As the Limmud Festival 2023 programme changes the “Daily Updates” will be here. The changes here are updates to the printed handbook. The Limmud Guidebook app and the Limmud Online Programme will also be updated directly and will automatically reflect the changes below.
WEDNESDAY 27 DECEMBER
Wednesday 08:00
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
Vayarotz vayomer: ‘He ran and he talked’ or ‘Run and chat’ (1 of 3) with Abigail Morris
Hotel Lobby
This session was originally scheduled on Sunday at 08:00.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Finding the heART with Chava Stone
Sorry, this session happened on Tuesday.
Wednesday 09:00
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Why you need to understand autism and neurodiversity with Caroline Hearst
Sorry, this session happened on Sunday.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Making sense of the Book of Genesis: The descent (3 of 3) with David Berkley
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
Wednesday 10:00
NEW SESSION
Pioneering Change: Championing Women Empowerment and Representation in Jewish Leadership with Victoria Godik
Red 3
One of the key objectives of the WJC JDCorps is to secure the continuation of Jewish leadership around the world engaging and empowering the incoming generation of leaders. Unluckily, there is a lot of work to do when it comes to gender equality and women representation. What does it mean to be a woman in diplomacy and politics or lead a community?
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Climate change: a guided tour with Gabriel Rozenberg
Sorry, this session happened on Tuesday.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Emeric Pressberger – the Jewish filmmaker who inspired everything from Barbie to Captain America with Ben Combe
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
Wednesday 11:10
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Israeli Presenters – TBC with Ben Combe
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
TUESDAY 26 DECEMBER
Tuesday 09:00
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
Finding the heART with Chava Stone
Orange 13
This session was originally scheduled at Wednesday 08:00.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Ashkenazi herbalism as a tool for health, mental health and emotional wellbeing with
Chantal Tyncke
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
The climate-health global impact initiative with Tal Patalon
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
Tuesday 10:00
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
The ILLEGAL Illegal Migration Act – exploring the consequences of the asylum ban with Ruvi Ziegler
Orange 10
This session was originally scheduled at 20:10.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot and moved rooms
The Impact of 7th October on Women with Ilana Hutchinson, Alma Reisel, Yael Yechieli
This session is now scheduled for 11:10, in Red 2
Tuesday 11:10
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
The Impact of 7th October on Women with Ilana Hutchinson, Alma Reisel, Yael Yechieli
Red 2
This session was originally scheduled at 10:00.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Settler violence in the West Bank with Tal Sagi, Noa Sattath
This session is now scheduled for 12:20.
CHANGE: moved rooms
Settler violence in the West Bank with Tal Sagi, Noa Sattath
The room for this session has changed to Orange 15.
Tuesday 12:20
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
Settler violence in the West Bank with Tal Sagi, Noa Sattath
Orange 15
This session was originally scheduled at 11:10.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
AI, big data and medicine: promise and challenges with Sivan Gazit
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
CHANGE: Moved rooms
Listening for God in Torah and creation with Shoshana Gelfand
The room for this session has changed to Orange 11.
Tuesday 13:10
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
David and Jonathan: The textually explicit version with Elliot Glassenberg
Red 5
This session was originally scheduled at 14:20.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
From Sheffield to sea: a journey with lead singer of an Israeli cruise ship, Mano Cruises with Rachael Shomer
This session is now scheduled for 15:30.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
For the love of trees with Jonathan Wittenberg
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
Tuesday 14:20
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
David and Jonathan: The textually explicit version with Elliot Glassenberg
This session is now scheduled for 13:10.
Tuesday 15:30
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
From Sheffield to sea: a journey with lead singer of an Israeli cruise ship, Mano Cruises with Rachael Shomer
Red 5
This session was originally scheduled at 13:10.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Family Beit Midrash: Toilet Talk in the Talmud with Lara Haft Yom-Tov, Yael Jaffe
Sorry, this session happened on Monday.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Sharing our land stories (2 of 2) with Samson Hart, Sara Moon
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
CHANGE: Moved rooms
Family Beit Midrash: Toilet Talk in the Talmud with Lara Haft Yom-Tov, Yael Jaffe
The room for this session has changed to Green 28
Tuesday 16:40
NEW SESSION
Neurodiversity the New Normal with Jeffrey Samuels
Red 2
This talk will look at what it means to have neurodiverse traits as a Jew, in the context of our culture, practice and spirituality.
NEW SESSION
Family Lounge Play Time with Limmud Families Programming
Blue 33
NEW SESSION
Families Softplay Exclusive Use with Limmud Families Programming
Yellow 23
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
Climate change: a guided tour with Gabriel Rozenberg
Red 3
This session was originally scheduled at Wednesday 10:00.
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
Frankenfruit with Shawn Shafner
Green 27
This session was originally scheduled at Monday 16:40.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Rabbinic panel on grief, trauma and loss in our time with Marcia Plumb, Noa Sattath
Sorry, this session happened on Sunday.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Israeli art in 2023 – before and after October 7th with Shirel Horovitz
Sorry, this session happened on Monday.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
What does climate change mean for Israel’s long-term future? with Gabriel Rozenberg
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
CHANGE: Moved rooms
Rabbinic panel on grief, trauma and loss in our time with Marcia Plumb, Noa Sattath
The room for this session has changed to Orange 15.
Tuesday 17:50
NEW SESSION
Family Bibliodrama with Limmud Families Programming, Miriam Lorie
Green 27
Calling anyone aged 8 or over who loves a good story! Come and join our Bibliodrama (no acting required!) where we’ll retell the story of Rivka who as a plucky teenager left home to start a new life with a family which was… um… complicated. You don’t need any drama experience, just a good imagination and a readiness to travel back in time.
NEW SESSION
Family Story Time with Limmud Families Programming
Blue 33
Please join us before bedtime for a story! We want you to feel cosy and enjoy this time to wind down after a busy day! You’re welcome to be in your pyjamas!
Tuesday 19:00
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
Spiritual or colonial: Jews, Judaism and our attitude to nature with Jonathan Wittenberg
Red 1
This session was originally scheduled at Monday 14:20.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot
Why Jews should eat meat with Leon Pein
This session is now scheduled for 20:10
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Why I believe in Israel’s future: a father’s story with Noah Efron
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Kabbalah without the krazy – exploring the tradition of prophetic mysticism with Adam Zagoria-Moffet
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
Tuesday 20:10
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
Why Jews should eat meat with Leon Pein
Red 3
This session was originally scheduled at 19:00.
CHANGE: Moved to this timeslot
A Muslim, a Sikh and a Hindu in Auschwitz with Richard Verber
Red 5
This session was originally scheduled at Monday 20:10.
CHANGE: Moved to another timeslot and moved rooms
The ILLEGAL Illegal Migration Act – exploring the consequences of the asylum ban with Ruvi Ziegler
This session is now scheduled for 10:00, in Orange 10
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Flexible fundamentalism – Sephardic sages on modern challenges with Adam Zagoria-Moffet
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.
Tuesday 21:20
CHANGE: Sorry… cancelled
Narrating ‘The Israel Story’ – fighting the communications war with Patricia Eszter Margit
Sorry, this session has been cancelled.