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It's important to get your dose of Brummie fresh air at Limmud. Join us for a daily walk and natter!
Orange 11
Exploring the impact of weather factors on some major events in the Torah through the insights of more recent commentators and meteorological science.
Red 8
The global Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management is accepting applications! Meet the American Director and a British student who will discuss the virtual+ program and the professional opportunities it opens. Time for questions. Don’t miss this opportunity.
Orange 14
Treat yourself to a boogie at Limmud Festival’s sober daytime rave. Dance like your rabbi isn't watching. Move your body like only you know how. Come in your finest sequins, activewear, tallit, flower crowns or knitwear - whatever feels good. All ages welcome. Expect uplifting tunes from global beats and dance anthems to funk and hip hop.
Orange 13
A fascinating and sometimes surprising Jewish history of public order laws in England - from their origins in the 1930s to the present day.
Red 4
There’s an old joke about a Jew on a desert island who builds two shuls. But in the 1760s, the Jews on Portsea island built two rival shuls even though the community had only around 30 men. Come and hear about the time when Britain had two rival Chief Rabbis, featuring midnight raids between shuls and ‘a comedy of divided loyalties’ (Cecil Roth).
Yellow 21
In this third and final session we will consolidate what we have learned in the first two sessions and will practice reading, comprehension and speaking. The session will include listening to a song in Ladino.
ladino lesson 3.pdf
Red 3
In the Mishna there are 6 requirements of a father towards his son - 5 seem obvious. However the 6th one seems incongruous - "to teach him to swim". Why? We'll discuss the metaphorical, safety, spiritual and physical fitness reasons and look into the freakonomics research showing that owning a pool is even more dangerous than owning a gun.
Orange 15
A session for educators and families to share experiences and aspirations for serving our youngest members. ‘Veshinantam levanecha’ (‘You should teach these words to your children’): let’s discuss children’s services, resources, activities and leadership, whatever the size of your community.
Blue 32 - Wellbeing hub
What is ADHD? So many people are currently discovering they have ADHD. Why is this? Is it a Jewish thing? Paul takes you through his journey of discovery. Everything from a sense of loss to embracing his diagnosis. He’ll add science (not a lot!), and give some words of wisdom which may help when you come across someone who is neurospicy!
Orange 12
Join this year's Limmud Microgrant recipients, with expert insight from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, for a talk and workshop on exploring genealogy, legacy and family heritage through storytelling. This session builds on the Genealogy Story Project, which ran at Moishe House Kilburn from September-December this year.
Orange 10
On Yom Kippur 1893, Max Rubin, the cantor at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco took a quick break from his duties to get some air outside. While doing so, he also quaffed some wine, had a sandwich, and smoked a cigarette. This session will explore this incident and consider broader late 19th century American, urban and Jewish history.
Red 1
Rather than simply a pithy maxim on the importance of solidarity, this lecture uncovers the historical and theological context of the statement "all of Israel are guarantors for one another” as part of a group of Jewish and Christian texts which employ financial metaphors to think about the repercussions of commandments and sin.
History of Guarantorship Limmud 2024.pdf
Red 7
Tzlila means “a dive”. Take a plunge into an oasis of self-reflection & connection with living sound. Tamar and Raya have developed the Tzlila method over the last decade and have taken it around Israel. A session dedicated to deep well-being, using the breath, relaxing restorative poses, accompanied by beautiful piano and sung words in Hebrew.
Red 2
Shlomo Carlebach was a notoriously profligate predator who nonetheless enjoys a sainted legacy across the Jewish community. Why is his legacy so immune to accountability, and what will it take to shift our communal priorities on the issue of sexual violence?
Red 5
Does a convert to Judaism need to undergo a specific procedure or ritual of "taking on mitzvot?" If so, what exactly does that entail? And how might expectations vary depending on one’s particular context or community? We’ll engage with some of the core halachic (Jewish legal) texts on this subject, from the Talmud to modern-day authorities.
Yellow 24
This session is open to anyone who identifies as non-Zionist, anti-Zionist or post-Zionist, to be in community with likeminded people and process their feelings and experiences they have had through recent and ongoing events.
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