Limmud Toronto 2019: Full Schedule

THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. One does not register for sessions. Seating at individual sessions is first come, first served.

10:30am EST

Spiritual Care? What kind of a job is that for a nice Jew??

Join Yacov Fruchter in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Rena Arshinoff as we explore the career of spiritual care and unique and diverse learning journeys, and meaningful working environments.?

Speakers

Rena Arshinoff

Rabbi Rena Arshinoff is a staff Rabbi and Spiritual Care Practitioner at Baycrest with strong interests in spiritual support in Palliative Care, Chronic Illness, and support of staff. She is a certified Spiritual Care Practitioner in both Canada and the United States, and recently... Read More →

Yacov Fruchter

Yacov Fruchter is director of community building and spiritual engagement at Beth Tzedec Congregation. Yacov has recently graduated from a Master's of Pastoral Studies program at Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto and has spent four summers working in the spiritual care... Read More →

Sunday November 10, 2019 10:30am - 11:15am EST
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Panel

1:30pm EST

Across the spectrum: Understanding a fragmented Family and our sacred text

The Bible's first post-flood family is deeply fragmented. Rabbis from across the religious and exegetical spectrum analyze and discuss the biblical record of Hagar, Sarah, Abraham, Ishmael and Issac. After our first strides into the Jewish new year, what lessons should linger in our minds from this peculiar recounting?

Speakers

Menachem Creditor

Rabbi Menachem Creditor is the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar-in-Residence at UJA-Federation New York and the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. He has published 20 books and six albums of original Jewish music, including “None Shall Make Them Afraid” and “Olam Chesed Yibaneh... Read More →

Tina Grimberg

Tina Grimberg grew up in the Ukrainian city of Kiev. She moved to North America with her family when she was sixteen, and immediately became involved in the Jewish community of Indianapolis. She received her rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religions... Read More →

Yael Splansky

Yael Splansky is the Senior Rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto’s first synagogue.From the Boston area, she came to Toronto in 1998 after ordination from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio.Rabbi Splansky is committed to life-long learning... Read More →

Jesse Shore

Jesse Shore is graduate of Yeshiva University where he pursued a Masters in Bible and Rabbinic Ordination. His interests are in analytic philosophy and rabbinic literature. He currently serves as the assistant rabbi for Shaarei Shomayim Congregation in Toronto.

Sunday November 10, 2019 1:30pm - 2:15pm EST
J140

Panel

4:30pm EST

Campus Life: Personal Perspectives

With presenters from three of Toronto's largest universities, the university panel is hoping to cover topics that arise as a Jewish student on the Toronto campus. Each of the panelists will be discussing how they've each been involved in their respective Hillels on campus, and how they've balanced their identity as a Jew and Canadian university student. This will hopefully cover all kinds of topics: interfaith programming, outreach to other types of Jews, what it means to be a 'light unto the nations,' questioning the reality of antisemitism on the Canadian campus, the pursuit of academic Jewish studies, and how to deal with identity as a product of the millenial age.

Speakers

Hilly Adler

Hilly Adler is a second year Political Science student at York University. He is passionate about interfaith and intercultural initiatives and has been successful in finding shared values among different student groups. In a joint Israeli and Palestinian initiative, Hilly has led... Read More →

Levi Cassidy

Levi Cassidy is an MA candidate at the University of Toronto currently studying Russian Literature, in collaboration with the Centre for Jewish Studies. An active member of the Toronto Jewish community, Levi can be found wherever positive debate and dialogue are to be had.

Shirel Korobkin

Shirel Korobkin is a fourth year student at Ryerson university completing her Bachelors of Technology through the Graphic Communications Management program. She has a special interest in Packaging and Colour Management. Upon completing a Jewish Leadership and Advocacy course through... Read More →

Sofia Freudenstein

Sofia Freudenstein is a third year student pursuing a double major in Jewish Studies and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. She's actively involved in Hillel at UofT, was a multifaith intern last year, and was an intern for the organization Ayeka this past summer in Israel... Read More →

Sunday November 10, 2019 4:30pm - 5:15pm EST
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