One Day Conference & Seminar for
Gabbaim

 
Sunday, February 5, 2006 / 7 Shevat 5766 • 10:00am–3:30pm

OU Headquarters • 11 Broadway, New York, NY

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KEYNOTE

Who Gets an Aliyah? Who Gets the Amud?
Understanding the Halachot of Chiyuvim
Rabbi Hershel Schachter

(Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS; Halachic Consultant, Orthodox Union)
 

WORKSHOP
TOPICS

• Handling Decorum in Shul
Gary Buchwald (Congregation Darchei Noam, Oceanside, NY)
• Technological Resources for the Gabbai

Moshe Rayman (Congregation Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, NJ)
• Dealing with Disputes and Hurt Feelings

Rabbi Yonah Reiss (Administrator, Beth Din of America)
• Recognizing a Pasul Sefer Torah

Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Pincus (Sofer, Tiferes Stam)
• How to Get People More Involved

Alan Sohn (Congregation Keter Torah, Teaneck, NJ)
• When to Correct the Ba’al Kri’ah

Rabbi Jeremy Weider (Rosh Yeshivah, RIETS)
 

PANEL
DISCUSSION

The Role of the Gabbai in the Shul and in the Community
INTRODUCTION: Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
(Executive Vice President, Orthodox Union)
PANELISTS: David Englander
(Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, NY)
Jay Lunzer
(Congregation Kehillath Jeshurun, NYC)
Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum
(Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, NY)

Registration: $15 (Includes Lunch) - Free for Gabbaim of OU-Member Synagogues

To register, or for more information,
call Rabbi Robert Shur at 212.613.8329, email roberts@ou.org.

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