What's on
Conference this year is positively overflowing with wholesome newness!
It's a great mix of the familiar and the new!
First - the new
A History of the Jewish World in 30 Objects
30 presenters talk about 30 objects that together tell the history of the Jewish people.
In a landmark series of sessions guest presenters from around the world will introduce a variety of objects that together make up a picture of Jewish life through the ages.
Join us for an amazing Limmud experience as they create a unique and vibrant picture of Jewish life.
The Museum of Us
an exhibition about us, by us
graced with art from professional Jewish artists
The creative heart of Conference, its centre will be the tree of knowledge, designed to gather leaves of wisdom.
If you have a family story to tell, or want to be inspired to write, or are interested in seeing the art other participants are capable of producing, or just fancy exercising a different part of your brain, the Museum of Us is the place to be.
Be part of the Museum!
Send us a photo of your object and tell us the story behind it. We're displaying all the objects online - go and see!
Limmud's pop-up art gallery
Inside the Museum of Us
From the intriguing to the beautiful - come and check out the artworks in the gallery by
Strictly Limmud Dancing
Nice to see you ...
Back by popular demand, the welcome return of Limmud's answer to the tv sensation of the decade.
Six Limmud celebs display their Israeli dancing skills as they vie for the coveted honour of being Strictly Limmud Dancing Champion 2010.
A klezmer céilidh!
Celtic Schmeltic
A celebration of all things Yiddish, with a twist. Music and dancing and much merriment.
Now What?
Sessions designed to act as a catalyst for social action in 2011
Innovators, activists, environmentalists from Tevel B'Tzedek, Tzedek, Uri L'Tzedek, Jewish Jumpstart, Amercian Jewish World Service, amongst others.
Limmud’s Great Debates
Nightly argumentative fun
Limmud pits the community's top debaters against each other as they - and the audience - joust over the hot issues of the day. Come and have your say.
And the familiar
Limmud is a learning organisation and Jewish study takes centre stage. Formal learning at Conference is based on traditional Jewish models which, over the years, have developed a particular Limmud spin. At the same time there's also plenty of opportunity for informal learning.
- Conference wouldn't be Conference without the Chavruta Project. Study in traditional Jewish style with a partner every morning and evening, with knowledgeable faciliatators on hand to guide and help. This year's theme is 'time'.
- The beit midrash will be well stocked with source material and will be home over the week to lots of Jewish scholars, eager to engage and be engaged.
- Following last year’s success, Yeshivat Limmud will make a re-appearance. This is an opportunity for a bespoke, in-depth yeshiva-style learning of a range of challenging subjects, with experienced teachers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
- Last year’s special track designed for Jewish communal professionals was a huge success – and we’ll be repeating it this year.
- As always, we've invited some of the most exciting Jewish performers from around the world to entertain and inspire.
- Plus - a profusion of lectures, workshops, discussions and debates to choose from on every topic you can imagine of interest to Jews - from Jewish history to social action, from Israeli politics to the very best in Jewish culture.
- And, of course, the perfect start to your Conference week - Shabbat Limmud. It's a unique way to spend Shabbat, giving you the opportunity to spend the day with Jews from right across the community and from all points of the religious compass. It's a warm, friendly, intimate opening to Conference.
Limmud doesn't organise Shabbat services, but it's open to any participants to do so. If you want to, please get in touch with us so we can tell you if someone's got there before you.
And if you have any greatideas to make Shabbat Limmud even better than it already is - again, do get in touch.
Check back here regularly - we'll be updating this info regularly as our plans firm up.
