Limmud Festival 2025

Limmud Festival 2025 – Tuesday 21:20

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Far-out Jews

Ian Rowen  Noah Wise 

Orange 10

How do contemporary Jews make community in far out places? Join Jewish expats from Asia and beyond to find out.

Is God king in Tanach?

Tzemah Yoreh 

Red 4

So much of the Hebrew Bible is shaped by the constancy of the Davidic monarchy, and yet if you trust in a king, can you also trust in God and his laws? The answer to that question lies at the root of some of the most radical theological ideas in the Hebrew Bible.

LGBT+ Social Space (2 of 2)

Ariel Chapman 

Bar

All LGBT+ Jews are warmly invited to join us at our LGBT+ social space. This is a safe space where LGBT+ Jews (including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, asexual, intersex, questioning and more) can come and meet with board games available for those who to want to play.

Margaret Thatcher, the Jews and Israel

Ze'ev Portner 

Orange 11

Margaret Thatcher was born 100 years ago and she certainly changed the political weather, as Prime Minister from 1979-1990. Ze'ev Portner will assess Thatcher's relationship with the Jewish community, explore how Jewish intellectuals influenced her political thinking and analyse her government's policies towards Israel.

The guilty secrets of an AI songwriter

Gary Ogin 

Red 7

Gary Ogin spills the truth about writing with machines - what AI gives, what it takes and why it leaves him guilty and amused. In this live session he’ll even create a brand-new AI-generated song with the audience. Funny, bold, unmissable.

Trauma and psychosis

Joanna Hahessy 

Orange 12

This presentation will focus on trauma and psychosis from the perspective of lived experience and psychiatry. The focus will be on evidence, the work of Romme and Escher, interventions such as The HVN, the powerful contribution of Eleanor Longdon and peer support. I will close with trauma-informed care and how this can inform treatment.

Robert Redford's 'Quiz Show' - superb movie of a scandal still relevant today

Irene Wise 

Red 3

The late actor Robert Redford was also a brilliant director, as demonstrated in his film Quiz Show. Based on a true story of 1950s corruption, antisemitism, social class and the seductive power of the media, the themes remain relevant to America and the world today. Illustrated talk with documentary and movie film clips and lots of discussion.

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