Sessions online
11 sessions from Limmud Conference 2010 that you can see here online. See below for the full list .
Unresolvable Problems - Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4
Clive Lawton
Deep within Jewish teachings and traditions are ideas that seem pretty well impossible to make clear sense of. Each day Clive will examine one and today's is the story of the Tower of Babel. Does this suggest that attempts to get people to work together are against God's wishes?
A History of the Jewish World in 30 Objects (3 of 5)
Join us for an amazing Limmud experience – 30 different presenters talking about 30 different objects which together tell the history of the Jewish people. In each session a variety of guest presenters from around the world will introduce the objects they have brought to speak about, creating a unique and vibrant picture of Jewish life. In this session our objects and presenters will explore ritual and medieval life.
Session 3: Mekella Broomberg, Miri Eisin, Alastair Falk, Brian Klug, Yehudah Mirsky, Jonathan Sarna, Marc Shoffren
Session 4: Jaclyn Chernett, Francis Nataf, Amy Philip, Marc Shoffren, Tina Wasserman, Chaim Weiner, Debbie Weissman
Session 5: Carolyn Bogush, Jonathan Boyd, Polly Bronstein, Maureen Kendler, Shlomit Naor, Marc Shoffren, Ian Vellins .
'At the beginning of God's creating…' - Really Reading Genesis
Marc Michael Epstein
Guided by the classical interpreters, but also inspired by poets and philosophers, we will embark on a reconsideration of the very first chapters of the Hebrew Bible. How can they be understood in a manner that avoids viewing them as either completely metaphoric or completely literal?
Maureen Kendler
Mass-Observation - a 1930s project attempting to capture the everyday life of ordinary people - made some extraordinary notes about Jews in London, Rosh Hashana in Blackpool 1937, the arrival of refugees in Hampstead and the size of Jewish hat-brims in Limehouse. Investigators find 'unsemitism' rather than 'antisemitism'. This session will explore a remarkable, neglected archive of social history. Warning: 'unsemitism' may be even more worrying than 'antisemitism'.....
Israel and the Media: An Insider's Account
Simcha Jacobovici
The mobilization of anti-Israel bias has reached epidemic proportions. This lecture deals with reporting on Israel from the point of view of someone who has produced programming for most of the world's major networks. Simcha Jacobovici is a three time Emmy winner in Investigative Journalism
Israeli Politics for Beginners
Daniel Needlestone
Come and find out about how Israeli politics works (or doesn't). Who are the 12ish parties in the parliament? Why were there over 30 parties standing in the last election? Who are the movers and shakers? There will be videos and discussion included. All levels welcome but the session is aimed at beginners!
Are You Really What You’re Worth?
Yitzchak Schochet
