Schedule
Below is the schedule for summer 2018!
*Please note that all meals are Kosher.
Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State: Tensions and Challenges
Day 1 - Welcome to the Young Leaders Seminar on Israel Studies
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Arrival, Registration, + Networking
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - BBQ Dinner
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - Orientation with Faculty Mentor
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Welcome Address Speaker: Rabbi David Ellenson
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Delegate Meetings, Intro to Israel Studies Symposium, + Case Study #1
9:00 p.m. - Ice Cream Social
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Room Checks
Day 2 - Israel Through Music + Poetry
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Speaker: Eugene Sheppard
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Speaker Debrief
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Israel Case Study #2
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Speaker Ofra Backenroth
2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Speaker Debrief + Symposium Teams
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Dinner + Break
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Delegate Evening Social Activity
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Room Checks
Day 3 - Israel Through Literature
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Speaker: Irit Aharony
9:30-10:15 a.m. - Speaker Debrief
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Israel Studies Symposium Teams
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Flexible: Additional Symposium Work (as needed)
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Change Clothes and Depart
4:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. - Boston Trip + Dinner in the City
7:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Return to Brandeis
9:00 p.m. - Field Day Social Activity
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Room Checks
Day 4 - Israel Through Art
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Speaker: Gannit Ankori
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Speaker Debrief
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Finalize Symposium Posters
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Table - Topic Lunch Discussion
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Brandeis Admissions Session
2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Israel Case Study #3
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Dinner
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Film Screening + Discussion
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Room Checks
Day 5 - Israel Through Film + Television
7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m. - Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Speaker: Rachel Harris
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Speaker Debrief
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Symposium Prep
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Israel Symposium Presentations
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Speaker: Yarden Fanta-Vagenshtein
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Case Study #4
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Get Ready for Dinner + Depart
7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Dinner in Brookline
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Room Checks
Day 6 - Your Journey Begins
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Final Delegate Meetings
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Commencement: Speaker: Rachel Fish, PhD
11:00 a.m. - Departure and Checkout