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Limmud LA returns with Jewish learning festival spanning politics, comedy and culture

The January gathering will bring together Israeli public figures, writers, and community activists, with programs for children and adults.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A picture of a conference hosted by Limmud LA posted on the organization's website.
[FILE PHOTO] About 500 people attended the first full-weekend Limmud FSU gathering in the United States since before Covid, at a site in suburban New Jersey, May 2022.

Limmud LA to return in 2027 with more than 100 Jewish learning sessions

The Los Angeles festival, scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants and is accepting proposals from prospective presenters.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Limmud FSU volunteers pause for a photo with Israel's ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek (in center with red tie), former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubenstein (in foreground), and Limmud FSU founder Chaim Chesler (in dark suit).

Jewish festival returns to Azerbaijan, one sign of Baku’s growing ties with Israel

The June 11 event was the second gathering in under a year in Azerbaijan for Limmud FSU.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
Limud conference in Baku in 2022.

First ever conference of Jewish learning in Azerbaijan

"Azerbaijan, and the country’s president, are a role model for other Muslim countries where relations with Israel are concerned," said Marc Schneier.

|BySARA WEINSTEIN

Expanding minds and grappling with pluralism in the Arava

Is there room for God in a secular or humanistic approach to Judaism?

FEBRUARY 23, 2016ByHANNAH KATSMAN
Dan Shechtman

Limmud FSU leader discuss battle against BDS

Limmud FSU organizes a dozen events a year for some 40,000 Russian-speaking Jews in 10 countries.

FEBRUARY 19, 2016ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
From left: Matthew Bronfman, Gilad Erdan, Michal Grayevsky and Chaim Chesler

Former Soviet Union Jews convene for first major West Coast conference

The weekend marked the inaugural convention on the West Coast for Limmud FSU, an organization dedicated to sparking a cultural renaissance among Jews who trace their roots back to the USSR.

FEBRUARY 1, 2016ByEITAN AROM/JNS.ORG
The Limmud FSU West Coast conference, from left to right: Limmud FSU Founder Chaim Chesler, Limmud FSU Chair Matthew Bronfman, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, Rabbi Marc Schneier, and Limmud FSU Co-Founder Sandra Cahn

First-ever Limmud FSU West Coast conference to feature Bento Box story

Limmud FSU West Coast will feature an array of prominent speakers, including Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.

JANUARY 29, 2016ByLAURA KELLY
BENTO BOX Animation CEO Scott Greenberg relaxes at his Burbank, California, office

Limmud UK touts ‘start-up community’

“Israel describes itself as a ‘start-up nation’ and I think Limmud is a sort of startup community."

DECEMBER 29, 2015ByJOSH DELL
From left: Limmud Conference 2015 Co-Chair Michael Gladstone, Limmud FSU Founder Chaim Chesler, outgoing Limmud Chair Kevin Sefton, MP John Mann, Conference Programming Co-Chair Deborah Blausten, Curator Yoram Dori, and Int'l Steering Committee Chair David Bilchitz

Sparks fly over Turkey at Limmud FSU parley

Herzog says deal comes too late, while Liberman calls it ‘dangerous’ for Israel.

DECEMBER 19, 2015BySTEVE LINDE
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog speaks at a Limmud FSU gathering at Kibbutz Ginosar, December 18, 2015

Netanyahu meets with Limmud FSU leadership

In addition to the prime minister, the group met with an array of politicians from all sides of the political map.

DECEMBER 17, 2015ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Limmud FSU leadership

Promoting Jewish identity and dialogue to strengthen Israel

A dialogue with philanthropist and social activist Matthew Bronfman.

NOVEMBER 12, 2015BySAM SOKOL
Matthew Bronfman

Revisiting Rabin’s ancestral home in Ukraine – 20 years after the assassination

Limmud FSU founder located the birthplace of late prime minister's father, even though the Rabin family thought it impossible.

NOVEMBER 8, 2015ByASHER WEILL
A memorial tablet carrying the bronze image of Nechemia Rabin flanked by his two children, Yitzhak and Rachel

Edelstein, Sharansky call to preserve memory of ‘heroic’ Soviet aliya

Knesset hosts special event to mark 25 years since ‘the opening of the gates.’

OCTOBER 20, 2015BySTEVE LINDE
KNESSET SPEAKER Yuli Edelstein looks at 50 historic photographs from the Soviet Jewish exodus exhibited by Limmud FSU and ‘The Jerusalem Post’ at a special ceremony marking 25 years since ‘the opening of the gates’ in the Knesset’s Chagall Hall yesterday.