Yearning for learning at Limmud Oz
ALMOST 1,000 people flocked to a Australia's annual festival of Jewish learning and culture over the long weekend. Held at Monash University in Melbourne, Limmud Oz which kicked off on Saturday night featured around 200 international and local presenters ranging from rabbis to writers, from authors to artists and from parliamentarians to political analysts.
ALMOST 1,000 people flocked to a Australia‚’s annual festival of Jewish learning and culture over the long weekend. Held at Monash University in Melbourne, Limmud Oz which kicked off on Saturday night featured around 200 international and local presenters ranging from rabbis to writers, from authors to artists and from parliamentarians to political analysts.
With well over 150 sessions covering a diverse selection of subjects from a Jewish perspective, committee member Sylvia Urbach hailed the success of the event. “We have had some wonderful feedback from people who found it [this year’s Limmud Oz] one of the best we have had.” she said.”People enjoyed the breadth and variety of speakers both locally and from overseas.”
DALIA SABLE
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