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 2.00 - 3.00pm

Lessons from History
John Ebert, Dirk Moses, Paul O'Shea

Three non-Jews discuss how they became involved in Holocaust scholarship, why it's important to them, and what they feel are they key lessons to learn from it.

The Trio - Hebrew/Yiddish/Ladino songs
Dahlia Dior, Moshe Gittly, Fay Susman

Enjoy three communal voices enlivening three languages that play in important part of Jewish life

Chavruta 2: Life & Death
Lior Misrachi, Joel Nothman

Come and study Jewish texts! This year, we are launching the Chavruta program! We will focus on the theme of Chayim - 'Life'. Participants will explore Jewish approaches to life and death: the relationship between life and death, the choices we have between life and death, martyrdom, repentance before death, immortality and the life in this world and the world to come. Everyone welcome, whether you have prior experience studying texts or not. Facilitators will be on hand to make sure you get the most out of the experience.

Making the Orthodox Rapper
Y-Love

From a kid in the inner city to hiphop-infused yeshiva learning: come hear Orthodox hiphop artist Y-Love give his inspirational life-story of tragedy, transition, and triumph.


Czechoslovakia, Israel and the Green Light
Anna Rosenbaum

What do Czechoslovakia and Israel have in common? This is a curious question given the distance and the political and cultural divide between these two countries. However, the fate of Czechoslovakia prior to the outbreak of WWII and the predicament of the State of Israel bear many similarities. This presentation reflects upon this phenomenon and examines the implications thereof on the current position of Israel on the world stage.

Young adult Engagement: Jewish Identity and Community in an Age of Unlimited Choices
Elyse Chiert, Mark Lewkovitz , Jono Seidler, Brandon Srot

How do young Jews in Australia view their identity? How much of a priority is it to meet a Jewish partner? What are the ways in which young Jews are engaging with the community? What are the factors causing them to disengage? Is their a recipe for success, and what would success look like anyway? How can we reach young adults on the fringe? How can we strengthen the quality of experience for those at the core? Come and here a young adult perspective on the attractions and frustrations, challenges and opportunities for of our Jewish community.

Israeli Dancing Advanced
Amanda Gordon

Take a break from the more intellectual pursuits and dance.

Unorthodox Judaism
Steve Denenberg, Monica Hyams, Jeffrey Kamins

Recent independent research in Israel showed that the value system of most Jews corresponded with the values of Progressive Judaism, but few know what Progressive Judaism is. It also found that many Israelis are seeking a religious and spiritual dimension to their lives. This session will explore the spiritual, educational and social values of Progressive Judaism and explain how it offers an authentic Judaism that appeals to Jews around the world - now and in the future.

10 Questions You Must Answer before You Die
Danny Beran

Danny will talk about his new book "10 questions You Must Answer before You Die!. What do gratitude, refugeeism, book writing ang Limmud Oz have in common? See if you have any additional Questions to add to the existing inventory. All questions welcome; including what it takes to write that book in everyone of us!

Civil Marriages with Jewish Flavour
Nitza Lowenstein

Many marriage ceremonies that take place in Australia are mixed marriages between Jews and non-Jews. Nitza officiates at many weddings with a Jewish flavour. Every Jewish wedding custom and ritual is explained during the ceremony to make sure that everyone feels included in the celebration. It is not a religious ceremony but Nitza believes that it lets the Jewish partner celebrate his "Big Day" with his own beautiful tradition, passed down from centuries past, in the most meaningful way. The beautiful rituals are familiar to the Jewish parents and relatives who feel proud and happy to witness this ceremony. The non-Jewish people can understand and relate to the rituals as well.

Israelis are sad people: review of Nava Semel's "An Australian Wedding"
Ghil'ad Zuckermann

An Israeli applies for an Australian visa. When the immigration officer asks if he has any prior convictions, the Israeli innocently responds: "Why, is that still a requirement for getting in?" I was reminded of this joke reading Nava Semel's travel diary, "Khatuna Ostralit" ("An Australian Wedding"), in which she focuses on the Israeli community in Australia's Byron Bay, where her son, Iyar, has chosen to live. "[My husband and I] were adamantly against Iyar's decision to study in Australia, of all places," Semel writes candidly. "Harvard or Cambridge would have been just fine - some prestigious establishment, which Jewish parents could show off to the world. But [the SAE Institute in] Byron Bay? Why go to a young continent, which still lacks any time-honored culture - what can one learn there?" 
 

New Counter Terrorism Laws
Gregory Rose

The following question is a trap! Is a terrorist atrocity a political act, a crime or an act of war? There is much passionate debate on the answer to this question, which indicates whether a law-abiding society should respond with dialogue, police enforcement or military force. Australia, Israel, the United States and the United Nations vary in their legal responses. This session discusses a pragmatic response that crosses over categories.

A woman in engineering from the 60's
Kathy Valer Gordon

Child survivor during the shoa, life in Australia staring from a refugee camp, without any English and being a woman in consulting engineering (for 40 years)

Defiance

Film showing followed by discussion