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UID:pretalx-limmud-2026-RLCTE8@programm.limmud.de
DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260430T200000
DTEND;TZID=CET:20260430T214000
DESCRIPTION:How do we meet each other's truths\, hurts\, and hopes despite 
 deep differences\, bridge divides\, and imagine kinder\, more peaceful rea
 lities for all?\n"Meet Me in the Messy Middle" invites conversation with R
 abbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, local leaders\, and guests on current events\, th
 e urgent need for face-to-face dialogue in times of conflict and division\
 , and Jewish perspectives on moral repair and resilience. \nA key theme in
  Rabbi Amichai's Sabbath Queen film and his work with Rabbis for Human Rig
 hts is the "both/and" approach\, embracing fusion over binary thinking to 
 navigate personal\, religious\, and political ruptures. Through stories—
 on screen\, around the Sabbath table\, or in listening circles—we open t
 o diverse narratives\, fostering respect\, justice\, and peace.
DTSTAMP:20260504T131537Z
LOCATION:(EG) Grimm
SUMMARY:Meet Me in the Messy Middle - Amichai Lau-Lavie
URL:https://programm.limmud.de/limmud-2026/talk/RLCTE8/
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UID:pretalx-limmud-2026-3J9QRA@programm.limmud.de
DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260501T134000
DTEND;TZID=CET:20260501T152000
DESCRIPTION:In the shadow of war\, settler violence against Palestinian com
 munities in the West Bank has escalated to alarming levels. This session b
 rings one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Jewish activism to
  Limmud for a frank conversation about what is happening on the ground\, a
 nd what a Judaism rooted in human rights demands of us in response.
DTSTAMP:20260504T131537Z
LOCATION:(EG) Meiningen
SUMMARY:Bearing Witness\, Building Bridges: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie on Sett
 ler Violence\, Human Rights\, and Jewish-Palestinian Cooperation in the We
 st Bank - Maja Sojref\, Amichai Lau-Lavie
URL:https://programm.limmud.de/limmud-2026/talk/3J9QRA/
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UID:pretalx-limmud-2026-3NJC7V@programm.limmud.de
DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260501T153500
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DESCRIPTION:How the forgotten tale of two rival kingdoms and one vital Hebr
 ew letter can help us deal with diversity and heal beyond divisions. In th
 is provocative presentation Rabbi Amichai Lau Lavie turns an often ignored
  episode of ancient Jewish history—the schism between the two  kingdoms 
 that birthed the Bible into a vivid mirror for today’s increasingly pola
 rized world. “All We Need is Vav” offers a surprising journey from the
  Bible Age to the Age of Instagram\, where a single Hebrew letter—vav\, 
 “and”—becomes a transformational tool for living beyond either/or po
 litics of division.
DTSTAMP:20260504T131537Z
LOCATION:(EG) Meiningen
SUMMARY:All You Need is Vav - Amichai Lau-Lavie
URL:https://programm.limmud.de/limmud-2026/talk/3NJC7V/
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UID:pretalx-limmud-2026-WDQNMN@programm.limmud.de
DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260502T102000
DTEND;TZID=CET:20260502T120000
DESCRIPTION:An Alternative Shabbat Morning (Shachrit) God-Optional Prayer C
 ircle\, led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.\nRecharge your ritual reality at t
 his everybody-friendly\, God-optional meditative & interactive contemplati
 ve circle for body and soul\, inspired by the Jewish Sabbath liturgy and a
 ncestral wisdom\, with an engaging offering of grounding\, gratitude\, poe
 try and open hearted conversations to lift up healing and hope\, towards m
 ore compassion and peace.
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LOCATION:(2OG) Kuppelsaal
SUMMARY:Sabbath SoulSpa - Amichai Lau-Lavie
URL:https://programm.limmud.de/limmud-2026/talk/WDQNMN/
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UID:pretalx-limmud-2026-3XYULP@programm.limmud.de
DTSTART;TZID=CET:20260503T104000
DTEND;TZID=CET:20260503T122000
DESCRIPTION:How do we define "Who is a Jew" in an era of increasing interma
 rriage and political polarization? How do we balance the integrity of Jewi
 sh law with the lived reality of our families? \nThe International Masort
 i Movement is asking these questions and working on new halakhic policies 
 - join us in exploring this work in process. \nAmichai has taken a bold s
 tep forward with his "Joy Proposal" - choosing to officiate at intermarria
 ges under some circumstances and therefore choosing to leave the Masorti R
 abbinical Assembly.  The film Sabbath Queen explores his journey. (It mig
 ht be a good idea to watch it before this session.)\nGesa has been part of
  the conversations of the Rabbinical Assembly\, of which she is now presid
 ent. In her shul\, the majority of Bar/Bat Mitzvah kids have one parent wh
 o is not halakhically Jewish. \nWe want to discuss the deeper theological
  and communal shifts required to sustain Jewish life in the Diaspora and i
 n Israel today\, taking two distinct but deeply rooted approaches to the f
 uture of the Jewish people\, both committed to the evolving boundaries of 
 the Jewish peoplehood.
DTSTAMP:20260504T131537Z
LOCATION:(2OG) Kuppelsaal
SUMMARY:Love\, Law\, and the Jewish "We": New Responses to Intermarriage - 
 Gesa Ederberg\, Amichai Lau-Lavie
URL:https://programm.limmud.de/limmud-2026/talk/3XYULP/
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