Room 7
Jewish texts offer us a variety of metaphors for God, including familial relationships, which often position God as our parent or spouse. But what if we thought of God as our sibling? In this session, we will encounter texts that imagine God as our sister, and explore together what this model could mean for our own relationships with the divine.
Room 3
Two friends, educators and Israeli-politics nerds, Robin and Mikhael, made a bet (for one pint!) when the new Israeli coalition government was formed: Robin thinks it will survive until the 'rotation', Mikhael doesn't. Hear each of them explain why they are confident of winning the bet and then you'll get your chance to have your say!
Room 5
In this session we will learn some powerful tools for emotional wellbeing from our foremother Leah and her fourth son, our namesake as Jews, Yehuda.
Limmud2021_ChayaParkoff_Insights into Leah and Yehuda_ Tools for emotional wellbeing (1).pdf
Itzchak Evan-Shayish (Marmorstein)
Room 2
'A generation will awaken, and sing to beauty and to life.' Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook zt"l (1865-1935) was a being of immense illumination. His wide-ranging poetry is an expression of his most elevated states of consciousness and insights. Itzchak will perform a selection of poems in Hebrew and English, with musical accompaniment.
Room 4
Join us for a look at the life and work of Ḥakham Yehuda Fetayya (1859-1942), one of the leading sages of Baghdad and Jerusalem in the first half of the 20th century. He was known as a Kabbalist, activist and exorcist, leaving behind both commentaries and diaries. We'll look at his work as an exorcist and consider his impact on Jewish life since.
Room 6
Whilst many are familiar with DNA or proteins, their more obscure biological cousin - RNA - has been having its moment in the spotlight thanks to the covid-19 mRNA vaccine. But what is RNA? Why should anyone care about it beyond those all important Pfizer jabs? And what has it got to do with Jews?
Nick Gendler Mindi Yeger Amir Stein
Room 1
Far from Netflix TV shows, whether it is in Stamford Hill, Williamsburg or Jerusalem, there are people making the decision to leave Charedi communities each and every day. Meet these people (sometimes called Yotzim – or leavers), and hear what their journey was like and where such communities may be heading in a post-COVID world.
Marie van der Zyl Nina Freedman Edward Isaacs
Room 8
Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl will be in conversation with President of the Union of Jewish Students Nina Freedman and the Bristol Jewish Society President Edward Isaacs, to discuss the battle to ensure that academic David Miller was held to account for his conspiracy theories about Israel and Jewish students.
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