Name: Joy as resistance: reclaiming light in a darkened world
Start: 2025-06-09T14:45:00+1000
End: 2025-06-09T15:45:00+1000

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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Monday June 9, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm AEST

M1.03 - Rm 2

In times of collective grief and personal challenge, choosing joy is not frivolous - it’s a powerful act of resilience. This inspiring session draws on positive psychology and the science of laughter to explore how joy can uplift, unite and heal. Ros Ben-Moshe offers practical strategies to cultivate lightness, humour and connection - reminding us that joy, even in the darkest times, is both a Jewish value and profoundly human way to reclaim hope and restore wellbeing.

Speakers

Ros Ben-Moshe

Ros Ben-Moshe is a wellbeing author, academic and speaker passionate about uplifting lives through laughter and positivity. She developed a world-first course in Laughter, Resilience and Wellbeing and is an Adjunct lecturer at La Trobe University. Her books include The Laughter Effect... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm AEST
M1.03 - Rm 2

Mind body and soul

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Ros Ben-Moshe

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