Limmud Festival 2019

Limmud Festival 2019 – Saturday 20:00
Shabbat programme

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S.Y. Agnon can't go home again

Jeffrey Saks 

Red 5

Painful nostalgia and the pull of the past on the present are central themes in the writing of Hebrew literature's only Nobel laureate, S.Y. Agnon. In "A Guest for the Night," now marking its 80th anniversary, he explores the idea that "You can't go home again," but holds out hope for a new home in his most zionistic treatment of the subject.

 Saks - Agnon Cant Go Home Again - Sat 2000.pdf

A Serious Man

Jake Herman  _ UK Jewish Film 

Orange 13

Ten year anniversary of this classic Jewish film presenting Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watching his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

Eat like a Kabbalist?

Janet Berenson 

Orange 12

"Are we what we eat?" The food we eat becomes us. Kabbalah offers us ways to change, to let go of fixed ideas and actions, to repair ourselves and the world. Through meditation and discussion we will explore our attitudes to food and mindful consumption, to help us change how we eat, think and act.

 Eat Like a Kabbalist handout 2019.docx

Rabbinic Judaism as paradigm for best practice in education

Daniel Rose 

Red 4

Rabbinic Judaism, through texts and ritual, can show us what good education should look like. From rabbinic role modelling and differentiated teaching, to the experiential education of the Passover seder and the re-enacting of history through all the festivals, we will consider what we can learn as parents and educators from rabbinic Judaism.

 Rabbinic Judaism as Best Practice in Education.pdf

Sleep: how do we achieve it and what does the Torah have to say about it?

Jane Ansell 

Red 2

Sleep affects our relationships, moods, learning potential, physical health, and our daily behaviour. After oxygen, it is the most important human need. This session explores sources for sleep hygiene in Torah literature, and current science of sleep - the importance of sleep hygiene, and strategies improving you and your family's sleep patterns.

The Jewish Nakba: Jewish refugees from Arab lands

Ben-Dror Yemini 

Red 3

A century ago a young woman, my grandma, with her three children, was forced to flee from Yemen. Her children were to be taken by the authorities to convert them to Islam. She had to flee to Eretz Israel. Many other Jews, almost a million, escaped or were forced to leave the Arab countries. They are the forgotten refugees. Their story must be told.

The greatest Jewish rescue since World War 2

Rami Sherman 

Orange 11

1976. Israel is 28 years old. Not technologically strong. Memories of massacre at Munich Olympics. Terrorists hijack a plane flying from Israel over 2,000 miles to Uganda ruled by cruel dictator Idi Amin. Non-Jews are released. Israelis threatened with imminent murder. Situation hopeless. World Jewry in mourning. Only a miracle can save them. Then... !

Claiming your national narrative

Kedar Lawrence  Deborah Eliezer 

Red 9 (Boulevard)

How do we change our perception of our sense of belonging? One story at a time. Build bridges with other folks in your community by listening and sharing. In small groups, participants will use prompts to tell short, personal stories, uninterrupted. Prompts are community-specific, and designed to inspire creativity, empathy, and fun.

Empowerment, authority, and the Beit Midrash: lessons from Pirkei Avot

Elizabeth Dunoff 

Orange 10

Like us, the rabbis of the Mishna lived in a time of great political upheaval. We will see how the Rabbis dealt with the tension between empowering Jews to lead their own communities and the need for strong central leadership. By analysing their writings on Torah and education, we will to gain insights into our own pursuit of Jewish education.

They rededicated the Temple, so what?

Shira Solomons 

Yellow 22

On Chanukah we celebrate the rededication of the Temple. But what relevance does such worship by barbecue have to us? Should we really yearn for its return? Let’s learn about ancient Jewish sacrificial worship, and how post-Temple Judaism transformed it into the bedrock of rabbinic Jewish practice, from the prayers we say to the meals we eat.

 qorbanot presentation.pdf  qorbanot.pdf

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