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Sunday, July 11
 

12:00pm EDT

Hebrew Reading Track (Pre-Registration Required) (1 of 4) Classroom 4Yakira Yedidia

5:00pm EDT

Teen Fellowship: Welcome & C is for Community (CLOSED FOR TEEN FELLOWS) Classroom 1Melissa Pescatore • Elizabeth Foster • Erica Hruby

5:30pm EDT

Storytelling Training (CLOSED SESSION FOR RISE STORYTELLING COHORT ONLY) Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld
 
Monday, July 12
 

11:30am EDT

David Over the Centuries: How the Ways We View Him Are Transformed (1 of 3) Classroom 3Everett Fox

12:00pm EDT

Teaching with Sefaria: An Online Course for Educators (1 of 3) Classroom 5Rachel Buckman The Theory and Practice of Family Education (1 of 3) Classroom 6Cherie Koller-Fox Hebrew Reading Track (Pre-Registration Required) (2 of 4) Classroom 4Yakira Yedidia

1:00pm EDT

New-to-NewCAJE: B'ruchim Ha'Baim...Welcome! Classroom 7Julee S. Levine

1:30pm EDT

ShalomLearning's JLearnHub Hebrew Curriculum Summer Training (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz

4:00pm EDT

ShalomLearning's Torah Aura Hebrew Curriculum Summer Training (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz LEEP Pre-Conference Gathering Classroom 33Eliana Light Duct Tape Tallit Track (Pre-Registration Required) (1 of 3) Classroom 8Jeri Robins • Stacey Glazer

5:00pm EDT

Teen Fellowship: Removing the Stumbling Block - Welcoming Participants of all Needs (CLOSED FOR TEEN FELLOWS) Classroom 1Melissa Pescatore • Jennifer Saber • Erica Hruby

5:30pm EDT

Storytelling Training (CLOSED SESSION FOR RISE STORYTELLING COHORT ONLY) Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld

7:00pm EDT

ShalomLearning's Values-Based Curriculum Summer Training (Grades 3-7) (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz Young Professionals Gathering Classroom 9Sarah Klein 21st Century Jewish Early Childhood Education (Early Childhood Track 1 of 4) Classroom 10Paula Hoffman
 
Tuesday, July 13
 

11:30am EDT

David Over the Centuries: How the Ways We View Him Are Transformed (2 of 3) Classroom 3Everett Fox

12:00pm EDT

ShalomLearning's Let’s Learn Hebrew Side By Side Curriculum Summer Training (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz Teaching with Sefaria: An Online Course for Educators (2 of 3) Classroom 5Rachel Buckman The Theory and Practice of Family Education (2 of 3) Classroom 6Cherie Koller-Fox Hebrew Reading Track (Pre-Registration Required) (3 of 4) Classroom 4Yakira Yedidia

1:00pm EDT

New-to-NewCAJE: It's NewCAJE the Game Show! Classroom 7Julee S. Levine

2:00pm EDT

ShalomLearning Presents: Education Director Panel (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz

3:00pm EDT

Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification (Pre-Registration Required) (1 of 2) Classroom 27Rebecca Wanatick

4:00pm EDT

ShalomLearning Presents: Advanced Schoology (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz LEEP Pre-Conference Gathering Classroom 33Eliana Light Duct Tape Tallit Track (Pre-Registration Required) (2 of 3) Classroom 8Jeri Robins • Stacey Glazer

5:00pm EDT

Teen Fellowship: From Chaos to Classroom Management (CLOSED FOR TEEN FELLOWS) Classroom 1Melissa Pescatore • Stephanie Marshall • Erica Hruby

5:30pm EDT

Storytelling Training (CLOSED SESSION FOR RISE STORYTELLING COHORT ONLY) Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld
 
Wednesday, July 14
 

11:00am EDT

ShalomLearning's Values-Based Curriculum Summer Training (Grades K-2) (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz

11:30am EDT

David Over the Centuries: How the Ways We View Him Are Transformed (3 of 3) Classroom 3Everett Fox

12:00pm EDT

Teaching with Sefaria: An Online Course for Educators (3 of 3) Classroom 5Rachel Buckman The Theory and Practice of Family Education (3 of 3) Classroom 6Cherie Koller-Fox Hebrew Reading Track (Pre-Registration Required) (4 of 4) Classroom 4Yakira Yedidia

1:00pm EDT

New-to-NewCAJE: Wrap-Up and the Ask-It Basket Classroom 7Julee S. Levine ShalomLearning Focus Group (Existing Partners) (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz

2:30pm EDT

ShalomLearning Focus Group (New Partners) (ShalomLearning Teachers Only) Classroom 21Heidi Lovitz

3:00pm EDT

Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification (Pre-Registration Required) (2 of 2) Classroom 27Rebecca Wanatick

4:00pm EDT

LEEP Pre-Conference Gathering Classroom 33Eliana Light Duct Tape Tallit Track: The Gematria of Tzitzit: Math, Mitzvot and Tying (Pre-Registration Required) (3 of 3) Classroom 8Jeri Robins • Stacey Glazer

5:00pm EDT

Teen Fellowship: Virtues & Values in Action: A Workshop for Teens (CLOSED FOR TEEN FELLOWS) Classroom 1Melissa Pescatore • Karen Hoffman • Erica Hruby

5:30pm EDT

Storytelling Training (CLOSED SESSION FOR RISE STORYTELLING COHORT ONLY) Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld
 
Thursday, July 15
 

12:00pm EDT

Welcome Classroom 0Cherie Koller-Fox

1:00pm EDT

Summit of Jewish Education: Healing and Moving Forward Classroom 0Mark S. Young • Cherie Koller-Fox • Melissa Pescatore • Saul Kaiserman • Julee S. Levine • Betsy Stone • Cathy Kaplan

5:00pm EDT

Teen Fellowship: Discuss! A Facilitation Workshop for Teens (CLOSED FOR TEEN FELLOWS) Classroom 1Melissa Pescatore • Rabbi Amy Ariel • Erica Hruby

7:00pm EDT

Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Adult Educators Classroom 12 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: B'Mitzvah Tutors Classroom 1 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Classroom Teachers Classroom 3 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Consultants & Independent Professionals Classroom 4Nina Gelman-Gans Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Early Childhood Educators Classroom 5 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: NewCAJEarts Network Classroom 26Joanie Calem Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Part-Time Educators Classroom 7 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: School Directors Classroom 23 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Teen Educators Classroom 8 Social Cohort Homeroom: Bookworms Classroom 10 Social Cohort Homeroom: Crafters (Crocheters, Knitters, Quilters, etc.) Classroom 11 Social Cohort Homeroom: Travelers Classroom 15 Storytelling Training (CLOSED SESSION FOR RISE STORYTELLING COHORT ONLY) Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld

8:00pm EDT

Concert: Songs of Peace Classroom 0Carla Friend Flowers Aren't Enough: A one-act play about the inner world of domestic violence Classroom 4Naomi Ackerman
 
Friday, July 16
 

12:00pm EDT

Hafrashat Challah Classroom 1Chana Stein

1:00pm EDT

Mahloket Matters: How to Disagree Constructively – The Beit Midrash Way Classroom 2Claudia Marbach

2:00pm EDT

Young Professionals Gathering: Pre-Shabbat Happy Hour - Reflection and Redirection Classroom 9Sarah Klein

3:00pm EDT

LEEP Pre-Shabbat Gathering Classroom 33Eliana Light Art TO Craft: In the style of Israeli artist Hanock Piven Classroom 3Barbara Birenbaum • Julie Blair

5:00pm EDT

Pre-Shabbat Meditation Classroom 10Stephanie Marshall

8:00pm EDT

Kabbalat Shabbat Classroom 1Bryce Megdal
 
Saturday, July 17
 

11:00am EDT

Traditional Morning Service Classroom 1David Schwartz • Neil Schwartz

3:30pm EDT

Torah Study: When the teacher has taught but the student has not learned Classroom 2Paul Solyn The Rabbi & The Scholar Classroom 3Everett Fox • Cherie Koller-Fox

7:00pm EDT

Seudah Shlishit - Pre-Tisha B’Av: An Uplifting Feast of Stories Classroom 1NewCAJE RISE Cohort • Faculty and Friends
 
Sunday, July 18
 

1:00pm EDT

The Great Debate Classroom 0Peninnah Schram

1:15pm EDT

Reading of the Book of Eicha (Lamentations) Classroom 0Andrea Shupack • Rudy Stoler

2:00pm EDT

Reinterpreting Tisha B'Av Classroom 0Robert Scheinberg

3:20pm EDT

Job's Hurban Classroom 0Ed Greenstein

4:45pm EDT

What can Tisha B'Av teach us about Peoplehood? Classroom 0Shulamit Reinharz

5:45pm EDT

Contemporary Kinot for Tisha B'Av Classroom 0Neil Schwartz
 
Monday, July 19
 

12:00pm EDT

Hospitality Suite SpatialChatJulee S. Levine

1:00pm EDT

Embracing Conflict - Tools for a Healthier Synagogue and Happier Educators (1 of 2) Classroom 10Mitch Gordon Bridging the Gap: ECE Jewish Curriculum for Non-Jewish Educators Classroom 3Elyssa Brinn High Holiday Youth Programming Classroom 4Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald Digital Tools for Teaching the Holidays Classroom 9Shani Sicherman • Hyim Brandes Lost (and Found) in Translation: New Israeli Literature in English Classroom 2Rachel Kamin Fill Your Cup First - Taking Care of Yourself While Taking Care of Others Classroom 11Karen Hoffman Personal Power of Transformation: How to move out from Confinement to Connection Classroom 6Helene Kates The Fine Art of Teaching Children to Tell: Create Student Storytellers! Classroom 1Cherie Karo Schwartz • Batya Podos Texts and Tech: A Sefaria How-To Classroom 14Sara Wolkenfeld The New-Teacher Toolbox Classroom 8Scott Mandel From Chaos to Classroom Management Classroom 12Stephanie Marshall Exploring the Feminine Jewish Superhero Classroom 5Evonne Marzouk Critical Conversations of Faith: Exploring Big Questions with Teens in Jewish or Multi-Faith Groups Classroom 7Nina Fondiller Woldin • Rabbi Debra Smith Creating Poetic Midrash Classroom 13Alden Solovy

3:00pm EDT

Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Adult Educators Classroom 12 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: B'Mitzvah Tutors Classroom 1 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Classroom Teachers Classroom 3 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Early Childhood Educators Classroom 5 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: NewCAJEarts Network Classroom 26Joanie Calem Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Part-Time Educators Classroom 7 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: School Directors Classroom 23 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Teen Educators Classroom 8 Social Cohort Homeroom: Bakers & Chefs Classroom 9 Social Cohort Homeroom: Bookworms Classroom 10 Social Cohort Homeroom: Crafters (Crocheters, Knitters, Quilters, etc.) Classroom 11 Social Cohort Homeroom: Travelers Classroom 15 Storytelling Training (CLOSED SESSION FOR RISE STORYTELLING COHORT ONLY) Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld

4:30pm EDT

Level Up: From Manager to Coach Classroom 8Marissa Lifshen Steinberger Sharing Shmitah in the Classroom Classroom 13Deirdre Gabbay • Brianna Caplan Sayres • Joanna Kobylivker Interviewing and Oral History Skills for Intergenerational Projects Classroom 4Cindy Rivka Marshall Building a Virtual and Blended Scavenger Hunt with Ji Tap (1 of 2) Classroom 11Carina Rock Putting Hebrew Back in the Hebrew School (1 of 3) Classroom 12Dina Maiben • Ed.D. You're not too young to start thinking about your future: Financial Planning for Jewish Educators Classroom 10Zachary Fuld • Jeff Slevin Megillat Chanukah: Stories of Dedication and Commitment Classroom 6Baruch Rock Teens and Text: TikTok meets Talmud Classroom 1Laurie Fisher Graven Images: Reading the Bible Through the Arts Classroom 7Ora Horn Prouser Reimagining Classroom Relationships: Affective Behavior Management Strategies Classroom 9Jodi Gross Why have over 250 schools turned to ShalomLearning? Classroom 5Heidi Lovitz • Debi Himelfarb • Shira Sender Lessons from Kindergarten and What It Can Teach Us About Jewish Education Classroom 14Micol Zimmerman Burkeman Eden's Travelers: A Jewish Encounter with Humility, Ambition, and Arrogance Classroom 3Dan Ornstein

7:00pm EDT

LEEP Social Event SpatialChatEliana Light Exploring the Jewish Holidays in a Meaningful, Innovative Way (Early Childhood Track 2 of 4) Classroom 10Liat Taiger Duerr • Lital Raz

8:00pm EDT

Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Consultants & Independent Professionals Classroom 4Nina Gelman-Gans Young Professionals Gathering: YP Pre Glow - Trader Joe’s Snack Tasting Classroom 9Sarah Klein

9:00pm EDT

Kumsitz Classroom 6Larry Karol • Joshua Cohen
 
Tuesday, July 20
 

12:00pm EDT

Hospitality Suite SpatialChatJulee S. Levine

1:00pm EDT

Abuse Prevention in Your School: Navigating Boundaries with Students Classroom 9Rahel Bayar The True Story of How Jewish Education Succeeds Classroom 5Saul Kaiserman Wee Jam for Justice Classroom 13Carla Friend • Katherine Sackman A Taste of Yiddish - A Schmeck Yiddish Classroom 3Rabbi Ilana Krygier-Lapides Creating Memory: A Holocaust Based Writing Workshop Classroom 6Nili Auerbach • Martin Herskovitz Nourishing Their Souls: A new approach to Early Adolescent Jewish Education Classroom 7Tracie Bernstein To a place that I will show You; Becoming a Blessing-sacred and not so sacred songs for the road Classroom 12Karen Webber The Ten Commandments of Managing Our Evolving Jewish Digital Selves Classroom 4Jeff Schein Mussar Chesed Journey: What is Your White Fire? Classroom 8Nina Gelman-Gans My dead Israeli grandparents visited me in college.......is that Jewish?? Classroom 1Rabbi Ellie Shemtov “Once Upon a Thousandth Time” Retelling traditional stories in fresh, engaging ways (A RISE Workshop) Classroom 15Cantor Evelyn “Ms. Eve” Goldfinger Teaching V'Shamru As A Poetic Story About Shabbat Classroom 2Dan Ornstein Maps, TripTiks and Multiple Intelligences: Using these tools to plan our lessons and year. Classroom 10Stephanie Marshall Situational "Ethics": The Politics of Pirkei Avot (Part One) Classroom 14Jon Wolf Contemporary Jewish Artists and Visual Midrash Classroom 11Rona Lesser

2:30pm EDT

Schmooze with Exhibitors SpatialChatDebi Mishael • Nina Gelman-Gans

3:30pm EDT

Hallway SpatialChat

4:30pm EDT

What Staff Training Could Be: A Hands On Workshop Classroom 6Sue Bojdak Leading an Engaging and Exciting Torah Study (1 of 2) Classroom 1Laurie Fisher The Torah Mirror: Interactive Torah Study and Reflection with Naomi Less Classroom 5Naomi Less Building a Virtual and Blended Scavenger Hunt with Ji Tap (2 of 2) Classroom 8Carina Rock Putting Hebrew Back in the Hebrew School (2 of 3) Classroom 10Dina Maiben • Ed.D. Choose to USE, not LOSE…Your Voice (A FUNctional vocal workshop) Classroom 14Charki Dunn • Fran Avni Spiritual Development, Nature, and Play: Pedagogy for a healthy world Classroom 13Deborah Schein Kodem Kol Kavod: First of All, Respect Classroom 2Joanie Calem The Power of Family Storytelling: Vehigadeta levincha Classroom 9Ana Turkienicz Whatever Comes Up is Jewish: Meeting Our Students Where They Are Classroom 11Rabbi Amy Ariel Tools for Creative Online Connections (1 of 3) Classroom 3Merav Berger Teaching the "How" and "Why" of Davening Classroom 7David Schwartz • Neil Schwartz The Light Lab - A prayer exploration Classroom 12Eliana Light

6:00pm EDT

Hallway SpatialChat

7:00pm EDT

College Fellowship Check-In Classroom 26Sharon Diamondstein

8:00pm EDT

“Words from Our Hearts”- A prayer exploration for ECE Classroom 6Cantor Evelyn “Ms. Eve” Goldfinger • Joy Schandler Hebrew Reading Discussion, Ji Tap Resources and Implementation Methods for Informal Jewish Educators Classroom 14Carina Rock Meneket Rivka: Developing a Spiritual Life Course for Women based on the teachings of Rivka bat Me’ir Tiktiner Classroom 7Cathy Schechter Cake, Cake, Cake! Making Teaching Israeli Kids' Songs As Easy As Cake! Classroom 9Shirley Cohen Unpacking ASD: A Jewish Educator's Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Classroom 15Shoshanna Schechter Using Guided Meditation to Inspire Emotional Connection to Jewish Holidays Classroom 10Bridget Connor-Feldbaum Adon Olam: Theology or Theme Song? Classroom 13Marilyn Z. Fine Live Storytelling Pulled from the Written Page – Books, Human touch or Both? YOU DECIDE! Classroom 5Rebecca Charhon Integrating Science in Family Education: Parsha and Planets on the Prairie Classroom 8Margaret Frisch Klein • Heather Weiser Sharing Educational Resources via JMorim.org Classroom 1Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald Making Torah Trope More Accessible Classroom 4Bryce Megdal Hevruta with a Twist Classroom 3Merav Berger Imagine That: The Power of Pretend in Education Classroom 12Sari Kopitnikoff Building Relationships between [Your Setting] & Camp - Year-round! Classroom 11Jill Goldstein Smith • Stacy Rigler Spark Creativity in Hebrew Learning with Doodly Jew Classroom 2Emily Meyer
 
Wednesday, July 21
 

12:00pm EDT

LEEP Mindful Morning Classroom 33Eliana Light

1:00pm EDT

Torah L'Shma Speaker Series: The Song of Songs - Sensual or Sublime? Classroom 2Marc Brettler

3:00pm EDT

SoulSpa Powered by Lab/Shul Classroom 24Naomi Less

4:00pm EDT

Salon Discussion: Book Club Facilitator Roundtable Classroom 7Rachel Kamin Salon Discussion: Clergy-Educator Roundtable (Closed session for Rabbis & Cantors) Classroom 6Julia Weisz Salon Discussion: Education for All Abilities - Special Needs/Neurodiversity in our schools/ programs/communal spaces Classroom 10Shoshanna Schechter Salon Discussion: Jewish Futures - What is the world we are trying to build? Classroom 9Saul Kaiserman Salon Discussion: HaAtid - Envisioning Dynamic Opportunities For Our Youth Classroom 4Rabbi Amy Ariel Salon Discussion: Balancing Student Connection & Learning Goals Classroom 5Meagan Prince Salon Discussion: Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Bazeh - Pluralism in Our Communities Classroom 8Jessica Woolf Silverberg

7:00pm EDT

Speaker Series: The Diversity of the Jewish Community Classroom 2Tameika Minor • Tonia Purnell-Respes • Chai Respes

9:00pm EDT

Bake-a-long (Sephardic) Classroom 5Meagan Prince • Rachel Garcia Micrography Classroom 3Rae Antonoff Soulful Slumber Classroom 1Naomi Less Trivia/Jewish Jeopardy Classroom 6Barbara Biran
 
Thursday, July 22
 

12:00pm EDT

Hospitality Suite SpatialChatJulee S. Levine

1:00pm EDT

Changing "Immunity to Change" Classroom 5Marissa Lifshen Steinberger My Family Story - Exploring Family Roots Classroom 1Anat Sadan Around the ECE World in 90 Minutes and Where Your School Fits In Classroom 4Debby Kinman-Ford Grandparent Jam Classroom 12Carla Friend • Katherine Sackman Ba'Yom Ha'Hu: Jewish Holidays for Grownups. Part One - Fall & Winter Classroom 13Jon Wolf Whose Matzoh is it Anyway? Classroom 10Brianna Caplan Sayres Kernels of a Pomegranate: Experienced Storyteller Master Class Classroom 2Peninnah Schram Why (and How) Should we Teach Parsha? From Meaningful Filler to Continued Engagement Classroom 6Shani Sicherman • Nili Auerbach Using Humor in Educational Settings Classroom 11Ari Ballaban Roomies and Zoomies: Approaches and successful strategies for teaching in a hybrid environment Classroom 3Heidi Lovitz • Debi Himelfarb • Shira Sender Educating for a Prayerful Life: Supporting Teachers and Students to Encounter Tefillah as Spiritual Practice (1 of 2) Classroom 8Sam Feinsmith Tips and Tricks for Young Jewish Educators Classroom 7Sarah Klein

2:30pm EDT

Hallway SpatialChat

4:30pm EDT

Embracing Conflict - Tools for a Healthier Synagogue and Happier Educators (2 of 2) Classroom 11Mitch Gordon Putting Hebrew Back in the Hebrew School (3 of 3) Classroom 12Dina Maiben • Ed.D. Their Stories Our Voices: Holocaust Storytelling Working Sessions Classroom 10Jennifer Zunikoff • Deborah Fripp • Leora Lazarus Songwriter Stories: Three who Crossed Over (1 of 2) Classroom 5Michael Kates Back Pocket Songs That Tickle Your Funny Bone Classroom 14Ellen Allard The Glamour in the Grammar: a Liturgical Journey Classroom 2Cantor Ellen Dreskin Jewish Heroines Who Changed the World Classroom 4Nancy Churnin Finding the White Fire: Making Midrash Classroom 6Dan Gordon • Batya Podos “Pre-Teens, Teens and Social Justice: Tension Between ‘Enabling’ and ‘Belonging’” Classroom 3Dr. Shira D. Epstein Working With and Empowering Madrichim Classroom 7Jodi Gross Creating Powerful Relational Moments Classroom 13Micol Zimmerman Burkeman Wait, what? Jews have a belief in the Afterlife? Classroom 1Andrea Cosnowsky Online Minyanim and Traditional Jewish Law Classroom 8Matthew Goldstone Limudei Code-Esh: Introducing an Integrated Jewish Holidays / Coding Curriculum Classroom 9Reena Slovin • Andrea Olkin • Meg Lederman

6:15pm EDT

Mincha Classroom 15Jessica Woolf Silverberg

6:30pm EDT

JTS Alumni Reception Classroom 25Sarahann Goldstein

7:00pm EDT

College Fellowship Check-In Classroom 26Sharon Diamondstein

8:00pm EDT

Concert: Songs of Hope Classroom 0Carla Friend
 
Friday, July 23
 

11:00am EDT

Challah Braiding Classroom 1Naomi Gabai-Fisher • Barbara Birenbaum • Leora Lazarus

1:00pm EDT

Mahloket Matters: How to Disagree Constructively – The Beit Midrash Way Classroom 2Claudia Marbach

3:00pm EDT

LEEP Pre-Shabbat Gathering Classroom 33Eliana Light

4:00pm EDT

Young Professionals Gathering: Pre-Shabbat Happy Hour - Ted Talk Edition Classroom 9Sarah Klein

6:00pm EDT

Tot Shabbat Part 1: Live Experience Classroom 10Ellen Allard • Carla Friend

8:00pm EDT

Kabbalat Shabbat Classroom 1Mitch Gordon
 
Saturday, July 24
 

3:30pm EDT

Torah Study: When we don’t get it, either. Classroom 2Paul Solyn The Rabbi & The Scholar Classroom 3Everett Fox • Cherie Koller-Fox

5:00pm EDT

Shabbat Afternoon Meditation Classroom 4Stephanie Marshall

9:00pm EDT

East Coast Havdalah: I Am Light Classroom 1Naomi Less
 
Sunday, July 25
 

12:00am EDT

West Coast Havdallah Classroom 2Yakira Yedidia • Aaron Yedidia

1:00pm EDT

Story Sunday: “We RISE!” Classroom 0Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Mitch Gordon • Cantor Evelyn “Ms. Eve” Goldfinger • Barbara Birenbaum • Ana Turkienicz • Jennifer Zunikoff • Ilana Baird • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Baruch Rock • Rebecca Charhon • Tanya Wisoker • Leora Lazarus • Renee Brachfeld • Jill Liflander

8:00pm EDT

Concert: Songs of Healing Classroom 0Carla Friend
 
Monday, July 26
 

12:00pm EDT

Hospitality Suite SpatialChatJulee S. Levine

1:00pm EDT

"Adaptive Leadership: Applying Lessons from the Pandemic for the Future" Classroom 9Hana Bor Weaving Books and Songs into ECE programming Classroom 10Joni Klein-Higger BeCHAVRUTA, Reading Hebrew in 18 Steps Crash Course Classroom 3Yakira Yedidia • Aaron Yedidia Ba'Yom Ha'Hu: Jewish Holidays for Grownups. Part Two - Spring & Summer Classroom 13Jon Wolf “A Dispute for the Sake of Heaven” ~ Elevating the Israel-Palestine Conversation Classroom 11Joyce Schriebman • Yehezkel Landau Advanced Financial Planning for Educators Approaching Retirement Classroom 7Zachary Fuld • Jeff Slevin Deconstructing Eating Disorders from a Jewish Perspective Classroom 2Lucie Waldman Prayer Beyond Words: The Healing Power of Niggunim Classroom 6Helene Kates Tips and Techniques for Terrific Telling of Tales Classroom 4Dan Gordon Shmittah Sensitivities: Social Justice and Eco-Consciousness for the Sabbatical Year Classroom 12Sara Wolkenfeld Write YOUR Jewish Children's Book (1 of 3) Classroom 8Brianna Caplan Sayres A Sukkah on the Moon! Using PBL in the Jewish Classroom Classroom 1Tanya Wisoker Positive Teachers, Positive Students: Creating a Culture of Appreciations Classroom 14Jennifer Zunikoff Healthy Relationship Building for Jewish Teens Classroom 5Judy Gordon • Annie Kee

3:00pm EDT

Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Adult Educators Classroom 12 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: B'Mitzvah Tutors Classroom 1 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Classroom Teachers Classroom 3 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Early Childhood Educators Classroom 5 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: NewCAJEarts Network Classroom 26Joanie Calem Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Part-Time Educators Classroom 7 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: School Directors Classroom 23 Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Teen Educators Classroom 8 Social Cohort Homeroom: Bakers & Chefs Classroom 9 Social Cohort Homeroom: Bookworms Classroom 10 Storytelling Training (CLOSED SESSION FOR RISE STORYTELLING COHORT ONLY) Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld

4:30pm EDT

Tefilah & Trope Teaching: A Hybrid Approach Classroom 11Doug Brook Tot Shabbat Part 2: Unpacking the Experience Classroom 14Ellen Allard • Carla Friend Grandparents, Grandfriends, and Beyond: A New Twist on Grandparent Programming Classroom 7Nina Fondiller Woldin Using Art to Engage Students with Shtetl History: David Labkovski Project Classroom 9Stephanie Wolfson Sharim V'Rokdim: Singing & Dancing through the Year Classroom 1Joanie Calem Envisioning B'nei-Mitzvah for Children with Diverse Needs (1 of 2) Classroom 10Rebecca Redner • Sandra Gold Chevrah Kadisha: What every educator (and Jew) should know Classroom 2David Zinner Cultivating Sacred Space for Ourselves and for Each Other (1 of 2) Classroom 3Ben Pagliaro Multidimensional Storytelling Classroom 4Cindy Rivka Marshall Chevruta Learning in Congregational Schools Classroom 8Ronni Ticker Let’s Learn Hebrew Side-by- Side: Putting it in Context Classroom 5Heidi Lovitz "Covid Keepers" and "Silver Learnings" Classroom 13Julee S. Levine Beyond Padlet: How Wakelet and Storyboard Will Rock Your In-Person or Remote Classes (1 of 2) Classroom 12Batsheva Frankel

7:00pm EDT

LEEP Social Event Classroom 33Eliana Light Show Me Don't Tell Me (Early Childhood Track 3 of 4) Classroom 10Merav Berger

8:00pm EDT

Job-Alike Cohort Homeroom: Consultants & Independent Professionals Classroom 15Nina Gelman-Gans Young Professionals Gathering: Pre Glow - Shakshuka Making Classroom 9Sarah Klein

9:00pm EDT

Kumsitz Classroom 6Larry Karol • Joshua Cohen
 
Tuesday, July 27
 

12:00pm EDT

Hospitality Suite SpatialChatJulee S. Levine

1:00pm EDT

Who's the Boss? Classroom 14Adam Allenberg From Russia--with Love Classroom 7Ilana Baird Antisemitism: Exploring Roots and Addressing Current Realities Classroom 9Hepzibah Alon • David Rhodes Shabbat ShaMorning Songs & Storahtelling Unpacked Classroom 13Ellen Allard • Shira Kline Healing Services that Speak to All Our Needs Classroom 6Susan Colin Story Journeys: Interweaving Torah, Teachings, and Our Life Tales Classroom 1Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram Prophetic Voices: Renewing and Reimagining Haftarah Classroom 2Barbara Symons Educational Sleuthing: Uncovering Participant Needs and Building Relationships with Families Classroom 10Beth Steinberg • Jennifer Saber Write YOUR Jewish Children's Book (2 of 3) Classroom 8Brianna Caplan Sayres Lenses of Questioning 2021 Classroom 11Batsheva Frankel Micro PD: Bringing Professional Development to teachers in bite-size pieces! Classroom 5Heidi Lovitz • Debi Himelfarb • Shira Sender Make A Positive Difference in the Lives of Teens and the Elderly in Your Community! Classroom 4Bess Adler Situational "Ethics": The Politics of Pirkei Avot (Part Two) Classroom 12Jon Wolf Visual Midrash and Contemporary Jewish Artists Classroom 3Rona Lesser

2:30pm EDT

Schmooze with Exhibitors SpatialChatDebi Mishael • Nina Gelman-Gans

3:30pm EDT

Hallway SpatialChat

4:30pm EDT

Leading an Engaging and Exciting Torah Study (2 of 2) Classroom 1Laurie Fisher Second (or Third) Isaiah Classroom 15Everett Fox Halacha to Save the Earth Classroom 10Paul Solyn When Your Best Friend Goes to War: Using friendship, conflict, teenage insecurity and romance to teach history Classroom 9Jeff Lefkowitz Turning a year of limitations into future opportunities: What can we take with us post-COVID? A model for [Outdoor] Family Programming and more! Classroom 7Avital Kadosh Songwriter Stories: Three who Crossed Over (2 of 2) Classroom 5Michael Kates The Power of Coaching: Using Coaching Skills to Maximize Your Potential Classroom 14Micol Zimmerman Burkeman Cultivating Sacred Space for Ourselves and for Each Other (2 of 2) Classroom 3Ben Pagliaro We Are the Stories We Tell Classroom 12Renee Brachfeld The Puppet Panel Classroom 6Cantor Evelyn “Ms. Eve” Goldfinger • Batya Podos • Leora Lazarus • Jill Liflander Tools for Creative Online Connections (2 of 3) Classroom 4Merav Berger Getting at the Core: The WHY of t'fillah with kids Classroom 13Eliana Light Bless Our Workforce Classroom 2Mark S. Young Creating Easy Interactive Online “Escape Rooms” for All Ages to Teach Jewish Content Classroom 8Matthew Goldstone Shylock and Opportunities for Timely Learning Drawn from the Arts Classroom 11Doug Brook

6:00pm EDT

Hallway SpatialChat

7:00pm EDT

College Fellowship Check-In Classroom 26Sharon Diamondstein

8:00pm EDT

Create Your Own Moments of Meaning & Purpose: Cultivating a Garden of Gratitude in Our Staff Teams Classroom 8Karen Hoffman From B’nai Mitzvah Student to Sheliach Tzibbur Classroom 10Alicia Maxwell Beyond the Bookshelf with Sefaria and PJ Library Classroom 14Sara Wolkenfeld Involving Students' Families in Religious School Classroom 7Sam Spinrad Coming Soon: A World without Direct Holocaust Survivors - and Our Responsibility to Keep Faith with our Legacy. Classroom 6Arthur Benett Shostak Cooking with Kids: Develop Culinary Skills and Teach the History of Jewish foods Classroom 11Meagan Prince Preparing Children with Diverse Needs for B'nei-Mitzvah (2 of 2) Classroom 9Rebecca Redner • Sandra Gold The Jewish Studio Process: The Creative Depths Within Classroom 12Margie Jacobs Torah Godly Play; Spiritual Awareness through Tanakh Classroom 1Michael Shire • Gretchen Marks Brandt Building The “Most Important” Stories Classroom 5Barbara Birenbaum • Leora Lazarus Really Big Things Classroom 3David Smolar Creative Pedagogy 101 Classroom 2Laurie Fisher

9:30pm EDT

Who Knows One? Jewish Geography Zoom Racing *Sponsored by ShalomLearning* Classroom 26Cherie Koller-Fox • Sydney Hirsch • Meagan Prince • Rachel Garcia • ShalomLearning
 
Wednesday, July 28
 

12:00pm EDT

LEEP Mindful Morning Classroom 33Eliana Light

1:00pm EDT

Torah L'shma Speaker Series: Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? A Talmudic Teaching Classroom 2Aaron Koller

3:00pm EDT

SoulSpa Powered by Lab/Shul Classroom 24Naomi Less

4:00pm EDT

Salon Discussion: Book Club Facilitator Roundtable Classroom 7Rachel Kamin Salon Discussion: Clergy-Educator Roundtable (Closed session for Rabbis & Cantors) Classroom 6Becky Hoffman Salon Discussion: Jewish Futures - What is the world we are trying to build? Classroom 9Saul Kaiserman Salon Discussion: HaAtid - Envisioning Dynamic Opportunities For Our Youth Classroom 4Rabbi Amy Ariel Salon Discussion: Balancing Student Connection & Learning Goals Classroom 5Meagan Prince Salon Discussion: Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Bazeh - Pluralism in Our Communities Classroom 8Jessica Woolf Silverberg

7:00pm EDT

Speaker Series: Navigating Complexity and Engaging Diverse Narratives in Israel Education Classroom 2Keren Fraiman

9:00pm EDT

Bake-a-long (Ashkenazic) Classroom 3Meagan Prince Creating Creative Judaica Classroom 1Hillel Smith IsraelQuest: Challenge One (powered by Bagels & Locks) Classroom 7 Jackbox Games Classroom 6Andrea Shupack Sufganiyot in a Mug + Coffee Talk / Schmooze Classroom 5Rachel Garcia

10:30pm EDT

Young Professionals Gathering: After Hours Mixology Classroom 9Beth Broadway
 
Thursday, July 29
 

12:00pm EDT

Hospitality Suite SpatialChatJulee S. Levine

1:00pm EDT

How to Build a Great Team and Be Part of Something Unique Classroom 5Debby Kinman-Ford Songs, Stories, & Props: Tools for Engaging Young Children & Their Families Classroom 13Carla Friend Not Just Another Zoom: Welcoming Shabbat with the whole family, no matter where they live Classroom 6Deborah Schein • Jeff Schein Magic of the Shoresh Classroom 12Chana Stein Write On! Creative Experiential Writing for All Ages Classroom 10Aliya Cheskis-Cotel What Do You Mean When You Say......? Classroom 1Cantor Ellen Dreskin My Own Makom: Sharing Stories from Our Sacred Corners Classroom 14Jennifer Zunikoff Louder! Louder! Give Voice to Our Stories Using Drama in the Classroom Classroom 15Tanya Wisoker Reading the Bible in Uganda: The Role of cultural context in understanding the Bible Classroom 7Ora Horn Prouser Write YOUR Jewish Children's Book (3 of 3) Classroom 9Brianna Caplan Sayres Jewish Lens Classroom 3Anat Sadan Educating for a Prayerful Life: Supporting Teachers and Students to Encounter Tefillah as Spiritual Practice (2 of 2) Classroom 8Sam Feinsmith Listen, Really Listen Classroom 4Nina Gelman-Gans • Leora Lazarus Siddur: A Moveable Feast Classroom 11Alden Solovy

2:30pm EDT

Storytelling RISE Cohort Interest Meeting Classroom 2Cindy Rivka Marshall • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Peninnah Schram • Jennifer Zunikoff • Dan Gordon • Batya Podos • Renee Brachfeld Hallway SpatialChat

4:30pm EDT

Compassion in the Classroom Classroom 7Tracie Bernstein Teaching Torah and Haftarah Trop Classroom 1Holly Baumann Storytelling in the ECE Classroom: Weaving Curriculum, Content, and Creativity Classroom 3Leora Lazarus Facing History and Ourselves: Philosophy, Pedagogy and Resources to Support your Goals as an Educator Classroom 11Hepzibah Alon • David Rhodes Know Before You Stand: Developmentally Appropriate Practice (D.A.P.) Classroom 14Emily Aronoff Torah Study through Co-Creation; A NewCAJEarts Network Initiative Classroom 5Helene Kates • Cherie Karo Schwartz • Joanie Calem • Ben Pagliaro Oldies But Goodies: Songs We Should Always Remember Classroom 2Susan Shane-Linder Turning Inward - Creating Stories of Return Classroom 8Mitch Gordon • Jill Liflander Tools for Creative Online Connections (3 of 3) Classroom 4Merav Berger Visual T’filah: Ancient Roots, Modern Tech Classroom 6Rabbi Dan Medwin Raising A+ Human Beings: The Purpose of Jewish Education Classroom 13Dr. Ron Wolfson • Bruce Powell Unleash Your Inner Ms. Frizzle: How to Educate Through Cultivating Memories and Experiences Classroom 10Jenny Burns Our Most Joyous Holiday is...Sukkot? Classroom 9David Schwartz Beyond Padlet: How Wakelet and Storyboard Will Rock Your In-Person or Remote Classes (2 of 2) Classroom 12Batsheva Frankel

6:15pm EDT

Mincha Classroom 15Everett Fox • Cherie Koller-Fox

7:00pm EDT

College Fellowship Check-In Classroom 26Sharon Diamondstein
 
Friday, July 30
 

1:00pm EDT

Mahloket Matters: How to Disagree Constructively – The Beit Midrash Way Classroom 2Claudia Marbach

3:00pm EDT

LEEP Wrap-Up Classroom 33Eliana Light

7:15pm EDT

Closing Classroom 1Cherie Koller-Fox

8:00pm EDT

Kabbalat Shabbat Classroom 1Ben Pagliaro
 
Monday, August 2
 

7:00pm EDT

Sticks and Stones Won’t Break Our Bones; They’ll Only Make Us Stronger (Early Childhood Track 4 of 4) Classroom 10Allison Charapp
 
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