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LimmudFest NY 2020

8:30pm EST

From Kilayim to CRISPR: Jewish Concerns with Gene Editing Presentation Room (Atrium) The Power of Love: How the Commandments to Love Can Minimize Abuses of Power WLSS (2nd Floor) Understanding Jewish Marriage in Halakhic Discourse K306

9:45pm EST

Facebook and Lashon Hara: Using Social Media Responsibly WLSS (2nd Floor)

12:00pm EST

Radical Amazement: How to Live in Wonder Each and Every Day K306

1:15pm EST

The Different Stages of Mourning in the Aftermath of Tragedy WLSS (2nd Floor)

2:45pm EST

Family vs. Nation: Does the Land of Israel Supersede the Jewish Home? WLSS (2nd Floor)

5:15pm EST

Civil Marriage in Israel: An Unholy Mess K306 The Earth is the Lord’s: Jewish Perspectives on Environmental Protection Presentation Room (Atrium) The Power of Speech: Are We Still Speaking the Same Language? WLSS (2nd Floor)

8:45pm EST

Yaffa & Esther's Excellent Limmudventure: A Judeo-Cultural Odyssey K306

9:00am EST

Sinai to AI: The Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Jewish Law WLSS (2nd Floor) The Power of One: What Can Jewish Texts Teach Us About Jewish Unity? K406 Separating the Art from the Artist: Jewish Ethics and Media Consumption in the #MeToo Era K306

10:15am EST

When Bold Women Study Talmud: Taking Back Aggadah K506 Politics from the Pulpit: Moral Imperative or Moral Concern? K610 Praying To/For/With God?: Three Talmudic Alternatives to Traditional Prayer U408 Where’s the Love? Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Unique Perspective on Dating, Relationships and Marriage K306

11:30am EST

Higher Ethics: Ancient and Contemporary Jewish Voices in the Conversation on Legalizing Marijuana K406 What Happens with the Jews Stays with the Jews? Communal Betrayal and Non-Jewish Authority K610 Words that Cannot Be Written: Oral Torah and Chosenness in the Pachad Yitzchak WLSS (2nd Floor) A Winter's Tale 10th Floor Conference Room

1:00pm EST

Compare and Contrast: Teaching Daf Yomi in Borough Park or on Twitter - a Case Study 10th Floor Conference Room To Hold Opposites in Your Heart: Rav Yitzchak Hutner and the Value of Religious Pessimism WLSS (2nd Floor)

2:15pm EST

Love Stories of the Rabbis: Talmudic Teachings on Desire and Devotion 10th Floor Conference Room Modern Love with a Talmudic Twist K506 Talmud for Poets Presentation Room (Atrium)

3:30pm EST

Building an Animated Jewish Future: A Case Study from Four Rabbis' Trip to Paradise K406 Joseph's Wrestling with an Angel U401

5:00pm EST

Bibliodrama: Integrating Theater with Torah K506 Once Upon a Time in...Jewish Solidarity Presentation Room (Atrium) Huppah, Kiddushin and Cui Bono: Who Benefits in Marriage? WLSS (2nd Floor) The Netsiv's Contribution to Saving the Planet U407

6:15pm EST

A Controversy Most Fowl: Turkeys, Orthodox Female Rabbis, and How 'Old World' Judaism Incorporates 'New World' Ideas K610 Taking Responsibility for Others: Mitzvah or Folly? Jewish Wisdom on Guarantors K406

9:00pm EST

Are Holocaust Jokes Funny? K306

9:00am EST

Uncovering Nakedness: Does Gender Really Matter? Presentation Room (Atrium) In the Beginning, God Created: Sacred Arts and Sacred Texts Intensive 10th Floor Conference Room