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Welcome to the program for Limmud Oz Melbourne 2025!

Join us for an immersive weekend festival of Jewish ideas and culture, with >100 presenters and sessions to choose from.
From Ben-Gurion to bagels, Yentl to yoga, we always have something for everyone. Limmud is an opportunity for you to cultivate a personal Jewish experience and learn from presenters you might never come across otherwise.

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Sunday June 8, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST
We will explore how the Zionist idea has fared in the United States over the past century. Despite common misconceptions, it has actually had a varied and often controversial history. Ultimately, the key to understanding its importance falls on its religious meaning far more than any purely political idea, and particularly on its connection to the idea of the "state" rather than any Zionist ideology per se, hence the rising popularity of the term "Israelism".
Speakers
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Joshua Shanes

Joshua Shanes is Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Center for Israel Studies at the College of Charleston. He has published widely on modern Jewish politics and religion - as well as antisemitism and contemporary American politics - in a wide range of academic and popular... Read More →
Sunday June 8, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST
RG1.17 (ensemble room) - Rm 8

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