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LimmudFest New Orleans 2016

*All sessions are temporarily scheduled for Friday at 5:00 p.m. Check back in mid-February for the real schedule.

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8:30am CDT

Registration Lavin-Bernick Center -- Hallway

9:00am CDT

The Birth of Jazz and the Jews of Rampart Street Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203 Creating a Passover Seder You’ll Never Forget Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208 Whatcha Done for Yourself Lately? Creating New Rituals Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202 Passover Cooking for All Ages Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209 Exploring Jewish History through the Archives of The Historic New Orleans Collection Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204 If Not a Two-State Solution, Then What? If Not Now, Then When? Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210 The Kabbalistic Endeavor: Building a Bridge to God Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201 Theological Modesty: Text Based Lessons in Support of Tolerance and Pluralism in the Jewish Community. Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back] What is "Reform" Judaism? Dissecting an Obscure (But Fascinating) Document Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206 Community Make & Take: A Limmud Mural Lavin-Bernick Center -- Hallway

10:15am CDT

Jews on Broadway Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201 This MUST Be a Sign: What Signage in Israel Tells Us About Politics, Nationalism, and the Future Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204 Mindful Parenting Is Jewish Parenting Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205 The History Behind the Mystery: Jewish Immigration, Southern Anti-Semitism, Racism, and the Award-Winning Novel, The Cottoncrest Curse. Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202 From Schmaltz to Svelte: Experienced Chefs Showcase Eat Fit NOLA Approved Classics Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208 What's in a Name? An Exercise in Collage Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207 Especially for Teens: There’s No Such Thing As a Small Mitzvah: More than 36 (2 X Chai) Easy Ways You Can Use Your Mitzvah Power to Make a BIG Difference with Just a Little Tzedakah Money and/or a Minimum of Time... Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203 Meditation Workshop: Building a Jewish Meditation Practice Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210 Will the Real Bible Please Stand Up? Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [front] Calypso a la Yiddish Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209 Wise Ones, Smarty Pants and Fools: Jewish Folktales for Hearing and Telling (for 7 to 12 year olds) Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206

11:30am CDT

Jewish Identity Spoken Word Writing Workshop Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205 THE OLD RENEWED AND THE NEW SANCTIFIED: Personal Reflections on a 20th- to 21st-Century Crescent City Reform Rabbinate. Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203 Engaging Children in Adult Spaces Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204 Especially for Teens: Me and Katrina: Talking with Teens Ten Years Later Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206 Trail of the Southern Matzoh Ball: Exploring Southern Jewish Food in New Orleans Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202 Colors of the Soul Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207 Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201 Managing Conflict When Talking About Israel: How to Have Constructive Conversations, Part One: Concepts and Guidelines Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208 Southern Jews in the Crucible of Civil Rights Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210 Israeli Dancing for Kids Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 200, Mezzanine Mask Making Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 212, Qatar Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

Picturing the Faces of the Promised Land: Exploring Kehinde Wiley’s World Stage: Israel Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 204 How Can I Help? An Artful Dialogue (A Conversation About Art, Mental Health, and Judaism) Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210 "You Don't Look Jewish": Racial Diversity in American Jewish Communities Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203 Tell Me Mother, Can You Hear Me Sing?: Exploring Theology Through Women’s Eyes Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205 Honor Your Father and Your Mother: Caring For Our Parents Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201 My Parents Say They Want Me To Be Happy, Healthy,a Mensch, and a Jew, But All They Really Want From Me Is For Me to Get Good Grades: 24 Questions Parents May Wish to Ask Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back] Music with Meryl Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209 Managing Conflict When Talking About Israel – How to Have Constructive Conversations, Part Two: Workshop Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208 "Haters Gonna Hate" : What to Do When Prejudice Becomes Crime Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202 Mask Making (for Older Kids) Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207

2:45pm CDT

Jewish Dancing Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 200, Mezzanine Altering the Genome: Jewish Thoughts Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208 I Am Filling Out My Driver's License Forms and Have a Question: The Jewish Position on Organ Donation Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back] Mah Jongg Workshop: Fun for all Ages Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 212, Qatar Ballroom Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof: Considering Our Consumer Choices Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 206 Creating with Clay: Mezuzah Project Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207 Lawfare: Law, Ethics, and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflicts in International Courts Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210 You KNOW What Needs Changing: Learn How to Make It Happen Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201 Human Generosity as Proof of God Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203 A Purim Murder Mystery Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202 PJ LIBRARY® PURIM STATION Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 209

4:00pm CDT

Voices of Spiritual Resistance in Terezín Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 210 Imagining the Other Through Art Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205 The Age of iJewish: The infiltration of the Digital Age into Jewish Life Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202 "When Wine Goes in, Secrets Go Out”: Wine and Drunkenness in Talmudic Thought Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207 The Israeli War of Independence: Victory of a Sort Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 208 Becoming Americans: The Holocaust Survivors of New Orleans Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 201 Decoding the Squiggles: How Trope Shows Meaning Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205 The Bible's Cutting Room Floor Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203

5:15pm CDT

Closing Concert: Bringing It All Together Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [back]