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Friday
21:00 - 22:00 - Matityahu and Murder: Another Look at the Chanukah Story - Elliott Malamet - Rootes Chancellors 2
Saturday
11:45 - 12:55 - A Flourishing Jewish Community Needs Widows, Orphans and the Stranger Too! - Lorna Mitchell - SU North 1
15:00 - 16:00 - Sephardic Religious Poems for Havdalah - Ramón Tasat - Rootes Sutherland
Sunday
09:30 - 10:40 - A Muslim Explores the Torah: the Story of the Scouts in Shelach Lecha - Halima Krausen - Sci 5
09:30 - 10:40 - Leading Judaically - Richard Jacobi - Soc 2
11:00 - 12:10 - A Survivors Guide to BT (No, Not that BT) - Nick Gendler - Soc 1
11:00 - 12:10 - How to Be a Jewish Rockstar: the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Yes, Zappa ... and Torah - Ginny Adams - Sci 7
11:00 - 12:10 - Hakhamim of the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation - Jeff Berger - Sci 8
12:30 - 13:40 - Off the Beaten Path: American Jewish Life Between the Coasts - Lior Kaminetsky - Sci 4
14:00 - 15:10 - 'How to Re-establish a Vodka Empire' - Linda Berkowitz , UK Jewish Film Festival , Lindsay Wittenberg - Hum 2
14:00 - 15:10 - Stop Begging and Get a Job - Michelle Barnett , Daniella Saffer - Soc 8
14:00 - 15:10 - Farming and Gardening with Jewish Agricultural Laws: Visions of a Sustainable World - Simcha Schwartz - Rootes Sutherland
17:10 - 18:20 - What Do Hasids and Queers Have in Common? Yiddish in the 21st Century World - David Shneer - Hum 2
17:10 - 18:20 - What Type of Jews Will Our Grandchildren Be? - Jonathan Boyd - Hum 1
17:10 - 18:20 - Drug Dealers and Money Launderers: Jews on the Small Screen - Lara Smallman - Sci 7
17:10 - 18:20 - Education, Education … Really? Will Education Solve the Problems of Extreme Poverty in the World? - Steve Miller - Soc 6
17:10 - 18:20 - E-Tools, E-Learning, and E-Communication for E-veryone - Daniel Needlestone - Soc 4
17:00 - 18:00 - Then and Now - Exploring Life in the East End Through Objects - Judith Vandervelde - Ram 4
18:40 - 19:50 - Kibbutz - Past, Present & Future - Lydia Aisenberg - Soc 4
19:10 - 20:20 - Informal Jewish Education in the UK 2012 - What Are the New Challenges? - Andrew Gilbert , Shelley Marsh - Lib 1
19:10 - 20:20 - World Jewish Demography: Past, Present, Future - Sergio DellaPergola - Hum 2
20:40 - 21:55 - Engagement and Disengagement - the Future of Religion in the Land of Israel - Tzvia Greenfield , David Hazony , Anat Hoffman - Ram 1
20:40 - 21:55 - Mummy and Ima, Daddy and Abba: the Growth of Same-Sex Jewish Parenting - Samantha Cohen , Gregg Drinkwater , Natalie Grazin , Amichai Lau-Lavie - Lib 2
22:15 - 23:30 - Open Queer Space - Participant Care Team - Arts - Mead Gallery 2
Monday
09:30 - 10:40 - Bi-Focal Lens on Europe and the Jews - Barbara Spectre - Sci 4
09:30 - 10:40 - Keshet UK - a New Forum for LGBT Jews - Natalie Grazin , Daniel Lichman - Lib 1
09:30 - 10:40 - Globalisation: Jews in the Wilderness - Hannah Gaventa , Zippi Gershon - Ram 1
09:30 - 10:40 - Where Are You on the Israel Map? - Keith Kahn-Harris - Ram 4
09:30 - 10:40 - Nothing Helps (But this Might Help): Community Comfort in the Social Media Age - Esther Kustanowitz - Ram 5
11:00 - 12:10 - Scriptural Reasoning - 'Religion and Rebellion' (1 of 4) - Zubair Ahmed , Muhammad Al-Hussaini - Soc 8
12:30 - 13:40 - JCoSS - Jewish Community Secondary School - Jeremy Stowe-Lindner - Ram 6
12:30 - 13:40 - What's Your Vision of a Flourishing UK Jewish Community? - Keith Kahn-Harris - Soc 7
12:30 - 13:40 - Why I Should Be a Pluralist and Why I Am Not - Daniel Braune Friedman - Ram 3
12:30 - 13:40 - The Politics of Dialogue: Who Should We Be Talking To? - Jamie Slavin , Vivian Wineman - Lib 2
12:30 - 13:40 - Cantorial Music for the 21st Century - Deborah Katchko-Gray , Ramón Tasat - Arts - Ensemble
15:30 - 16:20 - JCoSS - Inclusivity in Action - Jeremy Stowe-Lindner - Sci 4
17:10 - 18:20 - Jewish Education Through an Ecological Lens - Simcha Schwartz - Ram 6
17:10 - 18:20 - Social Justice in Our Shul and UK Jewish Community - Nikki Levitan - Hum 2
17:10 - 18:20 - Terrorism Against Jewish Communities - Michael Whine - Sci 7
17:10 - 18:20 - Does Tikkun Olam Build or Destroy Jewish Life? - Steve Miller - Rootes Sutherland
18:40 - 19:50 - Around the World in 8(0) Webcams - Daniel Needlestone - Ram 3
18:40 - 19:50 - A Community Lovers Guide To… The Jewish Community - Russell Collins - Soc 2
18:40 - 19:50 - Shalshelet, the Foundation for New Jewish Liturgical Music - Roanne Pitluk , Ramón Tasat - Soc 7
20:40 - 21:55 - Thinking Out of the Box About Disability: Fighting for Autonomy, Independence and Dignity in 'Rory O'Shea Was Here' - Tirza Leibowitz - Sci 4
20:40 - 21:55 - Donkeys, Rainbows, the Mayor of London and iPhones - Shabbat and Reform Judaism - Adam Overlander-Kaye , Jude Williams - Sci 5
20:40 - 21:55 - Do Not Do for Others What They Can Do for Themselves: Jewish Community Organising Techniques for Working with Young Adult Groups - Naomi Magnus - Soc 3
20:40 - 21:55 - Shirat Hanefesh - a New Jewish Community for the Future - Ruth Calderon , Roanne Pitluk , Ramón Tasat - Sci 3
00:00 - 01:30 - DJ Set by DJ Hartmama - Aaron Hartman - SU Copper Rooms 1
Tuesday
09:30 - 10:40 - Jews in Europe: a Socio-Demographic Perspective - Sergio DellaPergola - Sci 3
09:30 - 10:40 - Jewish Marriage Ceremonies Through the Ages - Peter Sevitt - Soc 4
11:00 - 12:10 - Have Christians Got Anything Useful to Say to Us? - Jane Clements - Lib 1
11:00 - 12:10 - Goodbye, Columbus, Hello Christopher: the Evolution of American Jewry - Shuly Schwartz - Hum 2
11:00 - 12:10 - Limmud on One Leg: Parenting - Gregg Drinkwater , Elie Jesner , Limmud on One Leg , Adam Overlander-Kaye , Jude Williams , Atira Winchester - Soc 7
12:30 - 13:40 - 'Salsa Tel Aviv' - Linda Berkowitz , UK Jewish Film Festival , Lindsay Wittenberg - Arts - Cinema
12:30 - 13:40 - Ageing in the Jewish Community - Abigail Morris - Hum 2
12:30 - 13:40 - 'Marrying Out' or 'Marrying In'? - Aaron Goldstein - Soc 3
12:30 - 13:40 - Creative Jewellery Making - Sharon Daniels - Soc 10 (YLC Art)
12:30 - 13:40 - England, Agunot and a Prenuptial Agreement Preventing Get Refusal - Rachel Levmore - Soc 5
12:30 - 13:40 - Scriptural Reasoning - the Inter-Faith Chavruta! (1 of 3) - Rim Hassen , Miriam Lorie , Sarah Snyder , Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz - Ram 6
12:30 - 13:40 - YAD Track: What's So Jewish About Jewish Leadership? - Conference 2011 Volunteers' Team , Raymond Simonson - Rootes Chancellors 2
14:00 - 15:10 - Jerusalem: Beyond United and Divided - Eetta Prince-Gibson - Sci 7
14:00 - 15:10 - The Jewish Leadership Council: Everything You've Always Wanted to Ask - Jeremy Newmark - Sci 5
14:00 - 15:10 - Fighting for the Diaspora: Jewish Soldiers in National Armed Forces - Reuben Livingstone - Sci 8
14:00 - 15:10 - Defending Israel Beyond the M25 - Steven Jaffe - Ram 4
14:00 - 15:10 - Conference Catering Behind the Scenes - Conference Catering Co-Chairs - Rootes Bar
14:00 - 15:10 - Mental Health First Aid Lite - Tanya Harris - Sci 1
15:30 - 16:20 - Advocating for Disability Rights in Israel - Sharon Daniels , Tirza Leibowitz - Ram 2
15:30 - 16:20 - South London Jewish Free Primary School - Dream or Reality? - Judith Ish-Horowicz - Sci 2
15:30 - 16:20 - Cantata Ebraica: Jewish Italian Musical Tradition - Ramón Tasat - SU Copper Rooms 1
15:30 - 16:20 - Scriptural Reasoning - the Inter-Faith Chavruta! (2 of 3) - Rim Hassen , Miriam Lorie , Sarah Snyder , Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz - Hum 2
15:30 - 16:20 - Rabbis and Imams: Building Understanding in an Age of Fracture (1 of 2) - Muhammad Al-Hussaini , Mohamed Elsharkawy , Michael Hilton , Reuben Livingstone - Soc 3
15:30 - 16:20 - Limmud 'Training the Trainers' Session 1 - Facilitation Skills (1 of 2) - Limmud International Team , Steve Miller , Raymond Simonson - Lib 2
15:55 - 16:30 - Explaining Honey Cake - Joel Levy , Marc Shoffren - Ram 3
17:10 - 18:20 - 'David' - UK Jewish Film Festival , Lindsay Wittenberg - Sci 5
17:10 - 18:20 - JCC4London2013 ... New Home with a New Programme! - Andrew Gilbert , Roy Graham , Atira Winchester - Sci 3
17:10 - 18:20 - Future Leaders: Our Journey So Far - Luz Toff , Joe Wolfson - Sci 2
17:10 - 18:20 - The Inclusion Campaign - Rachelle Adler , Shoshana Bloom , Sharon Daniels , Naomi Mushin - Soc 7
17:10 - 18:20 - Scriptural Reasoning - 'Religion and Violence' (2 of 4) - Muhammad Al-Hussaini , Mohamed Elsharkawy - Soc 4
17:10 - 18:20 - Muslim and Jewish Communal Relations of the Future - Discussion with Existing and Emerging Leaders - Mohammed Aziz , Dilwar Hussain , Charles Keidan , Miriam Lorie , Abdul-Rehman Malik , Stephen Shashoua - Ram 1
18:40 - 19:50 - All About Jewish Mourning Practice - Judith Hauptman - Soc 7
18:40 - 19:50 - Solomon Gaon - Hakhamim of the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation - Jeff Berger - Soc 6
18:40 - 19:50 - Voices From Our Side of the Curtain - Carolyn Bogush , Deborah Katchko-Gray , Judy Klitsner , Jacqueline Nicholls - Sci 8
18:40 - 19:50 - What Should Jews Talk About with Christians and Muslims? - Muhammad Al-Hussaini , Jane Clements , Mohamed Elsharkawy , Jonathan Wittenberg - Sci 4
19:10 - 20:20 - Bringing in - Our Response to Intermarriage - Mark Goldsmith , Laura Janner-Klausner - Ram 6
19:10 - 20:20 - UK Jewry: Challenges, Achievements and the Future - Norma Brier , Laura Marks , Vivian Wineman - Ram 1
20:40 - 21:55 - British Muslims and Islam 101 - Mohammed Aziz , Dilwar Hussain , Abdul-Rehman Malik , Stephen Shashoua - Sci 5
20:40 - 21:55 - Art Happenings / Happening Communities - Naomi Soetendorp - Rootes Chancellors 2
20:40 - 21:55 - Imams and Rabbis Panel: 'Countering Violent Extremism' (2 of 2) - Muhammad Al-Hussaini , Mohamed Elsharkawy , Reuben Livingstone - Sci 3
20:40 - 21:55 - Judaism and Disability - Nina Robinson - Lib 1
20:40 - 21:55 - Government Policy and British Jews - Elliot Jebreel , Claudia Mendoza , Jeremy Newmark - Hum 2
20:40 - 21:55 - Will London Finally Strangle All Other Jewish Life in the UK? - Nicky Goldman , Margaret Jacobi , Clive Lawton , Zvi Solomons - Hum 1
20:40 - 21:55 - Trouble in the Family: Can We Ever Be One People? - Jonathan Boyd , Shmuel Klitsner , Joel Levy , Helena Miller , David Shneer - Ram 1
22:15 - 23:30 - Jews Line Is It Anyway? - Improv for Jews - Esther Kustanowitz - Arts - Conference
22:15 - 23:30 - Should Youth Movements Represent the Anglo-Jewish Community or Challenge It? - Ilana Fenster - Sci 4
Wednesday
08:00 - 09:00 - Halachic Challenges of Being the Chief Rabbi of Poland - Michael Schudrich - Sci 5
08:00 - 09:00 - Informing Our Decision Making in Community - Anna Gerrard - Ram 3
08:00 - 09:00 - Teaching Community to a Texting Generation - Janet Schatten - Sci 2
09:30 - 10:40 - 'The Dreamers' - Linda Berkowitz , UK Jewish Film Festival - Hum 1
09:30 - 10:40 - Generation J: Young, British and Jewish in 2011 - Ilana Fenster , Joshua Marks , Daniel Sheldon , Jamie Slavin , David Yehuda Stern - Lib 2
09:30 - 10:40 - Give It Away, Give It Away Now: Succession Planning for Innovators - Naomi Soetendorp - Soc 7
09:30 - 10:40 - Tahara - the Final Mitzvah - David Soetendorp , Ruth Soetendorp - Ram 2
09:30 - 10:40 - Transforming the Jewish World: the International Impact of Limmud - Helena Miller - Ram 6
11:00 - 12:10 - A Bold View of Schooling: an Introduction to Beit Rabban - Devora Steinmetz - Soc 3
11:00 - 12:10 - Half the Community - Blithe Spirit: New Spiritual Directions for Women (3 of 4) - Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz - Lib 2
11:00 - 12:10 - Scriptural Reasoning - 'Religion and Peace' (3 of 4) - Muhammad Al-Hussaini , Mohamed Elsharkawy - Rootes Chancellors 3
12:30 - 13:40 - But Not in Nice Jewish Families, Right? - Claire Godley - Soc 2
12:30 - 13:40 - How to Research and Present a Synagogue History - Marcus Roberts - Soc 5
12:30 - 13:40 - The Challenge of Jewish Education: Are Our Children Alienated From Judaism? - Shoshana Boyd Gelfand , Rachel Korazim , Devora Steinmetz , Raphael Zarum - Hum 1
12:30 - 13:40 - London 2012: Jewish Olympic Athletes - Adrian Cohen , Ben Helfgott , Boaz Kramer - Sci 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Baskin-Robbins Has 31 Flavours - How About American Judaism? - Shuly Schwartz - Sci 2
14:00 - 15:10 - Jews in Italy: From Tacitus to Berlusconi - Sergio DellaPergola - Sci 8
14:00 - 15:10 - The Synagogues of Britain and Ireland: Some Architectural History - Sharman Kadish - Soc 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Out of the Closet But Still in the Community: Facilitating Inclusion for LGBT Jews - Natalie Grazin , Laura Janner-Klausner , Atira Winchester , Jonathan Wittenberg - Sci 5
15:30 - 16:40 - Innovation Isn't Dead: the New Creativity in European Jewry - Andras Borgula , Jeremy Leigh , Michael Schudrich , Barbara Spectre - Sci 8
15:30 - 16:40 - Get Up Ladies and Lead! How Can We Get More Women to Lead the Jewish Community? - Carolyn Bogush , Nicky Goldman , Laura Marks , Abigail Morris , Hannah Weisfeld - Sci 3
15:30 - 16:40 - Empowering Jewish Teens: the LimmudLA Way - Yechiel Hoffman - Sci 7
15:30 - 16:40 - Shirat Hanefesh - a New Jewish Community for the Future - Roanne Pitluk , Ramón Tasat - Arts - Ensemble
17:00 - 18:10 - He's Only Jealous Because He Loves Me - Claire Godley - Arts - National Grid Room
17:00 - 18:10 - Taste and Waste - Michelle Barnett , Daniella Saffer - Soc 3
17:00 - 18:10 - The Phoenix of Jewish Music - Polina Sheperd - Arts - Ensemble
17:00 - 18:10 - Finding a Place in - and for - Jewish Schools - Alastair Falk - Ram 5
17:00 - 18:10 - Rebuilding a Jewish Community - Henry Grunwald , Tony Samuel - Sci 2
18:30 - 19:40 - Bedouin Communities in the Negev - Alice Wood - Sci 2
18:30 - 19:40 - So You Want to Be a Rabbi? - Judith Levitt , Benji Stanley - Hum 2
17:00 - 18:00 - If I Am Not for Myself ... - Leibel Cowan - SU Terrace Bar
17:00 - 18:00 - Teenagers in Synagogues: a Relational Approach - Daniel Lichman , Adam Martin - Rootes Sutherland
19:00 - 20:10 - Amy Winehouse: the Tip of the Iceberg? - Simon Phillips - Soc 7
19:00 - 20:10 - Taking Limmud Outside the Jewish Community - Dougald Hine , David Jennings , Keith Kahn-Harris , John Lotherington - Soc 1
Thursday
10:00 - 11:10 - As the Leader, So the Generation; As the Generation, So the Leader - What's So Jewish About Jewish Leadership? - Raymond Simonson - Rootes Chancellors 1
10:00 - 11:10 - Shmita: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Simcha Schwartz - Ram 3
11:30 - 12:40 - Trans Wishlist - Judith Levitt , Maxwell Zachs - Sci 1
11:30 - 12:40 - Scriptural Reasoning - Islamic and Jewish Ethics of Sacred Reading (4 of 4) - Muhammad Al-Hussaini - Arts - Ensemble
11:30 - 12:40 - Philanthropy Uncut: Is Philanthropy a Lifestyle Accessory for the Rich or a Serious Vehicle for Social Change? - Charles Keidan - Rootes Chancellors 1
13:00 - 14:10 - So How Was It for You? - Jonathan Boyd - Ram 4
13:00 - 14:10 - Lashon Tweets - Judith Levitt - Ram 6