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Friday
17:30 - 18:45 - Why on Earth Would an Intelligent Young Woman Convert to Judaism? - Lene Rachel Andersen - SU Pool Room
21:00 - 22:00 - Yehuda Amichai's Rarer Poetry: Not the Same Old, Same Old - Leah Jordan - SU Pool Room
21:00 - 22:00 - A Guide to the Guide - Samuel Lebens - SU North 1
22:20 - 23:30 - Prayer: Why Bother? - Daniel Anderson - Rootes Panorama
22:20 - 23:30 - Does Spirituality Exist and If So What on Earth Is It? - Danny Shine - SU North 1
Saturday
20:00 - 21:10 - Confronting Sin - Albert Ringer - Soc 5
Sunday
09:30 - 10:40 - The Three 'T's that Avert a Bad Judgement - Unetaneh Tokef in Depth - Zvi Solomons - Soc 1
09:30 - 10:40 - Unafraid: the Combative Philosophy of Eliezer Berkovits - David Hazony - Sci 4
11:00 - 12:10 - Is There Really Any Such Thing As a Jew? - Danny Shine - Sci 5
12:30 - 13:40 - Does God Keep His Promises? - Elliott Malamet - Hum 1
14:00 - 15:10 - Moses Mendelssohn and His Adversaries (1 of 3) - Allan Arkush - Soc 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Four Jewish Spiritual Revolutions that Changed the World - and Me (1 of 4) - Tzvia Greenfield - Hum 1
14:00 - 15:10 - Hot AND Bothered: the Life-Changing Chemistry of Kashrut (1 of 4) - Raphael Zarum - Sci 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Escaping the Prison of Halacha (1 of 4) - Matt Plen - Soc 2
15:30 - 16:20 - What's Best in 2011: Jewish History - Michael Pollak - Sci 4
15:30 - 16:20 - Role Swap Game - Danny Shine - Soc 6
15:30 - 16:20 - Pirkei Avot - Chapter 5 (1 of 2) - Daniel Goldfarb - Rootes Chancellors 1
17:10 - 18:20 - Rembrandt: a Philosopher? - Barbara Spectre - Sci 4
18:40 - 19:50 - Who Needs the Diaspora - Barend Velleman - Ram 3
19:10 - 20:20 - Reel Torah: 'Inception' and the Problem of Free Will - Eliezer Shore - Soc 3
19:10 - 20:20 - 10 Reasons Why We Need to Believe in God - Stuart Altshuler - Sci 2
20:40 - 21:55 - Problems with Prayer? You're Not Alone… - Elie Jesner - Sci 2
20:40 - 21:55 - Lighting Up: the Beauty of Chanukah - William Kolbrener - Sci 4
22:15 - 23:30 - Needed: a New Orthodox Theology (1 of 2) - Herzl Hefter - Sci 5
00:00 - 01:30 - Midnight Chavruta: Elements (1 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Sutherland
Monday
09:15 - 10:40 - Limmud Chavruta: Elements (1 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Panorama
09:15 - 10:40 - Yeshivat Limmud: Tanach (Lamentations) (1 of 4) - Deborah Kahn-Harris - Rootes Chancellors 3
09:15 - 10:40 - Yeshivat Limmud: Talmud - Yeshiva Style (1 of 4) - Michael Pollak - Rootes Bar
09:30 - 10:40 - Religious Belief and Make-Believe - Samuel Lebens - Sci 3
09:30 - 10:40 - In the Beginning - Lene Rachel Andersen - Sci 7
11:00 - 12:10 - Is Judaism Just Another Fundamentalism? - William Kolbrener - Sci 3
11:00 - 12:10 - 'The Wisdom of Love': Philosophy, Religion and the Talmud in the Thought of Emmanuel Levinas (1 of 4) - Tamra Wright - Ram 3
12:30 - 13:40 - The 'Gentile Question' in Ancient Judaism - Joshua Garroway - Sci 5
12:30 - 13:40 - Faith, Doubt and the Road Ahead: Struggling with Our Judaism - Nathan Lopes Cardozo , Elliott Malamet - Ram 1
14:00 - 15:10 - Hot AND Bothered: the Life-Changing Chemistry of Kashrut (2 of 4) - Raphael Zarum - Sci 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Moses Mendelssohn and His Adversaries (2 of 3) - Allan Arkush - Soc 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Four Jewish Spiritual Revolutions that Changed the World - and Me (2 of 4) - Tzvia Greenfield - Hum 1
14:00 - 15:10 - Escaping the Prison of Halacha (2 of 4) - Matt Plen - Soc 2
15:30 - 16:20 - Love and Resurrection in the Amidah - Elie Jesner - Soc 1
15:30 - 16:20 - Is God Fact or Fantasy? - Sebastian Steinfeld - Ram 5
15:30 - 16:20 - JCoSS - Inclusivity in Action - Jeremy Stowe-Lindner - Sci 4
17:10 - 18:20 - Spinoza, the Kotzker Rebbe and I - Nathan Lopes Cardozo - Sci 3
17:10 - 18:20 - Pirkei Avot - Chapter 5 (2 of 2) - Daniel Goldfarb - Ram 5
17:10 - 18:20 - If It Walks Like a Duck: What Makes a Jew Jewish? - Shmuley Boteach , Sergio DellaPergola , Yaffa Epstein , Clive Lawton , Jonathan Romain - Ram 1
17:10 - 18:20 - 'Lady Luck': Chance or Destiny? - Barbara Spectre - Soc 5
17:10 - 18:20 - What's Best in 2011: Jewish Philosophy - Michael Pollak - Soc 7
17:10 - 18:20 - Dreams, Reality and Destiny - Nathan Abrams , Michael Rosenfeld - Soc 6
17:00 - 18:00 - Philosophy for Families - Marc Shoffren - SU Terrace Bar
18:40 - 19:50 - Come and Listen: Jewish Food for Thought - Alyssa Kapnik , Hannah Kapnik - Ram 5
20:40 - 21:55 - Gey Ich Ahir, Gey Er Ahin: the Game of Chess in Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism - Tim Cowen - Hum 2
22:15 - 23:30 - What Is Halacha? - Samuel Lebens - Sci 3
00:00 - 01:30 - Midnight Chavruta: Elements (2 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Sutherland
Tuesday
09:15 - 10:40 - Limmud Chavruta: Elements (2 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Panorama
09:30 - 10:40 - Two Types of Ageing: a Jewish Perspective on the Challenge of Growing Old - Yossi Ives - Lib 1
09:30 - 10:40 - A New Orthodox Theology - Radical Divine Immanence (2 of 2) - Herzl Hefter - Sci 5
09:30 - 10:40 - Are the Ten Commandments Still Relevant? - David Hazony - Hum 1
11:00 - 12:10 - The Kabbalah Toolkit: Creating Your Personal Vision - Daniel Anderson - Soc 5
11:00 - 12:10 - Scandals of the Talmud: the Stories They Wouldn't Teach You in Cheder (2 of 4) - Yaffa Epstein - Soc 1
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
11:00 - 12:10 - 'The Wisdom of Love': Philosophy, Religion and the Talmud in the Thought of Emmanuel Levinas (2 of 4) - Tamra Wright - Ram 3
12:30 - 13:40 - What's Best in 2011: Talmud - Michael Pollak - Ram 5
12:30 - 13:40 - Torah and the Pleasure Principle - William Kolbrener - Soc 2
12:30 - 13:40 - The Poetics of the Rabbis - Ruth Calderon - Ram 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Four Jewish Spiritual Revolutions that Changed the World - and Me (3 of 4) - Tzvia Greenfield - Hum 1
14:00 - 15:10 - Hot AND Bothered: the Life-Changing Chemistry of Kashrut (3 of 4) - Raphael Zarum - Sci 3
14:00 - 15:10 - King James Stole Our Bible - Jonathan Romain - Lib 2
14:00 - 15:10 - Escaping the Prison of Halacha (3 of 4) - Matt Plen - Soc 2
15:30 - 16:20 - Jewish International Development: Sharing Knowledge, Changing Lives - Yossi Ives - Sci 4
15:30 - 16:20 - Ben Sorer UMoreh: an Unenforceable Law and the Anguish of Roy Hattersley - Tim Cowen - Ram 6
17:10 - 18:20 - Karl Marx: Antisemite or Critic of Antisemitism? - Robert Fine - Sci 7
17:10 - 18:20 - Contemporary Philosophy and the Talmud - Samuel Lebens - Soc 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
18:40 - 19:50 - A Jewish Guide to Happiness - Jonathan Romain - Soc 8
19:10 - 20:20 - Nietzsche and Modern Orthodoxy - Michael Harris - Ram 5
19:10 - 20:20 - Master-stories: the Narratives of Three Cultures - Barbara Spectre - Sci 2
19:10 - 20:20 - Why Pray? A Text Based Analysis of the Earliest Jewish Sources on Prayer with Implications for Contemporary Ritual - Danny Epstein - Ram 4
20:40 - 21:55 - Arguments for the Sake of Heaven: God - Mark Goldsmith , Deborah Kahn-Harris , Adam Overlander-Kaye - Soc 7
00:00 - 01:30 - Midnight Chavruta: Elements (3 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Sutherland
Wednesday
09:15 - 10:40 - Limmud Chavruta: Elements (3 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Panorama
09:30 - 10:40 - The Brilliance and the Horror: Faces of German Jewry (3 of 3) - Jonathan Wittenberg - Soc 1
09:30 - 10:40 - Pluralism vs Relativism: Case Studies in the Philosophical Underpinnings of Jewish Law - Shmuel Klitsner - Sci 2
09:30 - 10:40 - Give It Away, Give It Away Now: Succession Planning for Innovators - Naomi Soetendorp - Soc 7
09:30 - 10:40 - Contemporary Moral Philosophy and Halacha: Sacrificing One Life to Save Many - Michael Harris - Ram 3
11:00 - 12:10 - Come and Listen: a Museum for Your Ears - Alyssa Kapnik , Hannah Kapnik - Soc 7
11:00 - 12:10 - 'The Wisdom of Love': Philosophy, Religion and the Talmud in the Thought of Emmanuel Levinas (3 of 4) - Michael Harris , Tamra Wright - Ram 3
12:30 - 13:40 - Inner or Outer Light: Personal Inspiration vs Communal Values - Chananel Rosen - Sci 4
14:00 - 15:10 - I Am Taking Off My Kippah! - Nathan Lopes Cardozo - Arts - Conference
14:00 - 15:10 - Four Jewish Spiritual Revolutions that Changed the World - and Me (4 of 4) - Tzvia Greenfield - Hum 1
14:00 - 15:10 - Hot AND Bothered: the Life-Changing Chemistry of Kashrut (4 of 4) - Raphael Zarum - Sci 3
14:00 - 15:10 - Escaping the Prison of Halacha (4 of 4) - Matt Plen - Soc 2
15:30 - 16:40 - The Akedah From a Philosophical Perspective: a Dialogue - Michael Harris , Samuel Lebens - Ram 2
15:30 - 16:40 - Can God Be Understood? - Elliott Malamet - Rootes Chancellors 3
17:00 - 18:10 - Hillel and Shammai: Pragmatism Versus Idealism - Daniel Anderson - Soc 2
17:00 - 18:10 - The Pursuit of Happiness? Positive Psychology in the Classroom - Judith Suissa - Ram 3
17:00 - 18:10 - Fields of Engagement: Debating Some Key Questions of Research and Jewish Education - Helena Miller - Ram 4
17:00 - 18:10 - Agnostics Anonymous: Living the Death of God - Elie Jesner - Soc 1
17:00 - 18:10 - A Torah for Atheists? - Benjamin Gerber - Soc 8
17:00 - 18:10 - A Manifesto on the Future of Christian Theology - David Ford - Ram 6
17:00 - 18:10 - Apollo and Dionysus: What Nietzsche Can Tell Us About Jewish Tragedies - Robin Moss - Soc 5
19:00 - 20:10 - Anglo-Jewry: a Mental Health Check - Ned Temko - Soc 6
20:30 - 21:45 - This Is NOT the Gala - Limmud - Arts - Cinema
22:15 - 23:30 - Peace vs Truth: Which Is the More Important Jewish Value - Michael Schudrich - Hum 1
22:15 - 23:30 - Maimonides Plays the God Game - Joel Grishaver , Raphael Zarum - Rootes Sutherland
00:00 - 01:30 - Midnight Chavruta: Elements (4 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Sutherland
Thursday
08:30 - 09:30 - The Philosopher and the Drumming Girl - Helen Coren - Ram 4
09:45 - 11:10 - Limmud Chavruta: Elements (4 of 4) - Limmud Chavruta Project Team - Rootes Panorama
10:00 - 11:10 - Rebuilding Noah's Ark: Does the Story of the Flood Really Hold Water? - Raphael Zarum - Ram 1
11:30 - 12:40 - 'The Wisdom of Love': Philosophy, Religion and the Talmud in the Thought of Emmanuel Levinas (4 of 4) - Tamra Wright - Ram 3
13:00 - 14:10 - God Is Not Righteous and the Torah Is Not Moral - Nathan Lopes Cardozo - Ram 1
13:00 - 14:10 - Sacks Appeal - Ned Temko - Rootes Chancellors 3