This year's scholar in residence was Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, author, lecturer and professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine.

Listen to Dr. Nuland's lectures

Friday evening, November 2
Introduction by Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz (2.5 minutes)

Dr. Nuland: "Judaism, Memoir and Me: A Jewish Doctor Looks Back on His Life" (31 minutes)

Saturday morning, November 3
Dr. Nuland: "Maimonidean Ethics From the Modern Medical Perspective" (28 minutes)

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Introduction by Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz

Dr. Nuland: "Judaism, Memoir and Me: A Jewish Doctor Looks Back on His Life"

Dr. Nuland: "Maimonidean Ethics From the Modern Medical Perspective"

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Faculty lecturers and session leaders at the event were Lori Lefkovitz, Ph.D., and Jacob Staub, Ph.D. Fifth-year students Ben Weiner and Helen Plotkin also led prayer and study sessions.

For information on how to join the President's Council, please contact Barbara Lissy at blissy@rrc.edu or call her at 215.576.0800 ext. 155.

AGENDA

Friday, November 2
3 p.m.: Registration

4 p.m.: Welcome
Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz, ‘89

5 p.m.: Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv
Kabbalat Shabbat led by Ben Weiner
Maariv led by Helen Plotkin

“Judaism, Memoir and Me: A Jewish Doctor Looks Back on His Life”
Presentation by Dr. Sherwin Nuland

6:45 p.m.: Shabbat dinner
Birkat HaMazon led by Helen Plotkin and Ben Weiner

8 p.m.: Discussion sessions

“Judaism, Memoir and You: Shaping One’s Life in Story”
Led by Lori Lefkovitz, Ph.D.

“Spirituality in a Naturalist Key: Finding the Divine
in Our Everyday Lives”
Led by Jacob Staub, Ph.D., ‘77

“Yiddish Culture in Contemporary Israel”
Led by Ben Weiner

9:15 p.m.: Farbrangen: Singing and schnaps
Relax in our hospitality suite. Enjoy singing led by Ben Weiner.


Saturday, November 3

7:15–9 a.m.: Breakfast
9:00 -9:45 a.m.: Torah study – Hayey Sarah
Led by Ben Weiner

10 a.m.: Shabbat services
P'sukey D'zimrah, led by Helen Plotkin
Shakharit and Torah service, led by Ben Weiner

Gabbai Rishon, Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz
Gabbai Shenei, Ben Weiner

“Maimonidean Ethics From the Modern Medical Perspective”
Presentation by Dr. Sherwin Nuland

12:30 p.m.: Lunch

2:15 p.m.: Discussion sessions

“The Genesis of Relationships: Reconstructing Torah Through Contemporary Midrash
and Poetry”
Led by Lori Lefkovitz, Ph.D.

“Can Human Beings Teach God?”
Led by Helen Plotkin

“Maimonides as a Model for Reconstructionist Reinterpretation”
Led by Jacob Staub, Ph.D.

3:45 p.m.: Free time

6:45 p.m.: Havdalah
Led by Helen Plotkin and Ben Weiner

Video Presentation introduced by
David Roberts, Board of Governors chair

Dinner

Sunday, November 4

8:15 a.m. Torah study - Toldot
Led by Helen Plotkin

9 a.m.: Shakharit
Led by Jacob Staub, Ph.D.

9:45 a.m.: Breakfast
Closing Study
Led by Helen Plotkin & Ben Weiner

Closing Remarks
Susan Beckerman