As I mentioned, last week was spent in Stowe, VT attending the Wexner Foundation Graduate Fellowship's summer institute. I had an incredible time; unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to write about my experience because I've had a lot of responsibilities for school this week.
However, today was our last day of ulpan, so I'm on break until Sept. 7! First, though, we have a tiyyul to Megiddo and Mount Carmel tomorrow. Since I have to be at HUC at 7:00 am, I won't be staying up tonight to update about the Wexner Institute. But fear not: A recap is forthcoming. In this, part one, I will include the schedule to give you a taste of what we did. In part two, I'll review in more detail some of the programs and events, and in part three, I'll actually discuss some of the important lessons that I learned. And I might even write about our tiyyul in there as well. So, there's a lot to look forward to!
Without further ado...
Wexner Graduate Fellowship Summer Institute: The Family Room
Sunday, August 17
3:30 - Welcome and Overview to Class XXI
4:00 - Reconnecting
4:45 - Mincha
5:00 - The Ins, the Outs, the What Have Yous: Who are We as a Class? (Or Mars)
6:30 - Dinner
7:30 - The Jewish Community ABCs (Cindy Chazan)
9:00 - Class meeting
10:00 - Ma'ariv
Monday, August 18
7:45 - Shacharit
8:30 - Breakfast/D'var Torah
9:30 - Pulled from Both Sides: American Jews Wrestle with Modernity (Dr. Shaul Kelner)
10:45 - Break
11:15 - A Class "Portrait" (Or Mars)
1:00 - Lunch
1:45 - Exercising Leadership (Marty Linsky)
3:15 - Break
3:45 - Summer Institute 2008 Opening Session
4:30 - Mincha
4:45 - Class meetings (free time for Class XXI)
6:15 - Opening Reception in honor of Class XXI
7:00 - Dinner/The Family Room: An Introduction (Planning Committee)
8:15 - Museum of the Jewish Family
9:45 - Ma'ariv
Tuesday, August 19
7:30 - Shacharit
8:15 - Breakfast/D'var Torah
9:00 - Seminar 1-A
- Growing Older, Growing Better? (Rabbi Richard Address)
- Get Thee from Thy Father's House (Rabbi Steven Greenberg)
- Shorashim: Jewish Geneaology (Dr. Shaul Kelner)
- Today's Children (Tova Mirvis)
- Daughters and Sons in Modern Jewish Literature (Professor Wendy Zierler)
11:15 - My Jewish Story (Jonathan Ross)
1:00 - Lunch
2:00 - Fellow-led Discussions
- You're My Family: Expanding Notions of Jewish Family
- What Every Jewish Leader Should Know about Jesus
- What is a Pro-Israel Candidate?
- "Till Death Do Us Part?" Family and Eschatology in Medieval Jewish Theology and Ritual
- The Transformation of Society: A Journey through 60 Years of Israel's Popular Music
- Masculinity and Marshmallows: The Role of Krembo in Israeli Cinema
3:45 - Free time/A Conversation on Personal Views of Aging (Rabbi Richard Address)
5:30 - Fellowship Hike
7:00 - Dinner/Reflections (Or Mars)
8:15 - Break
8:30 - Beit Midrash
9:45 - Ma'ariv
Wednesday, August 20
7:30 - Shacharit
8:15 - Breakfast/D'var Torah
9:00 - Seminar 1-B
11:00 - Break
11:15 - My Family Doesn't Look Like Your Family: How Can I Make My Community More Welcoming of All Jewish Families?
1:00 - Lunch
2:00 - Mincha
2:15 - Free time
4:00 - Seminar 2-A
- The Changed Jewish Family and the Creation of a "New" American Judaism (Rabbi Richard Address)
- An Exploration of Talmudic Legends on Love, Sex, Marriage, and Infidelity (Rabbi Steven Greenberg)
- American Jewish Childhood (Dr. Shaul Kelner)
- Writing My Family (Tova Mirvis)
- Working with Families: A Clinical Perspective (Rabbi Laura Gold)
6:15 - Career Electives
- Jewish Education
- Jewish Professional Leadership
- Jewish Studies
- Rabbinate/Cantorate I: The Limits on Personal Expression: Maintaining One's Spiritual Authenticity
- Rabbinate/Cantorate II: To Inspire and/or to Manage: Tensions in the Role of Rabbi
8:15 - Brumowitz Family Reunion and Dessert Reception
10:15 - Ma'ariv
Thursday, August 21
7:15 - Shacharit
8:15 - Breakfast/D'var Torah
9:00 - Seminar 2-B
11:00 - Break
11:15 - The Jewish Community and the Interfaith Family (Professor Sylvia Barack Fishman and Edmund C. Case)
1:30 - Lunch
2:30 - Mincha
2:45 - Free Time
4:30 - Who Does Which Work and Why? Work, Family, and Gender for the Jewish Professional (Shifra Bronznick with Rabbis Amber Powers, Asher Lopatin, and Jennie Rosenn)
6:45 - Break
7:00 - Barbecue Dinner/Concluding remarks and class photos
8:15 - Break
8:30 - Beit Cafe
10:15 - Ma'ariv
Friday, August 22
7:00 - Shacharit
7:30 - Breakfast/D'var Torah
8:15 - Class meetings
9:15 - Departure
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