Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Friday Night Tisch: DIY
Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Fountain Terrace/Cafe
Arts and Performance,
Ritual and Prayer
Bring stories, songs, clapping hands, and stomping feet and join your fellow Limmudniks in celebrating Shabbat over a bissel of schnapps.
Jacob's Ladder and Plato’s Cave
Renana Ravitsky Pilzer
Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Emerald Bay 1
Text and Thought
One of the classic tensions of intellectual life is the tension between increasing one's personal knowledge and one's communal moral duty to those in the community who have not reached such levels. Thus Maimonides interprets the story of Jacob's dream in which there is a ladder whose feet are on the earth but whose head is in the heavens. Should the intellectual who has reached the heavens be required also to descend the ladder? What are the gains and losses of the intellectual and of the community? This session is based on texts in Hebrew (with translations); discussion will be in both Hebrew and English.
Performing Shylock
Josh Mann
Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Emerald Bay 2
Arts and Performance,
Global History and Culture
The character of Shylock in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice often inspires great debate and controversy. Was he a villain or a human being? What is this character's purpose? Exploring Shylock’s villainy raises the question of anti-Semitism, and this concept needs to be addressed in performing the role. This session will be a workshop in performing the role of Shylock from an actor’s point of view. How do we communicate the language of Shakespeare in the 21st century, and make it accessible to ourselves and modern audiences? Through a series of acting exercises and analysis, we will explore how to bring Shakespeare’s words to life in a modern context.
Reel Jews: Filmmakers on the Cutting Edge
Gabriela Bohm,
Ethan Isenberg,
Pazit Varda Lichtman,
Salvador Litvak,
Sharon Rennert,
Suzannah Warlick,
Pamela Weisberger
Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Balboa Bay 1, Balboa Bay 2
Arts and Performance,
Global History and Culture
What motivates Jewish filmmakers to write, produce and direct documentaries and fictional films? How do they deal with the illusion of authenticity in filmmaking? How to they manipulate---or avoid manipulating--their audiences? Why are some drawn to document history, while others to fictional subjects? Do they exploit their own life experience for material? Listen, learn and ask your own questions of six of the filmmakers who are presenting their works at LimmudLA.
With Suzannah Warlick, Gabriela Bohm, Sharon Rennert, Ethan Isenberg, Sal Litvak and Pazit Lichtman, all of whom are showing films at LimmudLA, moderated by Pamela Weisberger
Sustainability, Judaism, and Fair Trade: How a Small Group Can Make a Huge Impact
David Kantor
Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Emerald Bay 3
Identity and Responsibility
While living in New York, David served as the co-chair for a grass-roots organization under the auspices of B'nai Jeshurun that garnered the passage of the New York City Council’s resolution supporting Fair Trade products and producers, the first of its kind in a major American city. His discussion will cover the work they performed on Fair Trade, its importance to sustainability, and its relevance to current Jewish social movements. Most importantly, he will touch on Judaism's unique and powerful role in the sustainability movement.
TEEN: Ask the Rabbi Anything…Really, Anything
Kenneth Kaufman,
David Levin-Kruss
Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Newport Beach 1
Teen Approved
Attention teens: calling all doubters, cynics, thinkers and believers. Take this chance to offer up the questions that have been driving you crazy and benefit from the wisdom of our Rabbis. Note: this session is for teens only.
The Talk Show With...
Kevin Sefton
Friday 10:30 PM–11:45 PM
Catalina Ballroom 1
Additional schedule
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Sunday 10:45 PM–Monday 12:00 AM
Catalina Ballroom 1
Arts and Performance
Kick back and enjoy a daily dose of conversation and entertainment as some of our most lively and thought-provoking presenters take a seat on the LimmudLA sofa. Meet the presenters in a whole new light. Music, sneak previews, and chit chat. Check the boards for today's guests, or just come along and see who's on.
