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WFF Fall Institute 2026
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Monday, October 12
 

8:00am CDT

Breakfast (Salon 4/5)
Monday October 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
8:45am- D'var Torah: Yosef Gillers, Class 8
Monday October 12, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

8:45am CDT

D'var Torah (Salon 4/5)
Monday October 12, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
8:45am- D'var Torah:
Speakers
avatar for Matt Baram

Matt Baram

WFF Class 8

Monday October 12, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

9:15am CDT

Class 9: Welcome & Introduction to Difficult Conversations; Deep Listening & Effective Assertion (Waterview)
Monday October 12, 2026 9:15am - 11:15am CDT
Waterview

Speakers
avatar for Toby Berkman

Toby Berkman

Senior Mediator, The Consensus Building Institute
Toby Berkman is a Senior Mediator at CBI and affiliated faculty at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. An attorney by training and a former litigator, Toby has twenty years’ experience facilitating dialogue and mediating complex public and private disputes. His practice... Read More →
Monday October 12, 2026 9:15am - 11:15am CDT
Waterview
  Class 9

11:15am CDT

Coffee Break with Snacks (Salon 4/5 Hallway)
Monday October 12, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
Monday October 12, 2026 11:15am - 11:45am CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
  Break   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

11:45am CDT

Class 9: The “What Happened?” Conversation
Monday October 12, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Waterview

Speakers
avatar for Toby Berkman

Toby Berkman

Senior Mediator, The Consensus Building Institute
Toby Berkman is a Senior Mediator at CBI and affiliated faculty at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. An attorney by training and a former litigator, Toby has twenty years’ experience facilitating dialogue and mediating complex public and private disputes. His practice... Read More →
Monday October 12, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm CDT
Waterview
  Class 9

1:15pm CDT

Lunch
Monday October 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5
Monday October 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

3:30pm CDT

Coffee Break with Snacks
Monday October 12, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
Monday October 12, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
  Break   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

4:00pm CDT

Class 9: Giving & Receiving Feedback, Casino Role-Play & Debrief
Monday October 12, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Waterview

Speakers
avatar for Toby Berkman

Toby Berkman

Senior Mediator, The Consensus Building Institute
Toby Berkman is a Senior Mediator at CBI and affiliated faculty at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. An attorney by training and a former litigator, Toby has twenty years’ experience facilitating dialogue and mediating complex public and private disputes. His practice... Read More →
Monday October 12, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Waterview
  Class 9

6:00pm CDT

Cross-Class Dinner
Monday October 12, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5
Coffee available

Optional conversation starters:
  • For Classes 7 and 8, share examples of how you’ve used skills learned at past Institutes in your personal or professional life.
  • For Classes 7 and 8, share your favorite Jewish learning and/or PD experience you’ve pursued using WFF funds.
  • If you had to be trapped in a TV show or book, which one would it be and why?
  • If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
  • What would you wait in a really, really long line for?
  • If you were famous, what would you be famous for?
  • Recommend a book, podcast, or article. Why are you recommending it?
  • What’s something outside of work that energizes or inspires you?
  • If you had a month off, how would you spend it?
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Monday October 12, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Salon 4/5
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

7:15pm CDT

Fellow-Led Sessions: Skills
Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:29pm CDT
TBA
Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:29pm CDT
TBA
  Fellowship-Wide Programming   Class 10   Class 9   Class 8

7:15pm CDT

TITLE (Oakview)
Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:30pm CDT
Oakview

Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:30pm CDT
Oakview
  Fellow-Led Session   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

7:15pm CDT

TITLE (Waterview)
Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:30pm CDT
Waterview

Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:30pm CDT
Waterview
  Fellow-Led Session   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

7:15pm CDT

TITLE (Willowview)
Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:30pm CDT
Willowview

Monday October 12, 2026 7:15pm - 8:30pm CDT
Willowview
  Fellow-Led Session   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9

9:15pm CDT

Snacks Available
Monday October 12, 2026 9:15pm - 9:45pm CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
Monday October 12, 2026 9:15pm - 9:45pm CDT
Salon 4/5 Hallway
  Break   Class 10   Class 8   Class 9
 

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