Friday, September 3, 2010

Limmud Conference: 30 Years and Still Learning

August 29, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under Events, The Limmud Experience

From Russia’s Far East to Los Angeles; from the UK to Australia; Limmud has exploded across the global Jewish landscape.

Now 30 years old, this hugely successful initiative in informal Jewish education shows no signs of age.»

CNN Visits Limmud in Moscow

August 24, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media, The Limmud Experience

In April, Limmud FSU returned to Moscow with another highly successful program. This past weekend, CNN Worldview featured the event.

Limmud FSU Goes Boldly Where No Limmud Has Gone Before

The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming … no wait, they’re here. Or more specifically were there – at the Hampton Synagogue (Long Island) this past Sunday for Limmud FSU’s second U.S. event.

800 strong, up from last year’s»

Limmud FSU Hamptons NY: First Look

August 16, 2010 by Dan Brown  
Filed under In the Media, The Limmud Experience

They came from Brooklyn and Philadelphia; Jerusalem and Kiev – gathering yesterday morning at the Hampton Synagogue in WestHampton, New York, for Limmud FSU’s second event in the U.S. The synagogue campus was over-run as 800 strong, up from last»

Limmud FSU: Facilitating Identity Around the Russian-Jewish World

August 9, 2010 by Dan Brown  
Filed under The Blog, The Limmud Experience

They came from twenty-three towns and cities around Israel and from five additional countries. 98 volunteers worked tirelessly for months; 250 presenters led 200 sessions, including 15 round-table discussions. There was clearly glitz and glitter; and there was serious discussion.»

Limmud FSU Returns to WestHampton

August 8, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under Events

    Limmud FSU is returning to WestHampton Sunday, August 15th

Don’t miss this exciting and inspiring event. This year’s Limmud has as its central theme, the Jewish Nobel prizewinners originating from the Former Soviet Union and»

Limmud FSU Jersualem Opens to Huge Acclaim

July 22, 2010 by Dan Brown  
Filed under Local Israel, The Blog, The Limmud Experience

If there were any nay-sayers remaining about the vitality, and viability, of Limmud FSU, they would have been dispelled last night. For here in Jerusalem, at the opening program for Limmud Nobel, it was more who wasn’t here.»

Live at Limmud FSU Jerusalem

July 21, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media, Local Israel

Limmud Nobel Jerusalem opened at noon today. We’ll be live-streaming many events, so be sure to check back often over the next three days.

What promises to be an exciting opening program, will begin this evening, around 20:00 IDT (1:00»

The Power of Limmud

by Natan Roy

Every generation brings its own power with it. And the generation of Limmud brings new power of its own.

In the third century CE, there was a Limmud gathering in Tiberias which, at its close, led»

One Thousand Young Russian-Speaking Israelis Expected at Limmud FSU Jerusalem

A unique event for Russian-speaking Israelis will take place this week in Jerusalem at the Kiryat Moriah Campus of the Jewish Agency, the Menachem Begin Heritage Center and the Shai Agnon House.

Opening on Wednesday, Limmud FSU is»