Saturday 12:30 PM–1:45 PM
Saturday Lunch
Saturday 12:30 PM–2:30 PM
Pacific Ballrooms 2, 3, 4
Join us for a hearty lunch and sustain yourself for more learning sessions with the LimmudLA community.
Shabbat Lunch Farbrengen
Dovid Eliezrie
Saturday 1:00 PM–2:30 PM
Pacific Ballroom 1
Ritual and Prayer
Bring your lunch and your spirit to this traditional Shabbat farbrengen (communal gathering of food, drink, song and camaraderie) and share laughter, song and words of Torah with Hassidic rabbis.
Back to the Jewish Future:
Exploring the Mysteries of Jewish Continuity
Treasure Cohen
Saturday 12:30 PM–1:45 PM
Balboa Bay 1
Identity & Responsibility
Back in 1926, Mrs. Denenholz, mother of 10, lectured her synagogue sisterhood on how to raise Jewish children. How many of her descendents are Jewish today? Hear this family's story and share your opinion on what factors make a difference in Jewish continuity. Discover what Mrs. Denenholz would never find out.
Bibliodrama:
Midrash and Mischief in the Garden of Eden
Peter Pitzele
Saturday 12:30 PM–2:00 PM
Emerald Bay 1
Arts & Performance,
Text & Thought
Combining a close reading of biblical texts with searching and imaginative questions, bibliodrama offers people of all ages and levels of knowledge an opportunity to experience a method of creative study that will change the way we read the Bible.
Hebrew Conversation for Intermediate to Advanced Speakers (I)
Ilana Geffen-Winter
Saturday 12:30 PM–1:45 PM
Anacapa Board Room
Come and enjoy an all-Hebrew discussion group perfect for intermediate to advanced level speakers. We will learn some Israeli songs and read and talk about Israeli news.
In Search of the Messiah and Tikkun Olam:
Shimon bar Yochai and Yehoshua ben Levi
Daniel Landes
Saturday 12:30 PM–1:45 PM
Emerald Bay 2
Text & Thought
Talmudic sages were remarkable individuals whose relationships with each other were often marked by a great deal of tension and polarity. We will explore rabbinic accounts of the encounters between these two men and discuss how these encounters have been perceived in subsequent generations.
Israel Through the Lens of Poets
(in translation and in English)
Richard Chess
Saturday 12:30 PM–1:45 PM
Laguna Beach 3
Israel,
Text & Thought
Many of us know the works of Yehuda Amichai, one of world Jewry's most important and influential 20th century poets. In this session, we'll look at work by other, less well-known poets to see where they direct their attentions in the Israeli experience and discuss what that means about how they perceive Israel.
Jew vs. Jew:
The Divide Between Secular and Ultra-Orthodox Israel
Matt Gutman
Saturday 12:30 PM–1:45 PM
Emerald Bay 3
Israel
Ever wonder why secular Israelis curse the ultra-Orthodox in Israel more than they do the Palestinians? This session explores the rising enmity between two poles of Israeli society and considers whether they might have more in common than they'd like to believe.
Text as Life:
How to Ask Questions Through the Eyes of Tradition
Scott Perlo
Saturday 12:30 PM–1:45 PM
Balboa Bay 2
Text & Thought
Our rich rabbinic tradition is meant to give voice to our deepest questions about meaning and purpose in our lives, but most people's interaction with rabbinic Torah is strange, impenetrable and seemingly irrelevant. In this session, we'll begin to learn how to uncover the questions inherent in a piece of Talmud and create a bridge between our lives and the lives of the sages.
