Acoustic Artistry
Original Folk and Jewish Music
Julie Geller
Sunday 7:45 PM–9:00 PM
Cafe Limmud (Tenderfoot Lounge)
Is your brain about to explode from so much amazing learning? Come rest your mind and engage your heart while listening to original folk and Jewish music. Julie's songs vary from funny to heartbreaking and draw from rock, folk, jazz, and traditional Jewish influences. Uniting her varied repertoire is a refreshing and searing honesty.
Documentaries of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Reconciliation
An Emerging Genre of Political Activism?
Caryn Aviv
Sunday 7:45 PM–9:00 PM
Windwood
Arts & Performance,
Israel
Come check out some of the latest and most provocative documentaries of the past several years that seek to raise awareness of the human costs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the grass-roots movement of individuals and citizen groups to reach across the divide to work for peaceful change. Films we will discuss and screen clips of include: Another Side of Peace, Encounter Point, and Another Road Home.
Get Connected - Gesher City
A Real Time Intro to this Virtual World
Lisa Feiner
Sunday 7:45 PM–9:00 PM
Making connections here at Limmud that you might want to continue? Interested in meeting other young Jewish adults in the Denver/Boulder area and beyond? Bring your laptops or come and use ours and join us for an informal tour of GesherCity - Colorado's newest online Jewish community with Lisa Feiner, director.
Rather than having the intent to raise money or recruit members, GesherCity’s focus is to build a community for Jewish families, couples and singles; helping users to find real pals and in-person friendships. GesherCity will be especially helpful for those individuals who don’t always feel at ease in synagogues and do not belong to many Jewish organizations but are eager to find like-minded friends who share similar interest.
Shivim Panim: Avram's Descent To Egypt
A Taste of Melton
Stephen Uslan
Sunday 7:45 PM–9:00 PM
Sun Burst, Drift
Text & Thought
This is an opportunity to engage in in-depth exploration of Biblical text regarding a topic central to our understanding of Abraham and the founding of the Jewish religion. Why did Avram descend into Egypt after just arriving in the Promised Land? Did Avram do the right thing in saying his wife, Sari, was his sister and by allowing her to be taken to Pharoah? We will discuss these issues and others as we study various medieval and modern commentaries on the text. Scholars from Hebrew University designed this curriculum for the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Shivim Panim course on the Torah.
We Are What We Eat
Judaism, Justice, and Food
Sarah Meyer
Sunday 7:45 PM–9:00 PM
Foxfire
Identity & Responsibility,
Teens,
Text & Thought
Rising food prices and significant food shortages are currently affecting hundreds of millions globally. Economist Jeffrey Sachs has called it “the worst crisis of its kind in thirty years”. The global food system has made us inextricably connected to farmers, producers, retailers and consumers around the world. This session will examine Jewish texts relating to hunger, food, and livelihoods, as well as responses from grassroots organizations and food researchers to the current crisis, to investigate the role of our own eating and consumption in global food issues.
