One week from today, 2,500 British Jews and activists from 40 Limmud communities around the world will converge on the University of Warwick to celebrate Jewish learning at Limmud 2012, known to participants and volunteers alike simply as Conference. … [Read more...] about Limmud Conference 2012: The Countdown Begins
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Limmud International: Contributing to the Global Jewish Conversation
[This essay is from The Peoplehood Papers, volume 9 - The Collective Jewish Conversation: Its Role, Purpose and Place in the 21st Century - published by the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education.] by Helena Miller “It’s a wonderful environment for feeling part of the larger Jewish people.” This was one of many comments articulated in response to a study that took place within the past year, to evaluate the outcome of Limmud on the … [Read more...] about Limmud International: Contributing to the Global Jewish Conversation
Trans-Carpathian Limmud FSU: Four Days of Jewish Learning and Networking
From November 1st-4th, Uzhgorod, the westernmost city of Ukraine, was the setting for the most recent Limmud FSU program. Some 600 participants from all over Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, Israel, Hungary and USA took part in the Conference, marking it as a significant event for the local Jewish community. As always, Limmud FSU’s diversity, rich educational program and sense of unity created a unique … [Read more...] about Trans-Carpathian Limmud FSU: Four Days of Jewish Learning and Networking
Limud Polska: It’s No Joke
by Rabbi Yonah The snow began falling just as the buses were unloading for the 5th Annual Limud conference in Poland. (They spelled it Limud in Poland.) It has been eleven years since I left Poland after nearly a decade of community building there in the 1990's. Amidst the emotional reunion with friends that I had not seen in a decade, were hundreds of people who I didn’t recognize. 700-1000 of them depending on who you asked. A whole new wave … [Read more...] about Limud Polska: It’s No Joke
Limmud in St. Petersburg: The Passion to Learn
by Yoram Dori When I arrived to speak at the Limmud FSU conference in St. Petersburg, I thought there was nothing new I could learn about the Jews of the Former Soviet Union today. But as usual, I was mistaken and the St. Petersburg event shed light for me on a new aspect of the local Jews. … [Read more...] about Limmud in St. Petersburg: The Passion to Learn
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