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It's a Hanukkah miracle for the Canadian Jewish community. We are so excited to see the Canadian Jewish News returning in 2021!

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Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Hilly Adler. Hilly is a third-year political science student at York University. In addition to his activism in fighting antisemitism at York, Hilly is passionate about interfaith and intercultural initiatives. He has been successful in finding shared values among different student groups across religious, cultural and national lines. In a joint Israeli and Palestinian initiative, Hilly has led student activists in founding Bridging the Gap,... a club where healthy dialogue is used to ease tensions between the groups on campus. He has also been elected to the York University Student Centre Board for the 2019-2021 academic years and serves as the 2020-2021 president of Hillel York. Prior to studying at York University, he attended Yeshivat Or Chaim and Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem. Hilly will be appearing on two panels: "The Future of Campus Antisemitism: Are the Kids Alright?" and "The End of Israel Advocacy." Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca

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Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Noah Tile. Noah is the founder of Student Stress providing psychotherapy, academic coaching and counselling for students in high school and university. He is also the founder of Living Memories, interviewing people in the post-retirement age to create audio albums of their life stories and values so far. He is also in his final year Rabbinical School WebYeshiva.org, and most importantly for his Limmud talk, is the Host of the Change Talk Podcast, which features conversations with people who are thinking about change and are open to talking about it. Noah will be delivering a presentation called "Change Talk: Jewish Wisdom on Making Positive Life Changes." Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Rivka Campbell. Rivka is a Jew of Jamaican descent born and raised in Toronto, seeks to build community among Jews of Colour in Canada while opening dialogue among the mainstream Jewish community about the experience of Jews of Colour. She is the co-founder of the group Jews of Colour - Canada and the sole Canadian recipient of the inaugural URJ’s JewV’Nation Fellowship. Rivka is a recognized speaker on Jewish Diversity and is filming a docu...mentary on Jewish Diversity. She has lectured at Limmud, synagogues, JCCs, community groups and Hebrew Schools. Her story and work have been featured in several publications. Rivka has a regular column called A Minority within a Minority in TheJ.Ca. She is the executive director for Beit Rayim Synagogue and School. She will be giving a presentation called "Comfortably Uncomfortable - A Conversation with Rivka." Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca.

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Henry Green. He is the executive director of Sephardi Voices, a digital archive that preserves the history and heritage of the Sephardi, Mizrahi, Babylonian and Persian Jews. He received his Ph.D. from St. Andrews University (U.K.), MA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and BA from Carleton University. Green is the former Director of Judaic and Sephardic Studies at the University of Miami and the Founding Director of MOSAIC: the Jewish... Museum of Florida. He has served as a Skirball Fellow at Oxford University, Israel Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a University College Fellow at the University of Toronto and a visiting fellow at North West University in South Africa. He has published extensively on Sephardic Jewry and has served as a consultant to UNESCO, the Department of Secretary of State in Canada and the Ministry of Senior Citizens in Israel. As the founding director of the Jewish Museum of Florida, he created a 12 part oral history series for Miami TV-channel 17 and oversaw the collection of hundreds of interviews. Green has also given testimony to the U.S.A. Congressional Human Rights Caucus, the British Parliament and the Knesset committees on the subject of human rights. He will be joined by Lisette Shashoua to deliver a presentation called "Spielberg and the Sephardi: Testimonies of Jewish Refugees from Islamic lands."

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Leena Muti. Leena is a 3rd-year student pursuing an international bachelor of science at York University. Her interest in international affairs began with a fascination for languages, which soon evolved to encompass the curiosity for cross-cultural ties and relationships upon her arrival to campus. Along with advocating for the diversity of opinion on campus, she found her passion in compassionate dialogue and initiated a club, with like-min...ded individuals, dedicated to fostering an environment where a healthy conversation may be had between contending groups, and erasure of one’s narrative is not necessary upon learning the others. Named "Bridging the Gap, she represents the Palestinian constituency of the founding members. Leena had been living and attending school in Amman, Jordan prior to her arrival in Canada in 2018. Leena will be appearing on a panel called "The End of Israel Advocacy." Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca

Limmud Toronto is going virtual. On November 22, we are bringing Limmud Toronto directly to YOU! The health & safety of our community is paramount. In light of the challenging nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the decision to host 2020’s Limmud as a digital event. We are excited to think differently, invent creatively, and explore new possibilities for connection and learning for all Limmudniks. We see this as a new opportunity to be able to bring an even more div...erse group of presenters and learning opportunities to Limmud Toronto. We will be sure to continue to keep you updated with more information about the features of our digital event as we continue to build Limmud 2020! We can’t wait to see you, virtually, on November 22, 2020!

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter D.j. Schneeweiss. He is well known in Toronto from his time as Israel’s consul general from 2012-2016. D.J. is a seasoned diplomat and an accomplished and award-winning public speaker. In 2019, D.J. completed a distinguished 25-year career in Israel’s diplomatic corps, during which he served on the personal staff of multiple foreign ministers and represented Israel in London, Beijing and Toronto. He currently works with the National Library of Israel helping to enhance the Library’s international partnerships and strategic collaborations. D.J. is married with two children and lives in Jerusalem. D.J. will be giving a presentation titled "Discover the National Library of Israel - It's Your Library Too."

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Neshama Carlebach. She is an award-winning singer, songwriter and educator who has performed and taught in cities around the world. A six-time entrant in the Grammy Awards and winner and four-time Independent Music Awards Nominee for her most current release, "Believe," Neshama has sold over one million records, making her one of today's best-selling Jewish artists in the world. Neshama has been a cornerstone of major Jewish music festivals ...across the U.S. and globally, performing in front of thousands at countless concerts and gatherings for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. As a teenager she performed alongside her father, the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. As the first then-Orthodox woman of her generation to perform for a mixed-gender audience, Neshama has sparked public conversations with brave forays into the place of women in Judaism and today's world. Neshama lives in New York with her husband Rabbi Menachem Creditor, and their five children. See more

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Israel in Toronto's Consul General Galit Baram. She will be speaking on "Israel's Foreign Policy in the times of COVID" with a message from Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch. Galit was born in Jerusalem, Israel in 1969. Her academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in archaeology and English from Tel Aviv University (1991-1994) followed by a master’s degree in American studies from the Hebrew University of Jerus...alem (2003-2006). Her international postings include counsellor for public affairs and coordinator of academic affairs at the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. (2009-2012); counsellor for economic affairs in Cairo (2006-2009); and counsellor for political affairs in Moscow (1998-2003). Baram began her career with the Ministry as a political assistant in the Director General’s Bureau and with the Department of Eurasia and the Caucasus at Ministry Headquarters in Jerusalem (1994-1998). She later held the position of deputy director in the same department. Just prior to her current posting, Baram served as director of the Department for Palestinian Affairs and Regional Cooperation (2013-2016). In August 2016, Baram arrived in Toronto to take up her current position as Consul General. She is married to a fellow diplomat and has two children. Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca.

Chag Sameach from Limmud Toronto! Hope you have a joyous festival!

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Ariella Rosen. She is a recent transplant to Toronto and started as the Senior Jewish Educator for Hillel at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University and York University. Prior to this Rosen was the director of admissions for the rabbinical and cantorial school of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. Ariella will be joining Becca Walker on a panel together titled "You don't look like a rabbi!" Get your tickets at www.Limmud.ca

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Kara Tav. She was born and raised in Kitchener-Waterloo. She has moved around the globe, settling most recently in New York City. There, she and her husband Kobi raised their daughter Ella. After a twenty-year career as a Jewish Educator, Kara fulfilled her childhood aspiration to become a rabbi. Once in Rabbinical School (JTS '10), she followed her passion to become a Board Certified, multi-faith, healthcare chaplain. Spiritual care and cou...nseling is where the cross-section of God, Torah and acts of kindness meet for her. Tav has trained extensively and held a range of Spiritual Care positions in New York CIty's public and private medical centers. She currently serves as the Manager of Spiritual Care at NYU Langone Hospital, Brooklyn. Rabbi Tav’s presentation is Show Me Your Face - Spiritual Care in a Brooklyn Hospital During the First Surge. Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca. See more

Meet a Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter! Chaim Saiman is a scholar of Jewish law, insurance law and private law, and the author of Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law from Princeton University Press. Professor Saiman has served as the Gruss Visiting Professor of Talmudic Law at both Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a visiting fellow at Princeton University and a visiting professor at the University of Toronto, Bar-Ilan, Hebrew University and IDC faculties of law. Saiman has also served as an arbitrator on rabbinical courts and as an expert witness in insurance law and Jewish law in federal court and is a member of the ALI. Chaim’s presentation is on How Halacha Changes: The COVID Cases. Get your tickets at www.Limmud.ca

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Becca Walker. She is the engagement rabbi at Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am in Toronto, where she is tasked with creating community and programming for 20s and 30s and young families. Prior to that, she served as the Senior Jewish Educator for Michigan State University Hillel and the Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan (HCAM), collaborating with and empowering university students across 11 campuses. She has been an educator for over ten year...s, teaching at Hillels, religious schools, summer camps, adult learning initiatives and more. She has a passion for learning Jewish texts and finding ways to make them relevant and approachable for Jews of all different backgrounds. Walker will be speaking on a panel with Ariella Rosen in a session titled "You don't look like a rabbi!" Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca.

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Aryeh Bernstein. Who will be giving a presentation titled "Sacrifice, Cravings, and Bloodshed: Does Torah Allow City-Dwellers to Eat Animals?" Bernstein is a fifth-generation Chicago south sider with extensive experience in Torah education, especially in progressive Jewish communities. Aryeh works as national Jewish educator for the Avodah Services Corps, is an educational consultant for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and is a staff edu...cator for the Jewish Initiative for Animals and has previously taught and directed programs at Hadar Institute, Hyde Park Teen Beit Midrash, Mishkan Chicago, Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, and campuses, communities, and organizations around Israel and the U.S. He studied for seven years at Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa and also at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Yeshiva University, and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, and has rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Daniel Landes's Yashrut Institute. Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca. See more

In Pirkei Avot, Ben Zoma asks: "Who is wise? He who learns from every man." Limmud Toronto encapsulates this vision as we gather teachers and students from all backgrounds to participate in our annual Jewish learning festival. As we begin the 5781, let us all commit to taking one step further on our Jewish journey by getting tickets at www.limmud.ca.

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 Presenter, David Benkof! David is a Jerusalem-based teacher whose online classes help students find meaning in cultural products like literature, musicals, art, music, and TV/film. Check out his Jewish culture videos: youtube.com/user/DavidBenkof. David will be presenting about "SNL's Jews" Don't forget to buy your ticket at Limmud.ca

Limmud Toronto wishes everyone a sweet New Year. May we enter 5781 with reflection and renewal, happiness and health. Shanah Tovah!

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter, Eryn London! Eryn received her smicha from Yeshivat Maharat in June 2017. Following receiving smicha, she trained and worked as a multi-faith hospital chaplain in New York City. She currently lives in London, England, where she has been the scholar in residence for JOFA UK and serves as a volunteer chaplain in a local hospice. She has lectured in Israel, Australia, Colombia, Canada the UK and the US. She will be presenting about "The Unnamed Women in Tannach: 'The Daughters of'"

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Dahlia Lithwick. Dahlia is a senior editor at Slate.com where she has been writing their "Supreme Court Dispatches" and "Jurisprudence" columns since 1999. She is also the host of Amicus, Slate’s award-winning biweekly podcast about the law and the Supreme Court. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Harper’s, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The New Republic, and Commentary, among other places. Don't miss out, get your early-bird tickets now at www.limmud.ca.

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter, Benjamin Rubin! A Toronto lawyer by trade, Benjamin was Festival Chair of Limmud Toronto 2018. Under his pen name, eBenBrandeis, he composes poetry, lyrics and YouTube video poems. He has edited and published a book of contemporary Jewish humor, translated from the Hebrew an autobiography of life in pre-war Pinsk, Poland, and was the creator of NewHouseOfIsrael, an online Zionist conceptual art project. Having lived in Israel for four yea...rs, he has maintained a special interest in Israeli contemporary music, and has an abiding interest in the Golden Age of Hebrew poets from medieval Spain. His new play, Golden Age Travel about the 12th century Hebrew poet and philosopher, Yehuda HaLevi, travelling through time, visiting current day Toronto, was performed in January 2020. He will be presenting Golden Age Travel- Freshman Spring: a live Zoom performed tele-play! Buy your tickets at Limmud.ca!

We know you've been waiting and the Limmud Toronto 2020 schedule is now available! Read about the amazing 60 presentations and presenters who will be appearing at Limmud Toronto. https://limmudtoronto2020.sched.com/?iframe=no

TODAY is the last day to apply to be a presenter at the Limmud Toronto virtual festival! Send in your application at www.Limmud.ca.

Early-bird tickets for the Limmud Toronto virtual festival, on Sunday, November 22, are now available! Limmud is an innovative, inclusive festival of Jewish learning that brings people of all backgrounds together to celebrate the rich diversity of Jewish culture and heritage. Early bird pricing ends September 30, so don't wait - go to www.limmud.ca and buy your ticket now!

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter, Jason Guberman! Jason is a a social entrepreneur who specializes in building broad coalitions and melding intellectual and technical innovation, and serves as Executive Director of two organizations, the American Sephardi Federation and Digital Heritage Mapping, as well as coordinator of DHM’s Diarna Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life. A summa cum laude graduate of Sacred Heart University, Jason has appeared in Con...necticut Magazine’s 40 under 40 and the Jewish Week’s 36 under 36. He has presented at Stanford University’s Digital Humanities Center, conferences of the Association of Jewish Studies, Association of Jewish Libraries, and US State Department/Moroccan Rabita Mohammadia of Ulema’s 1st Regional Conference on the Preservation of Cultural and Religious Heritage, guest lectured classes at Harvard’s Middle East Studies Center and Wellesley College, represented the ASF at the Muslim World League’s National Conference on Peace, Harmony and Coexistence in Sri Lanka and on the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ Missions to Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, UAE, and elsewhere, written for AJS Perspectives, Sh’ma Journal, Wexner Foundation Newsletter, The Algemeiner, and MyJewishLearning.com, as well as appeared on NPR’s Here & Now and in SmartHistory. Jason is an alumnus of the Tikvah Fund’s Fellowship and Core18 Leaders Laboratory. Jason will be presenting about "Rescue Mission: Inside Diarna's race to save Jewish history in the Middle East and North Africa"

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter, David Singer! Rabbi David Singer serves as National Director of Limmud North America. Previously the Executive Director of UC San Diego Hillel, David oversaw a period of exponential growth in the organization’s student-facing programs and brought to positive conclusion a nearly 20-year legal battle to build a permanent facility near the university. David served as Associate Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in Dallas, where he was the ...Director and founding rabbi of Makom, a young spiritual community recognized by Slingshot 14-15 as one of the most innovative Jewish organizations in North America. Named by The Jewish Daily Forward as one of America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis, David is a graduate of Clal’s Clergy Leadership Incubator and Rabbis Without Borders. David studied history at the University of California, Berkeley and is a graduate of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. He is the author of many articles as well as Yisrael Sheli, a religious school textbook about Israel. Rabbi David Singer's presentation is called "Animating Change: Innovating Toward a Brighter Jewish Future"

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter, Baruch Frydman-Kohl! Baruch is Rabbi Emeritus of Beth Tzedec Congregation. During his leadership of the largest synagogue community in Canada, he focused on family education, life-long learning and care for the housebound, hospitalized and homeless. Baruch initiated the development of a "synaplex" of ritual and educational opportunities to encourage participation in synagogue life. He is past president of the Toronto Board of Rabbis and cur...rently serves as vice-chair of the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus. He is a co-organiser of Path of Abraham missions to bring Jews, Christians and Muslims to the Holy Land to explore three religions, two nations and one land. Baruch served on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly for two decades. He was awarded a Coolidge Fellowship to pursue research in an interfaith community at the Episcopal Divinity School at Harvard University, received a doctorate in Jewish Philosophy from the Jewish Theological Seminary, is a Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute and was awarded a LLM degree in Dispute Resolution by Osgoode Hall/York University. He is the author of scholarly articles in the area of Jewish philosophy and mysticism. Baruch will be presenting on "Corona and Keter: Disease and Divinity."

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It's here! The Limmud Toronto team is really happy to announce our complete list of Limmud Toronto 2020 presenters is now available! We had so many brilliant applications that it took some time to choose. But after some hard decisions, we can finally announce the 70 amazing presenters that will appear at Limmud Toronto 2020. https://limmudtoronto2020.sched.com/directory/speakers

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter, Franz Afraim Katzir! He is the founding director of SHIN DC: Sephardic Heritage INternational DC, a cultural diplomacy organization that builds intercultural bridges while raising awareness of Sephardic and other underrepresented Jewish heritages. He was also appointed as Commissioner for Middle Eastern American Affairs for the State of Maryland. Katzir has a Master’s in Linguistics / Brain and Cognitive Science from the Massachusetts Ins...titute of Technology, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow, and has studied Jewish law and philosophy in the U.S. and Israel. He has also worked on the Hill on issues involving the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs, including the Middle East. He enjoys being involved with cultural and arts festivals in the District, which has included serving on the Turkish Festival Committee, speaking about Syrian Jewish history and culture at Syria Fest. Katzir loves music, especially pizmonim (traditional Sephardic songs and melodies), Ladino pieces, and the Golden Age of Arabic song (1920s-1950s). His presentation is titled "Building Understanding and Healing Wounds Through a Broader View of Both the Middle Eastern and Jewish Mosaics."

Tonight begins Tisha B’av, the saddest day In the Jewish calendar, as we commemorate the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and the displacement of Jews. The day of mourning includes a 25-hour fast that begins tonight (8:43) through tomorrow night (9:15) It is a day to reflect on the sinat chinam baseless hatred that lead to the destruction of Jerusalem. To recognize that there is no place for hate in our hearts and in our societies, but rather we shou...ld fill our hearts with hope, as the Jews have done for generations. Hope rebuilds the ruins of Jerusalem. The Jewish people kept hope alive and hope kept the Jewish people alive. What can be lost can be regained. And what can be ruined, can be rebuilt. -Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. These lessons are more important this year, with the current health pandemic, than perhaps ever before. To all fasting we wish you an easy and meaningful fast. And to all, we wish this a time for you to take a step back, consider how we can rebuild society through hope, be’ahavat chinam loving without judgement.

Considering being a presenter at Limmud Toronto 2020?! #ThisCouldBeYou! We are so excited to welcome all of you attendees and presenters to our very first online festival! Check out the presenter application at limmud.ca and don't forget to apply BEFORE August 31!!

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter, Annamie Paul! Annamie is a lawyer, international affairs expert, and social entrepreneur. Born and raised in Toronto, she is a first-generation Canadian with a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton and a law degree from UOttawa. She was also a former Green Party International Affairs Critic. Annamie was the 2019 and is the 2020 Toronto Centre Green Party Candidate in the upcoming federal by-election. Annamie has worked in international a...ffairs around the world. She founded an NGO innovation hub and a non-profit to help marginalized peoples enter Canadian politics. She is an Action Canada Fellow, Echoing Green Fellow, and alumnus of the Government of Canada Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program. Her presentation will be on "The Jewish Experience in Politics." Limmud Toronto would like to wish a hearty Mazel Tov to Annamie Paul for winning the leadership contest of the Green Party of Canada. She is the first Black leader of a major federal political party in Canada, and the second Jewish person.

at Limmud Toronto, we always look forward to a wide array of incredible presenters with fascinating and diverse topics!! Are you passionate or knowledgeable about a subject? You have until August 31st to apply!! Visit Limmud.ca to learn more and apply to be an online presenter at Limmud Toronto 2020!! #ThisCouldBeYou

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We are already SO EXCITED for what our presenters have in store for Limmud 2020! Stay tuned to our page to find out who will be on our presenter list this year! Thinking about presenting?! It's not too late! You have until August 31st to apply at limmud.ca! #ThisCouldBeYou

Still thinking about whether or not to present at this years online Limmud Toronto festival!? Our presenters come from a wide variety of educational and religious backgrounds and speak about all kinds of different subjects! If you are considering presenting at Limmud Toronto this year, all you need to have is a subject you know about or are passionate about! To apply, visit limmud.ca! ... #ThisCouldBeYou

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Batsheva Capek. She is an internationally known and award-winning singer and songwriter who was born and raised in Toronto. She is a concert artist, singing in Ladino, Yiddish and Hebrew. A ballet based on three of Batsheva’s translations of Leonard Cohen in Yiddish, Hebrew and Spanish/ Ladino was produced last year by director and choreographer, Jeffrey M. Rockland at Kent State University. She recently gave concerts in London and Tel Aviv.... Batsheva has been touring the American south under the auspices of the Institute for Southern Jewish Life. Before leaving Canada for the U.S., Batsheva toured Canada extensively under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish Congress. She was subsequently signed to the Golden Land Theatrical Agency in New York. Her album I, Batsheva, Singer has received critical acclaim worldwide. She currently resides in Nashville with her husband, composer and producer, John Capek. Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca See more

Early-bird tickets for Limmud Toronto 2020 end TODAY! Don't miss out on this amazing deal to attend this innovative Jewish learning festival at a discounted price. Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca

Now that Limmud Toronto 2020 is going online, our open call for presenters deadline is August 31st! What are you waiting for?! We are so excited to "e-learn" with all you new and returning presenters and participants! To submit an application, visit limmud.ca!... #ThisCouldBeYou

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Hillel the Elder asks: Have you bought your early-bird ticket to Limmud Toronto 2020? If not now, when? The early-bird discount ends on Monday, October 12! Don't risk the wrath of Shammai and his measuring rod for the hubris of not attending this amazing virtual festival of Jewish learning. Get your tickets at www.limmud.ca

Curious about presenting at Limmud 2020?! It's not too late to submit an application! Limmud welcomes all kinds of presenters and topics ranging from biblical subjects, the arts, to hot topics around the world, and more! To apply, visit our website at www.limmud.ca!

Meet Limmud Toronto 2020 presenter Aviva Chernick. Chernick is an artist and meditation teacher who brings the artistry of voice, story and movement to each and every offering. As a founding member of the Canadian World Music group Jaffa Road, Aviva has toured across Canada, the United States and Brazil. Aviva has been further developing her vocal and compositional presence in her work in Soundstreams' The Electric Messiah, Seven Deadly Sins (Wrath) and Claude Vivier’s Musik ...fur das Ende. Aviva leads a remarkable quartet in her newest musical release "La Serena." Aviva received her certification as a Jewish mindfulness teacher through the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Together with colleague Rabbi Sam Feinsmith, Aviva created and teaches an online course for the Institute on niggun (wordless melody) as prayer. She has also been developing recordings of teachings and offered ongoing meditation sessions for B’nai Jeshrun Congregation, JPRO, LabShul and for the mindfulness community that she founded called neySHEV. Aviva was one of the fellows in the inaugural Rising Song Fellowship based in Philadelphia and she is the inaugural Artist in Residence with Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto (2019 present). Get your tickets at www.Limmud.ca See more

Tonight the Toronto Board of Rabbis and Jews of Colour Canada will be hosting having a Jewish community-wide dialogue in response to the reality of racism both within and outside our community. Including where are we now? And How can we go further?

A beautiful post by Limmud International. Wishing everyone a Shabbat Shalom. #BlackLivesMatter

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Looking for the perfect Shavuot online learning event? Although we are all missing our in-person chavrutas this Shavuot - The Miles Nadal JCC is putting together an amazing virtual Tikkun Leil Shavuot! Happy Learning, everyone! Chag Shavuot Sameach!

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Limmud Toronto needs YOU! Is there a subject you are passionate about? Are you an artist, teacher, performer, or enthusiast looking to share your ideas?We welcome a wide range of Jewish topics from arts, culture, text study, social action, Israel, history, philosophy and more! Submit your proposal to www.Limmud.ca!

Limmud is a festival of Jewish learning, culture, and the arts for people of all backgrounds. Is there a subject you are passionate about? Are you an artist, teacher, performer, or enthusiast looking to share your ideas? We welcome a wide range of Jewish topics from arts, culture, text study, social action, Israel, history, philosophy and more!... Submit your proposal to www.Limmud.ca!

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Introducing the first ever Limmud eFestival, featuring dozens of presenters teaching on the most interesting and important Jewish ideas today. Connect with Jewish community, cultivate your curiosity and expand your horizons, all while practicing "social distancing" and staying safe!

Hanukkah sameach from all of us at Limmud Toronto!

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Registration starts in just under 5 minutes! Our lovely band for the day is just warming up and we are so excited to see you all very soon. Haven't had a chance to buy a ticket yet? Not to fear! You can buy your ticket at registration! #LimmudTO

Limmud Toronto 2019 is tomorrow! Registration opens at 8:30 and the first session starts at 9:30. Haven't bought a ticket? Don't worry you can buy one at the door. General Admission: $60 Young Professional: $50 Students: $40 Limited lunches are available for $25.

#MeetThePresenters! Rabbi Daniel Korobkin is the senior rabbi at Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation (otherwise known as the BAYT). He received his rabbinic ordination from HaRav Yaakov Ruderman ztl, of Ner Israel Rabbinic College. He has served pulpits in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Allentown, PA. Currently, Rabbi Korobkin is the president of the Rabbinical Council of America. Want to know more about the sessions that will be taking place on Sunday?? Check out the schedule at www.limmud.ca!!

#MeetThePresenters! Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Ph.D. is Professor of Medicine, and Director of Sex and Couples Therapy Training at the University of Ottawa. She is a clinical psychologist, certified in Sex Therapy and Education. Since 1983, Dr. Kleinplatz has been teaching Human Sexuality at the University of Ottawa. She has a particular interest in sexual health in the elderly, disabled and marginalized populations. Dr. Kleinplatz’s presentation at Limmud Toronto 2019 is called I Always Wondered Why We Couldn’t Have More Children: Women’s Experiences of Infertility after the Shoah. We are so excited to see you at Limmud Toronto 2019 THIS SUNDAY! Haven't bought your ticket? No worries; tickets will be sold at the door so don't be late!!

Time is running out! Make sure to get your tickets before 11:30 when online ticket sales end. Go to www.limmud.ca.