Michael Rubenfeld Joe Hyman Noam Shuster Patricia Eszter Margit
Orange 11
How can artists increase the impact of activism? How can activists deepen the significance of art? In short: how can art and activism work together? Join five creatives from around the world as they offer perspectives on socially engaged art.
Red 6
Adina Katz will present excerpts from her one-woman show that combines drama, dark comedy, video, and original songs to tell true stories of sexual assault and its repercussions. The Jewish community is not immune to rape; we must voice the unspoken, investigate gender role expectations, and focus on how to protect ourselves. Note: Explicit content.
Sassy _ Limmud Social Programming Team
Purple 31 (Bar)
Come along and play two of Britain's most popular card games - bridge and kaluki. No partner needed; just your best card play!
Ben Gundersheimer Katherine Jamieson
Yellow 24
Don't miss Grammy-winner Mister G (Ben Gundersheimer) and Missus G (Katherine Jamieson) as they perform a dynamic Chanukah dance party featuring their original, multicultural music. Come ready to sing-a-long to Hebrew, English, Yiddish and Spanish songs from their PJ Library albums "The Mitzvah Bus" and "Seeds of Shalom." Equally fun for kids and their parents!
Blue 33
Over the last two decades, public participation in community gardens in Jerusalem has become part of the civil movement for sustainability. Community gardens provide a rare platform for pluralism, a meeting place for everyone. Residents work together to create meaningful green space in the modern city with its complicated social spectrum.
Green 26
Judith founded Companion Voices in February 2014, with the vision of bringing singing to the bedside of anyone who requests it and providing companionship, comfort, connection and even joy to one of the most intimate moments in a lifetime. This is the story so far, with opportunities to experience CV singing and share questions and observations.
Abby Stein Gabriel Noah Brahm Omri Mordechai Rosenkrantz Simon Gordon Erielle Davidson
Orange 14
While Diaspora Jews might see themselves as victims of racism and persecution, contemporary identity politics often paints the Jews as members of a privileged class. So are Jews an oppressed minority or part of the oppressive majority – or is the dichotomy false?
Red 7
Why the climate emergency is also about God: what the Jewish mystics and moralists have to say. Can theology spur climate action? What can and should Jewish and other faith communities do in response to climate change? Texts, reflection, discussion.
Red 2
My father was an RAF pilot. From 1946 to 1948 he was stationed in Malta and his job was to patrol the Mediterranean sea, looking for Jews to send to the camps on Cyprus. I learned this while studying to be a rabbi in Jerusalem in 1995. And it was in Jerusalem that I met Ada, a survivor of my father's patrols. This is my father and Ada's story.
Adam Wagner Naomi Webber Jason Braier
Red 5
The UK courts are increasingly considering cases where religious belief seems to be on trial. Or is it? In this session three barristers will discuss the most interesting recent cases, including the 'cab rank coroner', segregated religious schooling, religion and homophobia and of course gay cake. No legal knowledge required, wig and gown optional.
Green 27
What is Hamas? A terrorist group sworn to destroy Israel, or political party balancing militant ideologies with the reality of governance? An ideologically secure popular movement, or a failing organisation in a state of existential identity crisis? Join this session for an overview of Hamas, its current challenges, and what its future may hold.
Red 4
For the last 7 years Jacqueline has been drawing the Talmud, a page a day following the Daf Yomi cycle. Ahead of the Daf Yomi siyuums in Jan 2020, she will share some of her highs, and lows, of artistically engaging with Talmud. And examine the tradition of saying goodbye to a text with a party.
Orange 13
Patronising, unsustainable, and all around problematic. Discuss the most challenging ethical issues with humanitarian aid and international development openly and honestly, and hear why we have to do it anyway.
Red 3
This series explores excerpts from Rabbi Kalonymous Kalman Shapira, the Piaseczna Rebbe (d.1943). The Piaseczna’s inspiring and redemptive ideas address our inherent spiritual nature and how we awaken to the Divine presence within us. This session discusses the cultivation of observing and trusting our feelings as a means of sensing the Divine within.
Jewish Living as the Cultivation of a Spiritual Practice 2_3.pdf
Red 8
Limmud is made by all of us. The Limmud Forum is an opportunity to be a part of the conversation as Limmud continues to listen, learn and grow. Taking one step further on Limmud's journey to our 40th year and beyond. Open to all!
Yellow 22
We're told how mindfulness and kabbalah can improve how we function. Come and hear Daniel discuss his work as a front-line Metropolitan Police Officer with stories of policing in a kippa. Discussing how he uses spirituality to deal with, guide and cope with his work. Learn how to see the 'silver lining' and to focus on the bigger picture.
Orange 12
Odessa differed from other Russian cities. Jews were granted freedoms that were not possible in any other Russian city. In consequence, a literary milieu developed there. Zionist activity and the art of chazanut also flourished there. All of this could only have happened in Odessa. What was Odessa's secret?
Red 1
Pilates session, using the 6 principles of Pilates, will allow you to stretch, strengthen your core and relax. Class suitable to all levels, but previous experience is advised to benefit the class to the full. Mat based Pilates, using soft balls. It's fun, relaxing and totally necessary after so many hours of sitting!
Orange 15
Pnina Tamano Shatah’s life story is fascinating and embodies the return of the Jewish people to its ancestral homeland: A young Jewish girl who made the arduous journey from a remote village in Ethiopia to the benches of Israeli Knesset.
Green 25
Zionism teaches that Jews were oppressed because we were homeless, and relatively powerless. Today we have a powerful army, and a Jewish majority deciding economic policy. Arik will share texts from Rabbi Shimshon Raphael Hirsch and Ibn Ezra that he shares with soldiers, and his own children, examining how to treat the weakest members of our society.
Sources on The Relationship Between the State and the Weakest Members of Society A4 with Ibn Ezra on Reah for Limmud 2019 (1).doc
Orange 10
How important is mythology? Why do American love comic books so much? What is a superhero? And what do Jews have to do with any of it? These questions and more are addressed by MaNishtana in this session exploring the Jewish roots of comicbooks and their cultural relevance to the global voice of storytelling.
Blue 32
Start them young! Join JVN and Mitzvah Day for some microvolunteering. We'll have a range of options, whether it's making twiddle toys for people with dementia, upcycling old t-shirts or making cards for refugees and children in hospital. Get a taste for family-friendly volunteering and learn about the ways you can volunteer throughout the year.
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