Room 7
US communities pivoted dramatically during the pandemic, finding new ways to impact their members and the wider world in Jewishly meaningful ways. Having discovered what we can achieve through innovative volunteering, media, education and communal development, can the United Synagogue simply go back to how things were?
Room 3
Can a rabbi be defrocked, or is it 'once a rabbi always a rabbi'? Gabriel's rabbinic dissertation explores the 17 rabbis throughout history who had their semichah (ordination) revoked, and considers whether this is a workable and necessary response to rabbinic misconduct in the 21st century. Join Gabriel as he presents his research.
Room 5
The session charts a new course for peace between Jews and Palestinians. It outlines the path-breaking activity of the joint (and growing) Palestinian-Israeli peace movement, A Land for All, which has prepared over the last decade a detailed plan for an Israeli-Palestinian confederation as a most practical and moral foundation for rebuilding peace.
Emile Ackermann Myriam Ackermann
Room 6
What are the different ways of being Jewish in exile ? Should Jews be involved in politics ? What is the state of French Jewry ? In light of today's debate about religious freedom in the European Union and the French conception of "laïcité" (secularism) , we will try to answer those questions with texts from our tradition.
Room 1
The grocer, the Quaker, the teacher, the Dutch auntie and the frum rabbi... Who organised the German Kindertransports and provided welfare for the Jewish children here? Mike reveals the stories of quiet heroes largely forgotten - until now.
Room 2
Jewish tradition teaches us of our obligation to ensure equal access for all people and facilitate full participation in religious and public life. With the executive director of Beit Issie Shapiro, Israel’s pioneering leader and innovator in the field of disabilities, explore ways in which we must integrate disability into communal life to become stronger and more vibrant.
Room 4
Over 300 children who survived the Holocaust are brought to England in 1945, where they are given hope for a new life. After their liberation, the Jewish children are brought to Lake Windermere.
Room 8
Pop along with a cuppa for a chat with a friendly face, at our virtual Chatty Café. Meet new and old friends of all ages and backgrounds. Share a story or two about Limmud or anything else! (Facilitated by Jewish Care).
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