COVID-19 and human rights ☆ ★

Adam Wagner 

Room 14

How can human rights ideas help us navigate the COVID-19 crisis? Can the origins of the modern human rights movement in the wake of World War 2 and the Holocaust answer some of the hardest questions on how to manage a severe pandemic? Can we lockdown our society in a way which guarantees people's rights?

Five approaches to making the Omer count ☆ ★

Raphael Zarum 

Room 9

Leviticus teaches us to count fifty days from Pesach to Shavuot. Why? We will analyse five very different ways of understanding the ancient ritual of Sefirat HaOmer: Revelation, Purification, Kabbalah, Creation and Modernity. This special Limmud takes place on the 24th day of the Omer, about half way through, so it's a good time to take stock...

Henna Judaica... or how to create new traditions ☆ ★

Sandra Yerushalmi 

Room 11

How to renew Jewish life? Let's talk about the history of Henna and why Henna should be Jewish again. How to give a meaning in every Jewish celebration thanks to Henna and Jewish wisdom. How to give a Jewish meaning to every symbol and to symbolize every Jewish value. Let's create new traditions to strengthen Jewish identity today. Expect a very brief artistic practical part.

The Kids' Kitchen cookalong with your kids ☆ ★

Nicole Freeman 

Room 16

In this session we will be making a no-bake cheesecake for Shavuot that everyone can join in with. You will get the recipe in advance along with a list of what equipment you need so you can get the ingredients in and we will cook together in the session.

 Limmud cheesecake recipe.pdf

Jewish mindfulness meditation: the quieting practice of the Piaseczner Rebbe ☆ ★

James Jacobson-Maisels 

Room 15

Through text study and meditation we will learn about and practice the Jewish meditation technique taught by one of the spiritual leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. Through these techniques we learn how to stay present and loving in the midst of challenge and centred and fearless in the midst of uncertainty.

 Aish Kodesh – The Technique of Quieting.pdf

Hadley Freeman on "House of Glass" ☆ ★

Hadley Freeman 

Room 10

Hadley Freeman will talk about her new book, "House of Glass". A family memoir twenty years in the making, it tells the story of Freeman’s grandmother and her three brothers from 1901 to 1999, as their Iives take wildly divergent paths. Along the way they encounter Picasso, Dior, the Ayatollah Khomeini and many other key 20th century figures.

The Limmud Bar ☆ ★

The Bar