The end of the Era of the "Great Rabbis (Gdolim)" - the future of Shas and Mizrachi ultra-Orthodoxy

3:00 – 3:30 PM – Reception and Opening Remarks
Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute

3: 30 - 5: 00 PM – Haredim A Guide to their Beliefs and Sectors
Chair: Dr. Gilad Malach
Participants: Prof. Benjamin Brown | Dr. Lee Cahaner | Rabbi Joseph Miller | Prof. Kimi Kaplan

5: 30 - 7: 00 PM - A Flock with No Shepherd: Shas Leadership the Day after Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Chair: Yair Ettinger
Participants: Dr. Avishay Ben Haim | Former MK Daniel Ben Simon | Dr. Neri Hurvitz, journalist | Avi Mimran | Dr. Tehila Kalaji

7: 00 - 7: 30- Concluding Remarks
Dr. Maya Choshen and Prof. Yedidia Stern

Israel Democracy Institute | Pinsker St. 4 | Jerusalem