Limmud Oz Melbourne 2025

The last 40 years have seen the destruction of liberal philosophy, based on the rule of law and "Judeo-Christian" values. Priority has been given to groups that are considered victims, and there has been a rewiring of history from the modern school to colonial/settler history. To understand ordinary Westerners and students and support Gaza one needs to understand their belief system and how it brings a completely different perspective on the world.

Why not find a Jewish way to be spiritually uplifted and revitalised? in this session you will gain tools from the Kabbalah for uplifting the soul, improving sleep and feeling relaxed. We will explore original ancient texts with English translation as well as experience techniques of meditation and relaxation in the framework of Jewish mysticism. You will be empowered to practise these tools after the festival at your own convenience.

Our narrative of Jewish history is dominated by leaders and scholars who are male. Yet there are many outstanding female figures who contributed to our story in varied and significant ways. This session offers an introduction to many of them across a range of fields and centuries.

Thistledown Seed is a story about redemption, linking to family heritage and culture and finding one’s own identity when intergenerational trauma has led to a deafening silence about family following the devastating losses inflicted by the Holocaust. In this session I will explore what motivated me to write my memoir when so much has already been written about my family.

Are you interested in all the chewy Jewy topics often not covered in the current newscycle? Join TJI's Dashiel Lawrence, your third cousin Tami Sussman and some experts who'll be addressing all the ignorant questions you're too ashamed to ask .... in a special live recording of the podcast Ashamed to Admit!

My paper will focus on how Jewish Spiritual Ecology and Tikkun Olam contribute to the Climate Crisis and Ecological Challenges we face at this time. The Jewish tradition acknowledges Creation as Sacred. The Universe created by the Creator Being was observed to be Good! The first humans were told to take of Creation. ‘All I have created, I created for you.do not destroy it,.. for there is no-one to come after to you repair it.'