Upcoming Events

Day 1: Foundations of Sephardic Education & Inspiration

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11:30 AM
Registration & Buffet Lunch​

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1:00 PM
Welcome Remarks & Opening Plenary

Dibre Berakha and Hizuk 

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1:30 PM
Session 1: Sephardic Education Today: Where Are We & Where Are We Going?

A focused dialogue on the current landscape of Sephardic education and the direction needed to strengthen its future.

 

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​3:00 PM
Coffee Break

 

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3:30 PM

Session 2: University & Young Professionals Education – A Model for a Lifetime of Learning

Engaging university students and YPs through classical Sephardic methods, identity, and community-building initiatives.​

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​4:30 PM
Minha Break

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5:00 PM

Session 3: The Power of Musical Learning

An exploration of music as a pedagogical instrument in cultivating memory, meaning, and reverence within Sephardic Torah education led by the American Sephardi Federation (ASF).
 

7:30 PM
Dinner & Keynote Address 
Buffet dinner and keynote speech at Tribeca synagogue, 
49 White St, New York, NY 10013

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 8:30 PM
Musical Evening of Torah & Piyyutim

 Featuring esteemed Hazzanim and accomplished musicians

Open to friends, family, and supporters of the conference​

All at Tribeca Synagogue​

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Day 2: Schools, Pedagogy & Leadership
 

7:30 AM
Shaharit, Learning, and Breakfast

Tefilla followed by Seder Limmud with optional Haburot at OU HQ
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​9:30 AM
Session 4: Early Childhood & Primary Education – Setting the Foundation for Future Generations

Laying the educational, emotional, and spiritual groundwork for a life rooted in Torah and our mesorah.

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10:50 AM
Coffee Break
 

 

​11:00 AM
Session 5: High School – Cultivating Scholarship, Character, and Confidence in our Teens

Strengthening religious commitment and Sephardic identity during the formative adolescent years.

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12:20 PM
Lunch & Guest Speaker
​Rabbi Moshe Hauer 
Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union (OU)

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1:30 PM​

Session 6: From Scroll to Screen – Torah in the Age of AI and Social Media

Harnessing the technological tools and innovations to transmit Torah and Jewish values—while honestly confronting its powers and its perils in an ever-evolving digital world.
 

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3:00 PM
Break


3:30 PM

Session 7: The Yeshiba – Preparing Future Leaders

Exploring the tools and institutions needed for training rabbis and educators in the classical Sephardic tradition.

5:00 PM​

Closing Session: Takeaways & Next Steps

Dibre Hizuk focused on translating insights into action and setting a course for continued collaboration.​