Too much to learn!
The Limmud-Oz 2009 programme is out. It’s the tiniest shard of what’s available at London’s Limmud, or other copycats in North America, Europe or Israel. It clearly lacks their masses of Jewish-learning celebrities, but does what it can considering our distance from the rest of the Jewish world and the fact that we have a habit of exporting our best.
Still, it is exciting to see a Sunday scheduled with 11 hours each generally packed with over 10 presentations. Warning! Keep away from me: I will be a black hole of indecision.
It’s the first time I’ll present, too. Unfortunately, one session, on finding the correct Hebrew accent has been stuck in the last slot. Another, on learning the Bible with secular and traditional texts is in the same evening hour of the previous day. I guess I’ll need to find a way to keep people awake… I’m also helping to bring the Limmud chavruta programme to Sydney together with Lior.
All very exciting. Hope to see you there!
You will definitely be seeing me there. I was lucky enough to be put on in both mornings, but will be spending the rest of the two days flitting from one class to another.
This London Limmud really all that great, is it? I’ve heard so much about it but have only ever been to the Aussie ones. This will be my second Sydney one and it’s looking like a big one too.
Comment by Simon Holloway — 14 May, 2009 @ 1:43 am
Well, the people I’ve spoken to have come back saying London’s Limmud is all that great. But I can’t really put forward my own opinion on the matter.
Comment by Joel — 14 May, 2009 @ 9:22 am