Together as a community, online
Click on any name to see a full description. You’re welcome to drop in any time over the course of the event. Sign up to receive the zoom codes. All times are in China Time (GMT+8).
Friday May 1st:
6:30pm - Taipei Jewish Community Live Stream Musical Kabbalat Shabbat & Maariv Led by Leon Fenster
7:30pm - Interactive, Musical Limmud Virtual Shabbat Led by Julia Ullman & Dan Kohane
Saturday, May 2nd:
7:30 pm - Havdallah and Limmud China Kickoff! Join us online or at small gatherings hosted in Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei!
Sunday May 3rd:
9 - 10 am
room 1 - Matan Malavski: Thriving, not just Surviving CoViD-19
room 2 - Rebecca Kanthor: How we started China’s first kids music festival
10 - 11 am
room 1 - Fred Morgan: Who is a Jew? How to pin down Jewish identity
room 2 - Dan Kohane: Virtual Tov! - Jewish Camp-Style Song Session
11am - 12
room 1 - Paul French: Strangers on the Praia – The Wartime Jewish Community in Macao – Refugees and Resistance
unique Zoom code - BBYO Teen Panel: Teen Panel about life as a Jewish youth in Asia and around the globe. Moderated by Emma Rosman.
2 - 3 pm
room 1 - Belamie Peddle: A Lewis Deep Democracy Exploration of our Losses and Gains in this Time
room 2 - Clémentine 梅婷 Assayag: The similarities between the Chinese and Jewish culture
3 - 4 pm
room 1 -Nathan Alfred, Liat Solomon, Martha Bergadine, David Kunin, Glenn Leibowitz: Jewish Communities in Asia, Panel
room 2 - Guy Sharett: Gender in Modern Hebrew from Haverimot to WAZE
4 - 5 pm
room 1 - Marcelo Dimentstein, Mario Izcovich: Findings of the First Survey of Jewish Leaders and Community Professionals in Asia, 2020
room 2 - Ofer Farjun: Introduction to Lean Startup - Create a sustainable business during coronavirus times
8 - 9 pm
room 1 - Leon Fenster: The Beijing Haggadah and Beyond
room 2 - Naamah Kelman, Elan Ezrachi: Reflections on Israel and Jewish Peoplehood in the time of Corona.
9 - 10 pm
room 1 - Jesse Appell: Jewish Community and Comedy and China
room 2 - Jamie Fleishman: The Wandering Jew(s): Our Collective and Individual Journeys Finding Home
Monday May 4th:
9 - 10 am
room 1 - S. Robert Morais: Shanghai: Opportunity and Refuge“ The story of my family’s 100 years in Shanghai. Introduced by Yael Farjun.
10 - 11 am
room 1 - Aaron Berkovich: Jewish innovation in times of crisis
room 2 - Roberta Lipson: Hebrews, Health, Hygiene and the history of hate in epidemic scapegoating
11 - 12 am
room 1 - David Knoll: A strategy for building stronger Jewish communities
room 2 - Aston Kwok: China-Israel relations in the midst of Covid-19 epidemic - a continuing balancing act
Highlights for Kids and Teens!
Virtual Tov! Camp-Style Song Session led by Dan Kohane (Bali): Sunday, May 3 - 10 am
BBYO Teen Panel: Jewish Youth & Teen Life in China: Sunday, May 3 - 11 am
Clémentine 梅婷 Assayag - Comparing Jewish Culture & Chinese Culture: Sunday, May 3 - 2 pm
How it works
Once you register to join, you’ll be sent the Zoom meeting ID and password. This will be the same ID and password for most sessions and events. You’ll also be sent the full schedule and list of sessions.
You’re welcome to drop in any time over the course of the event, and there will be plenty of time for virtual socializing for those that want.
Register by April 27
Limmud China is part of a global network of Limmud communities driven by learning and curiosity, and is supported by the JDC.
Donate here to support Limmud China
We’d like to thank our partner organizations: The JDC, Kehillat Beijing, The Taiwan Jewish Community, Kehilat Shanghai, Moishe House Shanghai and Beijing, and the Limmud network of communities.