12/31/1969 9:00 AM Wednesday, 12/31/1969 9:00 AM America/Chicago Yom Limmud 5769 Yom Limmud is a program of The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Listed are only the TORCH classes that will be presented as part of Yom Limmud. Many other class options are available. Please visit The Jewish Federation Website for registration and full program information. 9:30 � 10:20 a.m. Bailout Shmailout: The Torah's Solutions That Could Have Prevented the Ailing Economy Rabbi Yossi Grossman Schepps Board Room In this session, we will discuss many business ethical practices from the Torah that could have prevented the current world economic crisis. Love Your Neighbor Like Yourself: Do You Really Have to "Love" Everybody? Rabbi Danny Masri Classroom 2 What are our responsibilities toward other Jews? At what cost to ourselves should kindness be performed for others? At what expense to our families? What should be our attitude when taking care of the needs of others? This fascinating lecture will explore these important issues and probe the depths of this famous command. Defending the Faith: Countering the Arguments and Tactics of Christian Missionaries Rabbi Dov Nimchinsky Classroom 5 A class designed to inform you of some of the tactics used by Christian missionaries and how to counter them. Modern Judaism: Changing Ourselves Or Changing the Torah Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe Library Is the Torah absolute? In modern contemporary society, does Torah become irrelevant or inappropriate? 12:00 � 12:50 p.m. (Lunch and Learn) Beit Medrash Learning with the TORCH Rabbis Rabbi Raanan Ephron, Rabbi Avrohom Kravetz, Rabbi Akiva Sutofsky Library Have a TORCH Rabbi as a study partner (Havrutah) and experience true Yeshivah style learning while you delve into the sea of Talmud. No experience necessary. Is Anyone Out There? The Art of Jewish Prayer Rabbi Gavriel Jacknin Classroom 2 This class will give a deeper understanding of the what, how and why of prayer and what it can accomplish. Did the Rabbis Make This Up? Understanding the Foundations of Rabbinic Judaism Rabbi Dov Nimchinsky Classroom 5 An exploration of the imperative of Oral Tradition and the mandates and limits of the Rabbis who transmit it to us. Congregation Beth Yeshurun TORCH Register