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Sessions for Thursday, 13:00 - 14:10 (Lunch 'n' Learn)
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- Get Rich or Save the World?
- God Is Not Righteous and the Torah Is Not Moral
- Israeli Society and the Holocaust or Why Did We Need a New Yad Vashem Museum?
- Lashon Tweets
- Property Is Theft
- Religion and Education: the JFS Case in the UK and the Immanuel Case in Israel
- Sacks Appeal
- So How Was It for You?
Get Rich or Save the World?
Caylee Talpert
Location: Ram 2
Tracks: Business, Current affairs, Social Justice
Type: Lecture, Discussion
In the past, these two options seemed mutually exclusive. At best, through charity or corporate responsibility, the rich could give back to society. However in recent years a new dialogue has arisen. Market-based solutions to poverty, social enterprise and business strategies for 'bottom of the pyramid' have become catch phrases. This session will examine what the private sector can and can't achieve in the field of international development and poverty alleviation.
God Is Not Righteous and the Torah Is Not Moral
Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Location: Ram 1
Tracks: Education, Modernity, Philosophy
Type: Creative, Lecture
Still believing in a good God even when earthquakes happen, and diseases kill millions? Still believing in the divinity of Torah even when its laws clash with our moral sensibilities? A whole new approach.
Israeli Society and the Holocaust or Why Did We Need a New Yad Vashem Museum?
Rachel Korazim
Location: Ram 5
Tracks: Holocaust, Israel, Modernity
Type: Lecture
Since the end of World War 2, Israel society has been dealing with the meaning of the Holocaust in its collective memory, education system and political and social life. This session will explore the development of the Holocaust narrative in Israel from the days of the British Mandate up to the present. We will listen to individual testimonies, quote politicians and read some poignant literary sources to create a combined image of our quest for meaning.
Lashon Tweets
Judith Levitt
Location: Ram 6
Tracks: Communities, Modernity, Social Justice
Type: Discussion, Text Study
A place for free discussion about online lashon hara especially on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Participants will be guided through a set of texts and will be encouraged to discuss and formulate ideas about the ethics of interacting online.
Property Is Theft
Joel Levy
Location: SU Terrace Bar
Tracks: Tanach/Text
Type: Lecture, Text Study
The capitalist system is under threat as never before. Do classical Jewish sources support or reject the basic notion that we own our own property? Does the weight of tradition seek to support the status quo or undermine it?
Religion and Education: the JFS Case in the UK and the Immanuel Case in Israel
Talia Gillis
Location: Ram 3
Tracks: Education, Israel
Type: Lecture
This session will discuss the JFS case of the UK Supreme Court and the Immanuel case of the Israeli Supreme Court, and compare the way in which both these judgments define religion and its relation to race and ethnicity. We will analyse the underlining assumptions regarding the rights of minority groups to specialised education and also talk about the the contempt of court case in Israel.
Sacks Appeal
Ned Temko
Location: Rootes Chancellors 3
Tracks: Anglo Jewish Politics, Diaspora, Philosophy
Type: Discussion
A historical look at Britain's Chief Rabbinate - from the Louis Jacobs controversy, through Lord Jakobovit's era and the final years of Lord Sacks - with a look at what the future is likely to hold. How has the institution changed? What ups and downs has it seen? And how will it look under whoever is chosen next?
So How Was It for You?
Jonathan Boyd
Location: Ram 4
Tracks: Communities, Current affairs, Education
Type: Discussion
Limmud is one of the great success stories of the contemporary Jewish world. It has been described as 'British Jewry's greatest export', 'the jewel in European Jewry's crown' and 'a whole new, wikified Jewish world.' JPR is interested in understanding more about what is going on, and the impact it is having. If you are a first or second timer Limmudnik, join a small focus group discussion to unpack your experience (session will be audio-recorded.)
