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Sunday, 1/29/2023 Eastern Time Zone

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. General Session hosted by Avi Fertig; Keynote Address from Alan Morinis

11:45 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Break

11:50 a.m. –  1:00 p.m. Opening Study Session with Amy Eilberg, Eric Gurvis, Rivy Poupko Kletenik, and Yaacov Haber

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. General Session; Introduction to Va’ad #1 with Avi Fertig

3:25 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Va’ad #1 (See E-Ticket for Link)

4:50 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. Break

5:10 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. Workshops Session #1 (Select 1)

  1. Movement: Merging Into One Breath: A Moving Meditation, with Robert Barris
  2. Text Study: Self-Love: The Positive and Negative, with Alan Morinis
  3. Chanting: Exploring Styles of Chanting, with Rick Dinitz
  4. Let’s Talk TMI: Introducing Makor: TMI's New Learning Platform, with Rivka Felsher
  5. Creative Expression: Love and the Self, with Nancy Weiss
  6. Mussar Practice: Strengthen Your Cheshbon Ha'Nefesh: Journaling, with Eric Gurvis

6:10 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Break

7:00 p.m. - 7:40 p.m. General Session hosted by Moe Scott; Keynote Address from Ronit Ziv-Kreger

Monday, 1/30/2023 Eastern Time Zone

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Mussar Prayer Practice #1 with Judith Edelstein

11:00 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. General Session hosted by Moe Scott; Keynote Address from Ruchi Koval with breakout learning

12:25 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Break

12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Community Engagement Session (Select 1)

  1. Refreshing Your Skills: Mussar Facilitators Open Mic, with Harvey Winokur and Evie Weinstein
  2. A Networking Gathering for Teen Program Facilitators, with Leslie-Anne Copes-Finke and Sarah Canfield-Dafilou
  3. TMI: Inclusivity and Visioning 2.0, with Sandra Garrett, Irv Robinson, and Helaine Sheias
  4. Envisioning Chaverim 2.0: A Town Hall, with Eric Gurvis and Sandy Greenstein
  5. Share Your Nachas/Joy!, with Susan Goldberg Schwartz

1:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. General Session and Introduction to Va'ad #2 with Helaine Sheias and Julie Dean

3:25 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Va'ad #2 (See E-Ticket for Link)

4:50 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. Break

5:10 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. Workshops Session #2 (Select 1)

  1. Movement: Ahavat ha'Ani: The Practice of Self-Love through Movement, with Dianne Benmayor
  2. Text Study: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself?, with Judith Edelstein
  3. Chanting with Kavanah, with Kate Shane
  4. Let's Talk TMI: Kallah Debrief and TMI Programming, with Avi Fertig and Eric Gurvis
  5. Creative Expression: Love and The Other, with Heather Westendarp
  6. Mussar Practice: What You See is Who You Are: Visualization, with Alan Morinis

6:10 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Break

6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. General Session Social Hour: Chaverim Human Bingo!, with Leslie-Anne Copes-Finke

7:15 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Break

7:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. General Session hosted by Judith Golden; Keynote Address from Anthony Knopf

Tuesday, 1/31/2023 Eastern Time Zone

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Mussar Prayer Practice #2 with David Jaffe

11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. General Session hosted by Judith Golden and Moe Scott; Featuring the Israel Reel

12:20 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. Break

12:35 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. Workshop Session #3 (Select 1 from icons below)

  1. Movement: V’Ahavata V’Yada’ata: And You Loved, and You Knew, with Helaine Sheias
  2. Text Study: Ahavat ha'Briot: Loving Creations, with Avi Fertig (advanced session)
  3. Chanting: Developing Your Own Mussar Chant, with Judith Golden
  4. Let’s Talk TMI: Teens Program Informational, with Leslie-Anne Copes-Finke and Sarah Canfield-Dafilou
  5. Creative Expression: Ahava/Love and The Divine, with Miriam Goodman
  6. Mussar Practice: Resolving to Love: Kabbalot, with David Jaffe 

1:35 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. Va’ad #3 (See E-Ticket for Link)

4:25 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Break

4:40 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. General Session with Eric Gurvis, Irv Robinson, Avi Fertig, and Helaine Sheias

5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Break

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Closing General Session with Avi Fertig, Alan Morinis, Helaine Sheias, and more

6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. L'Chaim! Closing Toasts