Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Lunch
Saturday 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Dining Room
Sit with someone new! Lunch is a great time to meet participants at Limmud NY.
Bikur Cholim (visiting the sick): An Uncomfortable Mitzvah (commandment)
How to Make the Hospital Visit Meaningful
Daniel Coleman
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Cousin Brucie
How-To,
Identity & Responsibility
Do you find it difficult to visit someone who is sick in the hospital? When do you visit? When not to visit? What to say? What not to say? Learn how to react, engage, and respond to those whom you visit.
Chavruta II: Ahavat Yisreal
Have You Ever Quietly Hated Someone?
Sara Kranzler
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
CAFE CORNER LEFT
Ritual & Prayer,
Torah & Text
Let your radical amazement continue to unfold as we tackle a new set of texts on the power of the mitzvah of ahavat yisrael (love for fellow Jews) as a tool for discovering pathways to peace and respect within, at home, at work, and within the Jewish people. Our studies today draw on Maimonides Laws of Temperament. Chevruta (partner study) is an empowering study form in which, no matter what your level of experience, your connection to the text will soar. Hebrew texts are also provided in English. **Please note that this session will run for 90 minutes.
Creating Ethical Workplaces
Jill Jacobs
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Congressional Room 1
How-To,
Identity & Responsibility
What makes a workplace Jewish? In this session, we will consider issues such as wages and hours, union relations, health and safety, and other areas of Jewish law and tradition regarding workplace conditions. We will also spend time thinking about how we can make our own workplaces more Jewish places, whether we are the owners or CEOs, or whether we are simply employees.
Different Quotes for Different Folks
Incorrect Bible Quotations in Rabbinic Literature
Avram Sand
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Empire Corner
Advanced,
Torah & Text
Variant Torah texts are found in the Septuagint, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Talmud. Not only does Rabbinic literature quote verses that look different from the ones in our Torah, but it even quotes verses we wouldn't otherwise know existed! This session takes a look at how later Rabbinic sources have explained the deviations from the Torah that they recognized.
Ethical Norms as the Foundation of Torah
Ethan Tucker
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
LOBBY RIGHT NEXT TO SAFARI
Advanced,
Torah & Text
Come learn a fascinating passage from Dor Revi'i, by R. Moshe Shmuel Glasner (19th-20th c., Hungary). R. Glasner spells out a bold theory of how Judaism ought to relate to modern values that stem from deep ethical impulses, albeit from outside Judaism. We will explore his text as a possible basis for rethinking the interrelationship of traditionally Jewish obligations with contemporary crusades for environmental and economic justice and the never-ending quest to secure human dignity for all.
Etz Chayyim He
"She" is a Tree of Life to Those that Hold "Her" Fast
Getzel Davis
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Empire Room 3 North
Torah & Text
One of the most famous verses from Proverbs is perhaps one of the least understood. What is the ‘she’ that the verse refers to? Explicitly the text is speaking about ‘wisdom,’ but the rabbis have understood this to refer to the Torah (which is why we sing it so often). The other part of the verse is even more befuddling. What is the tree of life? Is it a reference to the Garden of Eden? An actual tree? What kind of tree? Come and hear about Jews, trees and our unfolding tradition.
Friends of Bill W.
Saturday 11:45 AM–12:45 PM
Coffee Shop
This is a CLOSED 12 Step meeting ONLY for those people currently attending any 12 Step program. This is not an informational session or class, but is only for people in recovery or seeking recovery from an addiction.
Jacob's Risk and Israel's Reward
Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship in the Jewish Tradition
Ariel Beery
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Embassy Room 1
Torah & Text
What is social entrepreneurship, and why are the Jews so enamored with the concept? From Abraham's wells to Moses' intervention, our leaders have taken great risks for social reward. What is it about our tradition that incentivizes action for the sake of the collective? What are the challenges this tradition presents? This workshop will explore the realm of social enterprise through core texts of the Jewish tradition, seeking to uncover the 'Jewish' in social entrepreneurship.
Kiddushin: Ownership or Partnership?
The Evolution of a Religious Instituion
Dov Linzer
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Congressional Room 2
Torah & Text
Today, we view marriage as a partnership entered into by two equal parties. However, the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony—with only the groom giving a ring and making a declaration of marriage—may reflect a very different understanding. In this class we will ask: Did Biblical and Rabbinic Judaism view marriage as partnership or as ownership? How is this reflected in law, language, and ritual? And, finally, in what ways did this institution evolve over time, and where are we today?
Kol Limmud: The Limmud NY 2009 Instant Choir
Learning Session Section 1
Jennifer Gersch,
Benjamin Gruder
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Sports Bar
Arts & Performance,
How-To
Do you like to sing in harmony? Come out and get your choral groove on! Learn and perform music from Uganda and other locations around the world, in three and four voice parts (mixed singing). We will work up two or three a cappella arrangements and then sing them for the entire conference at THE event on Sunday evening. Participants need to attend only one of the learning sessions on Shabbat (either section 1 or section 2) plus the getting-it-all-together rehearsal on Sunday.
The Quest for Sprituality
David Ingber,
Elie Kaunfer,
Aliza Lavie,
Joe Septimus,
Mitchell Silver
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Tower Board Room
Panel members discuss the essence of spirituality and how do prayer, synagogue service, and alternate forms of devotion or minyan figure in one’s own development, search, or quest to be reflective, uplifted, elevated, and find greater meaning in one’s life. A wide range of panelists will present their thoughts, opinions, and recommendations on how to conduct and lead a more meaningful spiritual life.
“Rene and I”
Limmud NY International Film Festival
Saturday 11:45 AM–12:37 PM
Festival Room
Additional schedule
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Monday 11:15 AM–12:07 PM
Tower VIP Room
Film,
Global History & Culture
Featured in this film is the gripping true story of Irene Hizme and her twin brother, Rene Slotkin, who were sent to Auschwitz at barely age six, among 3,000 twins subjected to Josef Mengele’s experiments in his quest to create a Master Aryan race. More than just a record of one of the Holocaust’s darkest chapters, the film is about love and courage, demons and saviors, the complexity of the human psyche, and how rare individuals are able to rise above inhumane circumstances with their emotional selves intact.
**Please note, this is a film and a DVD player will be used in this session.
An Unexpectedly Modern Page of Talmud
Leah Rosenthal
Saturday 11:45 AM–1:00 PM
Embassy Room 2
Advanced,
Identity & Responsibility,
Torah & Text
In this session we will study a section of the Talmud (Sotah 32a-b). Upon examination, we will discover that the Talmud, while pursuing its halachic (legal) questions, is actually exploring surprisingly contemporary issues of Jewish identity, ranging from the experience of multiculturalism to balancing the needs of the individual with the interests of the community.
Camp Limmud NY--Alim
session strats at 3:15PM
Noa Baum
Canceled, sorry
Additional schedule
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Saturday 3:15 PM–3:45 PM
Tennis Center Corner
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud program for details.
Camp Limmud NY--Anafim
Session starts at 12:45 PM
Saturday 12:45 PM–1:00 PM
Racquetball Court 2
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud program for details.
Camp Limmud NY--Middle School
Session starts at 12:45 PM
Saturday 12:45 PM–1:00 PM
Middle School Room
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud program for details.
Camp Limmud NY--Shorashim
Session starts at 12:45 PM
Saturday 12:45 PM–1:00 PM
Racquetball Court 1
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud program for details.
