Announcement: The Rav's Yarhtzeit

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and Yeshiva University invite you to a special day of learning on the life and legacy of

THE RAV: COMMEMORATING THE 20TH YAHRTZEIT OF RAV YOSEF DOV SOLOVEITCHIK ZT”L

Sunday, April 14, 2013 • 4 Iyar, 5773
Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus
500 West 185th Street, New York, NY 10033
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Registration required, to register please visit www.yu.edu/the-rav

Schedule of Events – Lamport Auditorium

9 – 9:30 a.m. Exhibit Viewing
Celebrating the Rav: Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik

9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Rabbi Joel Schreiber – Chairman, RIETS Board of Trustees
President Richard M. Joel – President, Bravmann Family University Professor, Yeshiva University
Rabbi Julius Berman – Chairman Emeritus, RIETS Board of Trustees

9:45 – 11:30 a.m. Presentation
“Multiple Faces of the Rav”
Moderator: Rabbi Yona Reiss – Max and Marion Grill Dean, RIETS
Dr. Atarah Twersky – Former Chair of School Committee at Maimonidies School, daughter of Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik zt”l
Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS
Dr. David Shatz – Faculty, Stern College for Women
Rabbi Kenneth Brander – The David Mitzner Dean, CJF

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Keynote Lecture
Mesorah and Modernity: The Role of the Rav
Rabbi Mayer Twersky – Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS

12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch
Lunch option available
Please see registration page for details Remarks by Rabbi Marvin Bienenfeld, Event Chair

2 – 2:45 p.m. Breakout Session I (Choose one)

Derech Halimud of the Rav
Rabbi Hershel Schachter – Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS
Rabbi Menachem Genack – Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS

Rav Soloveitchik On Interfaith Relations: Guidelines, Limitations and Controversies
Dr. David Berger – Dean and Ruth and I. Lewis Gordon Professor of Jewish History, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies
Dr. David Shatz – Faculty, Stern College for Women

The Importance of the Rav’s Teachings in Modern Society
Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter – University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought and Senior Scholar, CJF

3 – 3:45 p.m. Breakout Session II (Choose one)

Prayer: Privilege and Practice
Rabbi Shalom Carmy – Assistant Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Bible, Yeshiva College
Rabbi Michael Taubes – Rosh Yeshiva and Head of School at the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy -Yeshiva University High School for Boys

Relating to Non-Orthodox: Engaging the Reform and Conservative
Fabian Schonfeld – Rabbi Emeritus, Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills
Rabbi Julius Berman – Chairman Emeritus, RIETS Board of Trustees

4 p.m. Mincha

Registration required, to register go to www.yu.edu/the-rav

*Please note: Parking is available to those who register for the event online For more information about this event, please contact [email protected]

Made possible through the generous support of Rabbi Max N. Schreier and Family לזכר נשמת הרבנית טויבא בת שבתי הלוי ע”ה

A Project of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and its YU Center for the Jewish Future