From invisible to centre stage: a close reading of rabbinic approaches to homosexuality ☆ ★

Ben Katz 

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.

 Limmud 2020 - Katz - Text on LGBT and Being Different.doc

Mamash balagan! A panel of experts on 18 months of Israeli political chaos ☆ ★

Simcha Rothman  Dahlia Scheindlin  Eylon Aslan Levy  Sara Yael Hirschhorn  Robin Moss 

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

Nothing Else-ism ☆ ★

Samuel Lebens 

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.

The Prince of Egypt: from Torah to Hollywood and the West End ☆ ★

Alexia Khadime  Philip LaZebnik  Jeremy Gordon 

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.

Buying a house in Iraq ☆ ★

Edwin Shuker 

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.

Singalong with Dan: a virtually nice experience ☆ ★

Dan Patterson 

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.

Social justice and health equity ☆ ★

Michael Marmot 

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.

Family "You be the Judge" ☆ ★

Joel Grishaver 

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 Limmud Bar ☆ ★

The Bar