We are a Warm and Welcoming Conservative Congregation In Pepper Pike, Ohio
Join us to commemorate the giving of the Torah
as we study, pray and rejoice.
Multiple Sessions featuring 30+ Presenters from Northeast Ohio.
Come for one session or the entire evening.
Everyone attending in person can PRE-REGISTER ONLINE by Sunday, June 9.
(Walk-ins are welcome, but you will need to register when you arrive.)
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ONLY OPEN ENTRANCE FOR THE EVENING AND MORNING WILL BE THE MAIN DOORS IN LINDEN COURTYARD. ALL OTHER ENTRANCES WILL BE CLOSED FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.
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All sessions will be in person
Open FLIER to print 8.5"x11"
Schedule is subject to change.
Check back here for updates including all classes that will be streamed.
Session 1 - 7:00-7:45 pm
• Kevin S. Adelstein, Publisher & CEO Cleveland, Columbus & Akron Jewish News: One on One with Kevin S. Adelstein -
Stream Halpern Hall
• Rabbi Melinda Mersack, Director, jHUB: Interfaith Marriage and the Future of Judaism - Stream Nickman Chapel
• Rabbi Ben Shlimovitz, Judaic Studies Teacher, Gross Schechter Day School: In the Image of God:
The Human Spirit in Jewish Thought & Universal Archetypes
• Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose, President & CEO, Mandel JCC: Revelation Revisited: Seeing Thunder & Hearing Lightning -
Stream Moskowitz Sanctuary
Seeing the Voice... , Seeing Sounds... , Science of the Brain
• Abe Socher, Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies at Oberlin College: Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism on Campus
• Rabbi Hal Rudin-Luria, B'nai Jeshurun Congregation, & Urban Planting Cleveland: Planting Torah with our Hands
(Each participant will pot their own plant.) This session is now full.
Session 2 - 7:50-8:35 pm
• Professor Doron Kalir, CSU College of Law: In the Image of G-d, He Created Him (Gen. 1:27)
• Rabbi Enid Lader, Rabbi Emerita, Beth Israel-West Temple: Martin Buber's The Way of Humanity - Stream Nickman Chapel - source sheet
• Rabbi Shalom Plotkin, VA Chaplain: Yuk or Yum? Kosher Customs
• Oudi Singer, Judaics Specialist, Gross Schechter Day School: Book of Tehillim: A Self-Defense Jewish Remedy
• Cantor Alyssa Rosenbaum, B'nai Jeshurun Congregation: Mi-Sinai Melodies: What is the Best Pathway to Authentic Jewish Melodies? - Stream Halpern Hall - source sheet
• Jeremy Umansky, Chef & Co-owner of Larder Delicatessen & Bakery: Cheesemaking for Shavuot (A live demo)
8:35 pm - Candle Lighting
Session 3 - 8:40-9:25 pm
• Dr. Noah Bickart & Dr. Semiha Topal, Tuohy Center for Interreligious Understanding, John Carroll University:
Interreligious Dialogue on Campus: Lessons from JCU Post October 7th
• Rabbi Peter Haas, Abba Hillel Silver Professor Emeritus, CWRU: Middle East Update - Stream Nickman Chapel
• Kol Israel Foundation Panel Discussion: Holocaust Education Today - Stream Halpern Hall
Sean Martin PhD., Associate Curator Jewish History, Western Reserve Historical Society.
Mark Sack, Holocaust Educator, Cleveland Heights High School
Robert Zelwin, President Kol Israel Foundation
• Elana Perlin, Judaic Studies Director, Gross Schechter Day School: Are you Joking? Torah, Humor & Jewish Identity
• Judge Dan Polster: Pesach & Shavuot: The Bookends of Freedom & Responsibility - Stream Moskowitz Sanctuary
• Yoshi Silverstein, Executive Director, Mitsui Collective: Responding from Center: Embodied Torah for Discernment
• Rabbi Michael Ross, Temple Beth Shalom, Hudson & Hillel at Kent State: The Amen Effect - A Text for our Times
9:30 pm - Ma'ariv Festival Evening Service - Stream Moskowitz Sanctuary
10:00 pm - Dessert Grand Buffet
Session 4 - 10:30-11:15 pm
• Ginny Galili, Head of School, Gross Schechter Day School: Queen Esther Moments: Discovering Purpose & Meaning
• Cheryl Gordon, Community Jewish Educator: Untold Stories: Mr. Manischewitz and More - Stream Nickman Chapel
• Rabbi Joshua Jacobs & Asa Zoeckler, B’nai Jeshurun Congregation: Torah for All: Radical Inclusivity - Stream Moskowitz Sanctuary -
source sheet
• Jay Leberman, Head of School, Joseph & Florence Mandel JDS: Joseph’s Story: Jealousy, Favoritism & Arrogance
• Community Shlichim Panel: Being Israel’s Ambassadors Following October 7th - Stream Halpern Hall
Ella Caspi, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Adi Naor, Mandel JCC
Lielle Ziv, Cleveland Hillel Foundation
Session 5 - 11:20-12:20 am
• Dr. Noah Bickart, Mandel Chair in Jewish Studies, John Carroll University: Cities of Refugee: Punishment or Gift? - source sheet
• Rabbi Rachel Brown, Beth Israel - The West Temple: Ruth, Boaz, Interfaith Relationships, and Us - Stream Nickman Chapel - source sheet
• Rabbi Hal Rudin-Luria, B’nai Jeshurun Congregation: Zionism: The Torah of Israel - Stream Moskowitz Sanctuary - source sheet
• Rabbi Steve Segar, Kol HaLev: The Amazing Theological Diversity Within Jewish Tradition - Stream Halpern Hall - source sheet
12:20 am - 3:30 am - Breakfast Bar
Session 6 - 12:30-1:30 am
• Rabbi Josh Foster, B'nai Jeshurun Congregation: Tales from the Talmud: How Rabbinic Lore Informs Jewish Identity - Stream Halpern Hall -
source sheet
Session 7 - 1:40-2:40 am
Elise Braverman-Plotkin, Community Jewish Educator: Ice Cream for Breakfast? Dairy and Shavuot
Session 8 - 2:50-3:50 am
Dr. Dale Levy, Past President, Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs KIO: What do you Mean by Spirituality?
4:00 am - Kabbalistic Mystical Wedding
4:30 am - Sunrise Shacharit Festival Service
Tikkun Teen Program for 5th-8th grades with Sydney Ungar Milgrom from 7-8:30 pm
Gear up for our Super Bowl “Sundae” program celebrating Shavuot!
Together, we will explore Torah through the eyes of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce.
Expect team challenges, creative activities and a delicious ice cream sundae bar!
Open to grades 5-8. Contact Sydney Milgrom for more information.
Open library with Dr. R. Raphael Simon until 1:00 am
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Community-Wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot Committee
Harriet Rosenberg Mann - Chair
Richard Berkowitz - Vice Chair
Senior Rabbi Hal Rudin - Luria - B'nai Jeshurun Congregation
Rabbi Josh Foster - B'nai Jeshurun Congregation
Shani Kadis - Membership & Programming Director, B'nai Jeshurun Congregation
(Contact Shani Kadis for questions.)
Sponsored by:
and the
Estelle and Dr. Milton Rosenbergז"ל Tikkun Leil Study Session Fund.
Thank you to our co-sponsors!
Click logos below to view their websites and
for additional Shavuot programs.
Thank you to our friend supporters for their generous donations.
Support for the community-wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot Program is greatly appreciated.
Donations should be designated for the Tikkun Leil Shavuot Study Session Fund and made
c/o B'nai Jeshurun Congregation, 27501 Fairmount Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH 44124 or
make a donation online (Estelle & Dr. Milton Rosenberg Shavuot Fund)
