Contact
David WeinsteinTorah Umesorah
718-744-3825
convention@torah-umesorah.org
Torah Umesorah 60th Annual Convention
Please note that this year you will be able to register online with the link below, however please first download or print the Registration Form which includes the Rate Sheet as you will still need the information there to complete the online registration.
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Registration and Check-In Information:
We regret that we cannot be of assistance in providing help with rides to and/or from the hotel. It is Torah Umesorah policy not to divulge delegate information.
All separate bills and/or receipts needed for school or government funding will only be taken care of in our office post-convention.
In order for a quicker check-in process, we highly recommend that you pay your balance online in full by Wednesday, May 11th. To pay online, go to: https://www.torahumesorah.org/donate and enter your information. Make sure the drop-down box is set to "Convention" in the Additional Information section of the page.
Meals Information:
Hotel guest reservation includes meals as follows: Each night begins with Dinner and extends through lunch of the following day. For guests checking in on Friday, the first meal is Friday night. Friday lunch IS NOT included in your reservation, but will be available for purchase at the Torah Umesorah hospitality desk or in advance by calling our office. For delegates attending the Pre-Convention, you may also purchase meals.
Fees are:
Breakfast: $35 pp Lunch: $35 pp Dinner: $35 pp
Shabbos seating is reserved seating only. Your assigned seat will be posted near the designated dining rooms before Shabbos.
The dining rooms arrangements are as follows:
- Tent - family style seating
- State Ballroom - couples dining, without mechitza
- Crowne Ballroom: separate men’s and women’s dining areas
A Shabbos Seating Request Form is enclosed with this letter.
If you are bringing children who will be eating at the table on Shabbos, please note that the hotel has limited availability of high chairs/booster seats. We recommend that you bring your own if you need one.
Caterer Information: The Convention is being catered by Chap-a-Nosh of the Five Towns. They are under the hashgacha of the Vaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns and for the Convention only they will also be under Tartikov Beis Din. If you have any questions about Kashrus or hashgacha, please call Chap-a-Nosh directly at 516-374-5100.
Play Group/ Day Care Information:
To afford our delegates the opportunity to attend sessions comfortably, we have engaged a cadre of responsible high school girls to care for your children during session times. In order to take advantage of this service, please make sure you have registered your child using the Child Care Registration Form. The fee is $25 per child.
Babysitters will NOT be available during any of the meals, except Shalosh Seudos. We strongly recommend that you take advantage of Shalosh Seudos babysitting services.
Two important rules from our Babysitting Coordinator:
- Please label all objects that will be dropped off in the room, such as carriages, bottles, etc.
- If your child has allergies, please inform the babysitting staff upon arrival.
- Experience has shown that it is in your child’s best interest to leave him/her for no more than two hours at a time with a half hour break before he/she returns.
One-on-One Consultations:
Once again, we will be offering One-on-One Consultations with veteran mechanchim and mechanchos. To arrange an appointment, please contact Rabbi Chaim Wein at the Torah Umesorah office, 212-227-1000, ext. 4544 or email him at cwein@torah-umesorah.org.
Other Details:
We will be validating parking. Please see the TU hospitality desk for validation.
The swimming pool will be available for convention guests with specific separate hours. The times will be determined closer to the Convention date and will be posted in the session description booklets as well as in the main lobby and on the doors to the pool as well.
If you would like a recording of any of the sessions, you may purchase CD’s or MP3’s at the Torah Umesorah Recording Booth located near the booths at the Convention, or place your order for a custom-made MP3/CD-ROM of specific sessions. A complete CD with all Convention sessions will also be available (post-Convention) for order at a reduced rate.
Members of Hatzolah will be in residence at the hotel in case of a medical emergency, Chas V’Shalom. Should you have a need for this service, please call the main hotel front desk.
Mikvah Information:
Mikvah (For Women):
The closest Mikvah is The Minnie Manger - Marcia Lieberman Mikvah, 301 Strawberry Hill Ave
in Stamford, CT.
The use of the Mikvah is by appointment only. Please call the appointment line - (203) 964-1928 at least 24 hours in advance. The mikvah attendant will call you back to schedule a time. Fee is $25.
Mikvah (For Men):
Swimming pool for men’s Mikvah will be open Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 6:00am- 8:00am, and Shabbos morning 6:30-10:00 AM and Friday afternoon.
Hadlokos Haneiros:
Candle lighting will take place at 7:52 pm in the main lobby, near the front entrance.
We kindly ask that the women bentch licht using the inner candles first, so that no one need to reach over lit candles to light. We also ask that women not congregate around the lighting tables. It gets crowded rather quickly and can, chas v’shalom, become a huge sakana.
Bais Medrash:
We have, once again, dedicated a room in the hotel as a Bais Medrash throughout the entire convention.
The Nathan Hale Room, on the first floor, is reserved for learning. There are seforim, which belong to the hotel, directly across the hall, in the library. Please make sure to return the seforim to the library when you are finished.
Lost & Found:
If you should lose an item at the Convention, please check with the Hospitality Desk if your item has been found and returned. If items remain unclaimed, they will be brought back to the Torah Umesorah Headquarters in Brooklyn, NY. After 30 days, all items will become hefker.
