SHABBATON/ SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS
Rabbi Yonason Goldson
The programs below represent only a sample of possible topics, any of which can be rearranged or tailored to specific subjects and themes.
Programming can include Thursday evening or Friday afternoon sessions, Friday night seudos and/or onegs, Shabbos afternoon seudos and/or classes, melaveh malkas, Sunday presentations, lectures, workshops, discussions, yom iyuns, or question-and-answer sessions.
The 8 Expressions of Happiness
How the language of Torah provides a roadmap for a joy-filled life
Derech Eretz: the forgotten foundation
If “character precedes the Torah,” are we worried enough about how we act?
The Oral Law and the Arc of History
How and why has Torah leadership evolved? What does this transformation teach us?
Divine Intimacy: Shabbos davening and the sanctity of marriage
The secrets of spirtual relationships embeded in the liturgy of our Shabbos prayers
The Hitchhiking Rabbi: tales from the road to teshuva
Stories of a life-long journey filled with divine intervention and personal revelation
Providence, Predetermination, and Free Will
The Ultimate Paradox: if Hashem runs everything, how do we run anything?
Torah Ideals 