Category: Events

Please join us as we celebrate this year’s graduates online on Sunday, June 7, 2020 from Noon to 12:45 pm.

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Questions?

• General Commencement – Please contact Shana Burstyn
• Rabbinical and Cantorial Ordination – Please contact Laurena Rosenberg

A conversation with Len Fishman, Director of the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston and Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow, Director of Spiritual Care at HebrewSenior Life.

Len Fishman, Director of the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston, and former CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife, the largest nonprofit provider of senior housing and healthcare in New England, and Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow, Director of Spiritual Care at Hebrew SeniorLife, will be part of a panel discussing the ethics of philanthropy involving Jewish communal organizations. This discussion comes at a time when a number of well-known Jewish philanthropists have come under scrutiny and many organizations are grappling with the difficult question of what to do with money that comes from these donors. Rabbi Paasche-Orlow was a Wexner Graduate Fellow and worked for the Steinhardt Foundation.

This event is part of Hebrew College’s Winter Seminar “What Do We Owe Each Other: Jewish Conversations on Equality and the Challenges of a Just Society,” the week of January 27.

A project of the Hebrew College Innovation Lab in partnership with 18Doors (formerly InterfaithFamily), Unorthodox Celebrations, Combined Jewish Philanthropies,Temple Emanuel, Jewish Discovery Institute and Judaism Unbound.

Note: This event will now be held online beginning at 8:30 am and ending at 1 pm. Please register in advance to receive a zoom access code.

Due to the unprecedented circumstances and our rapid embrace of experiencing collective online learning, we are splitting this program into two digestible and interactive pieces. The Morning Sessions will be held as below. The previously organized afternoon sessions (panel and community workshop) will be rescheduled. Our intention is to hold tightly to the times below allowing 10-15 minute breaks between each section of the program. Thank you for understanding and we hope you will join us.

REVISED Schedule of Events

8:30 am – 9:15 am. — Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) and Weekday Morning Prayer Service

9:30 am -10:45 a. — Introductory Remarks and “Being Brave by practicing the Torah of Inclusion” |  Interactive Presentation with Rabbi Caryn Aviv

11:00 am  -11:45 am — “Gender Matters: The New Narrative on Jewish Intermarriage”  | Presentation with Q&A Dr. Keren McGinity

12 noon -12:45 pm — Text Study: “Which Stranger?: How the Jewish Tradition has struggled with the radical question of loving the Other” | Rabbi Getzel Davis

12:45 pm – 1 pm Final Thoughts

The event is free and you are invited to join us for the entire day but registration is required.

Questions and more information

Please contact Lorin Troderman at Lorin.Troderman@hebrewcollege.edu.

In what ways is halakhah embedded in systems of trust – trust of rabbis, trust of peers, trust of ourselves, and even trust in God?  We will delve into a case study in niddah regarding halakhah, gender, and the body, as a way to explore our assumptions about the role of trust in halakhah.  How can our learning propel us to imagine and envision the possibilities of what a halakhah embedded in trust could or should be? Dinner included.

Hebrew College is co-sponsoring this event with Hadar.

 

With concern for the well-being of our guests, and in light of the ongoing developments regarding COVID-19, Hebrew College is postponing the scheduled March 25 CEO Forum. We will certainly let you know when we have a new date scheduled, likely in the fall. In the meantime, we appreciate your interest in and support of the program, and look forward to keeping in touch and welcoming you to campus again soon.

Hebrew College’s sixth CEO Forum with featured speaker Jon Hirschtick, EVP, President of SaaS at PTC and former co-founder and CEO of SolidWorks and Onshape, and moderator Aron Ain, CEO of Kronos. Our CEO Forum Series aims to bridge academic Jewish studies and community needs by serving as a resource for leaders who want to engage in Jewish values and  Jewish community.

“Many Jewish professionals have a yearning to experience adult Jewish learning. What better place to do so then at Hebrew College in Newton? There is a strong synergy between those who have an interest in adult Jewish learning, and their professional careers.” — Carl Chudnofsky, Hebrew College Trustee and CEO Forum Co-Chair

Event program:

• 7:30 – 8:00 am: Kosher breakfast and networking
• 8:00 – 9:00 am: Program featuring Jon Hirschtick, moderated by Aron Ain

Hebrew College is accessible, with free, entrance-level parking and walkable access from the Green Line. Please contact advancement@hebrewcollege.edu with any questions.

Co-Chairs:

• Carl Chudnofsky — CEO of CB Ventures, Inc.; Hebrew College Trustee
• David Teplow — Director, GreenPages Technology Solutions

Host Committee:

• Mark Atkins — Former CEO and President of Invention Machine Corp.
• David Begelfer — Founder and President of CRE Strategic Advisors
• Jason Chudnofsky — Founder, Portfolio Media Group
• Adrienne Davis Brody — President, ADB Marketing
• Lise Ann Q. Elcock — Membership Director, Newton-Needham Chamber
• Marc Jacobs — CEO Emeritus, Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
• Louis Kates — Managing Director, Starr, Finer, Starr
• Harold Kotler — CEO, Chief Investment Officer, GW&K Investment Management; Hebrew College Trustee
• Daniel Lewin — Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor, The Lewin Wealth Management Group, UBS Financial Services
• Leslie Saltzberg — Former Director, Charles River Publishing
• Richard Saltzberg — President, wh5 Media Group
• Lewis Sassoon  — Founding Partner, Sassoon Cymrot Law LLC
• Harold Schwartz — Former CEO of The Schwartz Group of Morgan Stanley
• Steve Sigel — Past President of Gordon Brothers Asset Management
• Myra Snyder — Hebrew College Trustee
• Robert Snyder — President, Sinco Inc.
• Sarah Sonnenfeld — Principal and Founder, Alsephina Consulting; Hebrew College Trustee
• Harold Tubman — President, Circle Furniture
(In formation)

We are grateful to our sponsors:

• CB Ventures, Inc.
• Kronos
• Levine Chapels
• UBS

 

Interested in corporate sponsorship of this event? Supporting our free community event gives you exposure to key stakeholders in the local business community as well as 11,000+ households nationally, logo visibility on all event signage, and more. Contact Mia Tavan, Hebrew College Development Associate, at mtavan@hebrewcollege.edu.

About our speaker:

Jon Hirschtick, EVP, President of SaaS (Software as a Service) at PTC — Jon is a CAD software developer, founder and former CEO of SolidWorks, a popular solid modeling 3D CAD and CAE system for Microsoft Windows, and Onshape, a cloud platform for product development that includes tools for CAD, data management, collaboration, workflow, and analytics.

Earlier in his career, Jon served as director of engineering at Computervision, and a manager at the MIT CADLab. He founded the SolidWorks Corporation in 1993, and under his leadership, SolidWorks revenue grew to $600 million. When Solidworks was acquired by Dassault Systèmes in 1997, Jon continued on as CEO and then a group executive for the next 14 years. In October 2011, he left Solidworks and in 2012 founded Belmont Technology (later changed to Onshape) with other members of the original SolidWorks team, where he served as CEO until the company was acquired by PTC last November.

Jon was awarded the CAD Society Leadership Award, and is a recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Leadership Award. He is a member of the Advisory Board at Boston University and Arcbazar, where he was once director, and is an advisor to Magic Leap, a wearable computer maker, and MarkForged, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial 3D printers.

Jon holds a bachelors and master’s degree from MIT, where he was also a player and instructor on the now-famous student team that used card counting to win large sums of money playing blackjack in Las Vegas and elsewhere. The team was the subject of the best-selling book Bringing Down the House, and the 2008 film 21.

Jon is a past Chairman of the Board of the New England Region of the American Technion Society, and has traveled extensively throughout Israel on numerous visits. He and his wife, Dr. Randy Gollub, are active members of Temple Emunah in Lexington, and Beth El Temple Center of Belmont.

About our moderator:

Aron Ain, CEO of Kronos — Since becoming CEO in 2005, Aron and team have put a laser focus on employee engagement as a growth strategy and saw worldwide employee engagement scores skyrocket as revenue nearly tripled to $1.4 billion.

Aron joined Kronos in 1979 and has played a role in nearly every functional department at the company, helping to build a global enterprise software powerhouse with more than 35,000 organizations using Kronos solutions across 100+ countries.

Regarded as a pioneer in workforce management and human capital management, Aron has been instrumental in revolutionizing the way organizations manage their workforces. As a multiyear recipient of Glassdoor’s Top CEOs, Aron believes anything is possible when people are inspired and that great management is the single largest component that adds to shareholder value and company performance. He has been awarded numerous prestigious awards, including being named the inaugural recipient of the “Ray Stata Leadership and Innovation Award” from the Massachusetts High Technology Council, “CEO of the Year” by the Mass Technology Leadership Council, and “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young.

Under Aron’s leadership, Kronos continues to be recognized for its innovative product offerings, exceptional services, and energized Top Place to Work corporate culture around the world. He has been profiled by The New York Times, Harvard Business Review and the HBR IdeaCast podcast series. This continued recognition for the company’s award-winning culture culminated in the 2018 release of his debut book, “WorkInspired: How to Build an Organization Where Everyone Loves to Work,” which imparts lessons Aron has learned for senior leaders, HR professionals, and people managers to turn employee engagement into a strategic weapon.

Aron serves on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, Hamilton College, in Clinton, NY, is a member of the Board of Trustees at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) in Boston. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in economics and government, Aron has participated in a series of executive education programs, including the AEA/Stanford Executive Institute at Stanford University.

While it has become clear that we will not be able to gather in person for this year’s event, we are transforming one evening of beautiful music and uplifting ideas into four digital offerings over the next month, as well as our April 29th online event honoring Rabbi Rim Meirowitz, beloved and esteemed mentor and teacher. We will wait until we can gather again in person to honor our beloved student, Jill Segal z”l, with the Esther Award.

Questions? Please contact Mia Tavan

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Virtual Leadership, Learning, and Love spring event [30 minutes]

Gifts and Blessings

Please consider making a gift in honor of Hebrew College or Rim using our secure online form or mailing your check to: Hebrew College Office of Institutional Advancement, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA 02459.

We are also collecting blessings and “love stories” for Rim, which we will present to him in May. Please share some words about how Rim has inspired you and email them to Mia Tavan, Development Associate, by Friday, May 8.

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 Leadership Learning, and Love Digital Offerings

If you are not on our email list please sign up here and don’t miss a moment! Please email Mia Tavan with questions.

Leadership, Learning and Love: Let Us Sing a New Song! (April 7 email)

• Read the full issue
• Watch President Anisfeld’s introduction
• Watch Prayer Leadership & Song with Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer & Rabbi David Fainsilber
• Listen & read about Sholem Velt der Gantser by Cantor Lynn Torgove & Rabbi Nehemia Polen
• Watch and listen to the d’var Song and the Journey Out of Egypt by President Sharon Cohen Anisfeld
• Listen to Esa Einai by rabbinical student Jackson Mercer
• Read Hope Thought Leadership in a Time of Challenge (including Hope with a Side Order of Reality) by Rabbi Jeffrey Summit

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Leadership, Learning and Love: Caring for One Another (April 14 email)

• Read the full issue
• President Anisfeld’s Introduction
• A Rabbis’ Rabbi: Mentoring Leadership, Learning, and Love (Honoring Rabbi Rim Meirowitz)
• Chaplaincy: Voices from the Field by Rabbi Suzanne Offit and Rabbi Sonia Saltzman
• Hallel by Rabbi Shayna Rhodes(from the Hebrew College Passover Companion)
• Miller Center’s Freedom Songs: A Multicultural Musical Journey
• Music and Chesed (video) with Rabbi David Fainsilber
• What Is Essential? by Rabbi Brian Besser
• Spotify Playlist: Stillness, Joy, and Chesed

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Leadership, Learning and Love: Tending to Hope (April 28 email)

• Read the full issue
• President Anisfeld’s Introduction
• Reflections from Kibbutz HaMa’apil During This Time of Corona by Rabbi Lila Veissid
• Blessings and Hope from Jerusalem sung by Rabbi Minna Bromberg
• Postcards from Israel
• Coronavirus from the Holy Land by Rabbi Arthur Green
• Compositions from the Arava Desert by Rabbi Micah Shapiro
• Spring Semester Reflections by Giulia Fleisman
• Make a gift

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Individual Gifts & Sponsorships

Please help us celebrate, and continue to offer, leadership, learning, and love by investing in a creative, vibrant, and meaningful Jewish future rooted in thousands of years of wisdom. We invite you to make a fully deductible gift now either at one of the levels below, or with a donation of any amount. Thank you.

President’s Council Sponsorship Levels

$100,000+ Meyasdim/Founders
$36,000 – 99,999 Bonim/Builders
$20,000 – 35,999 Talmidim/Lifelong Learners
$10,000 – 19,999 Shutafim/Partners
$5,000 – 9,999 Haverim/Friends
$1,800 – 4,999 Yedidim/Companions

Individual Gift Levels

$500 Our Cup Runneth Over
$360 Join Us + Support Us
$120 Join Us
$54 Students

If you would  like to make a gift, please use our secure online form, choose “Spring Event 2020” for your gift designation, and include your blessing for Rim under “Comments.”

To submit a blessing for Rim that will be included in our online slideshow without making a gift, please email Mia Tavan at mtavan@hebrewcollege.edu by April 24, 2020.

Corporate Sponsorships

We are grateful to the following corporate sponsors: