Orange 10
Whether you're new to Festival or need a refresher, we'll cover everything you need to navigate Festival this year, from key info and top tips, to how to make the most of your experience. Come along and start your Limmud journey with confidence!
Orange 12
The second half of the Adam and Eve story, missing from the Bible. Abraham's formative childhood. The mysterious Enoch. And the way all three ancient scriptural texts explore the nature of our lives as they explain good and evil.
Hotel Lobby
We will take a walk around the grounds of the hotel and NEC, see what birds we can identify and learn how identification works: what clues do we get from colour, shape, habitat, behaviour and sound? No previous experience needed, and all equipment will be provided.
Blue 32
Decorate your own Limmud siddur (prayer book) used for the family service and paint glass candlesticks to light for the first time with all of Limmud!
Red 4
Natan Alterman was a very well-known Israeli poet. His works for the Habima Theatre is less studied. In this session, we will give a broad perspective on Alterman’s poem 'Shir eres' (Lullaby), written with Shasha Argov (music) for the play 'Queen Esther' and possible translations into English. No knowledge of Hebrew is needed.
Red 8
He's written America's funniest show-tune parodies. From 'The Producers' to 'Blazing Saddles' to 'Young Frankenstein', Mel Brooks made Jewish comedy Broadway and Hollywood gold. We’ll trace his outrageous songs, films and shows - asking how a poor kid from Brooklyn turned irreverence into genius, laughter into legacy, and chutzpah into cultural history.
Red 2
Become born again. Escape the womb of the overbearing Jewish mother archetype through the sophisticated medium of a high production value escape room. Can you get out? Are we doomed to repeat the cycles of inter-generational trauma forever? Eat pickles and solve puzzles to get out before you become your mother.
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