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YESHIVA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE JEWISH FUTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Ira Mitzner, Chair • Sharon Blumenthal • Kenneth Brander • Beryl Eckstein • Aryeh Goldberg Rick Guttman • Michael Jesselson • Richard M. Joel • Becky Katz • Nathan Katz • Henry Kressel

Leonard Matanky • Rachel Rabinovitch • Steven Rosenberg • Eli Rubinstein • Joel Schreiber Roslyn Schultz • Scott Seligsohn • Nahum Twersky • Shira Yoshor

Dear Friend,

On behalf of our hosts Mindy and Ira Mitzner, President Richard M. Joel, Rabbi Kenneth Brander and the entire Yeshiva University family, welcome to the eighth annual ChampionsGate Leadership Conference. It is truly a pleasure for us to gather together for what we hope will be another inspiring and meaningful ChampionsGate experience.

This year’s conference, titled, “Kehilla: What We Bring To It,” will focus on the broader narrative of community. Together, we will journey through four lands, Skills, Knowledge, Inspiration and Networking and challenge ourselves to think about having SKIN in the game, and our individual and collective roles and responsibilities on the local, national and global levels. Through innovative sessions in each of these four lands, we will learn, gain practical hands-on tools, and establish collaborative partnerships with fellow participants and Yeshiva University. As always, Shabbat provides us an opportunity for spiritual rejuvenation through shiurim from Yeshiva’s world class faculty, inspirational tefillot, and singing.

We are excited to announce a new feature at this year’s conference: ELI Talks. In partnership with The AVI CHAI Foundation, this year’s program will feature ELI Talks; 12 minute, TED style, presentations which share innovative and thought provoking content. It is our hope that the ELI Talks will bring new ideas to the forefront and foster conversation within the ChampionsGate and larger Jewish community.

By joining with over 350 delegates representing 70 communities from across the country and the globe, our collective conversations are enhanced by unique and varied perspectives and experiences. It is our sincere hope that the ChampionsGate experience will not only foster fresh ideas, but friendships and partnerships that will endure to help build a proud and hopeful Jewish future.

Sincerely yours,

Chavi Becker Assistant Director Department of Community Partnership Center for the Jewish Future Yeshiva University

If you need assistance during the conference, please call or text Yoni Cohen at 917.376.4325 or Menachem Lewin at 718.683.6607.

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ברוכים הבאים10:00 AM – 1:30 PMChampionsGate Snack Bar OpenLOBBY LOUNGE

1:30 PM – 4:30 PMArrival and Check-In

Welcome BuffetORLANDO IV

ChampionsGate Registration Desk OpenMAIN LOBBY

ChampionsGate Kiosk OpenLOWER LOBBY

Create your personal schedule by signing up for leadership lands, consultations and leisure activities.

4:30 PM מנחהMinchaSHUL (ORANGE A)

5:00 PM – 6:30 PMOpening Program: ELI Talks @ YUELI TALKS STUDIO (ORLANDO I)

• WelcomeRemarks: Ms. Chavi Becker

• Inspiration: Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter PATIENCEANDPROCESS

• Knowledge: Dr. Rona Novick SOCIALINTELLIGENCE: FOUNDATIONFORJEWISHLIVING

• Networking: Mr. Ira MitznerFOUNDATIONSOFBUILDING

• Skills: Rabbi Josh Joseph FAILURE,TOLAUNCH: THEUPSIDEOFFALLINGDOWN

6:45 PM – 8:15 PMDinnerDINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

• WelcomeRemarks Ira and Mindy Mitzner

8:30 PM – 9:30 PM The Essentials of Building Community – facilitated by Dr. Jim CainORANGE E

• WelcomeRemarks: President Richard M. Joel

9:45 PMמעריבMaarivSHUL (ORANGE A)

10:00 PMDessert Reception: Meet, Greet and NetworkLOUNGE (ORLANDO IV)

ChampionsGate Community Lounge OpenORLANDO IV

Complete with couches, outlets, and other amenities, the ChampionsGate Community Lounge provides the optimal environment for meeting and networking with fellow conference participants in a relaxed setting.

ChampionsGate Mentorship Program ReceptionTHE BISTRO

The ChampionsGate Mentorship Program matches seasoned conference participants with YU Presidential Fellows and Semikha students, introducing them to today’s leaders and empowering them to be the leaders of tomorrow.

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6:00 AMMorning Jog with Rabbi Josh JosephMEET AT HOTEL POOL

Live Broadcast of “JM in the AM” with Nachum Segal, followed by “The Stunt Show” with Mark ZomickORLANDO FOYER

6:15 AM דף יומיDaf Yomi: Pesachim 36SHUL (ORANGE A)

Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg

7:00 AM שחריתShacharit SHUL (ORANGE A)

7:45 AM BreakfastDINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

• IntroductiontoLeadershipLands• Preparation: AnnualChampionsGate

Chulent CompetitionORLANDO FOYER

9:00 AM – 12:15 PMLeadership LandsEngage in a series of dynamic discussions, focusing on the four Lands: Skills, Knowledge, Inspiration and Networking. Emerge inspired, with a renewed sense of purpose, practical applications to enhance our personal lives and communal leadership, and new collaborative partnerships. Participants will choose any three sessions from the colored grid below. Session1: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AMSession2:10:15 AM – 11:15 AMSession3: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

12:30 PMLunchDINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

Afternoon Programming

1:45 PM – 2:30 PMELI Features: Renaissance of Jewish LifeELI TALKS STUDIO (ORLANDO I)

AMOMENTOFOPPORTUNITY:MOVINGTOWARDAJEWISHRENAISSANCE

Mr. Barry Shrage

KNOWLEDGEINTHETWILIGHTZONE: AREFLECTIONONJERUSALEMANDATHENS

Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik

Skills land

CURRENT TRENDS IN KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS AND SHULS SAFEMs. Leora Joseph, Esq.ORANGE E

THE POWER OF WORDS: THE ART OF USING SPEECH TO PERSUADE AND COLLABORATEDr. Gillian SteinbergORANGE E

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH: PREPARING FOR AND RESPONDING TO COMMUNAL CRISIS, TRAUMA, TRAGEDYMrs. Zahava FarbmanORANGE E

Knowledge land

PERSPECTIVES ON THE MEANING OF SUFFERINGDr. Aaron Segal, Dr. David ShatzORANGE F

THE INTERSECTION OF EARNING AND GIVING: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON ECONOMIC TRENDS AND THE DYNAMICS OF PHILANTHROPYPanel Discussion: Dr. David Magerman, Mrs. Evelyn Stavsky, Esq., Mr. Morry Weiss Moderated by: Dr. James Kahn Closing Remarks: Mr. Dan FormanORANGE F

ELI FEATURE: COMPLEX, NOT COMPLICATED: DESIGNING DYNAMIC LEARNING SYSTEMSDr. Scott GoldbergELI TALKS STUDIO (ORLANDO I)

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FRIDAY, JULY 26TH • י״ט אב2:30 PMCG Open Networking Lounge

Participate in affinity-based conversations, facilitated by lay leaders and YU faculty and administration. Topics will be selected based on suggestions made by participants throughout the conference. FLORIDA I

Networking Session for Rabbinic Couples Facilitated by Dr. David PelcovitzFLORIDA III

Private Event

CJF Advisory Council MeetingCLEAR LAKE

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2:30 PM – 5:00 PMPersonal and Communal Consultations

All consultations take place in boardrooms on the lobby level.

ADMISSIONSCOUNSELHEATHROW BOARDROOM

Mr. Moish Kranzler, Mr. Jonah Raskas

EFFECTIVEFUNDRAISINGSTRATEGIESCELEBRATION BOARDROOM

Mr. Dan Forman

JEWISHDAYSCHOOLQUALITY,SUSTAINABILITYANDSTRATEGYBAYHILL BOARDROOM

Dr. Scott Goldberg

JEWISHDAYSCHOOLRECRUITMENT, PLACEMENTANDSUPPORTTHORNTON PARK BOARDROOM

Mrs. Dina Rabhan

LEGAL,BUSINESSANDGOVERNANCEISSUESBAYHILL BOARDROOM

Mr. Avi Lauer, Esq. (Thusday night and Shabbat afternoon)

NAVIGATINGTHECHALLENGESOFLEADERSHIPWINTER PARK BOARDROOM

Mrs. Yocheved Schacter, RCSW

ONE-ON-ONELEADERSHIPCOACHINGCOLLEGE PARK BOARDROOM

Dr. Rochelle Cooper

POLITICALACTIVISMINOURLOCALCOMMUNITIESCHAMPIONSGATE BOARDROOM

Mr. Nathan Diament, Esq., Mr. Maury Litwack

RABBINICPLACEMENTANDSYNAGOGUE SUPPORTMAITLAND BOARDROOM

Rabbi Ronald Schwarzberg

5:00 PM – 7:00 PMRecreational Activities & Shabbat Preparation

Inspiration land

ELI FEATURE: JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON HAPPINESSDr. David PelcovitzELI TALKS STUDIO (ORLANDO I)

ARE YOU MY MENTOR? LEANING IN WITH GEN X, Y AND Z

Rabbi Josh Joseph, Ms. Leora Joseph, Esq. Panel of Young LeadersORANGE G

FOUR FACETS OF SPIRITUALITY: LIVING INSPIREDDr. Rona Novick, Dr. David Pelcovitz, Rabbi Menachem Penner, Dr. Yitzy SchechterORANGE G

Networking land

60 IDEAS IN 60 MINUTES: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIPDr. Jim CainFLORIDA 1

ELI FEATURE: BEING IN THE BUSINESS OF TIKKUN OLAMMs. Anita Zucker Followed by a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. SchacterELI TALKS STUDIO (ORLANDO I)

COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS BOOT CAMPMr. Avi Lauer, Esq., Mr. Michael Scagnoli, Mrs. Suzy Schwartz, Mrs. Miriam L. Wallach Moderated by: Mr. Nachum SegalFLORIDA I


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ShabbatConnect and unite with over 350 community leaders from across the country to create a relaxing, inspiring, and educational Shabbat experience.We are looking forward to spending this Shabbat together. There are a few “Shabbat Elements” that should be noted:

General Hotel Guidelines:• Please make sure you have your nametag with you at

all times over the course of Shabbat. Your nametag is your identification and will ensure access to all parts of the conference.

• There will be security guards on your floor to let you into your guest room. Please show them your nametag and advise them of your room number so they can let you into your room.

• Please note that on Friday night security will be avail-able until 1:30 AM, and will resume Shabbat morning at 7:30 AM. If you need to access your room after 1:30 AM, please advise the hotel’s front desk.

• Please be aware that there is no eruv on the premises.• The restrooms in the public areas of the hotel are

electric. The restrooms on the lower level by the Orlando and Florida Ballrooms have manual stalls to be used over Shabbat. There is signage to indicate which stalls are manual and there are tissues in each of these stalls.

• Please stop by the YU Kiosk if you need arrangements for an elevator over Shabbat

• We have arranged for all guests to be on low floors. Please use the designated stairwell to reach the conference area. Other stairwells do not lead to our conference area.

• Automatic escalators in the hotel are permitted to be used on Shabbat. (Sh’mirat Shabbat K’hilchatah, chapter 23:52)

Hotel Guest Rooms:• Please note that housekeeping will leave the rooms

“as is” over Shabbat. Any lights left on/off will stay that way.

• Housekeeping will provide extra tissues and liquid soap in your room for Shabbat.

• If you have any questions or concerns, please stop by the YU Kiosk at any time.

שבת שלום!Shabbat Shalom!

7:00 PMהדלקת נרותCandle LightingOrlando Foyer

7:00 PMמנחה, קבלת שבת ומעריבMincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’arivSHUL (ORANGE A)

• WelcomingRemarks: Dr. Henry Kressel

• ShabbatReflections:THESUPERBOWLRINGANDTHESTAFF

Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik

8:15 PMסעודת ליל שבתShabbat DinnerDINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

• DvarTorah: Ms. Ilana Gadish, Educational Intern

9:45 PM עונג שבתOneg Shabbat: Led by Chazan Shimon Craimer and Rabbi Menachem Penner CHAMPIONSGATE LOUNGE (ORLANDO IV)

• DivreiTorah: Rabbi David Stav Ms. Malkie Krieger, Presidential Fellow


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8:30 AMשחריתShacharitSHUL (ORANGE A)

• Drasha:SHATTEREDTABLETS:WHENTHEPIECES AREGREATERTHANTHEWHOLE

Rabbi Kenneth Brander

11:15 AMקידושא רבאKiddushORANGE E

• AnnualChampionsGateChulentCompetition

12:00 PM – 1:50 PMשיעורי תורה: לימוד משותףA Taste of YU TorahExplore the Torah’s text and wisdom with resident scholars through concurrent lectures and shiurim. Eight options allow you to choose an area of interest for each of the two sessions. Session1:12:00 PM – 12:50 PMSession2: 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

FROMADAMTOAVRAHAM:LESSONSFROMTHEFALLOFCIVILIZATIONFLORIDA IIIMrs. Shoshana Schechter

HAFTARATEKEV:YESHAYAHU’SAPPROACHTOCONSOLATION—ANCIENTWISDOMANDMODERNPSYCHOLOGICALVIEWSONLOSSANDRECOVERYFLORIDA VIDr. Rona Novick

JONASPHILIPS:THEFIRSTTRULYAMERICANJEWSHUL (ORANGE A)Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik

PRIORITIESINTZEDAKA–APLAYBOOKFOR GIVINGFLORIDA VRabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg

SIMANAMILTA:AREOMENSMEANINGFULORREFLECTIONSOFSUPERSTITION?THECASEOFSPECIALFOODSONROSHHASHANAHFLORIDA IVRabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter

THECOMMONTHREAD:HOWTEKHELETWEAVESACOMPELLINGTORAHU-MADDANARRATIVEFLORIDA IDr. Baruch Sterman

THEFASCINATINGLEGACYOFACHIYAH HA-SHILONI:THELONGESTLIVINGPARTICIPANT INYETZIATMITZRAYIMFLORIDA VIIRabbi Menachem Penner

WHENEASTMEETSWEST:THERELATIONSHIP BETWEENTHEISRAELICHIEFRABBINATEANDTHEDIASPORACOMMUNITYFLORIDA IIRabbi David Stav

2:00 PMארוחת שבתShabbat LunchDINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

• DvarTorah: Mr. Adam Neuman, Presidential Fellow


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3:30 PM Q&A with President Richard M. JoelSHUL (ORANGE A)

4:15 PMWeekly Update: Israel and the Middle EastSHUL (ORANGE A)

Mr. Malcolm Hoenlein in conversation with Mr. Nachum Segal

5:00 PM מנחהMincha SHUL (ORANGE A)

5:30 PMKehilla: What We Bring To ItORANGE D

5:30 PM – 6:15 PMChavruta Learning

6:15 PM – 7:15 PMArmchair Conversation

• Moderator: Mr. Ira Mitzner

• Participants: Mrs. Laura Goldman Ms. Debbie Isaac President Richard M. Joel Rabbi Leonard Matanky Mr. Barry Shrage Rabbi David Stav

7:15 PMסעודה שלישיתSeuda ShlishietDINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

• DvarTorah: Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg

• ShabbatClosingRemarks: President Richard M. Joel

9:00 PM מעריב והבדלהMaariv & HavdallahSHUL (ORANGE A)

שבוע טוב!Shavua Tov!

10:30 PM מלווה מלכהMelave MalkaORLANDO II

Optional Activities and Tournaments:Screening of “The Prime Ministers”ORANGE E

3 – on – 3 Basketball TournamentOUTDOOR COURT

(Sign-up at YU Concierge Desk)

Zumba® Fitness ClassFLORIDA V

(Women Only)

Lazy River and Swimming Pool Women’sHours:11:00 PM – 12:15 AM Men’sHours:12:15 AM – 1:30 AM

Ping PongAir HockeyORLANDO II


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7:45 AM שחריתShacharitSHUL (ORANGE A)

8:30 AMBreakfast DINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

9:30 AM – 11:00 AMישיבה אוניברסיטה יום ראשוןYeshiva University Yom RishonExperience our University with a choice of parallel sessions given by renowned lecturers and educators within our halls.

9:30 AM – 11:00 AMHELPINGLAYLEADERSANDCOMMUNITY PROFESSIONALSAVOIDPERSONALLIABILITYANDCONFRONTETHICALDILEMMASORANGE E

• Moderator: Mr. Avi Lauer, Esq.

• Presenters: Mr. Alan Heller, Esq. Mrs. Shira Yoshor, Esq.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) – 2 credits available – no fee

SCHOOL-WIDECHANGE:21STCENTURY EDUCATIONFLORIDA I

• Facilitators: Dr. Scott Goldberg Mrs. Dina Rabhan

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) – 1 unit available – no fee

9:30 AM – 10:10 AMDINAD’MALCHUTADINA–HOWFARDOES THEHALAKHICIMPERATIVEEXTEND?FLORIDA III


10:20 AM – 11:00 AMRIPPEDFROMTHEHEADLINES– HALAKHICPERSPECTIVESONBRCAAND PREVENTATIVESURGERYFLORIDA III

Rabbi Dr. David Shabtai

11:15 AM – 12:00 PMClosing ProgramDINING ROOM (ORLANDO III)

• Machar:WheretheRealWorkBegins• GroupPhoto

12:00 PMLunch to Go

להתראות ונסיעה טובה!L’Hitraot!

1:00 PMFirst Annual ChampionsGate Golf TournamentOMNI AT CHAMPIONSGATE

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MS. CHAVI BECKERChavi Becker is the Assistant Director of the Department of Community Partnership at Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future. In this capacity, she engages with lay leader-ship from across North America and the globe, working specifically with the ChampionsGate community. She

received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Stern College, and is currently completing an MA in Medieval Jewish History at Revel and an MS in Organizational Psychology at Baruch College.

RABBI KENNETH BRANDER Rabbi Kenneth Brander is the Vice President for University and Community Life and the inaugural David Mitzner Dean of Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future. He is Rabbi Emeritus of the Boca Raton Synagogue and founder of the Weinbaum Yeshiva High School of Broward and Palm Beach

Counties. Rabbi Brander has authored many articles in various scholarly journals and co-edited The Yeshiva University Haggadah. He is a PhD candidate (ABD) in general philosophy at Florida Atlantic University.

DR. JIM CAINTeam building guru Dr. Jim Cain is the author of 12 team building books and has presented programs in 30 countries around the world (so far!) For ChampionsGate Dr. Cain has brought his latest, newest and best team and community building activities from around the world.

MR. YONI COHENAs the Director of Operations for Center for the Jewish Future, Yoni Cohen oversees the logistical and operational components of the myriad of programs that the Center for the Jewish Future runs annually. With a degree in accounting and business administration, he was the Executive Director of

Bnos Malka Academy of Queens for eight years and the Executive Director of the Sephardic Congregation of Kew Garden Hills for three years. He, his wife Tzivia, and four children currently reside in Queens, NY.

DR. ROCHELLE COOPERRochelle Cooper, PhD is recognized as an expert in leadership and organizational development who coaches and trains senior Fortune 500 executive leaders to build their leadership strengths, potential and team effectiveness. She runs her own Senior Leadership Development firm, and teaches in the Executive MBA and MBA

programs of the Frank Zarb School of Business, Hofstra Uni-versity. She is on the Advisory Board of the Athena Leader-ship Center at Columbia University and is an executive coach for Columbia Business School Executive Education programs.

CHAZAN SHIMON CRAIMERShimon Craimer is the Chazan at the River-dale Jewish Center in New York. Shimon regularly performs at simchas and concerts as a lead singer for many of the country’s most popular Jewish orchestras. He travels far and wide davening in congregations all over the world. Shimon is a close friend of Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and

was featured in his “Home of Hope” double-CD celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary. He accompanies the Chief Rabbi on an annual solidarity mission to Israel. His latest album entitled Roots will be available towards the Yamim Noraim.

MR. NATHAN DIAMENTMr. Diament is the Washington DC- based executive director for public policy for the Orthodox Union. For more than fifteen years, Diament has worked with policy makers on issues including the US-Israel relationship, religious liberty, support for Jewish day school education, homeland security, stem cell research,

and more. In 2009, he was appointed by President Obama to serve as one of 25 members of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships. He is a graduate of Yeshiva College and Harvard Law School.

MRS. ZAHAVA FARBMAN Zahava Farbman, LMSW, is the associate director of the Crisis Intervention, Trauma and Bereavement Department of Chai Lifeline. As a practicing social worker, she has built a career on helping families and communities cope with crises, traumas and tragedies. Zahava assists families and communities around the world, and con-

ducts community crisis trainings across the nation. Zahava is the responder to mental health emergencies for Hatzolah of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway communities. She resides in Woodmere, New York with her husband and children.

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MR. DAN FORMANDan Forman is the VP for Institutional Advancement at Yeshiva University and is responsible for its capital and annual campaigns as well as its sixteen under-graduate and graduate schools. Previ-ously, he was Executive Director of the UJA-Federation $1.2 billion Capital Campaign and its principal gifts.

Mr. Forman has been an adjunct professor on strategic planning and fundraising at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, The New School, Wurzweiler, and other graduate schools, and a guest speaker on philanthropy at local and national conferences.

DR. SCOTT GOLDBERGScott J. Goldberg is Director of YU’s Institute for University-School Partnership, the office that supports yeshivot and day schools by guiding recruitment and placement of teachers and leaders, advancing the quality of education, and consulting with schools on finances, operations, and

governance. He holds a PhD in Applied Psychology from NYU, an MSEd in Special Education from Bank Street College, and a BA from the University of Chicago.

MRS. LAURA GOLDMANLaura Goldman is a lawyer, community leader, parent coach, wife and mother. She graduated from YU with a B.S. in Finance, magna cum laude, and from Fordham Law School with a J.D. After almost 12 years with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, she joined the law firm of Barnett Sivon and

Natter as Of Counsel. Laura is active in her local synagogue, day school, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. She serves as a mentor in the YU Presidential Fellowship Mentorship Program, and as a resource to YU and CJF for programming in the DC area. Laura and her husband, Yossi, live in Silver Spring with their four children.

MR. ANDREW GOLDSMITH Andrew Goldsmith serves as an Assistant Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Team Leader for Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration and the Bernard

Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies. Prior to joining Yeshiva’s development team, Andy served at the Orthodox Union, One Israel Fund and UJA Federation of Bergen County. An active leader, he serves on the executive board of several NY area schools and synagogues.

MR. ALAN HELLERAlan A. Heller received his JD from Cardozo (class of 1988) and, upon graduation, joined the Firm of Heller, Horowitz & Feit, PC. In 1994, Mr. Heller became a partner of that Firm. This August, he will be joining the Firm of Garvey Schubert Barer as a litigation partner. Mr. Heller specializes in

Commercial Litigation and is general counsel to a number of small to mid-sized companies. Mr. Heller is Executive Vice President and Gabbai Rishon at Congregation Beth Sholom, a member of the Executive Board of HAFTR, and a recently retired member of the board of directors of CAJAC.

MR. MALCOLM HOENLEIN Malcolm Hoenlein is the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. He received his BA from Temple University and completed his PhD coursework at The University of Pennsylvania where he taught International Relations and

was a Middle East specialist at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He was the Founding Executive Director of both the JCRC of Greater New York and of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry. Mr. Hoenlein appears regularly in the media and has lectured and met leading officials throughout the world. He has received the Neeman Yerushalayim designation, the Guardian of Jerusalem and Guardian of Zion awards, and two Honorary Doctorates, including one from Yeshiva University. He is Chairman of America’s Voices in Israel, Co-Chair of the Secure Community Network, a board member of the Council for Secure America, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.



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MS. DEBBIE ISAACDebbie Isaac currently serves as the president of AMIT. Ms. Isaac, along with AMIT, were recognized for their contributions to Israeli society and to the State of Israel with the prestigious Jerusalem Prize in January of 2013 at the annual Jerusalem Conference. Previously, Ms. Isaac pursued a career

as a corporate reorganization attorney for Fortune 500 companies at Kaye Scholer in New York City and as a real estate attorney at Cuddy & Feder in White Plains. A graduate of Barnard College and New York University School of Law, Ms. Isaac resides in New Rochelle with her husband David, a Yeshiva College board member, and their four children.

PRESIDENT RICHARD M. JOELRichard M. Joel is the fourth president of Yeshiva University and the Bravmann Family University Professor. In this role, he has championed a renewed focus on academic excellence, enriched student life, and broadened service to the Jew-ish world and the greater population. Throughout his career, he has stressed

the importance of Jewish leadership and identity. Prior to his appointment, he served as the President and International Director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. He and his wife, Esther, live in Riverdale. They have six children and four grandchildren.

RABBI JOSH JOSEPH Rabbi Josh Joseph is the Senior Vice President of Yeshiva University. With the guidance of President Richard M. Joel and Board of Trustees, and in partnership with the Provost, Josh oversees the strategic planning of the university, infusing his creative and entrepreneurial thinking into the

business development and advancement of all aspects of Yeshiva. Passionate about developing the next generation of professional and communal leaders, Josh directs YU’s leadership incubator, the Presidential Fellowship. Josh lives in Lawrence with his wife Julie and their three children.

MS. LEORA JOSEPHLeora Joseph is the Chief Deputy District Attorney handling the special victims unit in the 18th Judicial district, Colorado. Prior to that, she lived in Boston where she served as Chief of the Child Protection Unit in the Boston District Attorney's Office. She is a career prosecutor who has worked with

victims of sexual and physical abuse. She has been a guest lecturer at Harvard Law School, Boston University School of Social Work and Northeastern Law School. She will be teaching a class at Denver University in the fall on children and the law. She lives in Colorado with her husband and 3 kids. She is Rabbi Josh (Joshy) Joseph's older sister.

DR. JAMES KAHN James Kahn is the Henry and Bertha Kressel Professor of Economics at Yeshiva University, and has been chair of the Economics Department since 2009. Dr. Kahn has published widely on such topics as inventory investment dynamics, the sources of business cycle fluctuations, and

productivity growth. He has previously taught at the University of Rochester, Columbia, Yale and New York University. Dr. Kahn received his PhD in economics from MIT and his BA from Harvard.

MR. MOISH KRANZLER Mr. Moish Kranzler is the Director of Undergraduate Admissions of Yeshiva University. In this capacity, he imple-mented many innovative events such as the Wittenberg Wrestling Tournament, The Red Sarachek Basketball Tourna-ment and the Yeshiva University National Model United Nations. He travels

extensively throughout the United States and Israel recruiting high school students for Yeshiva University, and consults and advises them and their parents. In particular, Moish is an expert with regard to the Israel year experience, Honors application process, student support services, career services and financial aid.



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RABBI ELIAKIM KOENIGSBERG Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg is a Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS. Rabbi Koenigsberg received ordination from RIETS, was a fellow of its Gruss Kollel Elyon, and served for five years as Rebbe in the Stone Beit Midrash Program at YU. A sought-after lecturer, he has served as Rosh Kollel of YU’s summer kollel

in Silver Spring, MD. He is the author of two annotated volumes of selected shiurim by the Rav, and he recently published his notes on Tractate Yevamos entitled “Kuntres He’aros al Maseches Yevamos.”

DR. HENRY KRESSEL Dr. Kressel currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University. He is a senior partner of Warburg Pincus, a diversified global private equity firm where he has been responsible for many global investments in technology companies. A graduate of Yeshiva

College, he earned an MS from Harvard in Applied Physics, a PhD in Material Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from its Wharton School. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Formerly head of electronic device research at RCA, Dr. Kressel holds 31 patents and has published more than 120 papers and four books. His most recent three books all published by Cambridge University Press are: Competing For The Future: How Digital Innovations Are Changing The World (2007); Investing In Dynamic Markets: Venture Capital In The Digital Age (2010); and Entrepreneurship In The Global Economy Engine For Economic Growth (2012).

MR. AVI LAUER Mr. Lauer is Vice President for Legal Affairs, Secretary and General Counsel of Yeshiva University. He also serves as Counsel to the President of the University. Previously, Mr. Lauer was a Partner at Thelen LLP and a senior member of the Office of the General Counsel at PricewaterhouseCoopers

LLP and Deloitte LLP. He is an active lay leader in the Jewish community and has served as President of the Young Israel of Woodmere and Chairman and Honorary Past President of HAFTR.

RABBI AARON LEIBOWITZ Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz serves as Deputy to the President of Yeshiva University for Philanthropy and Community. Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz received a bachelor's degree from Sy Syms School of Busi-ness and rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Semi-nary at YU. Previously, Rabbi Leibowitz

served as Director of the Department of Community Initia-tives at Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future and worked for several synagogues, crafting creative and inspirational community programs.

MR. MENACHEM LEWINMenachem is a Project Manager at Center for the Jewish Future. In this capacity, he oversees the logistical and operational pieces of ChampionsGate, the Kohelet Fellowship, the seven school kollelim, and the six summer learning and internship initiatives. Menachem is Vice President of

Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY and is on the Board of Trustees at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB). He resides in Woodmere with his wife, Susie, and four children.

MR. MAURY LITWACKMaury Litwack is Director of State Political Affairs for the OU. This year, the OU has secured over $55 million dollars in state funding for Jewish Education. Maury has made collaboration and advocacy training a key part of the OU’s work and in the past year, two states have consolidated resources and over

100 new community leaders have joined the OU Advocacy Network. Prior to the OU, Maury served on the staff of two Congressmen and helped to launch Miami-Dade County’s DC lobbying office.



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DR. DAVID MAGERMANDavid Magerman is the founder of the The Kohelet Foundation, a charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality, efficiency and affordability of Jewish day school education. David is the proprietor of restaurant Citron and Rose in Merion Station, PA and also works as a research scientist at

Renaissance Technologies. He is a member of the board of the National Math Museum and the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering. This past year David joined the board of trustees of Yeshiva University. David received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD from Stanford University. David lives with his wife Debra and their 4 children in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

RABBI LEONARD MATANKYRabbi Matanky serves as the Rabbi of Congregation K.I.N.S. of West Rogers Park and Dean of Ida Crown Jewish Academy. He received his ordination from Hebrew Theological College and a Ph.D. from NYU. Rabbi Matanky is President of Rabbinical Council of America and a member of the CJF

Advisory Council. Rabbi and Mrs. Matanky are parents of seven children and grandparents of nine grandchildren.

MR. IRA MITZNERMr. Mitzner is President of Rida Development Corporation, a national and international commercial real estate investment and development firm based in Houston, Texas. Ira is the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University, chair of the CJF Advisory Council, and a member of the executive

board of the American Society for Yad Vashem and the board of directors of State of Israel bonds. In Houston, Ira is immediate past President of The Robert M. Beren Academy. Previously, he was President of United Orthodox Synagogues, co-chaired along with Mindy The Houston Division of Israel Bonds, was President of the Houston Kashrut Association, and was a board member of the Houston Holocaust Museum.

MRS. MINDY MITZNERMrs. Mitzner is a graduate of Lehman College, mother of three children, Steven, Laura, and Michael, mother-in- law to Steven Paletz and future mother-in-law to Stephanie Perl. Mindy, together with Ira, are active philanthropists both nationally as well as in Houston, Texas. She also works at Seven Acres Jewish

Senior Care Services and volunteers at the Texas Children’s Hospital. Mindy currently sits on the Houston UJA Federation Board, is President of the United Orthodox Synagogue Sisterhood, past Board of Education Chairman of The Robert M. Beren Academy and past Houston New Leadership State of Israel Bonds Co-Chair.

DR. RONA NOVICKDr. Rona Novick is the director of the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Doctoral Program at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Yeshiva University. She is also associate clinical professor of child psychology at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System and serves as co-educational

director of Hidden Sparks, an initiative to support diverse learners in Jewish Day Schools. In addition to teaching, supervision and administration at Azrieli, she directs the national BRAVE initiative through the Institute, exploring and promoting social-emotional leadership development and bully prevention in Jewish schools.

DR. DAVID PELCOVITZ Dr. Pelcovitz holds the Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Jewish Education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. He also teaches courses in pastoral psychology at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and serves as special assis-

tant to the president of Yeshiva University. Dr. Pelcovitz has published and lectured extensively on a variety of psycho-social issues in the Jewish community.

RABBI MENACHEM PENNERRabbi Penner is the Acting Dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. Rabbi Penner also serves as spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Holliswood in Queens. He received his semikha from RIETS ‘94 and his BA from Yeshiva College ‘91.



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MRS. DINA RABHANDina Rabhan is the Director of Recruitment, Placement and Induction at the YU Institute for University-School Partnership, supporting Jewish day schools’ human resource development needs and individual’s career coaching. A graduate of Stern College and licensed social worker, Dina is pursuing a doctoral

degree in education at Yeshiva University with a focus on leadership and school improvement. Dina is also the Rebbetzin in Kings Point, New York, where she lives with her husband Rabbi David and their seven daughters.

MR. JONAH RASKAS Jonah Raskas is an Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Yeshiva University. Jonah’s primary role is to recruit prospective high school and transfer students from around the United States, Canada and abroad. In addition to recruiting students to the university, Jonah directs the Post

Pesach Program, a mini semester for students returning from their second or third year of study in Israel. Jonah is also responsible for managing the social media presence for the Office of Admissions.

MR. MICHAEL SCAGNOLIMichael Scagnoli has been with the University’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs for the past six years. He leads a team of communications professionals responsible for reputa-tion management and media relations, branding and graphic identity, messag-ing and design, news and the YU Web

site, and he also directs the University’s major ceremonial events. Previously, Scagnoli served as director of opera-tions and concert production and executive director for the New York Collegium. Scagnoli received his BA from Trine University and his MBA from Metropolitan Co

RABBI DR. JACOB J. SCHACTER Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter is University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought and Senior Scholar at Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future. He holds a PhD in Near Eastern Languages from Harvard University and received rabbinic ordination from Mesivta Torah Vodaath. Rabbi Schacter

has authored books, articles, and reviews, and is the founding editor of The Torah u-Madda Journal.

MRS. YOCHEVED SCHACTER Shana Yocheved Schacter, RCSW, is a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst in private practice where she has been helping individuals and couples reach their optimum success in their personal and professional lives. She has been consulting to the CJF of YU at the Rabbi and Rebbetzin Yarchei Kallah since its

inception in areas of leadership and personal growth.

DR. YITZY SCHECHTERDr. Yitzchak Schechter, is a recognized leader in emotional and behavioral health care in the Jewish community, a clinical psychologist and Director of The Center for Applied Psychology (CAPs) at Bikur Cholim in Monsey, New York. He has most recently launched the Institute for Applied Research and Community

Collaboration(ARCC), a unique institute whose mission is to conduct, analyze and disseminate rigorous research on psychiatric, psychological and social issues of the frum community.

MRS. SHOSHANA SCHECHTERShoshana Schechter is assistant professor of Bible at Stern College for Women and director of the Mechina program there. She is a graduate of Stern College, with a B.S. in Judaic Studies and English Literature, and holds masters degrees from Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish

Studies as well as from Columbia University School of Journalism. She is a frequent lecturer on topics in Tanach and has been involved in Jewish outreach programs on four continents.

MRS. SUZY SCHWARTZSuzy joined YU in 2010 as Assistant Dean, Center for the Jewish Future. Armed with strategic and management skills from the world of corporate adver-tising, Suzy had most recently served as SVP, Senior Account Director at BBDO, a leading worldwide advertising agency. Suzy is a community activist playing

leadership roles in her synagogue and local schools. An alumnus of Stern College, Suzy has an MBA in marketing/advertising from Baruch College.


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RABBI RONALD SCHWARZBERGRabbi Ronald Schwarzberg serves as the Director of the Morris and Gertrude Bienenfeld Department of Jewish Career Development and Placement, a division of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future. Rabbi Schwarzberg, a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Yeshiva College

and Ferkauf School of Psychology, received his ordination from Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). He and his wife, Judy, reside in Highland Park, New Jersey where he was formerly the longtime spiritual leader of Congregation Ahavas Achim.

DR. AARON SEGALAaron Segal is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Yeshiva College. He has published articles and lectured widely on topics in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, Jewish philosophy, and Jewish law, and received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Segal studied under the direction

of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein in the Kollel Gavoah at Yeshivat Har Etzion, and will be receiving semikha from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.

MR. NACHUM SEGAL Nachum Segal is the voice of Jewish radio. He has been host of JM in the AM since 1983 when he brought the training and experience he received at Yeshiva College Radio to the greater Jewish and radio world. JM in the AM airs in the NJ/NY area and is available around the world online

(jmintheam.org). Through his daily morning show and 24 hour online network (www.nachumsegal.com), Nachum brings music, news and guests of interest to hundreds of thousands of listeners.

RABBI DR. DAVID SHABTAI Rabbi David Shabtai, MD is a fellow of the Wexner Kollel Elyon at RIETS. He earned his semikha from RIETS and medical degree from NYU School of Medicine. He is interested in the interface of medicine and Halakhah and is the author of Defining the Moment: Understanding Brain Death in

Halakhah and editor in chief of Verapo Yerape: The Journal of Torah and Medicine of the AECOM Synagogue and RIETS.

DR. DAVID SHATZ David Shatz is Professor of Philosophy at YU and editor of both The Torah u-Madda Journal and the series Me-Otzar HoRav: Selected Writings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. He has published fifteen books and nearly seventy articles and reviews, encom-passing both general and Jewish

philosophy. A musmakh of RIETS, he received his PhD with distinction from Columbia University. In 2009 Dr. Shatz was awarded the YU Presidential Medallion.

MR. BARRY SHRAGEBarry Shrage has served as president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) – Boston’s Jewish Federation – since 1987. Barry has helped make formal and informal Jewish education and the pursuit of a Jewish renaissance in Boston CJP’s highest priority. Creating a tipping point for Jewish learning and Jewish identity

within an open and diverse community has become an obsession for Boston’s Jewish community. Barry gradu-ated from City College of New York and earned a master’s degree in social work from Boston University.

RABBI DR. MEIR SOLOVEICHIK Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik is Director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at YU and Rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel in Manhattan. He graduated summa cum laude from YU, received his semikha from RIETS, and was a member of its Beren Kollel Elyon. In

2010, he received his doctorate in Religion from Princeton University. Rabbi Soloveichik’s essays on Jewish theol-ogy, ethics and Jewish-Christian relations have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, First Things, Azure, Tradition, and the Torah u-Madda Journal.

RABBI DAVID STAV Rabbi David Stav is Chief Rabbi of the City of Shoham, co-founder & Chairman of the Tzohar organization and leading Zionist candidate for Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel. Rav Stav is a graduate of Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav and has qualifi-cation for Dayanut (Rabbinical Judge). Rav Stav lectures in the women's Judaic

program at Bar Ilan University, hosts a weekly television segment and writes a weekly column in the Israel Hayom news-paper on Parashat Hashavuah.



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MRS. EVELYN STAVSKY As a Managing Director and Global Head of Structured Lending at Citi-group, Evelyn retains responsibility for the Asset Finance Group and the securitization conduit lending platform. Serving as an advisor and principal, Evelyn has closed transactions in the rail, aircraft, real estate, power, renew-

able energy and shipping sectors. Previously, Evelyn was involved in the origination and execution of transactions at Macquarie Bank, and advised both issuers and investors with Fulbright & Jaworski and Lord Day & Lord Barrett Smith. Evelyn holds an LLM in taxation from NYU School of Law, a JD from Cardozo and a BA from YU.

DR. BARUCH STERMAN Baruch Sterman received his BA from Yeshiva College and PhD in physics from the Hebrew University, and has been active in the high-tech industry in Israel and America for over 30 years. He is cofounder of the Ptil Tekhelet Foundation and author (along with his wife, Judy Taubes Sterman, SC ’86), of

The Rarest Blue: The Remarkable Story of an Ancient Color Lost to History and Rediscovered. He has published numerous articles on Science and Torah, as well as on the topic of tekhelet, and lectures worldwide on both of these subjects.

DR. GILLIAN STEINBERG Dr. Gillian Steinberg is Associate Professor of English at Yeshiva College, where she serves as Director of Writing and supervises senior Honors Thesis writers in addition to teaching Modern Poetry and Short Fiction. She is the author of two books, Philip Larkin and His Audiences and Thomas Hardy:

The Poems, and regularly publishes articles and presents papers on literature, composition theory, and pedagogy. She was named the Lillian F. and William L. Silber Professor of the Year for 2011-2012.

MRS. MIRIAM L. WALLACHMiriam L. Wallach, MSEd, MA is the General Manager of The Nachum Segal Network. She began her career with The Network three years ago as a host and producer. Miriam also writes “Dear That’s Life,” a featured column on OU Life, and has a blog by the same name. She was a noted Language Arts teacher

for fifteen years, included in “Who’s Who in America’s Teachers” three years in a row. She and her husband are the proud parents of six children.

MR. MORRY WEISS Morry Weiss is the past Chairman of the

Board of Trustees, Yeshiva University. He joined American Greetings in 1961 as a sales representative. In the subsequent years, he held a variety of positions, including Group Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Creative. In June 1978, Weiss was appointed President and

Chief Operating Officer of the corporation, became the Chief Executive Officer in 1987, and then Chairman of the Board while retaining his title of Chief Executive Officer in 1992. By 1996, the company had doubled its size in less than a decade and reached $2 billion in total revenues.

MRS. SHIRA YOSHOR Shira Radinsky Yoshor received her BA from Stern College and her JD from the University of Chicago. Shira is a member of YU’s Board of Trustees, Chair of Stern’s Board, and serves on the CJF Advisory Council. She is married to Daniel Yoshor, a neurosurgeon and graduate of YC, and

has four children. Shira is a partner at Baker Botts, LLP, one of Houston’s premier law firms.

MS. ANITA ZUCKER Anita Zucker serves as CEO of The InterTech Group, a family owned and operated business that she and her late husband Jerry, O”BM founded. Anita holds a BA in Education and an MEd in Educational Administration and Supervision. As a child of Holocaust survivors and an educator and

entrepreneur, Anita uses her passion for Tikun Olam to advance a multiplicity of causes, and holds many leadership positions in both the Jewish community, as well as the greater Charleston community.

Broaden Your Horizon With CJF’s Community Toolbox:

Here’s What YU Can Do For You!

Lay Leader Services THE CHAMPIONSGATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

In concert with community leaders from around the world, prioritize, present, and discuss an agenda of the issues facing the Modern Orthodox community at a yearly conference that convenes lay, educational and rabbinic leaders. The conference continues through on-going conversations and continued updates to implement change in issues affecting our communities.

Contact [email protected].

Torah Projects & Publications YUTORAH.ORG®

Website providing access to thousands of shiurim delivered by faculty of Yeshiva University and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.

Contact Rabbi Robert Shur at [email protected].

THE BENJAMIN AND ROSE BERGER TORAH TO-GO®

Torah packets featuring contributors from within the YU community published for and relevant to each holiday. Contact us to ensure that your community is receiving these packets.

Contact Rabbi Robert Shur at [email protected].

TORAH U-MADDA JOURNAL

An annual journal devoted to the interaction between Judaism and general culture.

Contact Dr. David Shatz at [email protected].

TANAKH/JEWISH HISTORY YOM IYUN

A day of Tanakh learning, featuring a wide array of YU faculty members speaking about Bible, Jewish history and Jewish philosophy.

Contact Nehama Cohen at [email protected].

STUDENT MEDICAL ETHICS SOCIETY

Join MES for the annual conference on Medical Ethics and Halacka, or bring an MES event to your community.

Visit us at www.yumedicalethics.com.

SHABBAT TABLE DISCUSSION

The Shabbat Table Discussion project provides families the opportunity to have facilitated conversations around the Shabbat table on important contemporary ethical and moral issues using Torah sources.

Download and register at www.yutorah.org/shabbattable.

Community Services & Programs ARBESFELD KOLLEL AND MIDRESHET YOM RISHON

An opportunity to experience the energy of the Kollel/ Midreshet Yom Rishon Program in your community. Create a lecture series on Sunday mornings delivered by dynamic male or female Torah scholars from Yeshiva University.

Contact Nehama Cohen [email protected].

YU SPEAKERS BUREAU

Tailor programs of speakers from within the YU community for the needs and desires of your community or institution.

Contact Nehama Cohen at [email protected].

SUMMER/WINTER KOLLELIM

Establish adult and youth learning programs in various communities during winter and summer breaks with a contingency of Yeshiva University students.

Contact Rabbi Ari Sytner at [email protected].

AARON AND BLANCHE SCHREIBER TORAH TOURS Teams of young men and women dispatched to communities for Simchat Torah and Shavuot to teach classes, instill ruach [spirit] and create a fun and spirited Yom Tov experience. Contact Aliza Abrams at [email protected].

COMMUNITY KOLLEL

Establish a transformational Torah u-Madda religious Zionist initiative in your community that seeds young dynamic families and serves as an incubator for future klei and lay kodesh.


COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

An opportunity to identify and train emerging young lay leaders that will help shape the future of our communities. Utilizing top professors, talent and resources of Yeshiva University, CLI teaches the skills and knowledge necessary for successful lay leadership.


YUCONNECTS

YUConnects offers social networking events and opportunities, a matchmaking website with volunteer connectors worldwide, and educational sessions relating to dating and healthy relationship building.

For more information contact [email protected].

Broaden Your Horizon With CJF’s Community Toolbox:

Here’s What YU Can Do For You!

YU CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION

A professional development program for practicing Jewish educators dedicated to strengthening, professionalizing and transforming the field of Experiential Jewish

Education and its impact on Jewish identity, life and community. Participants gain knowledge and skills designed to strengthen their impact as Jewish educators, while nurturing their vision and mission and paving their way for a long term career trajectory.

Contact Shuki Taylor at [email protected].

JEWISH GENETIC DISEASE CARRIER SCREENING

The Program for Jewish Genetic Health provides affordable and accessible pre conception Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases carrier screening and genetic counseling in the New York metropolitan area, regardless of one’s financial condition.


Rabbinic Services MORRIS AND GERTRUDE BIENENFELD DEPARTMENT OF JEWISH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT

Access to professionals who aid synagogues with the search process, management and mentorship of rabbis and lay leaders throughout North America and beyond.

Contact Rabbi Ronald Schwarzberg at [email protected].

JEWISH CAREERS

A vocational website designed to help Jewish organizations find professionals they seek, and aid professionals in finding positions.

Visit the site at www.yu.edu/jewishcareers.

RABBIS YARCHEI KALLAH

Conduct retreats for rabbis designed to stimulate, strengthen and sharpen the participants’ preaching, pastoral, programming and teaching skills. The primary mentor in this program is Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter. Conversations on management skills and balance between the home-work relationship is also part of the presentations.

Contact Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter at [email protected].

REBBETZIN ESTHER ROSENBLATT YARCHEI KALLAH FOR REBBETZINS

Convene groups of rebbetzins to support and strengthen the skills they need to succeed in their unique role. The program includes in-depth textual learning on topics on which the rebbetzins desire additional knowledge, mentoring between veteran and new rebbetzins, mental health conversations on a wide range of issues that the rebbetzins often deal with, and guidance on how to help the rabbinic family develop while being raised in the “eye of the community.”

Contact Rebbetzin Meira Davis at [email protected].

RABBANAN.ORG RABBINIC RESOURCE WEBSITE

A password protected website with exclusive resources for rabbis, including webinar recordings, shiur outlines, drasha ideas, a responsa research service, and a host of links to access our resources and services for rabbis.

Available at www.rabbanan.org.

Personnel LEADERSHIP AND TEACHER PLACEMENT

Including personalized career counseling and job placement for job seekers; support for schools seeking teachers and school leaders; online job board. www.yuschoolpartnership.org/jobs

For leadership placement contact Dina Rabhan at [email protected]. For teacher placement contact Maccabee Avishur at [email protected].

Educational Quality CONSULTANCIES

Consultancies for schools in areas including: leadership, teaching and learning, technology, Hebrew language, social-emotional development, and religious/spiritual growth.

Contact Jane Cohen at [email protected].

NEW TEACHER INDUCTION

Programs for school leaders, mentors, and new teachers to build systems that support new teachers. yuschoolpartnership. org/induction

Contact Shira Loewenstein at [email protected].

LEGACY HERITAGE YU TEACH FELLOWSHIP

An opportunity for Judaic studies teachers to enhance their professional development through online and in-person learning and collaboration.

Contact Shira Heller at [email protected].

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Online asynchronous professional development for faculty of schools delivered by acclaimed experts.

Contact Eitan Novick at [email protected].

Educational Leadership YULEAD: LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT

A leadership development program that convenes school leaders online and in-person to learn, share best practices, and collaborate.

www.yuschoolpartnership.org/yulead. Contact Dina [email protected].

TECHNOLOGY

The Open Day School (ODS) is a collaboration with Jewish educators and schools to create open-source Judaic courseware for fully online and blended courses.

Contact Eliezer Jones at [email protected].

Finance/Governance/Operations BENCHMARKING AND FINANCIAL REENGINEERING

Comprehensive financial analysis to help schools under-stand, communicate, and plan to meet the challenges of sustainability.

Contact Harry Bloom at [email protected].

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE

Support for schools through a process of strategic planning from evaluating current performance, visioning goals, and planning toward those goals, including analytics to measure success.

Contact Harry Bloom at [email protected].

Convenings NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE

Annual opportunity for professional and lay educational leaders from across the denominational spectrum to net-work, collaborate, and learn with from experts in the field.


COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

Online forums and in-person convenings to share re-sources and best practices, discuss trends and needs, and develop collaborative research in a variety of sub- fields.

Contact Eliezer Jones at [email protected].

The YU School Partnership

Here’s How YU Supports Your School!

VISIT WWW.YUSCHOOLPARTNERSHIP.ORG OR EMAIL [email protected] TO LEARN MORE!

IN APPRECIATION • הכרת הטובIn appreciation to our hosts, Mindy and Ira Mitzner and family, for their ongoing support, vision and leadership.

With gratitude to The AviChai Foundation for their partnership in the production of ELI Talks at ChampionsGate.

In recognition to Elliot and Debbie Gibber and Deb-El Food Products for their continued support.

To the Jewish Press and the Jewish Week for creating the special Shabbat editions for ChampionsGate.

We thank our supporters who enabled young leaders to attend ChampionsGate.

In appreciation to our ChampionsGate Mentors for sharing their wisdom and experience with our Presidential Fellows:

• HarryBallan• HollyCohen• LizDiament• NathanDiament

• LauraGoldman• YossiGoldman• LenGrunstein• StanleyRaskas

• AriSegal• BradSomer• EdwardStelzer• MiriamWallach

• StephenWallach• JeffreyWild• ShiraYoshor

We are grateful to our corporate sponsors:

• Staples• CDW-G

• Xerox• BookerPromotions

• AFDContract Furniture, Inc.

With gratitude to our ChampionsGate Team for their tireless efforts in making this event a success:ChaviBecker,YoniCohen,MenachemLewin,andDoritMuskin.

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