Limmud Festival 2021

Limmud Festival 2021 – Monday 10:00

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Angels and demons: Encounter with Jewish mythology

Michael Even David 

Room 12

Jewish vampires? Sorcery? Exorcism? We have it all! Come for brief walk into the dark side of Jewish culture...

Leo Baeck Haifa: Points of view of Israeli teens

The Leo Baeck Education Center Haifa 

Room 15

What do Israeli high-school students have to say about Israel today? A face-to-face panel discussion with teenaged students at the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa. They will share with you their stories and thoughts, their Tikkun Olam community service activities, their dreams for Israel and what they do to make them come true.

Progressive Judaism in France

Iris Ferreira 

Room 14

This session will start with a brief history of Progressive Judaism in France, looking at its major stages and presenting some of its most influential characters. Then we will look its current situation: how is Progressive Judaism currently organized in France, how does it develop, and what are the prospects for the future?

Putting the joy back in your Judaism: Spirituality, positive psychology and the pursuit of happiness

Tamra Wright 

Room 13

This session will give you practical tools and insights from psychology and neuroanatomy to jumpstart your quest for an even more meaningful, fulfilling and enjoyable life. We will explore recent research into what a happy life looks like and, even more importantly, how to build habits and routines that will lead you towards it.

 Putting the Joy in your Judaism handout.pdf

Stories from the archives

Dawn Waterman  Carol Cambers  Jill Hyams  Hugh Petrie 

Room 11

'Hidden Treasures', from the Board of Deputies of British Jews, celebrates the archives all over the country that tell the stories of Jews in Britain. Guest archivists from various parts of the country tell some of these fascinating tales to Hidden Treasures' Dawn Waterman.

What does a Jew look like? A portrait of British Jews

Keith Kahn-Harris  Robert Stothard 

Room 16

Since 2019, Keith Kahn-Harris has been collaborating with Rob Stothard, the photographer who took the most widely-used stock photo of British Jews, to produce a photographic portrait of our community. In this session they will discuss the challenges of the project and reveal some exclusive extracts from their forthcoming book.

The secret allure of Eric Zemmour, a Jewish far-right candidate in France's presidential elections

Cnaan Liphshiz 

Room 17

Eric Zemmour may seem like a tangle of contradictions, but his biography and trajectory are a sobering roadmap of his society and community as they undergo fateful changes.

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