The Movement at Limmud
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Limmud's annual winter Conference attracts over 2,000 participants, providing high quality, innovative Jewish educational events for thousands of Jews from all walks of life, all backgrounds, all lifestyles, and all ages.
This year's Conference takes place at the University of Warwick from 27th to 31st December with Shabbat Limmud on the 25th and 26th December. There's been a huge demand for Conference and residential places on campus have sold out. However 60 new rooms are available The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth. A shuttle service will run continuously throughout the day between the hotel and campus site. Apply now to avoid disappointment. To book call the office on + 44 (0) 20 8381 4005 (you can't access this offer on the online form).
The Movement will be well-represented this year with a wide range of sessions scheduled from a variety of Reform-connected personalities.
Shoshana Boyd Gelfand, Movement for Reform Judaism: "Leading without Authority: Minor Talmudic Characters, Major Leadership Lessons", panel discussion with the Jewish Film Festival on the film "Oh, My God" and "When is a Jew not a Jew" with Rafi Zarum, Jeremy Gordon and Robbie Gringras.
Zöe Jacobs, Finchley Reform Synagogue: "God: Beyond Translation" (with Miriam Bayfield) and taking part in Reform Shabbat and ma'ariv services and independent shacharit services.
Ben Jardine, RSY-Netzer and Movement for Reform Judaism "I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien, I'm a kibbutznik in Belgium..."
Danny Burkeman, West London Synagogue: "Different Views of the Akedah" - with Micol Burkeman, "Midrash and the Lockerbie Bomber"
"Chevruta With a Twist" - with Maureen Kendler.
Micol Burkeman, West London Synagogue "Different Views of the Akedah" - with Danny Burkeman, "The Wisdom of the Simpsons: Learning Jewish Values from our Favourite Animated Family".
Debbie Young-Somers, West London Synagogue "Making Rituals our Own": "Shabbat" (1 of 3), "Remembering our Loved ones" (2 of 3) and "Pesach" (3 of 3) "What have women done with niddah?" and taking part in Reform Shabbat and ma'ariv services and independent shacharit services.
Miriam Berger, Finchley Reform Synagogue So You Want to Be A Rabbi (with Jeremy Gordon); God: Beyond Translation (with Zöe Jacobs)
Other Presenters connected with the Movement for Reform Judaism and Leo Baeck College include:
Lisa Barrett, Annette Boeckler, Irit Burkeman, Laliv Clenman, EJ Cohen, Sara Cooper, Andrew Gilbert, Mark Goldsmith, Bebe Jacobs, David Janner-Klausner, Judith Levitt, Ofek Meir, Helena Miller, Marcia Plumb, David Saperstein, Marc Saperstein, Jeremy Schonfeld, Burt Schuman, Nicci Shall, Haim Shalom, Michael Shire, Channi Smith, Benji Stanley and Andrea Zanardo.
Some other highlights of Conference 2009 include:
Louise Ellman, Labour MP and vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel. Hagai Elad, Executive Director of the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, the leading human rights organisation in the country. Richard Joel, President of Yeshiva University, New York, an internationally renowned teacher and expert on Jewish education. Michael Melchior, prominent social and environmental activist, former minister and Member of Knesset and Chief Rabbi of Norway. Danny Rich, Chief Executive of Liberal Judaism. Jonathan Wittenberg – Senior Rabbi of the Masorti movement. Rafi Zarum – Chief Executive of the London School of Jewish Studies.
And many, many more...
Find out more at the Limmud website.
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