Yom Tov Atmosphere...
Experience an ambiance enriched with the spirit of Yom Tov. The finest Baalei Tefila, Shiurim, Daf Yomi, and stimulating, dynamic lectures for men, women and teens given by world-renowned rabbis, authors and lecturers will enhance and inspire the Yom Tov. A fully stocked shul, including machzorim for your convenience. Teenage learning and children’s Pirchei/Bnos style programs with prizes. There will be Ashkenaz and Sefard minyonim.
Both hotel facilities, including all rooms, will be Kosher for Pesach which will insure a true Yom Tov atmosphere.
Rabbi Daniel Roth, M.D. learned in prominent yeshivos in Montreal, New York, and Yerushalayim, and received his semicha from HaRav Pinchus Hirschprung, ZT”L, the previous chief rabbi of Montreal. He gives shiurim in many venues, to many different types of groups, on a variety of topics, including medical ethics and Jewish philosophy. He is the author, with Rabbi Pinchos Bodner, of The Halachos of Refua on Shabbos.
Rabbi Roth, MD is a retinal surgeon and a Professor of Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He received his M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine, and trained in ophthalmology and retinal surgery at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami and The Cleveland Clinic.
Rabbi Dr. Roth was awarded a Howard Hughes NIH Research Fellowship, which he used to research ocular oncology and ocular molecular biology at Wills Eye Hospital. He has written chapters for numerous medical textbooks, and his research on eye disease has been published in many medical journals.
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Lauren Roth, MSW, LSW is a psychotherapist in private practice in Lakewood, New Jersey, and she lectures extensively across the United States on numerous topics, including: marriage, parenting, healthful eating, and a variety of inspirational and Torah topics. She is also an aerobics, yoga, pilates, ballet, and gymnastics instructor.
Mrs. Roth holds a BA in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, and a Masters in Social Work from Rutgers University. She was the recipient of the Mark Forman Memorial Award for excellence in academics and in clinical work upon her graduation from Rutgers’ School of Social Work. Mrs. Roth has researched molecular biology at Princeton University and at Yale University, and wrote the science segment scripts for Good Morning America as an AAAS Fellow. Mrs. Roth is an alumnus of the Edgar M. Bronfman Youth Fellowships, and was awarded a Kerem Scholarship for Bronfman Alumni, which she used to run a series of Jewish education seminars. Recently, Mrs. Roth was awarded another Bronfman Alumni Projects Grant, which she used to run the Roth Jewish University Student Learning Seminars.
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Rabbi Yaakov Feitman, Rav of Kehillas Bais Yehuda in Cedarhurst, N.Y., a well-known lecturer and author.
Rabbi Yaakov Feitman is the Rov of the popular "Red Shul" in Cedarhurst New York. Previously, he has held pulpits in prestigious Shuls in Teaneck, N.J. and Cleveland, Ohio. He is a much sought after dynamic and intellectual speaker who fascinates his audiences on subjects ranging from Sholom Bayis to childrearing, Hashkafa, Kabbalah, Holocaust, Medical Ethics and much more. He is the founding principal of three schools and the author of numerous volumes on Jewish biography, Hashkafa, Chassidus and history.
Rabbi Feitman is the past president of the Young Israel Council of rabbis. He has been a Scholar-in-Residence all over the world and spoken at the OU, Torah Umesorah and Agudah conventions. Rabbi Feitman has Semicha from Rav Moshe Feinstein Ztl and Rav Yitzchok Hutner Ztl.
Rabbi David Ordman
A native of England, Rabbi Ordman acquired his higher Jewish education at the Talmudical Colleges of Gateshead and Manchester. Rabbi Ordman, dynamic senior lecturer for a renowned kiruv organization, is one of the most popular and sought after speakers on the international scene, and the keynote presenter at countless weekend seminars throughout the world. An inspiring speaker who has sparked the neshamos of more beginners than can be counted. In addition Rav Ordman, a native of Bnei Brak delivers awe inspiring shiurim and is well received by the Torah World Community. He has lectured internationally on Jewish Philosophy for the past 18 years from Hong Kong in the East to Los Angeles in the West. Rabbi Ordman also lectures at army bases and police academies in Israel on Jewish Thought.
Lectures:
Fingerprints of Divinity
Time is Life
Sages, Rabbis, & Charlatans
Understanding Suffering
Judaism and the Jews
Free Will & Determinism
Hishtadlus & Bitachon
To Be Or Not To Be…A Giver
What Israel Means to the Jewish People
A Years Refl ection 9/11/02
Anatomy of the Holocaust
Revenge is Sweet
Dr. Meir Wikler
Dr. Meir Wikler earned his masters and doctoral degrees from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and has served as staff therapist and consultant for the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services in Brooklyn, NY. A former professor at Wurzweiler, he is now in full time practice of psychotherapy and family counseling specializing in the treatment of Orthodox adults and children.
In addition, Dr. Wikler serves on the Board of Govoners of the association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, the Board of the Yitti Liebel Help-Line and he is a National Officer of the Agudath Israel of America. He has authored and published 8 books and over 70 articles in various clinical journals, as well as lay periodicals and prestigious publications including The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, The Jewish Observer and Mishpacha Magazine. He is listed in Who’s Who in World Jewry.
Partners with Hashem 2: Effective Guidelines for Successful Parenting (Artscroll Series 2 - 2006)
Zorei'a Tzedakos: Contemporary Stories of Divine Providence (Feldheim 2003)
Ten Minutes a Day to a Better Marriage: Improving communication between you and your spouse - 10 minutes a day is all it takes (Artscroll 2003)
Partners with Hashem: Effective Guidelines for Successful Parenting (Artscroll Series Jan. 2000)
Einei Hashem: Contemporary Stories of Divine Providence in Eretz Yisrael (Feldheim Oct. 1997)
Aishel: Stories of Contemporary Jewish Hospitality (Feldheim 1994)
Bayis Ne’eman B’Yisrael: Practical Steps to Success in Marriage (Feldheim, 1988).
The first 7 days: A practical guide to the traditional Jewish observance of shiva for mourners, their families and friends (United Hebrew Community 1987)
Rabbi Asher Stern, a highly respected Posek and educator, has been Scholar-in-Residence at many Shuls across the country and has developed a reputation for his delivery style and charisma. Rabbi Stern studied in Yeshiva Sha’ar Hatorah and has smicha from Horav Zelik Epstein, shlit”a. Rabbi Stern is the Rov in the Regency Estates community and a Rebbie at the DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys in Woodmere, NY.
He is a dynamic speaker and maggid shiur who inspires audiences with his shiurim and lectures on halachic and aggadic topics. He was awarded the Gruss award for excellence in teaching and presenting at chinuch conferences such as the Torah Umesorah Convention and the Gruss Center for Jewish Education.