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07:30 GMT

Breakfast Rootes First Floor

08:00 GMT

'Fiddler on the Roof'/'Reel Jews' - Jewish identity through the lens of Hollywood (3 of 4) Soc 3 42 synagogues, 6 streams of Judaism, 1 God Soc 6 Avodat lev: morning meditation Soc 8 (HaMakom) The Devil killed Sara, and Abraham actually wanted to kill Isaac… Soc 4 The ethics of circumcision Soc 2 V'yarutz v'yomer: he ran and he talked - or run and chat Rootes Main Entrance

09:10 GMT

Limmud Chavruta - Prayer: Words and Rituals (3 of 4) Rootes Panorama 3

09:20 GMT

40 years ago: remembering the Yom Kippur War Sci 7 A Christian chuppah, ketubah, and mezzuzah: when non-Jews adopt Jewish customs Ram 3 A meeting of worlds - the Holocaust and us Hum 2 Chassidic meditation: the Piaseczno Rabbi's way (4 of 4) Soc 8 (HaMakom) Dan goes to Camp, Kate plays football, Jo stays at home: provision for Jewish youth in the UK - a JLC-UJIA Commission Ram 7 Dreams and hopes for the Galil: the establishment of a new medical school Ram 5 Introducing Nechamah Goldman - feminism challenges the female and male roles in traditional Judaism Ram 4 Israel-Diaspora relations today: are we still dependent on one another? Ram 1 Israel: one land many narratives (3 of 3) Hum 1 It's more than a game: the power of experiential Jewish education Sci 3 Jewish Romania over the past five years Sci 1 Neither Romans nor proselytes: the role of non-Jews in the renewal of European Jewish culture Soc 6 Number crunching the Jewish future Sci 8 Open choir for all and advanced choir (4 of 4) SU Copper Rooms 1 Popular music and politics in the Middle East (3 of 4) Soc 3 Scripture on the silver screen: the birth of Jesus in history and film (3 of 4) Soc 2 Settling the debate? A roundtable on the past, present and future of the Israeli settler movement Sci 4 The Israeli military correspondent: between patriotism, cynicism and Israelism Ram 2 The Israeli Supreme Court - is it really the gatekeeper of Israeli democracy? Soc 1 What was a pogrom? Sci 5 Limmud Breakfast Show... now with Breakfast (2 of 2) Rootes Chancellors 1

10:40 GMT

A taste of 'Kohenet' Soc 8 (HaMakom) Collecting Judaica SU Limmud Central Controversy hats and conscience doughnuts: creative approaches to responding to prejudice Ram 5 Everything you didn't know you wanted to know about medieval Jewish philosophy: what is free will and is it worth having? (4 of 4) Sci 4 Fail to budget, budget to fail? Let's budget for success instead! Ram 7 Famous Sephardi women in history Soc 6 Images of Esther in midrash, exegesis, and art Sci 5 Introduction to Hagit Yaso SU Copper Rooms 2 Is the Kindle kosher? Soc 3 Israel today: our shared future Ram 1 Jewish art and archaeology: new controversies Sci 8 Jumba live! (2 of 2) Rootes Chancellors 1 Middle Eastern instruments in Israeli music as a bridge between cultures Ram 8 Og: the last giant Sci 3 Personal emotion, national growth: expressing the emotions of the women's texts of the Bible. Soc 2 Turning the text inside out: modern Jewish thinkers read the Bible (2 of 3) Ram 3 'Honour your father and your mother': a family therapist explores the Fifth Commandment (4 of 4) Ram 2 God's Voice everywhere: hearing the Voice Ram 4 Menachem Begin's birth centennial - a retrospective Sci 7 The shrew, femme fatale, prima donna, and whore: four Talmudic heroines (3 of 4) Soc 1 Why are Holocaust jokes so funny in Israel? Sci 2 Blurring the boundaries: Islamic and Jewish views of heretics, apostates and innovators (Double Session) Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) Policing the borders of Judaism: Karaites (4 of 4) (Double Session) Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) UK Jewish Film: 'Melting Away' (86 mins) (Double Session) Hum 1

11:40 GMT

Lunch Rootes Ground Floor and Library Building

12:00 GMT

Acoustic lunch Rootes Bar Rectangle Authority in the Jewish legal system Hum 3 Baby-naming and initiation ceremonies Hum 4 Chief Rabbi then and now - Rabbi Soloveitchik and the Chief Rabbinate elections Sci 7 Gematria, atbash, Bible codes, and more! Sci 1 Hassidic intuitions: the heart of the matter (2 of 2) Soc 1 Impact investing and social enterprise: Maimonides meets the market Sci 4 Is there a different Jewish identity in the making in Europe? Soc 3 Jew-dicial review Sci 6 Jewishness and gentility in Modern Britain (3 of 3) Sci 8 Marriage in Israel: do we have to invite the State? Soc 7 Tachles - conversational Hebrew course (3 of 4) Rootes Chancellors 1 The wells of Gerar: a Biblical story of water management Sci 5 This is it! Soc 8 (HaMakom) Why they hate the two Satans: antisemitism and anti-Americanism Soc 2 Why would I go to cheder to learn about Muslims? Soc 4 Why you shouldn't be here - the Orthodox battles of Limmud Sci 3 Contemporary challenges for Jewish life in Europe Sci 2 From Fagin to Finkler: the image of Israel in English Literature Ram 1

13:30 GMT

A woman's words? The Amidah through the eyes of Tanach Soc 7 All the King's women - Bathsheba Sci 5 Are Jewish ethics unique? Did the prophets invent ethics? Sci 8 Avot 2.1: mindfulness and choice (medieval and chassidic commentaries) (4 of 4) Ram 2 Diving under the surface: exploring Jonah with Rashi and his colleagues (2 of 3) Soc 3 Double exposure: Jewish refugees from Austria in Britain Soc 4 Environmental problems, Jewish solutions Ram 8 Extraordinary Jewish historians (2 of 2) Hum 3 HaMakom Open Space Sessions: a Sanctuary at Limmud Soc 8 (HaMakom) Haroset: the taste of history Ram 5 Hebrew cafe (2 of 2) Sci 6 How is a person like an ox? Honouring labour that produces our food Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) How the Purimspiel exploded Soc 1 Jews in space Sci 3 Keshet UK inclusivity training (3 of 3) Ram 7 Mi Dor Le Dor (From Generation to Generation): transmitting European Jewish heritage Ram 4 Sustainability - all talk and no action? Sci 2 The alt-neu kibbutz movement - Kibbutz Eshbal as a case study (2 of 2) Sci 7 The American synagogue 2.0 & beyond (2 of 2) Hum 2 The fifty Jewish words every Jew should know (3 of 4) Ram 1 The geo-politics of jerusalem Hum 1 Victorian Jews from the East End to the West End Ram 3 What kind of Jewish grandchildren will we have? The future of the British Jewish community Sci 4 Talmud texts - a double take (1 of 2) (Double Session) Soc 5 (Beit Midrash)

14:40 GMT

Young Limmud Gala (Family Session) SU Copper Rooms 1

14:50 GMT

'Mile End to the West End: thanks for the memories' Soc 1 A tale of two women Soc 3 Can Jews who understand Hebrew pray? Prayer as intellect, prayer as mindfulness Sci 7 Can journalism save Judaism? Sci 8 Community challenges for Limmud leaders (3 of 3) Sci 2 Crafternoon tea Soc 9 Discover the connections between synagogue and secular music Hum 3 Jewish cooking of southern India Rootes First Floor Jubilation! The Royal Family and community. Soc 2 Match of the day: come and have a kick around! Rootes Main Entrance Novel Talmud - A new kind of book group (2 of 2) Soc 6 Talking lives: capturing the stories of your community Hum 4 Tayelet Rootes Chancellors 1 The art, politics, psychology and education of the Four Children Sci 5 The death of Rabbi Eliezer: death, torah and magic Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) The Kindertransport 75 years on: a new perspective Sci 1 The mind of midrash Sci 3 The miracle of how Israeli gas will solve Israel's water problems Lib 2 The role of the 'Holy Trinity' in true Jewish continuity Sci 4 What's happening in the vineyard? Soc 4 JDOV Talks Ram 1

16:20 GMT

A community of care at the end of life Sci 8 An introduction to Jewish death and burial practice: tahara and the chevra kadisha Ram 2 Choir performance SU Copper Rooms 1 Daf Yomi Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) Encountering the Other: Buber and Levinas (2 of 2) Soc 6 How important are the settlements really? Soc 1 Interpreting the Pew Study on American Jewish Identity Sci 3 Jewish by birth or Jewish by choice? Sci 7 Let's beat poverty in Israel Soc 2 Limmud Book Club: Francesca Segal's 'The Innocents' (4 of 4) Ram 8 Religious motivations for resisting rabbis Soc 3 Religious-secular divide in Israeli society Ram 1 The curious invention of M Chouchani: a work in progress Soc 4 The Israeli Supreme Court: the Jewish (democratic?) state (3 of 3) Sci 4 Through the arch of the parable 1 (1 of 2) Rootes Chancellors 1 Turning the text inside out: modern Jewish thinkers read the Bible (3 of 3) Ram 7 U'ktavtam - and you shall write them (workshop) Ram 3 What can we learn from the European Moishe House story? Ram 4 Wonderful painted scenes from the Torah (2 of 2) Sci 2 Yachad on campus Sci 1 Your name in lights! Soc 9 Open Beit Midrash (3 of 3) (Double Session) Soc 5 (Beit Midrash)

16:25 GMT

Spice up your life! Make and take crafts (Family Session) Radcliffe Family Lounge Active Family Fun (Family Session) Radcliffe MR2 From text to symbol (Family Session) Radcliffe MR10

17:30 GMT

Dinner Rootes Ground Floor

17:40 GMT

Am I the only one? A discussion for the second and third generation (2 of 2) Sci 6 Are Jewish ethics unique? Medical ethics and surrogacy Ram 1 Exclusion and inclusion: the challenge of Swedish Jewry Sci 7 Exploiting our texts for wars; harnessing our texts for peace Soc 6 From WOMB to W.O.M.D. Sci 3 Fundraising challenges and opportunities Lib 2 Hope, or no hope, for Israel-Palestinian peace Sci 8 Jewish Spain today Soc 4 Joe Black in concert SU Copper Rooms 1 Organ donation in Jewish law Soc 7 Revolutionising adult Jewish education one click at a time: Jewish Food For Thought, the animated series - humility and faith Ram 7 Teaching Torah trope to teens Rootes Chancellors 1 The Talmud and the Holocaust Soc 1 The Torah of niddah and feminism Soc 2 Tikkun atzmi: restoration of the soul Soc 8 (HaMakom) Torah from Heaven, in our time Ram 2 Voices from the Courtroom: medieval women and the rabbinic establishment Hum 2 Your Innovation Imperative: Ideation & Integration (2 of 2) Ram 5 Film presentation: 'No. 4 Street of Our Lady' Hum 1

18:20 GMT

Do we all descend from Cain the murderer? Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) Does the pope think Jews are 'anonymous Christians'? Sci 2 Eliezer Berkovits: God, Man and History (2 of 2) Ram 8 For King and Country Ram 6 Judaism and social justice in the age of globalisation Sci 4 The Kotel Soc 3 The new Jews of Europe Hum 3 Tikkun olam in the Talmud: A radical idea? Ram 4 Unorthodox Orthodox Jews: we are all individuals! (I'm not!) Ram 3 What was new in 2013? Jewish history Hum 4 Auschwitz album Sci 5

18:30 GMT

Last night party (1 of 2) (Family Session) Scarman Bridge Room Finders keepers - Mishnah for kids (Family Session) Radcliffe MR10

19:00 GMT

'SIZE matters, but it's the SCALE that holds the effect': analyzing differences between Jewish minorities and the Jewish majority Sci 1 Communities of the future Rootes Chancellors 1 Conversations on Israel - the sovereign State of Israel: dealing with imperfection (4 of 4) Ram 7 HaMakom Open Space Sessions: a Sanctuary at Limmud Soc 8 (HaMakom) Jewish & democratic or bi-national state? Soc 7 Narratives of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Hum 2 Perspectives on the 2013 Pew Study of American Jewry: opportunities and challenges for the future Sci 3 Scripture on the silver screen: Jesus and Judaism in the Jesus film genre (4 of 4) Soc 2 Unfriending the Prime Minister - social media and Israeli politics (2 of 3) Sci 8 When you want to die but the law won't let you Ram 5

19:05 GMT

Last night party chill out (2 of 2) (Family Session) Scarman Bridge Room

19:40 GMT

'Keeping the Faith'/'Reel Jews' - Jewish identity through the lens of Hollywood (4 of 4) Soc 4 'Once Upon a Time Lasts Forever': using stories to transmit values Sci 7 Arresting Israeli elites; Israel, the ongoing struggle between the Foreign Office and the DPP. Ram 8 Does the language we speak define who we are? A reading of Agnon (2 of 2) Sci 5 Happiness for 2014 and beyond Soc 8 (HaMakom) How the Jews ruined Shabbat Sci 4 Oh, what a day!! SU Limmud Central Studying Genesis 38 in four ways (3 of 4) Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) Teaching green issues, Jewishly Soc 3 The People of the Book Sci 2 The real history of Limmud - was it really meant to look like this? Soc 1 Theatre and Talmud Soc 5 (Beit Midrash) Why King David? Ram 1 Covering Home Front Wars in the Israeli Media 2006-2014 Lib 2 UK Jewish Film: 'Oma and Bella' (76 mins) (Double Session) Hum 1

20:50 GMT

Closing Gala Arts - Butterworth

22:30 GMT

Acoustic Café Rootes Bar Rectangle Hagit Yaso in concert! SU Copper Rooms 1 Limmud behind the scenes: demography, feedback and surveys Ram 2 Queer Space (2 of 2) Rootes First Floor The Jew revue Rootes Chancellors 1 Torah, tallit, tefillin and more - women in the ritual realm Ram 7 What is really going on at Limmud? Ram 3 You never call! You never visit! Ram 5 Sustainable communities: integrating Jewish values of social and environmental sustainability into the built environment and our homes. Ram 4

23:55 GMT

Israeli dance party (2 of 2) Rootes Chancellors 1 Limmud Chavruta - Prayer: Individual and community (4 of 4) Rootes First Floor Midnight pub quiz Rootes Panorama 3 Psychedelic Funk jam (2 of 2) Rootes Bar Rectangle The rebbetzin's disco SU Copper Rooms 1