Limmud Festival 2021

Limmud Festival 2021 – Tuesday 14:00

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'The synagogues were closing, what could we do as women?' British ritual adaptation under COVID-19

Katja Stuerzenhofecker 

Room 11

Since the start of the pandemic, Jewish media run stories of more female participation in Jewish learning and ritual. Do the claims stand up to evidence and tell the whole story? Learn about the experiences of two UK-based Orthodox female-only online prayer groups with appeal across ages, continents and movements. What does it mean for the future?

 HO_Stuerzenhofecker_Synagogues_Limmud2021.pdf

Antisemitism and the Jewish future in America and Europe

Dov Hikind 

Room 14

Antisemitism is surging across the globe, in reality and online. What does it portend for the future of Jewry in the Diaspora? What is being done to combat it? And how can everyone play their part to make a difference? Those are the questions we'll be exploring and answering.

Diversity or unity: Do we need to pray from the same siddur?

Shira Marili Mirvis 

Room 12

Since the destruction of the Second Temple, we have struggled with the question of how to come together in unity and pray whilst still honouring the various traditions of our communities? We will study the approaches of Rav Kook and Rav Uziel on this topic and gain a greater appreciation for the value of tradition and unity in the realm of prayer.

Keep kalm kvetch... already

Carole Shaw 

Room 17

HM the Queen keeps a well-guarded secret. She finally reveals her all to the select Limmud audience. You are commanded to join the singing, dancing Queen for tea, kikhlekh, freylekhs, sing-a-long-a-Liz and a quiz. What are Charles' and Philip’s real names? Awf with their kops to the losers! Don’t miss the UK’s answer to Mrs Maisel!

Beyond the M25; challenges for Jewish life in 2021

Sara Radivan  Gary Mond  Michael Black  Sheila Gewolb  Claudia Edelman  Esty Bruck 

Room 16

Hear from Jewish leaders working to protect and nurture their communities.

Who do you think you are?

Liz Cashdan 

Room 13

No time for you to travel or meet all your family contacts, but bring some photos, letters, diaries or just thoughts, and we'll talk about leaving or belonging and the most important memories we have. Then we'll write, and you will leave the session with lots of ideas for extended writing. For beginners and practised writers in prose or poetry.

 Limmud workshop 2021.docx

Settler violence: a daily reality

Lior Amihai 

Room 15

Settler violence is getting worse, with extremists emboldened by the far right. Last month, an emergency conference was held at the Knesset to call on urgent action and was attended by MKs cross party. Meet Lior Amihai, Executive Director of leading human rights organisation Yesh Din, to discuss settler violence and how the occupation enables it.

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