Limmud Oz back for another year
PLANNING for Limmud Oz, the festival of Jewish learning and culture, is currently underway, with the conference returning to Melbourne for the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June.
PLANNING for Limmud Oz, the festival of Jewish learning and culture, is currently underway, with the conference returning to Melbourne for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June.
Held annually — this year over three days — Limmud Oz gives participants an opportunity to engage with and learn topics of Jewish interest.
“It will take you another step further in your Jewish journey,” Limmud Oz committee member Sylvia Urbach told The AJN. “It will have some appeal to all people regarding any aspect of Jewish life and Jewish thought ever considered.”
A host of international presenters are already on board, including executive director of the Israel Religious Action Centre and Women of the Wall participant Anat Hoffman, Israeli professor of political studies Efraim Inbar and Dr Aaron Rosen, a research fellow in Jewish history and culture at Oxford University.
Diverse local speakers will also feature on a broad range of topics — including Adam Goodvach’s analysis of Australia’s closest neighbour Indonesia, Victor Majzner talking about art and a discussion with Lionel Sharpe, one of the community’s foremost genealogists.
“There is a wide array of Jewish topics and speakers from religious to secular in every way, shape or form,” Urbach said. “What’s important is that it is non-denominational and inclusive, with subjects and speakers relevant to all Jews.”
The committee is also calling for volunteers to assist in various capacities from administrators to drivers, both on the conference days and in advance.
To be held at Monash University’s Caulfield campus, tickets are currently on sale and range from $190 for a weekend pass, $160 for a single-day pass and $30 for the opening night.
DALIA SABLE
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