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JOFA UnConference 2014

JOFA UnConference: Spotlight on Ritual Innovation
Sunday, November 23, 2014 | New York City

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Below is the current list of sessions scheduled at the JOFA Conference. Check back often for speaker updates, and for the full schedule.

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7:00am EST

OFF SITE: Traditional Shacharit at Lincoln Square Synagogue Lincoln Square Synagogue

8:00am EST

ON SITE - Shacharit-Women's Tefillah Room 653-655, 6th floor

9:00am EST

Breakfast and Registration 7th Floor

9:30am EST

UnPlenary: Personal Stories and Innovation 101 Room 710-712, 7th floorSharon Weiss-Greenberg • Jina Davidovich • Chavie Kahn • Dena Levie • Aliza Mazor

10:50am EST

Conversion, Rabbinic Authority, and Power Imbalance in Orthodoxy Room 710-712, 7th floorLaura Shaw-Frank • Rabbi Mark Dratch • Dr. Elana Stein Hain • Rabbi Asher Lopatin

12:00pm EST

Open Space: Choose Your Own Discussion Room 653-655, 6th floor Lunch Room 710-712, 7th floor

12:10pm EST

Rethinking Prayer in SchoolsLIMITED Room 711, 7th floorDr. Scott J. Goldberg • Rabbi Yossi Pollak

12:45pm EST

LIVE RECORDING (12:45-2:10): Talking in Shul PodcastLIMITED Room 656, 6th FloorTamar Fox • Mimi Lewis • Zahava Stadler

1:20pm EST

People are Women Too: When (Un)intended Slights Bolster Gender Inequality Room 706-708, 7th floorAdina Roth Marking the Moment: (Re) inventing Rituals for Early Childhood and Beyond Room 653-655, 6th floorRabbi Roni Handler • Atara Lindenbaum Authenticity: Red Herring or Core Concern? Room 710-712, 7th floorRabbi Jon Kelsen Make Your Own Tzitzit WorkshopLIMITED Room 654, 6th floorMaya Rosen V'Zot HaTorah: Hagbah and Aliyah WorkshopLIMITED Room 711, 7th floorCarrie Bornstein • Bracha Jaffe

2:20pm EST

Does It Fit? Trying on Different Rituals on Campus Room 653-655, 6th floorNataly Weiss • Sarah Orenshein • Nini Slochowsky • Talia Weisberg What Next? Creating an Empowered Mikvah Experience Room 710-712, 7th floorCarrie Bornstein • Maharat Rachel Kohl Finegold Should I Call 911? Medical Emergencies on Shabbat Room 706-708, 7th floorMiriam Gedwiser Make Your Own Tzitzit WorkshopLIMITED Room 654, 6th floorMaya Rosen Mourning: Filling in the Lonely Spaces with Community and RitualLIMITED Room 711, 7th floorDr. Carmella Abraham • Bracha Jaffe

3:20pm EST

Open Mic Session: Rituals from the Audience Room 710-712, 7th floorAmy Newman

4:10pm EST

Mincha Room 706-708, 7th floor