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Dinner
Saturday 7:30 PM–9:30 PM Abbey Dining Room
Shavua Tov! (A Great Week!) Start a great week by making new friends at Saturday evening dinner.
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Human Being as an image of G-d: On human sexuality
Saturday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Meeting Room A
Irving Greenberg
Identity and Responsibility
A Jewish ethic of human sexuality that is grounded in the central
Jewish religious category, that the human being is an image of G-d.
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Pisk, Psalm, Poem: Open Mic for Your Words and Your Story
Saturday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Buckingham Palace Main 1, Main 2
Sarah Chandler
Arts & Performance
If you have something to say or something you'd like to share from your writing, here's your chance to take the mic. From novice poets to storytellers to published writers, this show will feature live music, new artists, and first time performers taking the stage to tell their story. Sign up to perform at the Help Desk.
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Southern Jews & Fake News
"Daily Show" Writer Tells Some!
Saturday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Manchester Room
Rob Kutner
Arts & Performance
How did a nice Jewish boy survive the South, 12 years of Christian education, 5 years of Hollywood rejection, and end up in New York writing for another nice Jewish boy (Jon Stewart)? The answer...may surprise you. Or at the very least, amuse you. Come with questions.
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The Bar is Open!
Saturday 8:30 PM–1:30 AM Buckingham Palace Theatre
Join us!
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The Kabbalah that Madonna is Not Studying
Sorting out the world of kabbalistic texts and their major ideas
Saturday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Camelot A, B
David Solomon
Text & Thought
In this controversial talk, David Solomon delves into the world of contemporary Kabbalah to provide an overview of its various schools of thought, its texts and ideas, together with their historical background. David explains exactly where popular Kabbalah comes from and provides the one thing that it is missing: context.
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The Lure and Lore of Chocolate
Chocolate Tasting for Chocolate Lovers
Saturday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Sherwood Dining Room
Traded as currency, consumed in sacred ceremonies, favored by royals, and revered as an aphrodisiac, for 2000 years chocolate has captivated the taste and imagination of all who encounter it. Indulge your senses and discover the “chocolate culture concept” while we taste our way through today’s varied and many-layered world of chocolate. Limited to 20 participants.
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The Sephardic World in Song
Saturday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Scarlet Night Club
Moshe Tessone
Arts & Performance
Moshe Tessone, a Rabbi and Cantor, performs traditional and contemporary music from a variety of Sephardic communities.
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Yes there are Jews in Morocco!
Saturday 8:50 PM–10:05 PM Game Room
Raphael David Elmaleh Peter Geffen
University students, HS recommended, Identity and Responsibility, Global History & Culture
Straight from Casablanca to Limmud, Raphael Elmaleh ("Raphy"), the itinerant historian and archivist/antiquarian of the Moroccan Jewish community will share slides and stories galore. He will take you into the labyrinths of the Casbah and give you a taste of the Imperial Cities and their 2500 years (!) of Jewish life in the Magreb. Underlying this and other Raphy sessions this Limmud: "Why are we so disconnected from the Jewish people around the world and how
can we begin to meaningfully connect to our mutual benefit?"
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