9.00-10.00am      10.15-11.15am      11.30am-12.30pm      12.45-1.45pm      2.00-3.00pm      3.15-4.15pm      4.30-5.30pm      5.45-6.45pm

Monday 12.45 - 1.45pm

The Perpetrator Syndrome
George Foster

Many ordinary people, both Germans and their collaborators, participated in the mass murder of the Jews in the Holocaust. There is now a research base examining the motivations of those who took part in the shooting and gassing of innocent men, women and children with apparently little remorse. This presentation attempts to provide a framework for identifying the characteristics of these perpetrators and how all "ordinary" people may perpetrate such genocidal behaviour.

Entrepreneurship - not only for grownups
Noga Gulst

There is no better time to start creating and inventing your own ideas than the present. Regardless of your age, this workshop will help each and every one to start thinking as entrepreneurs, learn how to exploit opportunities and learn the first steps towards creating a new product. This workshop is for everybody, from kindergarten children up to their grandparents. Come and join us in creating the next innovative products.

Politics
Alex Hawke

Alex Hawke is the Federal Member for Mitchell in Sydney's North West. 31 year old Alex served as Federal Young Liberal President and NSW Young Liberal President and as an Adviser to several senior State and Federal politicians. He was also an Officer in the Australian Army Reserve.

Our Father, or Our King: Commandedness, Covenant and the Philosophy of Halacha
Benji Holzman

Under what terms are we commanded? Does blind submission to god’s will undermine creative religious expression? Based on ideas raised in a famous exchange of letters between existentialist German philosophers Buber and Rosenzweig, with further commentary from orthodox titan R. Soloveitchik and Breslev rebbe R. Nachman, this session will analyse the very nature of our relationship with god. At stake is the authenticity of the halachic system and the basis of human interaction with the divine.

Mifgash/Eat & Meet: Israel-Diaspora round-table dialog with representatives from the State of Israel and Shlichim 
Ari Briggs, Shai Feniger, Nechemia Jacobs, Aviva Kogus, Benjy Maor, Chagai Meyer, Eli Yerushalmi

Enjoy a unique opportunity to discuss Israel-Diaspora relations. Each group facilitator will be a representative of the state of Israel. Who will you encounter with? High level Israel Embassy members, Youth Movement Shlichim, Zionist Organisations Shlichim and us, the members of the community!

Iran, Iraq, Sunni, Shiah, Wahabi, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas - What is it all about?
Yair Miller

This session will give you a background understanding of the different groups, religious outlooks and alliances in the Middle East. This is critical to understanding the politics and geo-strategic make-up of the region.

The Mystical Power of Music
Avraham Arieh Trugman

Music is an universal language and exerts a deep power upon the psyche. This session explores why this is so. To understand though we need to delve into the very fabric of the universe and the inner soul. The conclusions are as startling as fascinating.

The Incomparable Joseph Duveen
Helen Webberley

Lord Joseph Duveen of Millbank, the most spectacular art dealer ever, came from an ordinary Dutch-British Jewish family. He dominated the world market in old master paintings and decorative arts from the late 19th century on. His clientele were largely mega-rich US families: S H Kress, Otto Kahn, Arabella Huntington, Andrew Mellon, William Hearst, John Rockefeller, PAB Widener, Benjamin Altman, Isabella Gardner and Henry Frick relied on Duveen. Duveen played an instrumental role in the formation of taste.

The strange phenomenon of Jewish Anti-Zionism: Self-hating Jews or protectors of universalistic principles?
Philip Mendes

Some argue that anti-Zionism has become a growing and significant phenomenon in Jewish life. There is, however, little if any evidence to support this proposition. In reality, anti-Zionists remain a  marginal and generally detested group within Jewish society. Jewish anti-Zionism is not a new phenomenon but rather fits into a long-term political tradition whereby some left-wing groups cynically persuade Jewish members to exploit their own religious and cultural origins in order to vilify their own people.

On Jewish Food
Yaron Finkelstein

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The image of Israel and Antisemitism
Mark Baker 
 
In this lecture, Mark Baker will analyse images of Israel in the post-Gaza period and offer a critique of intellectual and political currents that are shaping attitudes to Zionism and Israel today.

Genesis across the generations
Esther Takac

Esther’s book “Genesis – the Book with Seventy Faces” is a multidimensional retelling of the Genesis stories and commentaries designed to be read across the generations - parent and child together. In this workshop the richness and significance of reading these stories together will be explored, focusing on the story of creation. How does this story inform our consciousness, our view of the world? What sense of spirituality does it give us and our children?  

Moses the model leader?
Paul Forgasz

In the Jewish tradition Moses is a figure of incomparable greatness. Yet he was also an individual possessed of human flaws and weaknesses. In this lecture we will analyse various incidents in which Moses’ leadership qualities and attributes come to the fore and consider the extent to which he can be regarded as a “model” leader.

Vocal and Body Percussion Workshop
Nicola Ossher

Nicola Ossher, drummer/percussionist, will be running a vocal and body percussion workshop. This interactive workshop explores the percussive potential of sounds made by the body and voice. Nicola will work with the participants to create a dynamic piece of musical performance that will bring out your creativity and rhythm you never knew you had. No musical talent required.