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Sessions for Sunday, 14:00 - 15:10 (Afternoon Intensive)
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- 'How to Re-establish a Vodka Empire'
- Action Meditation: Gyrokinesis
- Escaping the Prison of Halacha (1 of 4)
- Farming and Gardening with Jewish Agricultural Laws: Visions of a Sustainable World
- Four Jewish Spiritual Revolutions that Changed the World - and Me (1 of 4)
- Hot AND Bothered: the Life-Changing Chemistry of Kashrut (1 of 4)
- Israel's Cottage Cheese Rebellion: the View From a New Immigrant
- Issues Facing Newly Arrived Immigrants to Israel
- Limmud International Surgery (1 of 5)
- Moses Mendelssohn and His Adversaries (1 of 3)
- Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg: Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy (1 of 3)
- Spain 1492
- Stop Begging and Get a Job
- Stories From the She-Bible - at the Window (1 of 4)
- The Jews of Ancient Rome - Archaeology, Rabbinic Literature, Pagan Authors and Possible Literary Output
- Twenty Things About Hebrew They Never Taught You in Cheder
- Wild Peace - the Poetry of Yehuda Amichai
'How to Re-establish a Vodka Empire'
Linda Berkowitz,
UK Jewish Film Festival,
Lindsay Wittenberg
Location: Hum 2
Tracks: Business, Communities, Diaspora
Type: Film
When filmmaker Dan Edelstyn discovered that his Jewish grandparents were once the owners of a vodka distillery in the Ukraine, the stage was set for an unlikely, often uproarious documentary. How to re-establish a vodka empire is Edelstyn's own account of his attempts to retell his family's story, and save the village in which they once lived from ruin by re-branding the vodka still produced there and launching it abroad. (Director Dan Edelstyn, 2011 UK. 74 minutes, English.)
Action Meditation: Gyrokinesis
Natasha Steinberg
Location: SU Copper Rooms 1
Tracks: Dance, Kaballah, Meditation
Type: Workshop / Practical
Gyrokinesis is an Active Meditation which has influences from yoga, swimming and Tai Chi. Through self massage and exfoliation we will awaken our senses, use breathing techniques to find focus and boost energy levels by practicing the repertoire of the Gyrokinesis Method. Bring a hand towel and yoga mat if you have one.
Escaping the Prison of Halacha (1 of 4)
Matt Plen
Location: Soc 2
Tracks: Halacha, Modernity, Philosophy
Type: Discussion, Text Study
Judaism binds us to the mitzvot as a way of demonstrating obedience to God. Modern ethics requires us to formulate our own autonomous moral codes. We seem to be left with a choice: remain imprisoned within Jewish law, or abandon Judaism in pursuit of modern values and personal integrity. We'll use Talmudic texts and extracts from modern philosophers Immanuel Kant and Jean-Paul Sartre to begin exploring the dilemma. No previous philosophical or Talmudic knowledge necessary.
Farming and Gardening with Jewish Agricultural Laws: Visions of a Sustainable World
Simcha Schwartz
Location: Rootes Sutherland
Tracks: Communities, Education, Food
Type: Discussion, Text Study
We will explore several areas of Jewish agricultural law and will learn how Jewish tradition relates to the cultivation, distribution and consumption of food. Learn new and ancient ideas on how to make your garden or farm Jewish? What foundation can these laws help us create as we work to fix the broken food and economic systems?
Four Jewish Spiritual Revolutions that Changed the World - and Me (1 of 4)
Tzvia Greenfield
Location: Hum 1
Tracks: Modernity, Philosophy, Social Justice
Type: Lecture, Discussion
The Creation of the Subject versus the Object: By proclaiming human beings as created in the image of God, Jewish tradition has enabled humanity to emerge above the surface of nature. Thus creating the possibility of Morality and the very dialogue with God. As long as human beings are not considered metaphisically distinguishable from all other objects, power and exploitation are the foundations of reality and civilisation of freedom and justice cannot rise.
Hot AND Bothered: the Life-Changing Chemistry of Kashrut (1 of 4)
Raphael Zarum
Location: Sci 3
Tracks: Halacha, Philosophy, Tanach/Text
Type: Lecture
This four-part series brings some much-needed meaning to the practical intricacies of dividing meat and milk. Why is everything separate in a Jewish kitchen? Can all these laws really inspire us rather than obsess us? The Shulchan Aruch comes to life as we analyse cold collusion, hot interaction, liquid submersion and gaseous exchange. You will see how basic chemistry can unpack the living logic of Jewish law. Each session stands alone, together they are salivating.
Israel's Cottage Cheese Rebellion: the View From a New Immigrant
Gavin Gross
Location: Soc 5
Tracks: Business, Israel, Social Justice
Type: Lecture, Discussion
When a Facebook group called this summer for the boycott of overpriced Israeli cottage cheese, it sparked off a consumer revolt that led to tent cities and massive protest rallies across the country demanding 'social justice.' Given that Israel's economic figures are the envy of the West, what were the protesters so angry about, and what impact will their actions have on Israel's future?
Issues Facing Newly Arrived Immigrants to Israel
Shlomo Molla
Location: Sci 5
Tracks: Diaspora, Israel, Politics
Type: Lecture
Shlomo Molla is one of many immigrant members of the Knesset, but the only Ethiopian. He and his friends faced many challenges when they arrived in Israel and he has become ideally placed to represent and stand up for new arrivals as they in turn try to be absorbed by a different and unfamiliar world.
Limmud International Surgery (1 of 5)
Limmud International Team
Location: SU Terrace Bar
Tracks:
Type:
Limmud volunteer team members from throughout the world are welcome to join this small group discussion on a topic of the day e.g. Young Limmud, family provision, organizational structure and development, or Shabbat at Limmud. Look out for postings on the Limmud International stand in Rootes. Bring along your questions and challenges and find out what your peers have done in a similar situation or work out a solution together.
Moses Mendelssohn and His Adversaries (1 of 3)
Allan Arkush
Location: Soc 3
Tracks: Halacha, Modernity, Philosophy
Type: Lecture
Moses Mendelssohn vs. Moses Maimonides: Which Gentiles are Admitted into the World to Come? Jewish tradition holds that righteous Gentiles have a place in the world to come. But who are they? According to Maimonides, only those Gentiles who observe the Noachide laws - for the right reason. As far as Mendelssohn was concerned, their reason for observing these basic laws didn't matter. Why did he disagree with Maimonides about this matter?
Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg: Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy (1 of 3)
Marc Shapiro
Location: Soc 4
Tracks: Halacha, History, Modernity
Type: Lecture
Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg was one of the most interesting rabbinic figures and halachists in modern times. He straddled many different worlds and his life reflects the enormous changes that Judaism had to confront in the twentieth century. This session will examine his life and legacy.
Spain 1492
Michael Romain
Location: Sci 4
Tracks: Diaspora, History, Meditation
Type: Lecture
This will be a personal account of travels on foot in Spain and Portugal with a particular focus on what life must have been like for the Jews living there in 1492 and then suddenly being forced to leave. The talk may also be of interest to those considering walking in the Iberian Peninsula.
Stop Begging and Get a Job
Michelle Barnett,
Daniella Saffer
Location: Soc 8
Tracks: Communities, Film/Theatre, Social Justice
Type: Discussion, Film
Why should we give our hard-earned money to homeless people on the streets? Should we buy that extra pair of shoes or GIFT it forward today? Come to this session to be shocked.
Stories From the She-Bible - at the Window (1 of 4)
Maureen Kendler
Location: Soc 1
Tracks: Literature, Tanach/Text
Type: Lecture, Text Study
Where are the places where women go? Where lies safety, where is danger? These sessions explore the key places where women in Tanach are found, where they decide their fate, or where their fate is decided for them.
The Jews of Ancient Rome - Archaeology, Rabbinic Literature, Pagan Authors and Possible Literary Output
Tal Ilan
Location: Lib 1
Tracks: Archeology, Diaspora, History
Type: Discussion, Lecture
In this session the silent Jewish community of Rome in antiquity, which was certainly one of the biggest and most important communities at the time, will be newly appraised. Information from archaeology, pagan authors, Rabbinic literature and finally possibly their own contribution will be presented.
Twenty Things About Hebrew They Never Taught You in Cheder
Michael Grant
Location: Sci 7
Tracks: History
Type: Lecture
Join the presenter on a trek through the odder parts of the history of the Hebrew language. Find out what a 3400 year old proverb about ants, Indian demons, Sir Charles Napier's famous telegram, seventy seven flies, the Children of Heth, the Pope's usefulness to the Jews and Biblical puns all have to do with each other.
Wild Peace - the Poetry of Yehuda Amichai
Adam Overlander-Kaye
Location: Sci 8
Tracks: Israel, Poetry
Type: Discussion, Text Study
Come and read and discuss a few of my favourite Yehuda Amichai poems. Amichai, who died in September 2000, was fondly thought of as Israel's poet laureate. Whether you're a big fan or just fancy exploring some enlightening and moving poems (in English) we will enjoy ourselves in the company of the great man's work.
