Higher Education Post-Covid: Will there be a New Normal?

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Higher Education Post-Covid: Will there be a New Normal? What does the data say about the students of tomorrow? How do students want to learn? What are pressure points of higher education? How will business be driving change in higher education? Presented by: Marian Stoltz-Loike, Ph.D., Dean, Lander College for Women/The Anna Ruth and Mark […]

Why Do We Still Have Agunot? Understanding GET Refusal Today

Why Do We Still Have Agunot? Understanding Get Refusal Today  We will discuss how Get refusal cases develop and what factors contribute to this problem We will analyze the Jewish and civil legal implications of various approaches to addressing the agunah issue Most importantly, we'll talk about how we can all create change on this […]

From the YU Beis Medrash to Saddam Hussein’s Palace in Bagdad: A Jewish Chaplain’s Journey

  From the YU Beis Medrash to Sadam's palace in Bagdad, A Jewish Chaplain's Journey: Serving the religious needs of Jews in the American Military Presented by: Rabbi Ira Kronenberg,  CH(COL)R, USAR  CLICK HERE to Register ______________________________________________________________________________ In honor of the one-year anniversary of the SPIRIT program, we have created a new SPIRIT website with […]

Project Last Kindness presents: Putting Cremation on the Front Burner

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Project Last Kindness presents: Putting Cremation on the Front Burner Half of American Jews are Being Cremated Today. This workshop will teach you the why and how you can change the end of their story You will learn: Why are so many Jews are choosing cremation? What are the consequences of cremation for the deceased? What […]

Grief,  It’s So Complicated

Grief,  It’s So Complicated  Learn to define and identify grief  Understand how our relationship with the deceased impacts our grief  Learn about and  trust the non-linear way we  grieve  Come to terms with feelings associated with a loss Recognize what coping skills you have and learn new ones as life goes on Presented by: Faye […]

Telling Your Life Story:  A Legacy for Your Family

Telling Your Life Story:  A Legacy for Your Family How to start a memoir Techniques to jog your memory Strategies to get you to completion Presented by: Car­ol Ungar, who is a Jerusalem-based jour­nal­ist and writ­ing teacher.  She has written and published memoir essays in Tablet, The Forward, Jewish Action, Ami, and other leading publications.  She […]

Meet the Editors: An Inside Look at the World of Jewish Magazine Publishing

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Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, Host for SPIRIT, will interview Jewish Action's Editor Nechama Carmel and its Book Editor Rabbi Gil Student. Nechama Carmel has served as editor of Jewish Action, the magazine of the Orthodox Union, since 2001. Under her leadership, the magazine has won 19 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism since 2011. […]

Cushioned from the Blow: A Longitudinal Study of the Well-being of Four Orthodox Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

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Presented by: Dr. Michelle Shain, Associate Director of the OU’s Center for Communal Research The OU’s Center for Communal Research is about to release the results of a longitudinal study, surveying adult members of 11 Orthodox shuls in four communities at three time points during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get a first look at how the […]

A Life of Torah: A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff

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A Life of Torah: A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff Dovi Safier interviews noted scholar, author, and teacher, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff, who has taught thousands of students throughout his more than half century at Yeshiva University and various institutions of higher learning in Israel. He is the author of several popular books including The Silver […]

ACT FAST: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Stroke

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ACT FAST: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Stroke Objectives: Understand what a stroke is and be able to recognize stroke symptoms Understand importance of timely 9-1-1 notification Know the causes of stroke and how to prevent Presented by: Margaret Huynh, DO Dr. Huynh is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She […]