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Table of Contents
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Welcome 5
Friday 19th june 6
shabbat 20th june 12
sunday 21st june 18
monday 22nd june 26
hotel Floor Plans 28
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about davos 34
about ejsn 36
credits 38
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Welcome
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It’s a true pleasure for me to welcome you to the European Jewish Retreat
at the Steigenberger Hotel Belvédère, in the beautiful Davos Switzerland, and to thank you personally for joining us for this amazing weekend.
Within this booklet you will find a packed programme of all the treats we have prepared for you, as well as some useful information which will enable you to make the most of your time here.
We are here to take care of all your needs, so please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything I can do for you.
Enjoy your stay.
Sincerely
Sholom Liberow
Director
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Friday19th June
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Check in & RegistrationLocation: Front Desk
12.00 – 14.30LunchLocation: Vinothek
14.00 – 15.00“Chicken Soup for the Soul”A lecture by Mrs. Chana Weisberg
listening to and learning extraordinary messages from the everyday stories of our lives
Location: Salon Ducan
15.00 – 16.00“Lessons From the Credit Crunch” A lecture by Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
a hard look at current events from an ancient biblical perspective
exploring and analyzing biblical stories to understand jewish attitudes towards money and materialism
Location: Salon Scaletta
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16.00 – 17.30Coffee breakLocation: Lounge West
16.00 – 18.50Relax and prepare for Shabbat
18.50 – 19.30“Do You Believe in Angels?”A lecture by Rabbi Moshe Brysk
throughout biblical stories, scriptural writings, rabbinical teachings and liturgical prayers, references are made to G-d’s angels, or Divine Messengers, commissioned to fulfill specific functions and tasks. This workshop will go beyond the abstract concept of the holy hosts, beckoning us to recognise the presence of angels in our own lives a most inspirational and uplifting exercise
Location: Salon Scaletta
Born in Canada, and educated in Toronto, London and New York. Currently Rabbi at Mill Hill Synagogue since 1993. He serves as member of the Chief Rabbi’s Cabinet and Chairman of the Rabbinical Council and is also Principal of the Rosh Pinah Primary School in Edgware and columnist for the Jewish News in London.
Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Friday 19th June
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19.40Mincha (afternoon prayer)
Location: Salon Scaletta
20.00Candle Lighting Location: Restaurant Belvedere
Kabbalat Shabbat (shabbat eve service)
Prayers by Dudu FisherLocation: Salon Scaletta
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A charismatic and gifted teacher and founder of the Conejo Jewish Academy, an adult Jewish education institution which attracts over 3,000 students each year with its programmes. Rabbi Bryski is also director and spiritual leader of Chabad of Conejo in Agoura Hill, California, USA.
Rabbi Moshe Bryski
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20.40Shabbat Dinnera traditional shabbat meal is the ultimate experience for the body and soul join us for a gourmet meal that will satisfy your appetite
Zemirot and festive shabbat songs led by world renowned singer Dudu Fisher will uplift your spirit
Friday 19th June
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After dinner talk by Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
“Wake Up & Smell the Coffee”life lessons from a simple cup how to see a mirror image of your life in your coffee mug; drinking coffee will never be the same again!
Location: Restaurant Belvedere
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Shabbat20th June
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8.00-10.00BreakfastLocation: Restaurant Belvedere
8.45 – 9.30“Can we relinquish the Holy Land?”A class with Rabbi Isser Zalman WeisbergLocation: Salon Scaletta
9.30Shacharit (morning prayers)
Prayers by Dudu Fisher
“Yes, We Can!”A Shabbat Sermon by Rabbi Moshe BryskiLocation: Salon Scaletta
Rabbi Isser Zalman Weisberg received his Rabbinic Training at the famed Beth Medrash Govoha Talmudic Academy in Lakewood, New Jersey. He went on to study Jewish Mysticism and Chassidic Philosophy at 770 Eastern Parkway, the flagship institution of higher learning of the Chabad-Lubavitch Movement. He has held Rabbinic positions in several communities in Canada, and teaching positions at the Yeshiva and Seminary in Toronto, where he resides with his wife Chana, and their six children.
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12.30 – 14.30Shabbat Buffet LunchLocation: Restaurant Belvedere
16.15 – 17.30 Coffee BreakLocation: Lounge
16.15 – 17.00“Wine and food pairing”A Presentation by Mr. Jay BuchsbaumWorking with our culinary staff we have prepared a series of hors d’œuvres in the format of an imaginary meal with wines to match taste and learn from the expert how these dishes pair and why
Location: Lounge
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As the foremost expert on Kosher Wine for over a quarter of a century, Jay has been traversing the globe sourcing unique wines for the discerning kosher wine connoisseur. Both a highly regarded expert and engaging and popular presenter, Jay is the vice president of marketing and director of wine education for Royal Wine the worlds largest producer and purveyor of kosher wine.
A Rabbi, physician and scientist. He is Chief Officer of Medical Ethics for the Israeli Ministry of Health and director of the Institute for Medical-Halachic Research in Jerusalem, Israel. A member of Bioethics Advisory Committee of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, chief editor of Assia, quarterly review of medical ethics and Jewish law.
Dr. Mordechai Halperin
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17.00 – 18.00“The Laws of Saving Lives: How far can we go?”A Lecture by Dr. Mordechai Halperin
searching for a missing person on shabbat; lifesaving procedures undertaken in error; fasting on yom kippur after giving birth; and new criteria for determining danger to life
Location: Salon Scaletta
18.00 – 18.40“Hakhel – The Sacred Value of Each Individual”A Lecture by Rabbi Moshe BryskiLocation: Salon Ducan
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18.40Mincha (afternoon Prayers)
Location: Salon Scaletta
19.00 – 20.45Dinner & Seuda ShlishitLocation: Restaurant Belvedere
20.45 – 21.30“Wine in Jewish life”Presented by Mr. Jay Buchsbaum, Executive Sommelier.
a 30 minute lecture followed by a questions and tasting wines from around the world
Location: Salon Ducan
21.30 – 22.30“ANY QUESTIONS?”at the heart of this session is you! this is your chance to address everything you wanted to know about judaism but were too afraid to ask allow our panel of experts answer
Participants:
• Rabbi Moshe Bryski
• Mrs. Chana Weisberg
• Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet
Location: Salon Scaletta
Shabbat 20th June
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22.30Maariv & Havdala (evening prayers)
a stirring farewell in song and prayer
By Dudu FisherLocation: Salon Scaletta
23.00 RefreshmentsLocation: Lounge West
23.15“Cabal in Kabul”Film
Location: Salon Ducan
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With his documentary Cabal in Kabul, filmmaker Dan Alexe provides a character study of two highly colourful individuals. Isaac and Zebulon are the last two Jews living in the Islamic Afghan Republic, among millions of impassioned Muslim neighbours. The two men co-inhabit one of Kabul’s few
remaining synagogues - octogenarian Isaac on the lower floor, selling amulets to the Islamic people; middle-aged Zebulon on the upper level, quibbling with patrons over the price of the wine that he’s selling. Incredibly, the men feel no loyalty or allegiance to one another, but instead berate and attack each other continually with vicious insults, slurs and accusations - Isaac insisting that Zebulon forged a deal with the Taliban, Zebulon asserting that Isaac may be Jewish by birth, but is in fact a practicing Muslim.
Running Time: 86 Minutes
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Sunday21st June
7.30 -10.00BreakfastLocation: Restaurant Belvedere
8.00Shacharit (morning service)
Location: Salon Scaletta
9.30 – 10.45“Soulmates or Stalemates” (Lecture 1)
A Lecture by Mrs. Chana Weisberg
a Kabbalistic exploration of the differences between men and women and how to use this information practically to enhance your relationships this heaven-to-earth lecture is surprisingly down-to-earth
Location: Salon Ducan
Chana Weisberg
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Author of four books including the best-selling Divine Whispers and Tending the Garden: The Unique Gifts of the Jewish Woman. She is an editor of Think Jewish, its weekly print publication being distributed to tens of thousands. Weisberg is an international lecturer who speaks on a wide array of issues.
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“Organ Transplants from a Living Donor” (Lecture 2)
A lecture by Dr. Mordechai Halperin
the danger to the donor; donation under coercion; and organ selling
Location: Salon Scaletta
10.45 – 12.00“Journeys of Our Lives”A lecture by Rabbi Moshe Bryski
ever think of the “journeys” in your life that brought you to where you are today? King david writes in the book of Psalms “the Footsteps of man are directed by G-d” this is true in the micro and the macro the journeys of each of us as individuals and the journeys of all us as a jewish people – are all part of a master plan Where were we and where is it all leading?
Location: Salon Scaletta
12.00Group PhotoLocation: Hotel entrance
12.15 – 13.30Buffet LunchLocation: Restaurant Belvedere
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13.30See Davos from Abovejoin us for a short a trip up the mountains, 300 meters above davos and enjoy the beautiful panoramic views visit the botanical garden with 3500 different species of alpine plants visit the schatzalp, best known from the novel “the magic mountain” by thomas mann
ride the private funicular (4 minutes) or if you’re feeling more adventurous you can hike back down the picturesque mountain trail
Meeting place: Hotel Entrance, 13.30 prompt(in case of bad weather, alternative arrangements have been made)
16.00 – 17.15Coffee BreakLocation: Lounge West
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17.45Mincha (afternoon service)
Location: Salon Scaletta
18.00Gala DinnerA fitting finale for the weekend retreat. A four course banquet, with master of ceremonies rabbi moshe bryski and keynote speaker General doron almog
(dress: cocktail suits)
“The Supreme Test: Our Commitment for Society’s Weakest Members”the talk will demonstrate why the axiom “all of israel is responsible for one another” expresses the commitment of jews throughout the generations, and why the supreme test of this commitment is measured by our treatment toward the weakest members in our society We will
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Doron Almog, the first para-reconnaissance commander to land on the runway at Entebbe, and more recently he served as head of the IDF Southern Command. From 2000-2003 he secured the border of the
Gaza Strip against infiltration by Palestinian militants. Almog was also the father of a son with severe autism, and the founder of Aleh Negev, a charity providing residential, medical and social services to the handicapped of southern Israel.
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explore the linear connection between the physical bravery of saving jews at entebbe and other courageous military operations and saving the weakest members of our society by tremendous mental efforts to break the negative stigma of severely disabled people
By keynote guest speaker Doron Almog, Israel’s Major General (Res.)
Location: Restaurant Belvedere
General Doron AlmogIsrael’s Major General (Res.)
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20.45 – 22.45Jewish Song: Unplugged
Dudu Fishertruly a rare opportunity this concert will give you chance to revel in jewish music and enjoy up-close an informal live performance
a sit-down “Kumzits” style concert by world class entertainer dudu Fisher
Location: Lounge East
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22.45 – 23.00Maariv (evening service)
Location: Salon Scaletta
22.45RefreshmentsLocation: Lounge West
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6.30 – 10.00BreakfastLocation: Vinothek
8.00Shacharit (morning Prayers)
Location: Salon Ducan
10.30Check Out and Goodbye!
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Floor Plans
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salon scalletaSynagogue
Lower Level
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vinothek
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Pool
Main Entrance
ShabbatEntrance
salon ducanLecture Hall
Ground Floor
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Front Desk
Resturant Belvédère
Stairs to Scalleta / Synagogue
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Lounge WestLounge East
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Hotel info:steigenberger Grand hotel belvédèrePromenade 897270 davos Platztel: +41 81 415 60 30Fax: +41 81 415 60 01
Staff phone numbers:staff 1: +41 79 8845 206staff 2: +41 79 8845 207
Davos tourist office:Promenade 677270 davos Platz+41 415 21 21info@davos ch Emergency numbers:Police: 117ambulance: 144Fire: 118 Car service:amaG retail davosamaG automobil- und motoren aGtalstrasse 227270 davos Platz+41 410 12 34info amag-davos@amag ch
ab-ba transfers+ 41 22 341 08 01info@abbatransfers comwww abbatransfers com
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european jewishstudy network
About Davos
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davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/davos in the canton of Graubünden, switzerland
it is located on the landwasser river, in the swiss alps, between the Plessur and albula range it is the highest city in europe
davos has a dual claim to fame as the host to the World economic Forum (WeF), an annual meeting of global political and business elites (often referred to simply as davos), and the home of the largest ski resort in switzerland, serving as the site of the annual spengler cup ice hockey tournament, hosted by the hc davos local hockey team
the current settlement of the davos area started back in high middle ages with the immigration of rhaeto-romans From about 1280 the barons of vaz allowed German-speaking Walser colonists to settle down, and conceded them extensive self-administration rights, causing davos to become the largest Walser settlement area in eastern switzerland natives still speak a dialect that is atypical for Graubünden, showing similarities with German idioms of western parts of switzerland, such as in bernese oberland and the upper valais
in the “natural ice” era of winter sports, davos, and the davos eisstadion was a mecca for speed skating many international championships were held here, and many world records were set, beginning with Peder Østlund who set four records in 1898
From the middle of the 18th century, davos became a popular destination for both the rich and the ailing because the microclimate in the high valley was deemed excellent by doctors and recommended for lung disease patients robert louis stevenson, who suffered from tuberculosis, wintered in davos in 1880 at the recommendation of his edinburgh physician dr George balfour arthur conan doyle wrote an article about skiing in davos in 1899 a sanatorium in davos is also the setting of the thomas mann novel der Zauberberg (the magic mountain)
subsequently, davos became a famous ski resort, especially frequented by tourists from the united Kingdom and the netherlands after peaking in the 1970s and 1980s, the city settled down as a leading high-profile tourist attraction
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About EJSN
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Rue Froissart 109, 1040 Brussels, BelgiumTel: +32 2 233 1854 | Fax: +32 2 233 1855
[email protected] | www.ejsn.eu
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Illuminating Europethe european jewish study network (ejsn) was founded in 2005 and is based in brussels, seat of eu institutions
its mission is to unite jewish communities and make the study of judaism accessible throughout europe by providing stimulating and interactive lectures on a wide range of contemporary jewish issues utilising the latest technology
ejsn offers a variety of multi-lingual and interactive jewish educational programmes throughout Western and eastern europe included in its past events are lectures by renowned speakers such as rabbi adin steinsaltz, Prime minister benjamin netanyahu, chief rabbi israel meir lau, nobel Prize winner Professor robert aumann and Professor alan dershowitz
ejsn has drastically changed the landscape of jewish education across europe by bringing torah, people and technology together, ensuring our heritage will continue to inspire the next generation
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