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Ahavas Achim University Hosts OU Community Weekend

Ahavas Achim University and The Department of Synagogue & Community Services of the Orthodox Union will present a special OU Community Weekend with Stephen Savitsky, former president and chairman of the board of the Orthodox Union, on Shabbat, March 17-18.

On Friday night, March 17, mincha/kabbalat Shabbat/maariv will begin at 6:55 p.m., followed by a seudah at 8 p.m., which will include a panel discussion moderated by Stephen Savitsky, entitled “The Cost of Grandparenting in the 21st-Century Torah World.” The panelists will be Rabbi Ronald Schwarzberg, Abe Schwartzbard, Russell Adler, Jeff Korbman and Betzalel Posy. This discussion is open to all grandparents by reservation only, at $25 per person. Contact Rachel at the shul office at 732-247-0532 or [email protected] to reserve or for more information.

On Shabbat, March 18, in the main sanctuary after Mussaf, Savitsky will give a lecture entitled “Stopping Assimilation One Phone Call at a Time: The Amazing Story of Partners in Torah and the Orthodox Union.” At 5:45 p.m., he will give a pre-mincha lecture entitled “The Future of the Torah Community in America: Challenges and Opportunities.” Finally, at 7:20 p.m., he will lead a seudah shlishit discussion entitled “Shul Life in America: An Open Forum with Stephen Savitsky.”

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