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Orin Davis
Quality of Life Research Center, Claremont Graduate University
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Orin is a graduate student (PhD) in Positive/Organizational Psychology at Claremont Graduate University, doing research on mentoring, optimal experience (flow), and hypnosis. Orin was a performer in the swing troupe at Brandeis University, and has taught ballroom dance at Brandeis, MIT, and other locations.
Sweating the Small Stuff:
Little Talmudic Arguments with Really Big Implications
Text & Thought
- Saturday 5:00PM–6:15PM Catalina 1
Arguments in the Talmud over seemingly insignificant issues can have major repercussions. Join in a discussion of how these 'small' issues have influenced the development of Jewish philosophy and law.
Ballroom Dance and Yiddishkeit:
What Learning to Dance Teaches Us About Judaism
Arts & Performance, Identity & Responsibility
- Saturday 11:20PM–2:00AM Pacific Ballroom 1
This session will feature a ballroom dance lesson (swing/salsa, waltz/tango) interspersed with short interludes about Jewish viewpoints on subjects such as partnership, cooperation and the ways in which ballroom dancing reflects some of these aspects.
