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Friday
, March 18
4:30pm
Registration
Gates of Prayer -- main lobby
6:30pm
Shabbat Candlelighting
Gates of Prayer -- Board Room
7:00pm
Conservative Shabbat Kabbalat Service
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
Orthodox Shabbat Kabbalat Service
Gates of Prayer -- Library
Reform Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
8:15pm
Shabbat Dinner
Gates of Prayer -- Social Hall
9:30pm
Shabbat Tisch
Gates of Prayer -- Social Hall
Saturday
, March 19
9:00am
Conservative Shabbat Morning Service
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
Orthodox Shabbat Morning Service
Gates of Prayer -- Library
Shabbat Contemplative Prayer Service
Gates of Prayer -- Room 13
10:00am
MagneticShul: A Shabbat Experience for Young People
Gates of Prayer -- Room 12
Reform Shabbat Morning Service
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
10:45am
Shabbat Sing-Along with Rabbi Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Gates of Prayer -- Room 12
11:45am
Shabbat Lunch
Gates of Prayer -- Social Hall
1:00pm
From Shalom Aleichem to Birkat Hamazon and Everything In Between: Enhancing your Home Practice Through Song
Gates of Prayer -- Room 13
Soil and Soul in New Orleans: The Importance of Soil in Urban Farming and in Jewish Thought
Gates of Prayer -- Board Room
Passover Cooking for All Ages: Shabbat Friendly
Gates of Prayer -- Room 12
Scotch, Schnapps, Shul and a Vort
Gates of Prayer -- Adult Lounge
Changing the World with the "Social Action Wheel"
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
Dreaming in Jewish: Imagination and the "World of Formation"
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
Addressing Fear: The Hidden Hope in "Adon Olam"
Gates of Prayer -- Room 3
So You Fell Asleep During Services - Do You Still Count For a Minyan (And Other Neglected Texts That Are Loaded With Jewish Values!)
Gates of Prayer -- Library
2:30pm
“But I Don’t Want to Go to Sunday School!” – Cultivating Jewish Identity Outside the Walls of the Synagogue
Gates of Prayer -- Room 13
Not Your Bubby's Bubby: Grandparenting in the Age of Facebook and Pokemon
Gates of Prayer -- Adult Lounge
A Pinch of This and a Dash of That: Exploring Jewish Cookbooks and Family Recipes
Gates of Prayer -- Board Room
An Improbable Hope: Can Two Women’s Friendship Offer Clues to Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
Gates of Prayer -- Room 12
Fall and Rise of the Jewish South: Did You Save Your Dixie Kiddish Cups?
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
Walking the Path of the Jewish Mystic: How to Expand your Awareness and Transform your Life
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
It’s All Relative: King David’s Relationships with Michal, Jonathan, and Batsheva
Gates of Prayer -- Library
4:00pm
Rabbi, Rabba, Maharat, Morateinu : Orthodox Women Breaking New Ground in Jewish Religious Leadership
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
Creating a Sustainable and Joyous Passover
Gates of Prayer -- Board Room
From ISIS to BDS: How Financial and Energy Markets Shape Political Movements
Gates of Prayer -- Room 13
Defend the Poor and Fatherless, Do Justice to the Afflicted and Needy: Jews and Criminal Justice in New Orleans and the South
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
Into the Wilderness: Bentonville, Arkansas, and the "Walmart Jews"
Gates of Prayer -- Room 12
Yoga for the Jewish Soul
Gates of Prayer -- Adult Lounge
Three Patriarchs Walk into a Bar: A Humorous Look At the Ill Effects of Testosterone in the Book of Genesis
Gates of Prayer -- Library
5:15pm
Modern Yiddish Poetry: A Bridge to the World
Gates of Prayer -- Room 12
"An Old Jewish Man Goes to Gan Eden and Gehinnom": A Play
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
What's Black and White and Jewish All Over? The Journalistic Ethics, the Pitfalls, and the Fun of Covering the Southern Jewish Tribe for a Quarter-Century
Gates of Prayer -- Room 13
Infertility: Ancient Curses, Modern Blessings
Gates of Prayer -- Adult Lounge
Chocolate and the Jews – A Mostly Sweet Story
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
Blacks, Jews, and Civil Rights in New Orleans: A Complicated History
Gates of Prayer -- Library
Esther's Story: Two Versions of Purim
Gates of Prayer -- Board Room
6:30pm
Shabbat Mincha Service
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
7:00pm
Seudah Shlishit: The Third Shabbat Meal
Gates of Prayer -- Social Hall
8:00pm
Orthodox/Traditional Havdalah
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
8:15pm
Communal Havdalah
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
8:30pm
"I Am Jewish": A Spoken Word Performance
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
ABOVE AND BEYOND: The Untold True Story (Documentary)
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
Sunday
, March 20
8:30am
Registration
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Hallway
9:00am
The Birth of Jazz and the Jews of Rampart Street
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203
Creating a Passover Seder You’ll Never Forget
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208
Whatcha Done for Yourself Lately? Creating New Rituals
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202
Passover Cooking for All Ages
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209
Exploring Jewish History through the Archives of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204
If Not a Two-State Solution, Then What? If Not Now, Then When?
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210
The Kabbalistic Endeavor: Building a Bridge to God
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201
Theological Modesty: Text Based Lessons in Support of Tolerance and Pluralism in the Jewish Community.
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back]
What is "Reform" Judaism? Dissecting an Obscure (But Fascinating) Document
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206
Community Make & Take: A Limmud Mural
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Hallway
10:15am
Jews on Broadway
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201
This MUST Be a Sign: What Signage in Israel Tells Us About Politics, Nationalism, and the Future
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204
Mindful Parenting Is Jewish Parenting
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205
The History Behind the Mystery: Jewish Immigration, Southern Anti-Semitism, Racism, and the Award-Winning Novel, The Cottoncrest Curse.
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202
From Schmaltz to Svelte: Experienced Chefs Showcase Eat Fit NOLA Approved Classics
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208
What's in a Name? An Exercise in Collage
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207
Especially for Teens: There’s No Such Thing As a Small Mitzvah: More than 36 (2 X Chai) Easy Ways You Can Use Your Mitzvah Power to Make a BIG Difference with Just a Little Tzedakah Money and/or a Minimum of Time...
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203
Meditation Workshop: Building a Jewish Meditation Practice
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210
Will the Real Bible Please Stand Up?
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [front]
Calypso a la Yiddish
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209
Wise Ones, Smarty Pants and Fools: Jewish Folktales for Hearing and Telling (for 7 to 12 year olds)
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206
11:30am
Jewish Identity Spoken Word Writing Workshop
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205
THE OLD RENEWED AND THE NEW SANCTIFIED: Personal Reflections on a 20th- to 21st-Century Crescent City Reform Rabbinate.
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203
Engaging Children in Adult Spaces
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204
Especially for Teens: Me and Katrina: Talking with Teens Ten Years Later
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206
Trail of the Southern Matzoh Ball: Exploring Southern Jewish Food in New Orleans
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202
Colors of the Soul
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207
Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201
Managing Conflict When Talking About Israel: How to Have Constructive Conversations, Part One: Concepts and Guidelines
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208
Southern Jews in the Crucible of Civil Rights
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210
Israeli Dancing for Kids
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 200, Mezzanine
Mask Making
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209
12:30pm
Lunch
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 212, Qatar Ballroom
1:30pm
Picturing the Faces of the Promised Land: Exploring Kehinde Wiley’s World Stage: Israel
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204
How Can I Help? An Artful Dialogue (A Conversation About Art, Mental Health, and Judaism)
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210
"You Don't Look Jewish": Racial Diversity in American Jewish Communities
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203
Tell Me Mother, Can You Hear Me Sing?: Exploring Theology Through Women’s Eyes
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205
Honor Your Father and Your Mother: Caring For Our Parents
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201
My Parents Say They Want Me To Be Happy, Healthy,a Mensch, and a Jew, But All They Really Want From Me Is For Me to Get Good Grades: 24 Questions Parents May Wish to Ask
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back]
Music with Meryl
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209
Managing Conflict When Talking About Israel – How to Have Constructive Conversations, Part Two: Workshop
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208
"Haters Gonna Hate" : What to Do When Prejudice Becomes Crime
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202
Mask Making (for Older Kids)
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207
2:45pm
Jewish Dancing
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 200, Mezzanine
Altering the Genome: Jewish Thoughts
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208
I Am Filling Out My Driver's License Forms and Have a Question: The Jewish Position on Organ Donation
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back]
Mah Jongg Workshop: Fun for all Ages
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 212, Qatar Ballroom
Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof: Considering Our Consumer Choices
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206
Creating with Clay: Mezuzah Project
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207
Lawfare: Law, Ethics, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts in International Courts
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210
You KNOW What Needs Changing: Learn How to Make It Happen
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201
Human Generosity as Proof of God
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203
A Purim Murder Mystery
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202
PJ LIBRARY® PURIM STATION
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209
4:00pm
Voices of Spiritual Resistance in Terezín
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210
Imagining the Other Through Art
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205
The Age of iJewish: The infiltration of the Digital Age into Jewish Life
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202
"When Wine Goes in, Secrets Go Out”: Wine and Drunkenness in Talmudic Thought
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207
The Israeli War of Independence: Victory of a Sort
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208
Becoming Americans: The Holocaust Survivors of New Orleans
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201
Decoding the Squiggles: How Trope Shows Meaning
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205
The Bible's Cutting Room Floor
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203
5:15pm
Closing Concert: Bringing It All Together
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back]
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Gates of Prayer -- Adult Lounge
Gates of Prayer -- Bart Room
Gates of Prayer -- Board Room
Gates of Prayer -- Library
Gates of Prayer -- main lobby
Gates of Prayer -- Room 12
Gates of Prayer -- Room 13
Gates of Prayer -- Room 3
Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary
Gates of Prayer -- Social Hall
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Hallway
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 200, Mezzanine
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 212, Qatar Ballroom
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back]
Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [front]
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Arts and Culture
Contemporary Jewish Life
Family
Food
Hands-On Workshop
History
Israel
Social Justice
Southern Jewish Life
Spirituality
Text and Thought
Young Limmud