Limmud Festival 2019

Limmud Festival 2019 – Sunday 20:30

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A 21st century purpose for Jewish education

Helena Miller  Jane Shapiro  Michael Shire 

Orange 14

20th century Jewish education asked "How do we create engaged and committed Jews?" 21st century Jewish education now asks "How can we help Jews live meaningful, fulfilling and responsible lives through the lens of applied Jewish wisdom?". Join us as we investigate a new emerging paradigm for Jewish education entitled "Educating for Shlemut".

Authentic singles connections

Vanessa Abraham 

Blue 32

Vanessa brings her passion for psychology, having fun and deep experiences together, to create a space for authentic meaningful connections to emerge.

Bach, Mombach, Carlebach! Does synagogue music have to be traditional?

Jonathan Weissbart 

Red 6

Many of us grew up singing just the classic 19th century synagogue melodies. More recently, Debbie Friedman, Shlomo Carlebach and others have revolutionised services in Progressive and Orthodox communities alike. Come along to learn and sing traditional and modern shul music from a surprising variety of sources. Bring a siddur and join in!

"But we had a female prime minister": The myth of gender equality in Israel

Yael Boim-Fein 

Red 2

Israel upholds an ethos of gender equality from the early days of Zionism. In this session we will look at the reality of gender equality in Israel today and discuss the challenges and opportunities on the way to gender equality.

Echoes from Sepharad

_ Me Le Amargates Tu  Esteban Roberto Manzano  Doret Florentin  Tulio Rondon  Sarah Ridy  Juan Martínez Cortés 

Yellow 24

Ensemble Me La Amargates Tú will present a concert performing Sephardic romances in combination with Spanish romances which have the same theme but totally different melodies. Furthermore, the ensemble will play some well-known Ladino songs and some Jewish Sephardic prayers in Hebrew and Ladino.

Footsteps of King David in the Valley of Elah

Yosef Garfinkel 

Yellow 22

How much historical data is embedded in the Hebrew Bible? Minimalist schools try to erase any historical memory concerning the 10th and 9th centuries BCE. Since 2007, Yosef's excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa completely altered the situation with fresh new data on the time of King David, including fortifications, administration, architecture and writing.

"Hadran", or theatre and the Rabbis: story of a complicated relationship

Miriam Camerini 

Red 7

What IS theatre? How do the Talmud and the Midrash perceive it? We'll begin by looking at sources that show us how theatre was dealt with by the rabbis, then we'll ask ourselves what is "Jewish" in theatre today, how and if can we - Jewish artists - make Jewish theatre new. (Open to all, but intended for professional and amateur theatre people.)

 הדרן עלך Adran alecha "We will come back to you" | Sefaria Source Sheet Builder.pdf

Help! What’s a Congregationalist?

_ Council of Christians and Jews  Nathan Eddy 

Orange 10

You ‘get’ the diversity of Judaism in Britain. But you’re befuddled by Baptists and confused by Catholics. Have no fear – come and discuss the breadth of the British church today with an honest-to-goodness Congregationalist. Dirt will be dished.

Is a tree a human? Is a human a tree?

Margaret Jacobi 

Orange 11

What exactly does the intriguing phrase ‘Ki ha-Adam etz ha-sadeh’ (Deut. 20:19). mean? What do trees and humans have in common? What has it to do with the environmental crisis we are facing? We will look at interpretations from the earliest translations to Israeli poetry, and find our own understandings for our world today.

Israel: on the road

Sarah Tuttle-Singer 

Red 3

Taxi drivers in Israel are a beautiful reflection of the multifaceted society here - and Sarah loves speaking with them, and will share some of their different stories.

Jews, Finns and Nazis: a controversial situation during the Second World War

Daniel Shaul  Simon Livson  Nic Abery 

Red 5

During the Second World War, Finnish Jewry had a tough choice to make. Should they serve Finland, as the Finnish citizens they had became a couple of decades ago, or should they not? Finland was after all in alliance with Nazi Germany, and the atrocities happening in Poland were well known. At the frontier Jews would fight alongside with German soldiers.

Latin dance for absolute beginners

Joel Peck  Madeline R Young 

Red 1

Come and learn the history, culture, body fundamentals, rhythm, and movements of Latin dance! Merengue, bachata and salsa. All welcome: inclusive, accessible dance space from absolute first-time dancers to intermediate level.

"Lucky Jews" from Poland?

Jan Gebert 

Blue 34

Poles put in homes, images of Jews they believe that they will bring them luck, they will be richer, healthier and wiser. It’s raised so much controversy that Parliament introduced a regulation on sale of these images in Parliament. We will try to understand these images, where they came from and whether they are antisemitic or not?

Never too old for friendship (for 65+)

Sonia Sassoon  _ Limmud Social Programming Team 

Orange 12

Are you aged 65 or over? On your own? Recently lost a partner? Looking for friendship? Come and meet for an informal session with people in a similar situation to you. Hosted by Sonia Sassoon.

Over their dead bodies: on praying at the graves of the righteous

Joel Haber 

Orange 13

For centuries, many Jews have visited the graves of tzadikim, praying for health, a proper spouse, success and other personal needs. But what is the origin of this practice that is mentioned nowhere in Tanach? What halachic issues are connected with it? And most importantly, should we be engaging in this practice at all?

 Over Their Dead Bodies - On Praying at the Graves of the Righteous - Sources.pdf

Promoting peace in Israel-Palestine with Jews in South Africa: This is what I’ve learned from starting the Jewish Democratic Initiative

Matan Rosenstrauch 

Green 27

SA Jewry proudly produced leading anti-apartheid activists. However, today it feels confused as to how pro-peace activists should be treated. After setting up JDI, we ask: Why were there no pro-peace (non-BDS) Jewish groups in SA before? What it took us to claim this space? And what can we learn from SA Jewry about complicity, resistance and change.

Bar Purple Opening Night Shindig

Kayla Feldman  Neta Weiner  Guy Woolf  Hamutal Gouri  Chava Mirel  Adina Katz 

Purple 31 (Bar)

To celebrate the opening of our brand new cafe slash bar, we've got a lineup of some of the most exciting performers at Limmud, all in one place. We've got music, poetry, musical comedy, storytelling and more! And with a bar only feet away from the action, we've got everything you need to start your Limmud right.

Desisting violent extremism

Naomi Henkel-Guembel 

Yellow 21

The question of why people turn to extremism and violence has been prominent in research, media and literature. How do people find themselves in extremist frameworks and how do they find themselves being willing to use violence? And what can we as society and community do?

Diving deep into devotional chant

Rachel Rose Reid  Yael Tischler 

Green 26

Yael Tischler and Rachel Rose Reid, kohanot and co-founders of Yelala, will call together a circle of devotional chant, based on the liturgy and music of the Kohenet (Hebrew Priestess) Institute. A chance to weave community through song and spirit.

Palestinians or Jews: Whose land is it?

Geoffrey Ben-Nathan 

Red 4

(Actually, both!). This talk discusses the earlier identity of Jews as (possibly) Habiru (Hebrews) and Israelites; and the earlier identity of Palestinians (who only became Palestinian in 1964) as fellahin (peasant farmers and shepherds) and possibly Canaanites.

Crowdsourcing the Jewish Future

Miri Benchetrit 

Blue 33

Join Our Common Destiny, an initiative founded by Genesis Philanthropy Group and the State of Israel, under the auspices of the President of Israel, to crowdsource the Jewish future. Learn about efforts to strengthen Jewish unity by encouraging global Jewry to vote on a set of shared principles that will guide our people for generations.

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