Red 3
The new Aramaic Language is a world culture heritage. The Ancient Jewish sources, the Talmud, Mishna and the sermons all nickname it as the second Jewish Language. The Jewish people were raised on the Hebrew and the Aramaic tongues and the immigrants of Aram Naharaim who emigrated to Israel brought with them the spoken Aramaic language. Find out more here!
logo aramic.pdf
Orange 13
The victory of the Likud party in 1977, led by Menachem Begin, dramatically transformed Israel’s political landscape by bringing the Labour Party’s long reign to an end, but also achieved a peace treaty with Egypt. This film looks back at the Israeli leader who, despite being labelled a hawk and a warmonger, was brave enough to reach for peace.
Green 25
In this experiential session we will explore how we take in information and how we can use this to empower ourselves to get rid of negative thoughts, build confidence and achieve our potential. You may be surprised at what you find out about yourself and by how change can be so simple.
Red 8
How do we define our "Jewish values"? Can we bring them to work? Is it helpful to do so? In this discussion based session we will explore how our Jewish and work lives can both inform and challenge each other. Whether you work in the Jewish community or far away from it - you are welcome to participate in this session.
Blue 33
Join Elizabeth and Luz as we weave our way through some stories of creativity in our tradition. Then, let us do some unpicking together of various ways that we, as educators and learners, can teach and learn our traditional Jewish texts in an authentic and meaningful way. And how do we use these to add some more colour to our Jewish lives nowadays?
Yellow 21
Reincarnation is a strongly held tradition in Jewish mysticism. In this first of two sessions, we’ll look at the description of the Jewish soul, its different aspects and levels and why it has multiple lifetimes as set out in “Sha’ar HaGilgulim” (“the Gate of Reincarnations”), written in the sixteenth century. Hebrew knowledge not required, an open mind is!
Limmud Reincarnation.pdf
Orange 12
The Board of Deputies of British Jews invites you to hear from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Brussels-based EU office about where the European Parliament stands on the Middle East, antisemitism and Europe's relations with Israel. This will feature the Senior Vice President of the Board of Deputies and the AJC European Affairs Officer.
Red 9 (Boulevard)
Midrash Tanhuma contains a fascinating conversation in which a Roman governor asks the legendary Rabbi Akiva whose “works” are more beautiful; God or humankind? Surprisingly Akiva replies that, “Those made by people are the more beautiful!” Together we will explore this highly unusual text.
Orange 10
Hanan Harchol, the creator of the popular animated series for adults and teens "Jewish Food For Thought", uses his animations to explore deep Jewish wisdom and fuel lively conversation on the topic of judging others favourably and why it's sometimes so difficult to do. Hanan Harchol's work is generously funded by The Covenant Foundation.
Judging Favorably.pdf
Red 2
The Glorious Revolution of 1688, where the Dutch Prince of Orange supplanted King James II, led to the modern British constitution with parliament supreme, a free press, an independent judiciary and financial strength. This depended upon the key contribution of the Amsterdam Sephardi community, upon whom William had been relying for many years.
Red 4
As one who has taught and advised many very wealthy philanthropists, I am often asked "how much money does one need to be a philanthropist?" The surprise answer is the title of this session. This interactive workshop will introduce decision making methods applicable to all of us regardless of our personal net worth.
Green 27
A discussion of the permissibility of a non-Jew cooking for you in their home or in your own home. An analysis of Talmudic sources and contemporary authorities.
Green 26
In 2018 I spent four months in Israel-Palestine, meeting Palestinians for the first time. It is my Judaism, my love for justice, that guides me there, at times against my own will and expectations. Come and gather to hear poetry and stories exploring justice, faith, guilt, pain, beauty, ecology, love and hospitality.
Blue 34
How does an assimilated war hero cope with the demands of Jewish privates for special treatment? In Philip Roth’s “The Defender of the Faith,” three cheeky and niggling young men in Sergeant Nathan Marx’s charge force him to look inward to a Jewish identity he thought he had lost. The symbols and themes are easy to unlock, but do they speak to us?
Red 5
In America, literary and cultural theory have contributed a lot to the BDS movement for boycotts, divestments and sanctions against Israel. What do scholars like Judith Butler, Gianni Vattimo, Slavoj Zizek, and others say that lends caché if not credence to the idea of college professors working to destroy the Jewish State?
Orange 11
Reflecting mainly on the meaning of collective remembering - with thoughts from Wolf Biermann, Aleida Assmann and Anna Maria Jokl. When is it necessary to remember? When is it useful? When can it disable a process? What challenges do these questions pose for the Jewish world today?
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