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Limmud NY 2016

Gad Marcus

NYU

Gad Marcus currently writes a philosophical dissertation in Education & Jewish Studies at NYU. Born in England, Gad grew up in Switzerland and Israel. He served in the IDF and worked as a SCUBA Instructor before receiving a B.Ed. from David Yellin and a M.A. in Jewish Philosophy from Tel-Aviv University.

2:45pm

Shechitah and Ethics: Is Kosher Slaughter 'Humane'? BelltownNaftali Hanau

8:45pm

Bringing Spirituality Into Our Lives High RidgeAvi Weiss Surfing the Waves: A Talmudic Story - Turning Chaos into Normal GroveDavid Ingber • Joe Septimus Talmudic Stories: From History to Literature GlenbrookJeffrey Rubenstein

10:30pm

The Adam Lipton Memorial Tisch Ballroom IIIYaffa Epstein • Shir Yaakov Feit • David Ingber Jewish Diplomacy – Israeli (foreign?) policy towards world Jewry SpringdaleShimon Mercer-Wood 'The Spirituality of Laughter: A Jewish Look at the Holiness of Humor' High RidgeRobert Alper

8:30am

Mindfulness Meditation: What's it All About? Long RidgeSusie Kessler

10:00am

What Makes Jews So Funny? High RidgeDavid Kaufman

12:15pm

Defining Open Orthodoxy GroveAvi Weiss

1:45pm

Heschel’s Spiritual Humanism: Jewish Education for the 21st Century CovePeter Geffen

3:00pm

Ecstatic Mincha Long RidgeJessica Minnen

3:30pm

How to Read a Talmudic Story: Structure, Narrative Art and Symbolism WestoverJeffrey Rubenstein

5:15pm

Torah Lishmah and Modern Philosophers High RidgeGad Marcus Seuda Shlishit Ballroom IIIDavid Ingber • Avi Weiss

8:15pm

From Woodstock to JTS: The Journey of a Biblical Scholar AspenAlan Cooper Laying Down The (Jewish) Law: Is Being 'Bad' Sometimes Good for the Jews? GroveYaffa Epstein • David Ingber

10:15am

Two Journeys in Search of God and Torah: Shai Held and David Ingber in Conversation GroveShai Held • David Ingber

12:00pm

An Astrologer, Rabbi, Bride, Snake & Pauper Walk into a Garden: An Amazing Talmudic Story – Eden Redux WestoverJoe Septimus

3:30pm

The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America's Jewish Vacationland SpringdaleMarisa Scheinfeld The State of Liberal Zionism: A Public Conversation GroveRuth Calderon • Yehuda Kurtzer

5:15pm

Why Jeremiah Hated Religion (and Maybe We Should, Too) GroveShai Held

10:00pm

What I Learned at Harvard Divinity School on One Foot WestoverJoshua Krug

10:15am

For a Jewish Democratic State of Israel: End the Occupation WillowSteven Cohen Reconsidering Education: The 'future of Jewish life' is in your hands. GlenbrookSheridan Gayer Shattering the Tablets: Uncovering the Meaning of Jewish Life GroveLeon Morris