Room 12
This workshop will review Talmudic and contemporary rabbinic texts on homosexuality and being different in general, with a critical eye towards the value statements expressed between the lines.
Sara Yael Hirschhorn Eylon Aslan Levy Dahlia Scheindlin Robin Moss Simcha Rothman
Room 9
The last 18 months have seen unprecedented political turmoil in Israel - three elections without decisive results and bitter wars of words between the executive, legislature and judiciary. Some have even called it a constitutional crisis. Our panel of experts will debate what happened, why, and where we might be headed in the months to come
Room 11
Certain bumper stickers in Israel claim that "אין עוד מלבדו"; "there is nothing besides Him". And yet, if I crashed into the back of one of those cars, their drivers might not appreciate my claim that it's all just God. This class tries to overcome the new-age hippy cliche and uncover the real meaning of the claim that there is only God.
Jeremy Gordon Philip LaZebnik Alexia Khadime
Room 10
The movie (1998!) was a hit. The West End musical opened to huge acclaim – just before 'all this'. Join the film's screenwriter and the musical's book-writer, one of the stars (Miriam) and the Hebrew consultant for a conversation about the journey from Biblical story to stage.
Room 13
Crazy but true... In 2015 Edwin Shuker visited Baghdad to search for the house where he grew up in as a child and ended the trip by buying a new one. He shares what has happened since. Unmissable.
Room 15
We will be singing Hebrew and English songs based on camp – come prepared to join in and sadly, not be in the room together.
Room 14
Taking action to reduce health inequalities is a matter of social justice. National policies need to address the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. Tackling the health gap will take action, based on sound evidence, across the whole of society.
Room 16
This session is for families with children 9 to 16 (more or less) and for adults who would like to study Jewish ethics in a multi-generational context. The facilitator will present ethical dilemmas, home groups will work on them, share answers, and then look at Jewish responses. A good time will be had by all.
The Bar