LimmudFest Nola 2023: Grid

LimmudFest is back in person for a weekend of celebrating, learning, and doing Jewish.

LimmudFest New Orleans is a weekend festival of Jewish learning, arts, culture and spirituality featuring 70+ sessions from local, regional and national presenters. It is part of a global movement inspired by the idea that when Jews from diverse backgrounds come together to celebrate and learn about everything and anything Jewish, the entire community is enriched.

To register, please paste this link into your browser to go to our Eventbrite registration page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/limmudfest-new-orleans-2023-tickets-501264374237

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Congregation Gates of Prayer Bart Room	Congregation Gates of Prayer Board Room	Congregation Gates of Prayer Lake Library	Congregation Gates of Prayer Lobby	Congregation Gates of Prayer Outdoor Sukkah	Congregation Gates of Prayer Room 13	Congregation Gates of Prayer Sanctuary	Congregation Gates of Prayer Social Hall

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Conservative Shabbat Kabbalat Service 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Candlelighting 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Orthodox Shabbat Kabbalat Service 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Registration 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Oneg Shabbat 8:00pm - 8:30pm

Alternative Shabbat Kabbalat Service 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Babysitting 6:30pm - 8:45pm

Reform Shabbat Kabbalat Service 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Shabbat Dinner 8:00pm - 9:00pm

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Shabbos Mincha 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Adam and Adamah, Dust and Home 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Reish Lakish and Masculinity 3:30pm - 4:30pm

The Mystery of Good and Evil 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Reform Shabbat Morning Service 10:00am - 11:30am

Study the Torah Portion with Your Peers 1:00pm - 2:00pm

What is Going on in Israeli Electoral Politics? 2:15pm - 3:15pm

A ‘Warm Peace’ in the Middle East? Cultural Diplomacy and the Ab... 4:45pm - 5:45pm

From Dream to Reality: The Louisiana Community Mikvaah 1:00pm - 2:00pm

From the Seder Table to Cafe Du Monde 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Leon Godchaux: A New Orleans Legend, His Creole Slave and His Je... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

On God, Changing the World, and True Dedication: Three Empowerin... 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Orthodox Shabbat Morning Service 9:00am - 11:30am

From Biblical Apocalypse to US Foreign Policy In Jerusalem 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Reproductive Freedoms: How Jewish Women in the US and Abroad Are... 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Understanding Trends in Contempory Jewish Life: A Guide for the... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Reporting Live from Yiddishland 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Antisemitism in the Region 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Metivta-Style Meditative Shabbat Service 10:00am - 11:30am

Join the Brand-New LimmudFest Choir, the Lyrical Limmudniks 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Moses and Monotheism: What Did Freud Think about Judaism 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Strange Bedfellows? The Growing Relationship Between Jews and Pr... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Babysitting 9:00am - 7:00pm

Conservative Shabbat Morning Service 9:00am - 11:30am

Jewish Meditation: Building the Temple Within 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Cancel Culture in the Torah? 4:45pm - 5:45pm

The Power of the Niggun, a Wordless Melody 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Havdalah and Melavah Malkah 7:45pm - 8:30pm

Shabbat Lunch for Everyone 11:45am - 12:45pm

Seudah Shlishit: The Third Shabbat Meal 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Tot Shabbat 10:00am - 10:45am

Let's Dress Up and Act Out the Passover Story! 10:45am - 11:45am

Tempos & Tunes for the Tatteles 12:15pm - 12:45pm

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Israel Zangwill's *The Melting-Pot* (1908): The Play that Tried... 9:00am - 10:00am

Grief and Joy (and Bringing Cake): A 2023 Mourner's Guide 10:15am - 11:15am

Black-Jewish Relations Across the Iron Curtain: Paul Robeson and... 11:30am - 12:30pm

To Bigotry No Sanction: Exploring the Historical Context of Amer... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Navigating the Wilderness of Grief 2:45pm - 3:45pm

New Voices for Civil Rights: Treating Drug Addiction as a Disabi... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Portals and Personal Symbols 10:15am - 11:15am

3D Judaica: Laser Cut Your Own Passover Art 11:30am - 12:30pm

Holy Ink and Climate Change 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Passover Jam 10:15am - 11:00am

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Lunch for Everyone! 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Laughter, Tears, Curtain: A Yiddish Theatre Workshop 2:45pm - 3:45pm

"Enigma of the Torah": A Play 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Closing Session 5:00pm - 5:30pm

Storytime Yoga 11:15am - 11:45am

Passover Fun with PJ Library 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Wish You Were Okay 10:15am - 11:15am

Beyond the Music: Chanting the Torah 11:30am - 12:30pm

Where Does Jewish Culture and Ancestry Live In Our Bodies? A Mov... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Kids Are All Kids 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Get Up and Dance like an Israeli! 4:00pm - 5:00pm

The Ethics of Organ Retrieval....Jewish Views 9:00am - 10:00am

The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine 10:15am - 11:15am

"You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught": Tikkun Olam and the America... 11:30am - 12:30pm

Ben Jaffe: My Life in Music 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Music and Culture of Middle Eastern & North African Jews (Mi... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

The Israeli "Second-Generation" in Literature and Film 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Keeping It Holey 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Ancient Synagogue: Origin, Form, and Function 9:00am - 10:00am

It’s Rocket Science: Torah Teachings from Space Travel 10:15am - 11:15am

Pandemics and Other Plagues: A Jewish Bioethical Response 11:30am - 12:30pm

The Pikuach Nefesh Principle: Saving One Life at Another’s Expen... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Infertility: Ancient Curse, Modern Blessings 2:45pm - 3:45pm

The Book of Esther; Chance, Providence, Prudence? 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Registration 8:30am - 10:00am

Book Signing with our Presenter... 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Giant Bubble Making: For Kids &... 9:30am - 10:00am

Giant Bubble Making: Finding the Spiritual and Sublime -- For Ad... 10:15am - 11:15am

Sew...Who Knew Jews Quilted? A History Lesson and a Hands-on Wor... 9:00am - 10:00am

The Sixteen Jewish Cemeteries of New Orleans, 1828-2023 10:15am - 11:15am

Adam and Adamah: People and Planet 11:30am - 12:30pm

Animating Jewish Community: Four Rabbis' Trip to Paradise 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Antisemitism and Racism in Sports: Can Jewish and African Americ... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

It's All about the Plagues 9:00am - 10:00am

Both/And: What's Our Southern and Jewish? 10:15am - 11:15am

The Missing Jew: Reading and Discussion with Rodger Kamenetz 11:30am - 12:30pm

Spring Holy Days: Passover & Easter – What Do They Share in Comm... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

How Do We Relate to Israel Now? A Mediated Discussion 2:45pm - 3:45pm

How Do We Relate to Israel Now? A Mediated Discussion (for Limmu... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Living Legacy Torah Workshop 10:15am - 11:15am

The Map to Menschhood: How Taking Care of Kids at Camp Gets You... 11:30am - 12:30pm

Join the Brand-New LimmudFest Choir, the Lyrical Limmudniks, Par... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Queer Nigun Circle (Queer-Centered, Open to All) 4:00pm - 5:00pm