JWWS Summit 2021

Presentations and Workshops Schedule

Monday, May 3 and Tuesday, May 4

Note: The times in the schedule below indicate Israel times.

Please refer to this conversion chart to calculate the times for each session in your own time zone.

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. JWWS COFFEE-ROOM NETWORKING
Come with your mug, your favorite drink, and your name tag on the upper part of your shirt so we all know who you are during our networking coffee-room session!
5:00 – 5:15 p.m. Welcome and Introduction from the Director
Tamar Ansh
5:15 – 5:45 p.m. The Power of Focus: Improve Your Writer’s Focus to Actualize Your Writing Dreams
Shifrah Devorah Witt
5:45 – 6:05p.m. The Most Beautiful Thing: Coming to Trust that Our Experiences Have Infinite Value
Sarah Shapiro
6:10 – 6:50 p.m. Embracing the Marketing Monster: One Author's Daring Quest to Reinvent Jewish Book Promotion
Naomi Elbinger
6:50 – 7:35 p.m. Live Panel: On Kiddush Hashem
Rabbi Avi Shafran | Leah Zagelbaum | Other panelist TBA
7:40 – 8:00 p.m. NETWORKING at our JWWS Virtual Tables!
Introductions, Collaboration, Opportunities, Referrals…make sure to listen closely to your friends and fellow JWWS’ers!
8:00 – 8:30 p.m. Keeping Relationships Real in the Fake News Era: Important tips on how to engage with empathy and balance
Binyamin Rose
TEN MINUTE BREAK before workshops begin
8:40 – 9:35 p.m. Workshops, set one
See below for topics and presenters

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. JWWS COFFEE-ROOM NETWORKING
Come with your mug, your favorite drink, and your name tag on the upper part of your shirt so we all know who you are during our networking coffee-room session!
5:00 – 5:05 p.m. Welcome to Day 2, from the Director
Tamar Ansh
5:05 – 5:50 p.m. Reaching People: Making a Difference
Rebbetzin Feige Twerski
6:00 – 6:40 p.m. Portrait Painting with Words: Writing a Compelling Personality Profile
Barbara Bensoussan
6:45 – 7:10 p.m. NETWORKING at our JWWS Virtual Tables!
Introductions, Collaboration, Opportunities, Referrals…make sure to listen closely to your friends and fellow JWWS’ers!
7:10 – 7:40 p.m. It’s Not About You: Taking Hashem as Your Partner in the Writing Process
Yisroel Besser
7:45 – 8:30 p.m. Words That Sing: How to Bring Poetry to Your Writing (and Why You Should Bother)
Avigayil Sharer, a.k.a Leah Gebber
TEN MINUTE BREAK before workshops begin
8:40 – 9:35 p.m. Workshops, set two
See below for topics and presenters

For a detailed description of each workshop, visit the Workshops page.

Secrets for Writing Compelling Fiction Susie Garber
Inbox Freedom Temima Gass
So, Now, Write this Song Mindy Aber Barad Golembo
Writing Your Family History Ann Goldberg
Go Get Your Goal! Leora Gruen
Crack Your Creativity Esther Kurtz
Writing Honestly and Getting Published Batya Ruddell
Reset Your Financial Thermostat: How to Write Your Way to a Better Financial Future Debbie Sassen