Orange 10
Using writing exercises and discussion, we'll discuss each participant's own personal system of Jewish thought, leadership, and personal avodah, exploring how plurality of frameworks can build a more brilliant, robust, and "Unbound" Jewish landscape.
Red 5
Growing up in South Africa during Apartheid, I knew nothing of the world my grandfather came from in Latvia. Four years ago, I inherited a memoir that revealed incredible stories of how seven of his eight Steinman siblings survived the Holocaust. I will share eight mysterious (and useful things) I learned while researching their life-stories.
Green 25 - Nursery
Long before changing liturgy for inclusivity became such a hot button issue, casual examples are found throughout Sephardi history. Join Isaac to learn of old traditions from which modern communities can learn, including gender-neutral Hebrew names, inclusive morning blessings, celebration of baby girls, and inclusion of the foremothers.
Orange 11
His very name inspired hate and gratitude, as the Jewish world split in anger. Hungary 1944: Negotiated with Eichmann to save ‘his’ people? Post-war, vilified in a libel trial and later assassinated on the streets of Tel Aviv by a fellow Jew. Was he pure evil? You decide
Yellow 21
A suffragette, a feminist from a traditional Jewish home – and founder of Liberal Judaism, a radical new movement, aged 28. Eventually the World Union for Progressive Judaism was run from her home. Rachel Montagu, her great-great niece, will share Aunt Lily's family background, writings, and achievements in which her role has been long undervalued.
Yellow 23
In the 1930s, thousands of refugees from Nazi Europe got to work rebuilding their lives — as well as their continental coffee houses, restaurants, social clubs, bookshops and cabarets — in NW3. Etan is a journalist who has written about this microcosm of Mitteleuropa and is a grandson of two Finchleystrasse pioneers.
Red 4
Nothing is the same in Israel after October 7th, and that is true also for a Beit Midrash. Through a wide range of texts (from the Talmud to R' Nachman), stories and personal experiences from the last year, this session aims to share some insights about the role of Torah learning in a world shaken by grief and uncertainty.
Blue 32 - Wellbeing hub
Despite popular belief, colouring is for all ages! Join us in the Wellbeing hub for a self-led colouring session where you can set your creative heart free, practicing mindfulness, or yap with friends.
Maurice Stone Slavyan Kanovski
Yellow 24
Bou Lirkod! Enjoy all the atmosphere of Tel Aviv’s Tayelet learning dances regularly danced in Israel, suitable for newcomers and returnees with a relaxed and fun atmosphere. This is an introduction to Israeli dance for the young and young at heart. Have fun! Learn all the basic moves but with some new music.
Orange 12
This interactive session will be an extension of the exhibition titled ‘The People of the Body: Contemporary artist explorations of the Jewish body’ held earlier this year. Artists from the exhibition will discuss their thoughts on the theme, and attendees will be able to produce their own creative responses with art materials provided.
Red 7
Gathering together in song is powerful- what makes it so? What does the voice have to teach us? Through the vulnerable and potent act of singing, we will give ourselves permission to open up, try something new, and connect to something greater than ourselves. No singing experience required!
the power of group singing for the app.pdf
Ayala Gottlieb Alter Tim Motz Rivka Gottlieb
Red 3
Every service has different music, determined by time of the day, day of the year, and geographical location. We’ll introduce how the Ashkenazi musical tradition holds together, and how the prayers’ varying sounds can ground us in Jewish time. Sung examples included!
Red Bar/Lounge
Daniel Lightman and Zaki Cooper, co-curators of the current (and first ever) exhibition at the Lord’s Museum on Jews and Cricket, will tell the fascinating stories of Jewish (and supposedly Jewish) international cricketers, including Norman Gordon, Sid O’Linn and Percy Fender.
Orange 15
Join Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg and Limmud co-founder Clive Lawton for a wide-ranging conversation about the current state and future prospects of the UK's Jewish community. How can our community stay united when we disagree on so much, and should we even try? Which lessons should we be learning - or forgetting?
Red 2
If Shabbat is “all about” rest and Pesach is “all about” freedom, then what's Niddah “all about”? These may be oversimplifications, but the question stands: what values or objectives lie behind Hilchot Niddah - Jewish laws regarding menstruation and sexual intimacy? We'll consider a range of answers, drawing on ancient texts and modern scholarship.
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