WFF Fall Institute 2026

Registration and Check-In (Gallery) 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Class 8 Meeting (Oakview) 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Opening Reception (Patio) 4:30pm - 5:15pm

Studio Habits of Mind (Salon 3) 7:45pm - 9:00pm

Dinner with Reflections from Ruthie (Salon 4/5) 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Snacks Available (...

Class 9 Meeting (Waterview) 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Class 10 Meeting (Willowview) 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Class 8: Walk and Talk Reflections 1, Teaching Your Torah (Oakview) 9:15am - 11:15am

Class 8: Life after your Coach and Professional Growth Plan 11:45am - 1:15pm

Class 8: Teaching Your Torah (continued) 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Demystifying Foundation Proposals and Pitches (Oakview) 7:15pm - 8:30pm

Breakfast (Salon 4/5) 8:00am - 9:00am

D'var Torah (Salon...

Lunch 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Cross-Class Dinner 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Faculty Meeting (during cross-class dinner) 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Coffee Break with Snacks (Salon... 11:15am - 11:45am

Coffee Break with Snacks 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Snacks Available 9:15pm - 9:45pm

Free Time 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Fellow-Led Sessions: Skills 7:15pm - 8:29pm

Class 9: Welcome & Introduction to Difficult Conversations; Deep Listening & Effective Assertion (Waterview) 9:15am - 11:15am

Class 9: The “What Happened?” Conversation 11:45am - 1:15pm

Class 9: Giving & Receiving Feedback, Casino Role-Play & Debrief 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Rapid Brainstorming - How to Think Fast & Create Playfully (Waterview) 7:15pm - 8:30pm

Class 10: The Heat of Challenges: Resisting the Urge to Solve, Identifying the Need to Learn (Willowview) 9:15am - 11:15am

Class 10: Authority and Leadership: Understanding What Progress Requires 11:45am - 1:15pm

Class 10: Systems Diagnosis: Getting Beneath Resistance and Mapping Perspectives 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Doing More with Less: How AI Increases Efficiency in Jewish Nonprofits (Willowvi... 7:15pm - 8:30pm

Class 8: Walk and Talk Reflections 2, It Begins with Values 9:15am - 11:15am

Class 8: Teaching Your Torah 11:45am - 1:15pm

Class 8: Becoming Alumni, Gratitude, Art with Hands and Heart 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Thresholds: Reading and Writing the Poetry of Change (Oakview) 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Class 10 Meeting 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Breakfast 8:00am - 9:00am

D'var Torah

Lunch 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Dinner 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Class 8 Graduation and Dessert Reception 9:00pm - 10:15pm

Coffee Break with Snacks (check with your faculty member for exa... 10:45am - 11:45am

Coffee Break with Snacks 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Free Time- Classes 7 & 9 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Free Time- Class 9 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Fellow-Led Sessions: Jewish Learning 5:45pm - 6:59pm

Class 9: The Feelings Conversation 9:15am - 10:45am

Class 9: The Identity Conversation 11:45am - 1:15pm

Class 9: Personal Application Exercise 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Beyond Weakness: Subtle Leadership Lessons of Aharon Avinu (all texts provided i... 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Class 9 Meeting 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Class 10: Systems Strategies: Practicing Leadership from Any Role 9:15am - 11:00am

Class 10: Getting on the Balcony: A Case Consultation Process 11:30am - 1:15pm

Class 10: Staying in the Game: Anchors for your Leadership Practice 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Writing Ourselves Into the Story: Pirkei Avot and the Art of Legacy (Willowview) 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Class 8 Celebration and Closing 8:00pm - 9:00pm