elyse Winick ’86, Ricky Rosen ’14
10:00-10:45 In What Do We Really Believe?: Faith, Fanaticism and the Future of American Jewry
Dr. Yehudah Mirsky, Professor in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
10:45-11:45 Morning Breakout Sessions
1. Discord Within Jewish Families and Interfaith Marriage
Sylvia Barack Fishman, Chair of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Co-Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
2. Jewish Gender and Sexuality
ChaeRan Freeze, Professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
3. Plura-schism?; Redefining Pluralism on College Campuses
Rachel Mayo ‘14, Student President, Hillel at Brandeis University
Joel Udwin BU ’14, Student President, Boston University Hillel House
4. The Past, Present, and Future of North American Jewish Engagement with Israel
Viktoria Bedo ’15, J Street U – Brandeis
Gil Zamir ’15, bVIEW: Brandeis Visions for Israel in an Evolving World
11:45-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Panel Discussion: Jewish Unity for Social Justice
Moderated by Nancy Kaufman, Director, National Council of Jewish Women
Panelists:
Lisa Gallatin, Boston Workmen’s Circle
Idit Klein, Keshet
Rabbi Or Rose, Center for Global Judaism at Hebrew College
1:45-2:00 Break
2:00-3:00 Pluralism in Action in Jewish Institutions: A Conversation with Brandeis Alumni
Moderated by Dr. Andrew Flagel, Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment, Brandeis University
Panelists:
Larry Sternberg ’78, Dr. Susie Tanchel ’92/’06, Rabbi Mark Sokoll ’88, Jessica Goldberg ‘13
3:00-4:00 Afternoon Breakout Sessions
1. From the Kitchen to the Bima: Jewish Feminism in 2013
Dina Kritz ’15, Hillel at Brandeis Tzedek Coordinator ’13-’14 and Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Campus Fellow ’12-‘13
2. Post Denominational Jew: Just Another Label?
Rabbi Iris Richman, Jewish Voices Together
3. Overheard on Campus: The Beautifully Ridiculous and Yet Profound Things People Say About Jewish Identity
Cindy Spungin, Associate Director, Hillel at Brandeis University
4. Pluralism in Education
Eli Cohn (Hornstein ’15), Community Educator at Genesis 2013, Office of High School Programs at Brandeis University
Louis Polisson ’12, Community Educator at BIMA 2012, Office of High School Programs at Brandeis University
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:15 Envisioning Community: Rabbinical Student Dialogue
Moderated by Rabbi Elyse Winick ‘86, Jewish Chaplain, Brandeis University
Panelists:
Daniel Kirzane, HUC-JIR
Lila Kagedan, Yeshivat Maharat
Louis Polisson, JTS
5:15-6:30 Building Tomorrow Today: Dinner and Discussion
6:30-6:45 Closing Remarks
Jessica Goldberg ‘13
9:00-9:30 Registration and Breakfast
9:30-10:00 Introduction
Featuring Anna Bessendorf ’15, Dr. Andrew Flagel, Ethan Stein ’15, Viki Bedo ’15, Rabbi Elyse Winick ’86, Ricky Rosen ’14
10:00-10:45 In What Do We Really Believe?: Faith, Fanaticism and the Future of American Jewry
Dr. Yehudah Mirsky, Professor in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
10:45-11:45 Morning Breakout Sessions
1. Discord Within Jewish Families and Interfaith Marriage
Sylvia Barack Fishman, Chair of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Co-Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
2. Jewish Gender and Sexuality
ChaeRan Freeze, Professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
3. Plura-schism?; Redefining Pluralism on College Campuses
Rachel Mayo ‘14, Student President, Hillel at Brandeis University
Joel Udwin BU ’14, Student President, Boston University Hillel House
4. The Past, Present, and Future of North American Jewish Engagement with Israel
Viktoria Bedo ’15, J Street U – Brandeis
Gil Zamir ’15, bVIEW: Brandeis Visions for Israel in an Evolving World
11:45-12:45 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Panel Discussion: Jewish Unity for Social Justice
Moderated by Nancy Kaufman, Director, National Council of Jewish Women
Panelists:
Lisa Gallatin, Boston Workmen’s Circle
Idit Klein, Keshet
Rabbi Or Rose, Center for Global Judaism at Hebrew College
1:45-2:00 Break
2:00-3:00 Pluralism in Action in Jewish Institutions: A Conversation with Brandeis Alumni
Moderated by Dr. Andrew Flagel, Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment, Brandeis University
Panelists:
Larry Sternberg ’78, Dr. Susie Tanchel ’92/’06, Rabbi Mark Sokoll ’88, Jessica Goldberg ‘13
3:00-4:00 Afternoon Breakout Sessions
1. From the Kitchen to the Bima: Jewish Feminism in 2013
Dina Kritz ’15, Hillel at Brandeis Tzedek Coordinator ’13-’14 and Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Campus Fellow ’12-‘13
2. Post Denominational Jew: Just Another Label?
Rabbi Iris Richman, Jewish Voices Together
3. Overheard on Campus: The Beautifully Ridiculous and Yet Profound Things People Say About Jewish Identity
Cindy Spungin, Associate Director, Hillel at Brandeis University
4. Pluralism in Education
Eli Cohn (Hornstein ’15), Community Educator at Genesis 2013, Office of High School Programs at Brandeis University
Louis Polisson ’12, Community Educator at BIMA 2012, Office of High School Programs at Brandeis University
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:15 Envisioning Community: Rabbinical Student Dialogue
Moderated by Rabbi Elyse Winick ‘86, Jewish Chaplain, Brandeis University
Panelists:
Daniel Kirzane, HUC-JIR
Lila Kagedan, Yeshivat Maharat
Louis Polisson, JTS
5:15-6:30 Building Tomorrow Today: Dinner and Discussion
6:30-6:45 Closing Remarks
Jessica Goldberg ‘13