What is Limmud Festival?
Limmud Festival is ‘a pioneering festival of Jewish learning’ (Jonathan Freedland, 2019).
Around 2000 participants from more than 40 countries worldwide came together for Limmud Festival 2021
Limmud is thrilled to have been able to bring people together again as a community of learning, despite the ongoing pandemic, for a programme of over 300 diverse, inspiring and thought-provoking sessions.
The core team of 16 dedicated volunteers led the way in creating Festival 2021 alongside the efforts of 1 in 4 participants who contributed their time, to provide the Limmud community with another fantastic event for participants of all ages.
The five-day event (including programming before and after Shabbat) saw sessions from 367 presenters on subjects from the topical – such as current political issues and impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the community, to the niche – such as shmita laws for Jews in the Diaspora and the Jolles Encyclopaedia of British Jewish cantors, chazanim, ministers and synagogue musicians.
The event welcomed political speakers David Lammy MP, Councillor Carla Denyner, and former MK Aliza Lavie, alongside performers including Chava Mirel, Joanie Leeds and The Macaroons. In addition, the programme featured 27 sessions from European Limmud volunteers spotlighting 15 different communities.
To get involved with organising Festival 2022 or another Limmud event, please email volunteers@limmud.org
Thank you to the team!
Thank you to the fantastic group of volunteers who helped make Limmud Festival 2021 happen
Volunteering at Festival
Festival would not happen without volunteers. Festival is Made By You.
To be a part of the Festival 2022 team or find out about other roles please email us today
Become a VolunteerSecurity at Festival
Limmud continues to work with Community Security Trust (CST) to ensure that Festival will be a safe and secure online event for all participants.