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Linda Rich

Linda Rich is a consultant and executive coach specializing in leadership development. Now focused on the Jewish world after years in the corporate sector, Linda has delivered workshops for CLAL, Hazon, JTS Rabbinical Training Institute, Rockland Jewish Initiative, and UJA-Federation of NY, among others. She has worked with synagogues and clergy of all major denominations. Linda curates Wandering Jews, a monthly guide to Jewish-interest lectures in NYC, distributed by Limmud NY.

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Jewish Moral Frameworks in a Multi-Cultural World RutgersMijal Bitton

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The Search for Sacred Space: Conceptual Frameworks and Practical Models ColumbiaShira Hecht-Koller The American Jewish Story Through Film I: The Immigrant Experience CatchEric Goldman

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Opening Ceremony and Shabbat Candle Lighting Atrium - Lobby LevelNoah Aronson • Allie Conn Kanter • Jordan Soffer

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Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service (mixed seating; gender-inclusive leadership) WitherspoonNoah Aronson

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Communal Shabbat Dinner Regency Ballroom

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Searching for God in Judaism: A Rational Quest for a Mystical Presence YaleChaim Seidler-Feller Panel: What Should Diverse Jewish Community Look Like in the 21st Century? WilsonRichard Hidary • Elad Nehorai • Isaiah Rothstein • Abby Stein

8:45am PST

Reform Shabbat Morning Service (mixed seating; gender-inclusive leadership) WitherspoonNicole Auerbach • Stephanie Kolin • Shani Ben Or

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Constructing a New Zionism for the 21st Century on Old Foundations: What Do Gordon, Kaplan, and Buber Have to Teach Us? DartmouthDavid Gedzelman

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Pluralism and Orthodoxy: A Contradiction? WilsonSharon Weiss-Greenberg The Syrian Jewish Community: Insights from a Researcher and a Rabbi RutgersMijal Bitton • Sion Setton

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Why Are There Lawyers in Heaven YaleRichard Hidary

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The Sermons We Want to Hear: Suggestions from a Congregant's Point of View YaleAbigail Pogrebin

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Why Abraham Killed Isaac DartmouthTzemah Yoreh Panel: What is the Role of History and Memory in Jewish Life and How Can These Contexts Inform the Way We Live Today? WilsonJenna Citron • Eric Goldman • Shoshana Razel Gordon Guedalia • Avram Mlotek

7:45pm PST

Saturday Dinner Regency Ballroom

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Me, Myself, and I: Understanding the Talmud's Take on Self-Care StanfordYaffa Epstein

9:00pm PST

Limmud NY BAR Mitzvah Limmud NY Cafe

9:45pm PST

The Akedah/Binding of Isaac: What Can We Do with It Today? ColumbiaAaron Koller

7:30am PST

Sunday Breakfast Regency Ballroom

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Beyond Sociology of Jews PrincetonMijal Bitton

10:30am PST

A Survey of Jewish Choral Repertoire HarvardDaniel Henkin The Date of Shavuot and the Ancient Jewish Calendar Controversy StanfordJeffrey Rubenstein #MetJerusalem: Jerusalem 1000-1400 PrincetonAaron Koller

12:45pm PST

What Is Midrash and How Does It Work? StanfordJeffrey Rubenstein

2:30pm PST

1917, 1947, 1967, 2017: The Legacies of the Past and the Future of Modern Israel CatchYehuda Kurtzer

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Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk: Talmudic Stories of Authenticity PrincetonYaffa Epstein

8:15pm PST

Giants in Conversation: What Would Rabbis Heschel and Soloveitchik Say to One Another? StanfordShai Held The American Jewish Story Through Film III: Coming of Age CatchEric Goldman

9:00pm PST

Limmud NY Pub Night Limmud NY Cafe

7:30am PST

Monday Breakfast Regency Ballroom

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Pray, Eat, Love: Poetic Blessings for Food and Other Things DartmouthTzemah Yoreh

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What Can Second Temple Sectarianism Teach Us About Modern Denominationalism? YaleRichard Hidary