N'shei Convention
 
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Friday      

10:00-2:00 pm

Registration

12:30-2:00 pm

Lunch

 

Welcome ~ Sheva Deren  

 

Greetings ~ Malya Shmotkin " Friendship Circle - Transforming Teens - Uplifting Families"

 

Speaker ~ Bracha Meshchaninov  " Chanukah - The Pivitol Role of the Jewish Woman"

 

Jem Video Presentation

 

Prepare For Shabbat
3:45 pm

Candle Lighting

4:30 pm Rivka Altizio  " My Journey Home"
5:00 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat

5:45 pm

Seudat Shabbat

 

Chairperson  

 

Personal Story ~ Chana/Annette Batkin  

 

Speaker ~ Rabbi Eli Wolf "S habbat-A Transformative Oasis"

  Farbrengen "Getting In Touch With Your Inner Self"
       

Shabbat      

8:00-9:30 am

Breakfast

9:00 am

Rivka Kotlarsky " Lessons Gleaned from the Parsha of the Week"

8:30-10:00 am

A Choice of Shacharit Services: 
1) Walk to Shul at 8:30 am (an hour walk each way) 
2) Beginner's Services: Prayer That Reclaims Our Inner Connection with Bracha Meshchaninov, 10:00 am at the Hotel 
3) Regular Services 10:00 am at the Hotel (no Minyan)

12:45 pm

Seudat Shabbat  

 

Chairperson

 

Speaker ~ Vivi Deren " Catalysts of Change-The Power of the Jewish Woman"

 

Shabbat Melodies  

 

 

 

 
2:30-3:30 pm

Session 1 ~ Vivi Deren " Faith and Joy in the Face of Adversity"

 

Session 2 ~ Rabbi Eli Wolf " A Lesson in Tanya"

 

Session 3 ~ Bracha Meshchaninov  " Above the Stars: Judaism, Hellenism and Asrology

3:30 pm

Seuda Shlishit

4:30 pm

Stump the Rabbi

5:11 pm

Havdallah

6:00-7:00 pm

Hands on Workshop ~ Molly Resnick " Decorating Rebbe Inspired Buttons for a Muchnik Mural"

 

Boutiques

8:00 pm

Melava Malka

 

Chairperson ~ Molly Resnick

 

Message from the Rebbe ~ Rabbi Yisroel Deren " A letter of the the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson"

 

Roll Call " Saluting Women from Around the Globe"

 

Greetings from National Council of N'Shei Ubnos Chabad ~ Rivi Feldman

 

Keynote Address ~ Rabbi Eli Wolf " 19 Kislev:  Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus. Paving the Golden Path Toward Geulah" 

 

Musical Entertainment ~ Ben Shimon

10:30-12:00 am

Swim & Gym

10:30-11:30 pm

Workshop ~ Sara Esther Crispe " The Write Words - A Torah Inspired Creative Workshop"

       

Sunday   

8:00-9:00 am

Swim & Gym

 

Breakfast

9:30-10:30 am

Workshop 1 ~ Rivi Feldman " Practical Tips for Keeping a Kosher Home"

 

Workshop 2 ~ Esther Hadassah Lowenthal Acupuncturist, Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Life Style Coach  Creative Health and Wellness Reaching Your Full Potential Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually

 

Workshop 3 ~ Michal Mendelow " Our Children's Jewish Education: Impressions That Last a Lifetime"

10:40-11:40 am

Workshop 1 ~ Sarah Karmely " The Role of Mikva - Deepening the Inner Dimension of Married Life"

 

Workshop 2 ~ Levi Mendelow " SoulQuest: The Journey Through Life, Death, and Beyond"

 

Workshop 3 ~ Sara Esther Crispe " Did You Hear What I Meant to Say?  A Torah Approach to Successful Communication"

12:30 pm

Lunch

 

Chairperson ~ Leah Shemtov  

 

Greetings from Greenwich ~  Maryashi Deren  

 

  Hillary Lewin " Recollections from Mumbai"

 

Keynote Address ~ Sara Esther Crispe " Jewish Global Warming-Spreading the Radiance of Torah"

 

Resolutions

 

Raffle Winners    

 

Musical Entertainment ~ Mirele Rosenberger & Yocheved Perlman
                                         Singing and Dancing