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A Kabbalah for the Environmental Age
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Buckingham Palace Main 1
Arthur Green
Text & Thought
How do two such seemingly unrelated ways of thinking as “Kabbalah” and “Environmentalism” come together in the mind of one of the leading Jewish theologians of our day? Be part of the creative laboratory where a cutting-edge approach to a compelling Jewish theology for the twenty-first century is being formed. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Around the World with L’cha Dodi
A Musical Mystery Tour
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Game Room
Alane Katzew
Ritual & Prayer
Explore the multitude of musical settings for this 16th century piyyut (liturgical poem) common to Sephardic and Ashkenazic liturgies for Kabbalat Shabbat. Listen to CD renditions of orchestral settings from the concert hall to melodies of the Abuyadaya recorded in the remote recesses of Uganda. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Birkat HaMazon: What are we Saying?
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Buckingham Palace Main 2
Saul Kaiserman
Ritual & Prayer
Through a close reading of the text of the Grace after Meals we will examine our beliefs about food, hunger, justice, and our relationship with the planet. No previous experience with prayer necessary. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Friday Night Jam Session
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Scarlet Night Club
Benjamin Dreyfus Alyssa Frank
Arts & Performance
Sing and play your favorite Shabbat songs and other songs! Bring musical instruments, or just your voice. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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How funny are Jew?
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Meeting Room A
Tracey Erin Smith
Arts & Performance
An improvisation workshop that focuses on the basic tools of improv (teamwork, focus, being in the moment, spontaneity, strong communication skills) in a fun, safe and supportive atmosphere. Come and play with the creator of last year's solo-show ‘The Burning Bush!’ Maybe you’ll discover an idea for your own one-person show...stranger things have happened at Limmud NY! All level of experience welcome; this session may include writing. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Kabbalah Kirtan
Ecstatic Chant
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Meeting Room B
Yofiyah Susan Deikman
Ritual & Prayer
Kabbalah Kirtan, a fusion of Indian and Middle Eastern musical form with Jewish mystical content—a trippy, trancey, sensous journey to ecstacy. Building on the call and response chanting of the Levites in the ancient Temple, Kabbalah Kirtan is a contemporary expression of our timeless longing for Divine connection. An evocative musical tapestry of voice, harmonium, and drum. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Personal Explorations in Pluralism & Dialogue
Joint session with Blu and Irving Greenberg
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Camelot A, B
Blu Greenberg Irving Greenberg
Identity and Responsibility
The definition of pluralism: what it is and what it is not. Blu and Irving Greenberg will describe their personal journeys in dialogue, when it worked and when it seemed not to work. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Shabbat Zemirot
Join us to sing traditional after-dinner Zemirot!
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Abbey Dining Room Back
Mimi Feigelson
Join us to sing traditional Shabbat zemirot in true Limmud NY style. Enjoy spirited singing while you digest your meal! **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Singing Israeli Songs Together
Singing for Shabbat and for the Soul
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Manchester Room
Eli Cohen Elana Levi Zrihen
Israel, Arts & Performance
We invite you to enjoy the best Israeli and Hebrew songs for Shabbat and for the soul. This session will be led with a guitar and use texts. **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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Stealing the Sources
An American-Israeli Poet reads from her work & discusses the Jewish sources in her poetry
Friday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Buckingham Palace Lobby
Linda Zisquit
Arts & Performance
American-Israeli poet and translator Linda Zisquit talks about her use of the Jewish sources in her work. She refers to poets as magpies, who take from wherever they can to write their poems. Her use of the texts - Biblical and midrashic - is idiosyncratic and veers on the sacreligious. She will read from her three published books as well as from new work, "P(OR)OUS." **All after-dinner sessions will begin with a 10-minute social activity— feel free to bring your dessert with you!
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