_ Limmud Social Programming Team
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Who doesn't love a board game? Monopoly, Rummikub, Scrabble, cards and many more besides. Come and enjoy Limmud's library of board games, or bring your own, to unwind, meet new people and maybe learn a new game.
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Kings 2, chapters 6-7 tells one of the weirdest stories in the Bible. In this class, we will follow along with the biblical narrator’s stage directions in order to bring this tale to life. No prior acting experience required, but willingness to pretend to be a leper or a man who’s been trampled to death encouraged.
Orange 10
This narrative starts with a Quaker upbringing, continues with becoming a rabbi and leader in the Jewish world, and then becoming a philanthropy expert in the secular world. It is a story that is a living commentary on both Jewish and secular worlds of the 20th and 21st Century - with all sorts of implications for Jewish identity.
Orange 11
Israel started participating in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1973. The popular song contest has changed significantly over the years, and so did the meaning of it to the Israeli people. The talk will go over Israel's best and most significant moments in the ESC, adding a sociological insight on its effects on Israeli society.
Yellow 22
What's the connection between 'Love Island', the Komodo dragon, Gauguin and a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict? You think you guessed? No, it's not that! Attend this presentation and Q & A session and you'll see...
Green 25
What can we do with the Song of the Sea? Starting in Tanach and moving into Midrash and medieval liturgical poetry, we’ll see how biblical poetry can be reshaped by new contexts to make new meanings. This session will have a chavruta component. All welcome, all texts will be available in English and in their original language.
Orange 12
People can access 31% more brain power when they are in a positive frame of mind. This session gives you the tools to build communities where people feel like they belong, develop loyalty and trust that their interests are looked after. The second half delves into how we create habits and patterns of behaviour which embody the values of the community.
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How do we deal with global challenges like climate change? Can humans really control what happens on this planet? Should we? We don't spend much time reading the book of Qohelet, but it might just offer us some alternative ways about how to see humanity's place in these challenges.
Red 4
“And He wrote them upon two tablets of stone”. Writing was only invented a few thousand years ago in the ancient Near East. Judaism soon became a distinctly bookish tradition. This session will look at how early rabbinic traditions understood, conceptualised and prioritised the differences between Judaism’s spoken and written traditions.
Yellow 21
TV sitcom ‘Rhoda’ was broadcast in the 1970s. It influenced more recent programmes like ‘Friends’, and ‘Sex and the City’, but it was much wittier – and more Jewish. The brilliant cast were led by Valerie Harper, who died last August. This session will include some fascinating details and we’ll view one of the funniest episodes. Come and enjoy!
Yellow 24
A musical lecture brought to you by one of Israel's biggest music icons. Idan's fusion of Ethiopian and Yemenite influences, Hebrew text and electronic sound, have earned him praise all over the world. For one night only, he'll join our community, to sing and answer all your burning questions. Bo'ee!
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