The Next Limmuds
January 25, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Events, The Limmud Experience, The World
Limmud continues to expand with another fifteen programs set for between now and May.
February
12-15 – Limmud LA
14 – Limmud Chicago
18-19 – Limmud Arava
March
6-7 – Limmud Philly
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LimmudFSU: Pushing Forward in 2010
December 17, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under The Limmud Experience, The World
Backed by a determination to attract new donors in 2010, LimmudFSU, has released their 2010 schedule. And like many organizations they are keeping an eye on costs; but they also increasing the dollars allotted to programming in order to continue»
NewsBits: The Evolving State of the North American Jewish Community
November 8, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene
The Israeli press, who generally does not pay much attention to the doings in the American Jewish world, has been focused lately on The Jewish Federation of North America’s GA which opens later today. The Jerusalem Post recently had an»
Limmud Ukraine Canceled Due to Swine Flu Outbreak
November 4, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
Raphael Ahren writing in Haaretz:
A Limmud conference in Ukraine this week has been canceled because of spreading swine flu there, where 53 people have died from the disease. Some 500 guests were expected for the event near»
From WestHampton, New York to Russia’s Far East, Limmud FSU Makes Inroads
September 21, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under The Limmud Experience, The World
Seven time-zones from Moscow, about as far east as one can travel in Russia, lies the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, or Region. Established in 1934 “for the Jewish population of the Soviet Union to receive a territory in which to pursue»
eJP is On the Move
We’ve been to Moscow and Khabarovsk. Now Birobidzhan. We’re speaking with JAFI, the Joint and with Hillel. Along with many friends of friends. We’re attending the first-ever Limmud FSU in the Jewish Autonomous Region. And we’re checking out the Jewish»
The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming… Wait, They’re Here!
August 24, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under The American Jewish Scene
- “Russian-speaking Jews live all over the world, from former Soviet republics to North America to Israel, where they make up a significant percentage of the population. As a group they have been successful in their new homes, yet many
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What I Learned in the Hamptons
August 16, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Opinion, The American Jewish Scene, The Limmud Experience
At last Sunday’s Limmud FSU event in WestHampton, I had the privilege to meet Yoram Dori, a senior adviser to President Shimon Peres. Here are his thoughts on the event.
I didn’t know much about Limmud FSU. About Matthew Bronfman»
Limmud FSU Comes to America; and WestHampton Will Never Be the Same Again!
August 9, 2009 by eJP
Filed under The American Jewish Scene, The Limmud Experience, The World
Forty Presenters; Eighty Workshops; Seven Hours
With the Russian-Jewish community making up 25% of New York’s Jewish community, the time has come to make serious efforts to weave the young adult demographic of this community»
The Limmud Village: An International Marketplace of Ideas
July 7, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under Local Israel, The Limmud Experience, The World
Limmud FSU concluded their first ever Jerusalem event this past Friday. Held in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of famed author, Sholem Aleichem, the participants spent three days engaged in more than 200 sessions and workshops on»
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