Schedule of Events
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Monday, August 14, 2017
7:00am - 10:00am Arrival/Check In
10:00am - 12:00pm Registration
1:00pm - 2:00pm Opening Ceremony
Chris Wagner
2:15pm - 3:15pm “Does Deaf Americans have
a Clear Sense of their
Jewish Identity?” Rav Ellen Roth
3:30pm - 4:30pm "Deaf Jewish Women -
Where is our Support?”
Brianne Burger
4:45pm - 5:45pm "Orthodox? Conservative?
Reform? Reconstructionist?
A Historical Introduction
on How these Jewish
Movements were Established
from the early 1800's to
modern times"
Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe
6:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner on your own
7:00pm - 10:00pm Scotch and Chocolate
Reception and Silent Auction
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
7:00am - 9:00am Breakfast
9:00am - 10:30am “How a Jewish practice can actually
positively impact our lives”
Rabbi Darby Leigh
10:45am - 11:45am “Deaf People: Holocaust Victims”
Dr. Irene Leigh
12:00pm - 1:15pm Lunch on your own
1:15pm - 2:45pm “Amazing Journey:
Discovering Jewish Family Ancestry”
Karyn Rosner
3:00pm - 4:00pm Town Hall Meeting: "How to Make
Your Local Synagogue Accessible"
Suzy Rosen
4:15pm - 5:30pm Cremation vs. Burial
Rabbi David Kastor
6:30pm - 9:00pm Banquet I - See Menus
Key Note: Dr. Roz Rosen
9:00pm - 10:15pm “Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto”
Dr. Gene Bergman
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
7:00am - 9:00am Breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am The History of Deaflympics
and the Jews
Rafael Pinchas
10:15am - 11:15am Birthright: Adventure to Israel
Through Eyes
Jacob Salem
11:15am - 12:30pm “Israel Politics”
Samuel Landau
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch on your own
1:30pm - 2:45pm “The World Relies on Tikkun
Olam (repairing the world),
Tzedekah (charity), and
So Much More.”
Davin Searls
2:45pm - 3:00pm Break
3:00pm - 5:00pm JDC's Future
6:00pm - 8:00pm Banquet II - See Menus
8:00pm - 10:00pm Comedy Show Alan Marcus
Departure/Tour on your own