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Limmud Conference 2011 - Latest Presenters List

By Limmud, October 28, 2011

Over 450 presenters have already registered for this year's Limmud Conference (25-29 December, 2011).

Between them they have submitted close to 1,000 sessions on pretty much every topic under the Jewish sun!

Take a peak here at some of the latest names to be released:

http://www.limmud.org/conference/This-year/Presenters/

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'The most vibrant, creative Jewish experience in the world': A presenter's experience of Limmud Conference

By Limmud, December 30, 2009

We caught up with Gregg Drinkwater in between sessions:

Limmud: What gets you excited about Jewish Education

GD: To get people hooked back into Jewish text is amazing. Both intellectually and spiritually. The difference between intellectual study and Jewish textual study is that isn't just self-fullfilling. It connects you, even if indirectly, with other Jews.

Limmud: Intellectual pursuits can be a lonely business.

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A tweet of Limmud

By Limmud, December 29, 2009

'Only at #Limmud: Visting Hindu temple w/ Jews from UK, Denmark, Lithuania, Israel, US.' (from @ellenflax)

The sentiment looks familiar, but if some of the grammar looks strange that because the medium is a new one. Twitter arrived in force at Limmud Conference on Monday night.

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Late night revelling and early morning learning

By Limmud, December 28, 2009

‬Yesterday‭ ‬morning‭, 2,000 ‬people‭ ‬checked‭ ‬into‭ ‬the‭ ‬halls‭ ‬of‭ ‬residence‭ ‬of Warwick‭ ‬University‭, ‬England‭ ‬joining‭ ‬the‭ 500 ‬participants‭ ‬who‭ ‬have ‬already‭ ‬spent‭ ‬Christmas‭ ‬Day‭ ‬away‭ ‬from‭ ‬festivities‭ ‬and‭ ‬in‭ ‬a‭ ‬Shabbat ‬atmosphere‭ ‬instead‭. Participants‭ have been arriving‭, ‬weather‭ ‬conditions‭ ‬permitting‭, ‬from‭ ‬all‭ ‬over the‭ ‬world‭.

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