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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.

1:00pm CDT

Soil and Soul in New Orleans: The Importance of Soil in Urban Farming and in Jewish Thought Gates of Prayer -- Board Room Addressing Fear: The Hidden Hope in "Adon Olam" Gates of Prayer -- Room 3 So You Fell Asleep During Services - Do You Still Count For a Minyan (And Other Neglected Texts That Are Loaded With Jewish Values!) Gates of Prayer -- Library

2:30pm CDT

It’s All Relative: King David’s Relationships with Michal, Jonathan, and Batsheva Gates of Prayer -- Library

4:00pm CDT

Three Patriarchs Walk into a Bar: A Humorous Look At the Ill Effects of Testosterone in the Book of Genesis Gates of Prayer -- Library

5:15pm CDT

"An Old Jewish Man Goes to Gan Eden and Gehinnom": A Play Gates of Prayer -- Sanctuary Infertility: Ancient Curses, Modern Blessings Gates of Prayer -- Adult Lounge Esther's Story: Two Versions of Purim Gates of Prayer -- Board Room

9:00am CDT

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

10:15am CDT

Will the Real Bible Please Stand Up? Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 213, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall [front]

1:30pm CDT

Tell Me Mother, Can You Hear Me Sing?: Exploring Theology Through Women’s Eyes Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205

2:45pm CDT

A Purim Murder Mystery Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 202

4:00pm CDT

"When Wine Goes in, Secrets Go Out”: Wine and Drunkenness in Talmudic Thought Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 207 Decoding the Squiggles: How Trope Shows Meaning Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 205 The Bible's Cutting Room Floor Lavin-Bernick Center -- Room 203