Red 4
After high school, Roni realised she was a feminist. During her BA, she realised that she was a religious feminist. During her MA, she became a mother and kept working: as a teacher, educator, social activist. She juggles everything and expects herself to be good at every one of the jobs. There are many conflicts, and one of them is how to combine everything together.
Yellow 24
More stories-in-song from this multi-award winning Limmud favourite. Fresh from his fourth off-Broadway run, Cainer’s stories about his family are about all our families and all our foibles, lovingly and intelligently depicted. Smart, funny, timely and deeply moving, Cainer is a 'truly gifted musician and performer'. 'A must see' (Daily Mirror)
Yellow 21
Larkin’s poem did not refer to the fascinating differences between our mothers’ and fathers’ contribution to our genetic inheritance. Why is the Y chromosome so important in unravelling Jewish genetics and why to be a Cohen is more than a blessing? Jewish mums win because their eggs carry mitochondria but dads’ sperms do not-what does that tell us?
Raymond Simonson Robin Moss Adi Rothman Berman Shifra Morris-Evans Yvette Zinger
Red 5
Synagogues, Jewish high schools, Israel tour, summer camp and primary school. We focus a lot on the right way to get our kids into being good Jews but what’s the best way to do it? Formal Jewish education vs. informal Jewish education: is there a happy medium?
Orange 10
What can we accomplish by putting Judaism on social media? We will discuss how Jewish leaders, educators, and organisations can effectively use social media to connect with those who feel alienated or disconnected from Judaism.
Michelle Janes Jeffrey Saks Madeline R Young Joel Peck Jordan B Gorfinkel
Red 7
Judaism thrives on differing perspectives. Join this landmark panel of accomplished professionals in their fields—medicine, law, science, and education—as they shine new light upon the nature of creation, the plagues of Egypt and other Torah twisters, by refracting them through their expert lenses. Interpretations are guaranteed, Consensus - not!
Blue 32
In this session we will learn the special High Holy Day trope (tune) for reading Torah on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. A specific colour-coding system (called Keshet T'amim) will inform our learning. Prerequisites: ability to read Hebrew and some experience of reading Torah on Shabbat/Chagim. Please bring a chumash if you have one.
Yamim Nor'im Masterclass.pdf
Purple 31 (Bar)
Two of the best, young comedians on the circuit. Katie Price (BBC, Channel 4, LGBTQ Comedian of the Year Finalist) is unashamed to tackle important issues with a tongue-in-cheek charm. Elie Kraft has a keen eye for observation and "cuts an intriguing low-status persona" - Chortle. More Joan Rivers, less Jackie Mason. Leave bubbe and zayde at home!
Sally Berkovic Adena Berkowitz
Red 2
Memoir, prose, commentary, plays - Orthodox women writers have been increasingly vocal in the last 20 years - meet and discuss the issues with two of them - Under My Hat by Sally argues that recent innovations by Orthodox women will shape the future of Judaism, while Adena's new Haggadah emphasises the role of women in the Passover story.
Orthodox Women Writing Their Lives Limmud Handout 0.1.pdf
Red 3
We will trace the life-long evolution of performance artist and theorist Claude Cahun. Born into an intellectual Jewish family in Nantes in 1894, Claude, best known for androgynous self-portraits, became a darling of the modernist and surrealist movements in 1920s and 30s Paris, and an active anti-Nazi resistance worker in Jersey during the 1940s.
Green 25
Racism is at the forefront of everyone's mind when it comes to the football world today. Fans are getting banned, clubs are being fined - and rightly so! So why does no one care about cutting antisemitism out of the game, when it is just a more targeted form of racism. Why is one issue given so much attention while the other sits in its shadow?
Blue 33
In the UK, RSE will shortly be compulsory; but what is actually changing? How will Jewish schools balance curricular requirements with religious values? Can families at faith schools ‘opt out’? What exactly has been going on in Birmingham? Can a human rights perspective help? And what do pupils really need to know? Discussion followed by Q&A.
Yellow 22
It’s hard to give good gifts. You have to really understand the other person and what it is they might want. We’ll be reading 2 Kings 4 through the lens of gender and gift-giving, exploring the power dynamics involved with giving and receiving unexpected presents.
Red 6
A set drawn mostly from Judith’s latest songbook of the same name, inspired by the Song of Songs, our liturgy and life in general, abounding in harmonies and opportunities for communal singing. With special guest - and beloved friend - Mich Sampson helping to bring the harmonies to life and co-lead everyone in song.
Orange 11
The role of elder has largely disappeared in post-industrial society. Could that be why humanity has fallen out of balance with the rest of the living world? Indigenous societies have their elders. What can we learn from them? Are there elders in Jewish tradition currently and what qualities make an elder? Do you have to be old?
Orange 12
The popular image of the shtetl, though often limited in scope and historically inaccurate in many ways, has taken on a life of its own. Through the exploration of Yiddish poetry, this workshop will explore the different ways shtetls have been remembered, and the language that has influenced this collective memory.
Yiddish Poetry and the Collective Memory of the Shtetl - JK.pdf
Ben-Dror Yemini Pnina Tamano-Shata Shai Fredo Izchak Sonnenshein
Orange 15
Leading figures in a variety of fields reflect on the challenges the State of Israel faces within Israel and the international arena. The speakers will discuss, argue, analyse and invite the audience to share their thoughts.
Green 26
There are many voices; past, present, and future that make up our Jewish world. In this session, we will explore who and what make-up our Jewish ecosystem. We will explore tools and skills to create awareness and alignment in all your relationships with the purpose of being bridge builders, creating unity not uniformity, within your communities.
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