This is Limmud Conference
Conference is ...
… people of all ages and every perspective, from all over the UK and around the world, hundreds of presenters, a thousand conversations on every subject of interest to Jews – text study, music, theatre, literature, debate, politics – all wrapped up in a week of community, warmth, laughter, passion, excitement, discovery.
Conference is Limmud’s flagship event. These days it attracts well over two thousand participants, consists of close to a thousand sessions over a five day period and offers the opportunity to learn in the company of an enormous variety of presenters – all the way from well-known names in the Jewish world to individuals who simply have something engaging to say.
All together now
Conference attracts an amazing variety of people from across the globe; from all points of the Jewish compass; from the very young to the not-so-young; from experts to the merely perplexed.
There are sessions to delight and engage, whether you want to study Torah, meet writers, argue with politicians or stay up into the small hours in the company of some of the best performers in the Jewish world.
Running parallel is Young Limmud Conference, for 4-17 year olds and the Limmud Nursery for under 4s.
Learning power
We believe everyone can be a teacher and everyone should be a student.
Limmud participants themselves are the presenters. Limmud presenters are also participants.
Many of the presenters are leaders in their field – scholars, artists, musicians, writers, politicians, activists, teachers, journalists. And many simply love their subject and want you to as well. Limmud is imbued with the belief that we all have something to teach each other and we all have something to learn from each other.
Where are you?
We make no assumptions about your Jewish knowledge.
Our starting point? There are as many Jewish journeys as there are participants. The Conference programme is both gloriously varied and carefully balanced, reflecting the colourful diversity of participants, with sessions aimed at every level of Jewish learning and conducted in a lively range of styles – not simply text or lecture based.
Never been before? Coming alone?
There’s a warm welcome waiting for you.
We want to make sure you get the most out of your Limmud experience. So we’re running intro sessions to help you find your way around the programme, a cocktail party especially for first-timers, discussion groups and more.
Do it ourselves
Conference is entirely inspired, led and run by volunteers – apart from a tiny and highly effective permanent office providing background admin support. Many volunteers are under 30, making Limmud unique in the Jewish world, where true leadership is rarely open to this age group.
Volunteers are the backbone of Limmud. Conference simply wouldn’t happen without volunteers.
Every year over 300 people – more than one in every ten participants – offer some of their time to make Conference the success it is.
Limmud Conference is a warm and welcoming community because so many volunteers invest so much effort into making it just that. Volunteering gives you the chance to take part in a unique way, enriching your experience and giving you the chance to develop skills you can use in your own community.
Community values
Limmud Conference is an annual get-together where you’re part of a warm, friendly and inviting Jewish family, two thousand strong.
But it’s not only a once-a-year event.
It’s one part of a huge, world-wide community dedicated to Jewish learning in the broadest sense, a community with traditions and values, ways of doing things and a real existence outside its formal events.
Limmud rocks
All of which helps explain why Limmud is so light on its feet. Our thirty year history is marked by the freshness of constant innovation, an ever-widening influence in the Jewish community, a growing international presence and a steady stream of Limmudniks going on to hold leadership positions in the wider community.
Be part of it!
Take a look at what we’re planning for this year
Everything you need to know if you’re coming to Conference
