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Limmud Events

Brighton and Hove Day Limmud will take place at Blatchington Mill School, Hove. The school is easily accessible from the A23 and A27; full directions and a map will be provided when you have applied. There is ample car parking on-site and disabled access.

Registration begins at 9:00am.
Sessions will run from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

A maximum of 400 places will be available, allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

Have a great weekend in Brighton!

Adult Programme Chart

TOPIC ROOM SESSION 1 10.00-10.55 SESSION 2 11.05-12.00 SESSION 3 12.10-1.05 SESSION 4 1.15-2.10
ART & CULTURE Room 5 Julian Freeman JEWISH ART - WHY BOTHER? Informal Lecture and Discussion. Marcus Freed RABBINIC ROLEPLAY QUIET ROOM QUIET ROOM
Room 6 Claudia Gould WRITING WHAT YOU PLEASE Workshop David Bash JEWS AND MUSLIMS Inseparable Stories Performance and Discussion Gordon Charatan ‘QUILL-REED'PEN' DIY Hebrew Calligraphy Workshop restricted to 15 participants Sue Krisman YOUR SECRETS. HOW TO WRITE THEM. WHERE TO HIDE THEM A Two Hour Workshop restricted to 30 participants
SPIRITUALITY Room 7 Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah and Felicia Epstein WOMEN RABBIS Howard Cooper SPIRITUALITY AND SPORT A Dialogue Russell Levinson A MAGICIAN LOOKS AT MIRACLES Talk and Performance Howard Cooper THE ALPHABET OF PARADISE
Room 8 JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Documentary UK Premiere ‘Mame-Loshn, Kinder-Loshn' JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Documentary UK Premiere ‘Mame-Loshn, Kinder-Loshn' JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Documentary UK Premiere ‘Mame-Loshn, Kinder-Loshn'
COMMUNITY Room 9 Jonathan Faull THE EU AND THE FIGHT AGAINST RACISM, XENOPHOBIA AND ANTISEMITISM Discussion Eddy Levin KABBALISTIC AND EASTERN MEDITATION Workshop Ruth Deech NEW HUMANS ETHICAL EMBRYOLOGY Talk and Discussion Yanky Fachier CHUTZPAH AND BUSINESS Workshop
Room 10 QUIET ROOM Abduljalil Sajid and Richard Stone ANTISEMITISM ISLAMOPHOBIA Discussion Lindsey Wittenberg ‘I SAID “DID YOU HEAR ME?” Workshop restricted to 40 participants
ISRAEL Room 11 Miriam Melamed THE ISRAELI EDUCATION SYSTEM – Past, Present and Future QUIET ROOM Ivor Richards & Sam Barsam “A LIGHT TO THE NATIONS” Emanuele Ottolenghi CURRENT AFFAIRS
TOPIC ROOM SESSION 5 14.20-15.15 SESSION 6 15.25-16.20 SESSION 7 16.30-17.25 SESSION 8 17.35 onwards
ART & CULTURE Room 5 David JacobiAMICHAI – SO BADLY MISSED TODAY!Poetry of Yehuda AmichaiWorkshop Alegra Garner-AdlerJEWISH IDENTITY:AN ARTS WORKSHOPA Two Hour Workshop restricted to 12 participants Alegra Garner-AdlerJEWISH IDENTITY:AN ARTS WORKSHOPWorkshop: Part Two WINDMILLTHEATREFINALE*WAS IT WORTH WHILE?byIvor Richards*Judith Silvers’ ADULT CHOIR*Judith SilverSINGS*Alyson Sopels’ CHILDREN’SCHOIR*MAGICby Geoffrey Shisler*WRAPPING IT UP !by Clive Lawton *
Room 6 Sue KrismanYOUR SECRETS.HOW TO WRITE THEM.WHERE TO HIDE THEM.Workshop: Part Two. Judith SilverSING YOUR HEART OUTNew Songs for Groups.Choir Workshop Stewart MacintoshIn Conversation With:Ivor CaplinLIMMUD ISLAND DISCS
SPIRITUALITY Room7 Jeremy RosenKABBALAH: HOCUS POCUS OR SERIOUS STUFF?Lecture with Discussion QUIET ROOM QUIET ROOM
PUPPET SHOW Room 8 Tricia Brummer‘FLAT TO LET’Family Puppet Show Tricia BrummerJOSEPH AND HIS COAT OF MANY DREAMSPuppet Show
COMMUNITY Room 9 Malcolm Weisman1,000 YEARS OF ANGLO JEWISH HISTORY IN 45 MINUTES THE LAST TABOOPanel DiscussionChair Betty Skolnick- with· Margaret Brearley· Felicia Epstein· Maureen Kendler· Sybil SheridanAbout WOMEN & DEATH
Room 10 Esther GershunyWOMEN’S EXEMPTION FROM MITZVOT: LIMITATION OR OPPORTUNITY?Workshop restricted to 15 participants Emanuele OttolenghiIN DEFENCE OF THE FENCELecture
ISRAEL Room11 Nahum GordonGUSH EMUNIM AND THE WEST BANK SETTLEMENTKeeping the Messianic Dream Alive?A talk, with questions and objections! Gerry AdlerISRAEL-PALESTINE WATER BATTLE:Water Rights or Rights to WaterDiscussion Judith WerchowISRAELI SOCIETY REFLECTED IN ISRAELI LITERATURE
HISTORY Room 16 Vivian SilvermanTHE JEWISH JESUS Discussion Linda RosenON THE BANKS OF THE YELLOW RIVERThe Jews of Kaifeng Sybil SheridanJESUS THROUGH JEWISH EYESRestricted to 40 participants
Room 17 QUIET ROOM Chris Schwarz ‘TRACES OF MEMORY’A Photographic Tribute to the Jews of Polish GaliciaAn Illustrated Lecture Jonathan RomainOUTSIDERS IN AN INSIDERS WORLDThe Fate of Medieval Anglo Jewry
JUDAISM Room 18 Clive LawtonABRAHAM – MAN OF DOUBTText Based Lecture Jonathan RomainMIXED-FAITH MARRIAGES Jeremy RosenWHY WE MESSED UP THEN AND NOW!Lecture with Discussion
Room 19 Geoffrey ShislerTHE IMPEACHMENT OF A PRESIDENT–BO BAYOMText Based Exploration Nahum GordonHAVDALAH.PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW !

Children's Programme Chart

AGES 10 – 10.55 11.05 – 12.00 12.10 – 1.05 1.15 – 2.10 2.20 – 3.15 3.25 – 4.20 4.30 - 5.25 5.30 – 6.30 FINALE
0 – 4 Creche Creche – with Storytime with Maxine Maxine Toff Creche LUNCH Creche Creche – with Storytime with Maxine Maxine Toff Creche FINALE
4 – 9 Story-telling David Bash Israeli and simcha dancing Louise Solomon Fun and play for all! (Sport) Steve Walker LUNCH Flat to let (Puppet show, followed by puppet making) Tricia Brummer X-Box to eX-tinct! (Keeping animals) Marc Abraham Please choose one session: Singing for Fun (Choir workshop) With Alyson Sopel Joseph and his coat of many dreams (Puppet show) With Tricia Brummer Bnei Mitzvah (Practice for your day) With Mef Sharpe FINALE (Choir to join the finale, including a song from the ‘Singing for all' session)
10 - 14 Kiddush cups – Glass painting Andy Sopel We don't need another hero – do we? Maureen Kendler Drama Marcus freed LUNCH ‘Quill – Reed – Pen' DIY Hebrew Calligraphy Gordon Charaton Why be Jewish? Clive Lawton FINALE (Choir to join the finale, including a song from the ‘Singing for all' session)

Entertainment for you on Saturday night - Day Limmud on Sunday

UK Jewish Film Festival:
Walk on Water, Dir. Eytan Fox, Israel, 2004. 104 mins.

Saturday, 23rd October 6.30 p.m.
Hebrew with English subtitles.
Duke of York's Cinema, Preston Circus, Brighton
Box Office: 01273 602503


Celebration of Brighton Jewish Culture:
An informal evening packed with Live Jewish performances and entertainment

Saturday, 23rd October at The Terraces, Restaurant, Brighton Sea front.

An informal evening packed with Live Jewish performances and entertainment, including a special buffet, bringing together the UK Jewish Film Festival, Brighton Limmud and our Brighton Festival of Jewish Music.

Alison Green - jazz / cabaret act. Judith Silver - Yiddish folk and blues. Time Out quotes she performs considered and emotive songs delivered with delicacy, authority, grace and style. The Matzos - Klezmer, a compelling mix of soulful melodies and dance rhythms.

Tickets in Advance, Doors from 7:30pm. 15 each or 25 for a pair.

Tickets on the Door £20 or £35 for a pair.

For more information please contact Ruth / Danny at Harmony in the Community
Phone; 01273 766626 or Email; ruth@harmonyculture.com

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