AUSTIN Z3 CONFERENCE

Austin Z3 Schedule

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25

WIFI: jcc-guest PW: jccwifi123

8:30 AM | CHECK-IN | Linda & Keith Zimmerman Family Multi-Purpose Rooms

Food for purchase available all day: Afuga Coffee, Babka ATX, and at the Stephanie & Jeff Miller Family JCafe

9:00 AM | LISTEN | Epstein Family Community Hall

Welcome: Rachel Stern and Jessica Ochs
Keynote: Zack Bodner
Panel: moderated by Rabbi Daniel Septimus
Poem: Zack Bodner

11:00 AM | THINK | Various Locations

Israeli Exposition featuring Americans for Ben-Gurion University, Jewish National Fund, BBYO, Advocacy Action, Israel Scouts Tzofim – Shevet Keren, and the Israel-American Council
Electives:
- How Big is Your Story? (TEENS ONLY) | Upstairs Conference Room
- How to Approach Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism in Today’s World | Barbara Tocker Engagement & Education Center
- Are We There Yet? What Happens When Dreams Come True? | Friedel Family Foundation Board Room
- My Israeli Story: How to Share My Israel | Zimmerman Multi-Purpose Rooms A
- The Iron Dome of the Jewish People | Zimmerman Multi-Purpose Rooms B
- Trauma, Resilience, and Our Lives | Barbara Tocker Engagement & Education Center – Conference Room

12:30 PM | LUNCH

1:15 PM | DO | Epstein Family Community Hall

Music by Elior Amar and Naor Ventura
Scenario Framing & Explanation | Rabbi Denise L. Eger

2:00 PM | DO | Various Locations

Breakout sessions
- I Don’t Where to Begin (For One Who Does Not Know How to Ask) | Epstein Family Community Hall (Stage Side)
- I’m in the Classroom/This Happened to Me | Epstein Family Community Hall (Back Half)
- Israelis and Those with Israeli Family Members | Linda & Keith Zimmerman Multi-Purpose Rooms A
- Caring for Our Kids | Linda & Keith Zimmerman Multi-Purpose Rooms B
- Advocacy/Public Affairs | Barbara Tocker Engagement & Education Center
- Those Serving in Educational Capacities in the Classroom | Barbara Tocker Engagement & Education Center – Conference Room
- Jewish Professionals/Lay Leaders | Friedel Family Foundation Board Room

3:15 PM | DO | Epstein Family Community Hall

Scenario Wrap-Up | Rabbi Denise L. Eger & Facilitators

4:00 PM | CLOSING | Epstein Family Community Hall

4:15 PM | LEHITRAOT | Jennifer & David KAUFMAN Family LIVING ROOM

Music by David Rabinowicz

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 ELECTIVES

How Big is Your Story? | Rabbi Stephanie Max

TEENS ONLY. Join us for a taste of Jewish learning on campus with a Jewish Learning Fellowship: Life’s Big Questions experience. When you tell your story, where do you begin? Who are the people that fill it, the places, moments, and experiences you want to create along the way?

A New APPROACH TO COUNTER AN AGE-OLD PROBLEM: HOW TO APPROACH ANTISEMITISM AND ANTIZIONISM IN TODAY’S WORLD | ZACK BODNER

Since October 7th, there has been an extreme rise in antisemitism and antizionism in the US and around the world. While we are dealing with a form of the same hatred our people have faced before, the context is different, and so our response as a community must be as well. Join Zack Bodner, CEO and President of the Oshman Family JCC, Founder of the Z3 Project, in a master class providing real tools to organize and combat antisemitism.

ARE WE THERE YET? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE? | RABBI AMITAI FRAIMAN

Theodore Herzl famously wrote in his book “If You Will It, It Is No Dream” about the possibility of founding a Jewish State. Now, 76 years after its founding, was the dream fulfilled? What happens when dreams become a reality? Join Rabbi Amitai Fraiman in a text-based session to explore different angles of dreams and how they relate to Zionism, Israel, and the state of the relationship between Diaspora Jewry and Israel.

My Israeli Story: How to Share My Israel – An American Jewish Dialogue and Learning | Dr. Yakir Englander

In this workshop, we will use Storytelling tools to find the most suitable way for each participant to share “his/her/their Israel.” During the workshop, we will focus on the characteristics of creating stories that suit the complexity of life in Israel and practice storytelling and active listening.

The Iron Dome of the Jewish People | Algom Ben-Horin

Join us for a briefing and discussion on how Shalom Austin is making an impact on the ground in North America, Israel, and overseas. From college campuses to Ukrainian refugees to victims of terror, Shalom Austin touches and saves many Jewish lives every year through its partnership with The Jewish Agency.

Trauma, Resilience, and Our Lives | Rabbi Amy Cohen & Maura Kinney

Traumatic events change communities and individuals in ways that impact our daily lives. Since October 7th, Jews around the world have been trying to understand how to cope with a never-ending news cycle while defending Israel’s right to exist. How do we support our families and friends in Israel while going about our daily lives? How do we access resilience in times of overwhelming grief? October 7th marked a change in American and Israeli’s sense of safety and security; join this discussion to figure out how we can access resilience in these trying times.