Red 7
This session will introduce us to key themes within critical race theory as springboard to discuss our various experiences with assimilation, separatism, nationalism, antisemitism, and tokenisation. This session will provide theoretical vocabulary and discussion about the diversity of our minoritised experiences living as Jews in diaspora.
Green 27
On the one hand: "chicken soup has sustained our people through centuries of hardship!" On the other hand: "chickens are battery-farmed with great cruelty and fed on toxic junk!" So what to do? Come and learn some solid nutritional science, and how to eat for the health of both your own body and the planet we live on.
Blue 34
We will focus on the differences between men and women in rabbinic Judaism as manifested in both familial and communal space. We will talk about the different Jewish responses to feminism including prayer services and ordination and how transgender people will potentially force the whole system to undergo significant change.
Does the gender binary still exist.pdf
Evan Gary Cohen Jonathan Roland
Orange 15
Evan Cohen is the Israeli Prime Minister's international media adviser. Learn what it's like to work in the Prime Minister's office, liaising with the world's media on a daily basis. He is also a lecturer of Linguistics at Tel Aviv University and an internationally-ranked scrabble player.
Green 25
Interfaith families - with Jewish and non-Jewish family members - are increasingly part of the Jewish community. Yet they often face challenges in their family life and in their (Jewish and non-Jewish) environment. How can people from an interfaith background articulate their needs and find their specific resources? A discussion-based session.
Green 26
Tel Aviv has the most start-ups per capita in the world. In this session we will be exploring why Israel has so many start-ups and the opportunities to work in Israel with Masa. Masa Israel Journey is the leading organisation in the long-term Israel experience space and offers the widest variety of internship, study and volunteer opportunities all over Israel lasting between five and twelve months.
Jonathan Neumann Lance Forman Gary Mond Nizza Fluss
Orange 13
While the Jewish community rightly worries about antisemitism in Labour, have we neglected to applaud the Tories for their steadfast support? Why, in the 2017 election, were the Tories the party of choice for a crushing majority of British Jews? Three former and current Tory advisers and officeholders discuss why the Tories are good for the Jews.
Red 5
An extraordinary range of musical activities took place in the Nazi ghettos and camps. The compositions that survived are extraordinary documents from the time: fragments recovered from the rubble of war and genocide; monuments to the lives that were destroyed. The talk will include original songs from the period, including rare postwar recordings.
Orange 10
Extinction Rebellion has been championing non-violent disruptive action to raise awareness of the climate emergency we face. What is this and Is it justified? Should we always obey the state and its laws? How does Judaism view civil disobedience?
_ Limmud Social Programming Team
Purple 31 (Bar)
Fancy a break from intensive sessions or have lots to get off your chest after a thought provoking discussion? Come and join Limmud volunteers for an informal chat about the day's sessions over a hot drink.
Orange 14
Israel’s dynamic society keeps reinventing itself. What are the primary social challenges facing it today? How can we bridge the ever increasing economic and educational gaps within our society? How can we transform our differences from being the roots of division into an enriching experience for all?
Red 3
On Chanukah we celebrate light – physical light – but also that other light, the Torah - received at Sinai. But such blinding Light can also overwhelm us. The Sages teach that we really received the Torah properly only on Purim. We will learn together how the most powerful revelations of God happen only when all is dark, and God appears absent.
revelation presentation.pdf
revelation.pdf
Yellow 22
For the last 3 summers Yvonne has been a volunteer with Sar-el in Israel. Volunteers live and work on Israeli army bases, working alongside Israelis. Jobs vary from packing medical equipment to working on tanks. Whilst providing a huge contribution, both physically & mentally, you work with volunteers from around the world and make lifelong friendships.
Red 4
Spoiler alert: if you're watching "The Good Place", finish season three before the session. We'll look at Jewish takes on some of the questions raised by this programme, and surprising plotlines may be divulged. We'll ask: how Jew-ish is the thinking behind the show? Should we be 'good' without hope of a reward? And why is Janet called Janet?
Red 2
Art made for Jews in the Middle Ages includes displays of mourning, in which the images are configured to indicate a clear distinction between mourning that is appropriate and mourning that is misplaced. How did medieval Jewish patrons use this distinction to portray their relationship with the non-Jewish world?
Orange 11
We will examine data collected by four national surveys on American and British youth pertaining to religious identity, anti-semitism, and Israel. We can then attempt to answer key questions together about differences, significance and ramifications.
Blue 33
Are the current Democratic candidates in the tradition of Obama and Clinton or is this a new Democratic party? And what are implications of the changes for the American Jewish community?
Red 1
The philosophy and practice of Yoga and its use in understanding Kabbalah. The "sefirot" associated with Hatselem Adonai - Adam Kadmon and Chavva Kadmona - can refer according to Moshe Cordervero to biblical characters who are then associated with parts of the body in yogic "ekstasis".
KABBALAH AND YOGA AS IN WORD-4 (002).pdf
Nathan Servi _ Families Programming
Orange 12
Hear from a panel of young people who will discuss their understanding of the role of social media on the spread of discrimination and antisemitism. This panel will focus on young people's positive contributions and concerns in regards to their lives online and provide skills and tools to counter hate speech.
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