Guest Speakers - New Synagogue

In Partnership with Yeshiva University Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought
Previous Speakers

In Partnership with Yeshiva University Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought

Baruch-Lev Kelman

Sunday, April 02, 2023
6:00PM EST -The Virtual Roundtable Seminar – “I Saw Jewish Kings Beyond the Sambatyon! – Preserving Majesty in the Diaspora”

Baruch-Lev Kelman is the Yeshiva University Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought programming officer. He is a graduate student at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. He served on the Premio Sarano Commitee of the San Paolo Vatican Press and as the Glatt Research Associate at the Center for Israel Studies, contributing to the exhibit Samaritans: A Biblical People (Museum of the Bible, 2022).

To Be Announced

Previous Speakers

Rabbi Dr. Bar-Ami Ben-Zion

Saturday, June 01, 2019
10:15AM EST -Torah Message
6:00PM EST -Spiritual Protection from God and His Angels (Including a Spiritual Guided Meditation)

Saturday, September 01, 2018
10:15AM EST -Torah Message
5:30PM EST -Rosh Hashanah – The Reward According to the Kabbalah

Saturday, April 28, 2018
10:15AM EST -Torah Message
5:00PM EST -“Kabbalah – a Key to Understand the Torah’s Secrets”

Saturday, January 27, 2018
10:15AM EST -Torah Message
3:30PM EST -Healing with Colors: The Healing Method Through Lights and Colors

Saturday, September 02, 2017
10:15AM EST -Torah Message
5:00PM EST -Meditation and Relaxation in the Jewish Tradition

Rabbi Ben-Zion Bar-Ami, Ph.D., is the director of the “Oht -Le - Olam” Research Institute of the Holy Language and Scripts and the director of “Hay Li” – Alternative Medicine School in Israel. He teaches Torah classes and is known for his unique Micrography art.

Anne Shoshana Deakter

Saturday, March 16, 2019
10:15AM EST -Connecting to your Life’s Calling
5:45PM EST -You Aren’t Here to be Good, You are Here to be Better

Often it takes a "wake-up" call for most of us to make serious changes in our lives. Anna Shoshana's was the early death of her beloved father and becoming a divorced single mom. Always the "seeker", she started looking for answers by learning multiple spiritual disciplines, including Jewish Spirituality and Kabbalah. For over two decades, Anne Shoshana has been a student and teacher of the ancient, immutable wisdom of the Torah, Mussar, and Kabbalah. She shares her journey in her new book and lives to inspire all who are ready to grow to their next level of innovation.

Rabbi Avi Weiss

Saturday, February 16, 2019
10:15AM EST -True Humility and Leadership Defined
4:35PM EST -Dealing with Adversity – Turning Fate into Destiny
6:55PM EST -Musical Havdalah and Kumzits

Saturday, February 10, 2018
10:15AM EST -Shabbat Drasha
4:30PM EST -The Meaning of Kaddish

Rabbi Avraham (Avi) Weiss is the Rabbi in Residence of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. Rabbi Weiss served as the National Chairman of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry and is the National President of AMCHA - the Coalition for Jewish Concerns. He has authored articles in publications around the world and has published three books: "Women at Prayer: A Halakhic Analysis of Women's Prayer Groups", "Spiritual Activism: A Jewish Guide to Leadership and Repairing the World", and "Holistic Prayer: A Guide to Jewish Spirituality".

Dr. Caren Schnur Neile

Monday, January 28, 2019
1:15PM EST -A Celebration of Jewish Storytelling with: Caren Schnur Neile

Caren Schnur Neile, Ph.D., MFA, is a performance storyteller who has taught storytelling studies at Florida Atlantic University's School of Communication and Multimedia Studies since 2001. Dr. Neile co-hosts The Public Storyteller, a weekly segment on public radio WLRN 91.3 FM. Her numerous publications include a recent entry in the Oxford University Press Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife, her latest book: "Florida Lore for the History Press", and a regular column on storytelling for the Florida Jewish Journal.

Rabbi Karmi Ingber

Saturday, April 21, 2018
10:45AM EST -The Peace of Mind Experience – “Unleashing our Greatness and the Mystery of Tzara’at”
5:00PM EST -“Providence, Challenges and the Peace of Mind Experience”

Friday, April 20, 2018
7:00PM EST -The Peace of Mind Experience – Q&A, songs, stories, and great Ruach (Shabbat spirit)

Rabbi Karmi Ingber, author of "Where the Heavens Kiss the Earth: Mystical Insights for Personal Growth", uses his knowledge of Jewish Meditative Practices, Kabbalistic and Chassidic Structures, as well as Tai Chi, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, and Sundo Healing Arts to help us experience a deep inner connection that will enrich our lives.

Danny Ayalon

Saturday, February 24, 2018
10:15AM EST -The Past Year in Israel

Danny Ayalon and his wife Anne have two daughters, Zohar and Avigail, and they live in Hod Hasharon. He completed his IDF service in the Armored Corps with the rank of captain. He has an undergraduate degree in economics from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA, where he was voted one of the school's hundred most influential alumni in the world. In 2005, Danny received the Brandeis Award from the Jewish community in Baltimore and in 2008 the Builder of Jerusalem Award from Aish HaTorah.Danny served in Israel's Foreign Service for over 20 years. He began his diplomatic career in Panama and then went on to the UN mission in New York. He was political advisor to three different prime ministers: Ehud Barak, Binyamin Netanyahu, and Ariel Sharon. In 2002, he was appointed by then Prime Minister Sharon and Minister Shimon Peres (who in time became president of the state) to represent Israel as Israel's Ambassador to Washington. During his ambassadorial tenure, Israel-US relations increased and improved, with American support of Israel reaching an all-time high in many areas.