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Sessions for Tuesday, 18:40 - 19:50 (Dinner Hour I)
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- A Jewish Guide to Happiness
- All About Jewish Mourning Practice
- Challenges Facing Shechita
- Climate Change in the Garden of Eden: Judaism and Environmental Values
- Dine 'n' Discuss
- Do You Really Care??
- Is a Jewish and Democratic State a Harmonious Pairing or a Contradiction in Terms? (1 of 2)
- LJMC in Concert
- Solomon Gaon - Hakhamim of the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation
- The Silent Exodus
- The Social Staffroom: Jewish Teachers (and Wannabe Teachers) Networking
- Voices From Our Side of the Curtain
- What Should Jews Talk About with Christians and Muslims?
A Jewish Guide to Happiness
Jonathan Romain
Location: Soc 8
Tracks: Modernity, Philosophy
Type: Lecture
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has commissioned a taskforce to establish a national happiness index - but is this a desirable goal, and, if so, what does Judaism say about the best way to achieve happiness?
All About Jewish Mourning Practice
Judith Hauptman
Location: Soc 7
Tracks: Communities, Halacha, Tanach/Text
Type: Discussion, Text Study
To this day, many Jews sit shiv'ah when a close blood relative, or a spouse, dies. The Talmud has a lot to say about the rules of mourning. In the post-Talmudic period more mourning customs developed. We will discuss the main Jewish mourning rites of shiv'ah, sheloshim, kaddish, year long restrictions, and so on. Texts handouts in Hebrew and English.
Challenges Facing Shechita
Henry Grunwald
Location: Rootes Chancellors 1
Tracks: Current affairs, Food, Politics
Type: Lecture, Discussion
The right to perform shechita is vital for Jewish life. Why is it constantly under threat? And how has the community dealt with those threats? Henry Grunwald has chaired Shechita UK since its creation in 2003. He will inform you of the answers to these important questions.
Climate Change in the Garden of Eden: Judaism and Environmental Values
Zelig Golden,
Natan Levy,
Steve Miller,
Or Rose
Location: Sci 3
Tracks: Environment
Type: Panel Debate
Judaism's teachings about the environment deal with an inherent tension between human 'dominion' over the earth and yet our imperative to take care of the garden, to 'cultivate it and to guard it.' What is our responsibility Jewishly to create a sustainable future for the planet? Should Jewish communities take a more active role in promoting environmental consciousness?
Dine 'n' Discuss
Limmud Conference Social Events Team,
Shuly Schwartz
Location: Rootes Sutherland
Tracks:
Type: Social / Informal, Discussion
An opportunity to have dinner with some of Conference's best-loved presenters, This is your chance to pose your burning questions and hear more from your favourite presenters over dinner. Pick up your food from Rootes Dining Room and bring it into Rootes Sutherland (next door). . There are limited places, so it's first come, first served!
Do You Really Care??
Daphni Leef,
Roee Neuman,
Barak Segel
Location: Sci 5
Tracks:
Type:
The people who ignited the Israeli tent revolution during the past summer will be filiming throughout Limmud, seeking participants' answers to two questions: What do you care about? What are you willing to do to make it happen? This film, as well as much more, will be shown and discussed in this session.
Is a Jewish and Democratic State a Harmonious Pairing or a Contradiction in Terms? (1 of 2)
Rebecca Steinfeld
Location: Lib 1
Tracks: Current affairs, Israel, Politics
Type: Discussion
This session will explore the current debates amongst social scientists and historians about Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Looking at this question from both a theoretical and historical perspective, Rebecca Steinfeld will draw on her doctoral findings, and lead an interactive discussion about this critical subject.
LJMC in Concert
London Jewish Male Choir
Location: Arts - Studio
Tracks: Music
Type: Performance
The choir will entertain you with a fun mix of Chanukah, Liturgical, Israeli, Yiddish and Broadway music.
Solomon Gaon - Hakhamim of the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation
Jeff Berger
Location: Soc 6
Tracks: Communities, Education, History
Type: Lecture, Discussion
In 1949 Rabbi Solomon Gaon was appointed Hakham of the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation of England. He served the community during the modern period - from the Birth of the State of Israel until the mid-1970s. We will explore his contribution to Anglo-Jewish and World Sephardi history in this lecture.
The Silent Exodus
Michelle Huberman
Location: Hum 1
Tracks: Diaspora, History, Politics
Type: Film
The Silent Exodus deals with an essential but neglected aspect of the Arab-Israeli conflict by telling the forgotten story of the million Jewish refugees who between 1946 and 1974 were forced out of the Arab world. Pierre Rehov's 2004 film (50 minutes) was the first to examine the causes behind their exodus and their quest for justice. Followed by a Q & A.
The Social Staffroom: Jewish Teachers (and Wannabe Teachers) Networking
The Jewish Teachers' Association
Location: SU Terrace Bar
Tracks: Education
Type: Social / Informal
This will be the 6th annual Limmud teachers' get together. A chance to meet, chat, network and share stories about how great the life of a teacher is, how we never take work home and how our pupils always do everything we tell them. We look forward to meeting old friends and new faces. Student teachers or those thinking about becoming teachers are also very welcome. Marking NOT welcome!
Voices From Our Side of the Curtain
Carolyn Bogush,
Deborah Katchko-Gray,
Judy Klitsner,
Jacqueline Nicholls
Location: Sci 8
Tracks: Age/Gender Issue, Communities, Leadership
Type: Discussion, Panel Debate
The past 30 years has seen unprecedented opportunities and choices for Jewish women in the realm of Torah study/communal leadership, including the rabbinate/and involvement in communal prayer and other areas. Drawing on many women's voices from the Torah and modern Jewish life, this panel will take a look at 'the other side of the curtain'.
What Should Jews Talk About with Christians and Muslims?
Muhammad Al-Hussaini,
Jane Clements,
Mohamed Elsharkawy,
Jonathan Wittenberg
Location: Sci 4
Tracks: Communities, Interfaith, Philosophy
Type: Panel Debate
Join a panel of experienced presenters from the varied inter-faith world for a discussion on the goals and methods of interfaith dialogue: how should such a dialogue be run, what topics should it cover, should politics come into it or not, should the focus be on differences or similarities between faiths...
