Limmud Festival 2024

Limmud Festival 2024 – Wednesday 11:35

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Discussing Israel: Beyond Dispute and Controversy

Batsheva Haber 

Red 5

Israel is a central part of the Jewish world, yet we often avoid discussing it so as not to raise controversy. Is there a way to talk about Israel in an objective manner? How can we best address these topics to diverse audiences? In this session, we will delve into these challenges and explore some practical skills to help us navigate them.

How to Solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict: The Limmud Peace Initiative (4 of 4)

Josh Dubell  Ibrahim Abu Ahmad 

Red 2

We have been through what has historically been on the table, what is being talked about today, but we must now talk about the future. As Limmud Festival, we will come up with our 2024 Peace Initiative

Social Responsibility, Global Development, and… Judaism!

Ben Azzai Programme Participants 

Red 1

Participants of the Chief Rabbi’s Ben Azzai Programme, which runs in partnership with WJR and OLAM, learnt from WJR’s partners on the ground in Rwanda about the role of climate change, international development and empowerment in impoverished communities. Hear about how Ben Azzai puts youth at the forefront of tackling these truly Jewish issues.

Social Impact Projects Brainstorm by MitSip (2 of 2)

Elliott Leigh Tucker  Eli Goldsobel 

Red 3

Mit Social Impact Projects has been delivering unique community workshops exploring freedom to self-express, creativity, communal dialogue, mentoring and interfaith work. We will present a vision of our work with an interactive dialogue, then we will form breakout groups to discuss & brainstorm new project ideas based upon communal needs and issues.

‘Marinade’: a creative conversation for white Jews

Leah Thorn 

Red 4

Leah Thorn's new film ‘Marinade’ combines spokenword poetry, autobiography, animation and Super8 footage to deliver an honest and tender exploration of the intertwining of Second Generation identity, antisemitism and racism. Come and see the film, learn about the process of making it and engage in a creative conversation about the issues raised.

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