These sessions from Limmud Conference 2011 can be seen on the Limmud channel at livestream.com:

Sunday 25 December: 11.00 - 12.10

The Eichmann Trial: Its Significance and Impact

Deborah Lipstadt

In 1960 Israel kidnapped Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and brought him to Jerusalem to stand trial. What were some of the legal, historical, and moral issues embedded in this trial? How did this trial change the way in which the world thought about, not just the Holocaust, but genocide and the need to adjudicate it? What has been the impact of this trial and why is it still important fifty years after the event

Sunday: 18.40 - 19.50 

Strangers No More - an Inside Look at Refugees in Israel

Alisa Olmert

In the heart of Tel Aviv, there is an exceptional school where children from forty-eight different countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. Many of the students arrive at Bialik-Rogozin School fleeing poverty, political adversity and even genocide. Here, no child is a stranger. Strangers No More follows several students' struggle to acclimate to life in a new land while slowly opening up to share their stories of hardship and tragedy.

Sunday: 20.40 - 21.55 

Engagement and Disengagement - the Future of Religion in the Land of Israel

Tzvia Greenfield, David Hazony, Anat Hoffman

What is the real place of religion in the lives of Israelis today and what is the relationship between the religious and less observant public in the Land of Israel? Is it one of disengagement, of each one remaining in his corner and ignoring the other, or is it one of hostility? Are there healthy models in place for relationships or other ways that the two worlds can be bridged?

Monday 26 December  12.30 - 13.40

Faith, Doubt and the Road Ahead: Struggling with Our Judaism

Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Elliott Malamet

In the shadow of the Holocaust and yet being practiced in an age of unprecedented autonomy, how can Judaism remain relevant in people's lives? How must Jewish law adapt to the challenges of the modern world? What does it mean to be religious? Can one live an authentic Jewish life while in doubt? Please join Nathan Lopes-Cardozo and Elliott Malamet as they engage in a wide ranging and free thinking conversation.

Monday: 17.10-18.20

If It Walks Like a Duck: What Makes a Jew Jewish?

Shmuley Boteach, Sergio DellaPergola, Yaffa Epstein, Clive Lawton, Jonathan Romain

Jewish identity is a notoriously slippery term and yet it is the preoccupation of many a Jewish conversation. Are there core factors that comprise Jewish identity? Or is it simply whatever definition it is given by a generation of Jews? Is there such a thing as Jewish culture?

Tuesday: 09.30-10.40 

Israel's PR - Time for Fresh Ideas

Uri Dromi 

After decades of 'Hasbara' efforts, we still complain about Israel's image in the media. It's about time that Israel's true side of the story and its prettier faces should be given a chance. The answer is 'soft action', where journalists based in Israel and visiting it will be exposed to Israelis who are not warriors or politicians only, but warm human beings, who yearn for peace and a better future for their children

Tuesday: 11.00 - 12.10  

Kosher Jesus

Shmuley Boteach

Shmuley offers a radically new perspective, based on years of ground-breaking research, about the world's most famous personality. He conclusively determines that the Jews did not kill Jesus, and explains why the New Testament editors made the Jews culpable as the story took shape. The idea is to hope these realisations will strengthen Jewish-Christian ties and values, with Jesus (historically the barrier separating the two peoples) serving as the bridge between the two faiths.

Tuesday: 12.30 - 13.40

Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue, that You May Live and Inherit the Land the Lord Your God Gives You

David Breakstone, Louise Ellman, Daniel Levy, Michael Sternberg, Charles Keidan 

The debate about Israel and her neighbours is becoming increasingly strident. There is enormous pressure within the community and the public at large to separate fact from fiction, legitimate criticism from distortion, historical truth from clever propaganda. This panel will discuss some of the moral complexities.

Wednesday: 15.30 - 16.40

Kosher Sex

Shmuley Boteach

Adults only. Come and discuss a revolutionary approach to intimacy, marriage, and personal relationships, drawing on traditional Jewish wisdom. Based on Shmuley’s international best-selling books on love and intimacy, as well as his experience of counselling individuals and couples, we will break down sexual taboos and openly, yet respectfully, discuss the meanings, emotions, and hidden power of sexuality.

Wednesday: 17.00 - 18.10 

Israel/Palestinian State

Daniel Johnson, Ned Temko

This will be a discussion on the implications for Israel of a new Palestinian state. The debate would also include a discussion of attitudes towards Israel in the rest of the world.

Wednesday: 18.30 - 19.40 

Jewish Culture or Culturally Jewish?

Nathan Abrams, Daniel Cainer, Liana Finck, Rebecca Joy Fletcher, Joel Stanley

Jewish artists and intellectuals have typically remained aloof from mainstream Jewry often because they view it as being more interested in the colour of wallpaper than in culture. Is such a view justified? This panel will explore the role of ideas, arts and culture in the Jewish community. What is the relationship between cultural engagement and the Jewish community? Are there too many taboos? Is British Jewry too scared to produce really engaging art?

Thursday: 13.00 - 14.10 

God Is Not Righteous and the Torah Is Not Moral

Nathan Lopes Cardozo

Still believing in a good God even when earthquakes happen, and diseases kill millions? Still believing in the divinity of Torah even when its laws clash with our moral sensibilities? A whole new approach.

Plus you can see the short JDov (Jewish Dreams Observations and Visions) talks via youtube here. 

We would like to thank the following for carrying the livestream feeds from this year's Limmud Conference: