Red 5
Rabbinic Judaism sees gemilut chasadim – acts of kindness – as a good thing. Hardly a surprise. But in setting these actions within the framework of “commandments”, the classical texts raise fundamental questions about purpose, motivation and authority.
Blue 34
A chance to learn about intensive, causative and reflexive Biblical Hebrew verbs and see how Hebrew gets a wide variety of meanings from verbal roots. Participants must be able to read the Hebrew alphabet.
Irene Wise Jake Herman _ UK Jewish Film
Orange 13
In 1934, Alexander Korda, signed up Churchill as a screenwriter and historical advisor, and a unique collaboration began. Churchill provided notes for Korda’s productions and penned a screenplay. When war broke out, Korda was sent on a spy mission with the aim of bringing America into the war. A new documentary by John Fleet.
Red 3
Jewish life was never meant to return to Germany after 1945. While sitting on “packed suitcases”, Jews in Germany established a new infrastructure. Today, this Jewish community is among the ten biggest in the world. Laura Cazes will give insight into a community that quietly redefined itself between conflicting narratives.
Yellow 21
How important is belief in God? Indeed, can you be a good Jew without believing in God? And is belief in God in and of itself enough? In this session we will look at a variety of views and opinions ranging from the classic commentators to more contemporary thinkers as we seek to address this fundamental question.
Must a Jew believe in God - Limmud Festival 2019.pdf
Red 4
Polish-Jewish relations after the Holocaust are very complicated and emotional. We will try to understand these relations. Are anti-Semites prominent in Poland? Who are the Jews in Poland today? Are Poles anti-Semites? What's up in Polish-Jewish relations, how is this situation changing?
Red 2
We'll be focussing on the Far East, though we will pause to consider the Jews of the Middle East, not least those of Arabia in past times. There are new communities in China and Japan, for example, but also long standing communities in India, Singapore, Hong Kong and elsewhere. In this session we'll find out a bit more about life for Jews in Asia.
Yellow 22
Was Jacob the father of a werewolf? Was Rachel eaten alive by her son? No. Yet a delightfully wacky Torah commentary from 13th century France says yes. This session will explore the Peirush Rabbeinu Ephraim, evaluate the evidence for Benjamin’s wolfiness, and try to understand why the idea of a werewolf was imported into a biblical text.
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. Pre-Requisites: ability to read Hebrew and some experience of reading Torah on Shabbat/Chagim. Please bring a chumash if you have one.
Blue 33
How might we engage with this hidden treasure: the U of Leeds’s fantastic Cecil Roth Collection, full of rare, intriguing, and surprising objects (books, letters, manuscripts)? Illustrated with images, also of its Toronto sister collection. What about the objects in your own ‘archive’ (or attic) - how do they capture community or family history?
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