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Limmud Oz 2019
Online bookings have now closed. All tickets can be purchased at the door. Click HERE for prices.
- DOORS OPEN | on Saturday 15 June at 7pm for a 7:30pm start, on Sunday 16 June at 8:45am for a 9:30am start, and on Monday 17 June at 10:30am for an 11am start.
- PROGRAM | Click HERE to view
- ADDRESS | The Roundhouse, UNSW, Kensington. Entrance via Anzac Parade, opposite NIDA.
- PARKING | Saturday night and Sunday free parking at NIDA 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington. Additional free parking is available at the parking station at Gate 14, Barker St. Monday free parking after 6:30pm at NIDA 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington. Very limited parking in surrounding streets. The carpark at Gate 14, Barker St has paid parking on the top two levels and is then free from 7:30pm. We recommend taking public transport on Monday.
- Please note that you may encounter traffic delays due to light rail construction around UNSW.
- BUSES stop along Anzac Parade
- FOOD & COFFEE | Lunch, dinner, snacks and barista-made coffee will be available for purchase. All food is kosher and there are vegetarian and gluten free options available.
We look forward to welcoming you to Limmud Oz!
- 0-2s – bring them to our free play area (parent/guardian must accompany child)
- Ages 3-5 – interactive activities and play stations (supervision provided)
- Years K – 2 – interactive program and play stations (supervision provided)
- Years 3 – 6 – interactive program and play stations (supervision provided)
- Teens – sessions from the general program appropriate for teens have been marked in the handbook that you will receive at registration
Click here to view our program.
We will running a supervised program on Sunday only.
An unsupervised play area will be available on Monday – parents and guardians are welcome to bring their kids here.
We are inclusive and welcome kids of all abilities.
All kids must bring their own water bottle and packed lunch (or purchase at Limmud Oz – lunch will be for sale). Morning and afternoon tea will be provided.
Limmud Oz is an immersive 3-day festival that will take you one step further on your Jewish journey. Our program is filled with numerous choices – insightful panels, powerful talks, hands-on workshops, revealing interviews, moving performances and more – delivered by international and Australian presenters.
Limmud is a global network and has events in 80+ countries and Limmud events take place in Sydney every year. This year promises to be enriching, exciting and unexpected!
Read more about the Limmud Core Values, Presenter Guidelines and other Limmud events.
We’ve built a program which has multiple sessions every hour. If you feel like hearing a talk on the latest events taking place in the Middle East, or are more in the mood for a session on the arts, there’s guaranteed to be something on for you. Sessions are run by educators, artists, academics, performers, experts and enthusiasts. Choose what you go to and when. Be part of interesting conversations, ideas, culture, diversity and meet people from varying backgrounds and affiliations.
Who goes to Limmud Oz?
Left, right, or somewhere in between. Religious, secular, traditional or Jewish by choice. Four year olds, uni students, families and great-grandparents. Regardless of your age, affiliation or Jewish background, Limmud Oz is an inclusive, inter-generational, open and respectful community. Everyone is a student, and everyone can be a teacher. There’s a place for everyone at Limmud Oz.
- Text & tradition: Torah and Tanach, Talmud, Jewish law, mysticism, philosophy, prayer, theology, ethics.
- Our history, our memory: personal stories, ancient & modern Jewish history, archaeology, biography, the Holocaust.
- Society & politics: community, cultural issues, education, environment, gender and sexuality, interfaith, languages, politics, social justice & action.
- Arts & culture: comedy, dance, drama, film, food, literature, music, performance, poetry, storytelling, theatre, visual arts.
- Everything Israel: Israeli history and current affairs, Israel-Diaspora relations, regional politics, peace and conflict, Israeli culture and innovation, Zionist theory.
- Mind, body & soul: spirituality, physical & mental wellbeing, holistic spaces.
- The Market Place will run on Sunday 16 June from 11am – 4pm.
- Set up is from 10am.
- Limmud will provide each stall with 1 x trestle table and 2 x chairs per stall.
Stall holder responsibilities
- Setting up and clearing away their stalls; providing their own merchandise, signing and table coverings; manning the stall at all times
- Limmud does not taker responsiblity or cover damage or breakages to your merchandise or goods.
Each stall holder must register fora stallholder ticket (scroll down for ticket information). Please note this ticket is for running the stall only and does not grant you entry to lectures and workshops. if you wish attend Limmud as a participant, you will need to purchase a general admission ticket.
If you have further questions or would like to register, please contact Liat Silberman liat@albanyconsult.com or Anna on 9381 4000
Why volunteer?
Volunteers are the life-blood of Limmud, both in the lead-up to events as well as on the day.
If you want to get the most out of your Limmud experience, then come and volunteer – whatever your skills, whoever you are, and however much time you can spare. You’ll be helped and guided by the team, make great friends, and be rewarded by the fruits of your labour!
Volunteer at Limmud Oz!
There are two ways to get involved:
1. Be part of the organising team which creates Limmud Oz 2019.
2. Volunteer on the day.
Volunteering on the organising team
If you would like to be part of the organising team, there are opportunities to get involved with:
- Logistics
- Participant care/experience
- Marketing
- Young and Teen Limmud
- Programming
- Volunteer care/experience
Volunteer on the day
- Registration
- Photography
- Session room monitors
- Young Limmud supervision
- Equipment and room set-up and schlepping
- Setting up and setting down the venue
- And more!
We’re always happy to have some new and friendly faces, so if you’d like to volunteer, please contact limmud@shalom.edu.au
Accommodation | Affordable and comfortable accommodation can be found in Randwick.
- Randwick Lodge www.sydneylodges.com/
- Veriu www.veriu.com.au/
- Royal Hotel Randwick royalhotelrandwick.com.au/
View the Yom Limmud 2018 program
Submissions have closed for this year’s Limmud Oz, and we’ve had a huge number of presenter applications come through over the last two months. We will be responding to all presenters who applied to present in the week of 23rd April. Thank you for your understanding.
Thank you for your interest in presenting at Limmud Oz 2019. Sydney’s Festival of Jewish Ideas is as interesting, inspiring and colourful as its presenters – we can’t wait to see what you’d like to share with us this year!
Our volunteer programming team, responsible for curating a rich, diverse program across many themes, will review applications. Please complete all the mandatory fields in this form by 31 March 2019 and we will contact you by 15 April 2019 to inform you whether your session/s will be included in the Limmud Oz 2019 program. If your session/s is not included in our program, you will be offered a full refund or the opportunity to upgrade to a participant ticket.
Before filling out the application form below, please read through the following steps carefully:
- To ensure your session/s conform to our goals and values, please read Limmud’s core values and programming policy
- You will need to complete this form in one sitting. The session expires in 25 mins. If you close the window without submitting it, your responses will not be saved. We recommend you download the presenter application form before filling in the form below, and recording your questions in a Word document so that you have a copy.
- Once you have submited your form, you will receive a confirmation email from our booking system (TryBooking). Please check you junk or spam inboxes in case the email has ended up there. Please keep this for your records.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss your session, please contact limmudsydney@gmail.com or call Anna Stern on (02) 9381 4000.
Presenter application fee
Volunteerism and participation are key features of Limmud and we deeply appreciate how generous presenters are with their time and talent. Limmud Oz is also a non-profit program which relies on donations and application fees. In recognition of the contribution presenters make to Limmud, we ask that presenters pay a nominal financial contribution of $50 ($30 for concession card holders and under 30s – use promo code CONCESSION at checkout) which also offers them full access to the dynamic 3-day festival beyond their presenting times. This is significantly discounted from the full fee which is over $200.
Financial support
We believe that no one should miss out on Limmud due to financial difficulties and will do our utmost to make your participation possible. Enquiries about assistance will be managed in a discreet and confidential manner. Please contact Shalom Limmud Director, Anna Stern anna@shalom.edu.au / (02) 9381 4000.
Contribute to Limmud by becoming a sponsor or partner. Contact limmud@shalom.edu.au / 9381 4273 if you would like to discuss this further.
Limmud Oz Partnership Tiers
$2000 – Bronze partner
• Inclusion of logo on Shalom: Limmud website
• 1 x dedicated FB post about your brand/organisation in lead-up to Limmud (before 15 June)
• Recognition as Limmud Bronze Partner in Limmud program
• 1/4 page ad in Limmud program
• 1 x banner at Limmud Oz
• 2 x complimentary tickets to Limmud Oz
$3500 – Silver partner
• Inclusion of logo on Shalom: Limmud website
• 1 x dedicated FB post about your brand/organisation in lead-up to Limmud (before 15 June)
• 1 x dedicated LinkedIn post about your brand/organisation in lead-up to Limmud (before 15 June)
• Recognition as Limmud Silver Partner in Limmud program
• 1/2 page ad in Limmud program
• 1 x banner at Limmud Oz
• 4 x complimentary tickets to Limmud Oz
Over $3500 – Gold partner
• Inclusion of logo on Shalom: Limmud website
• 1 x dedicated FB post about your brand/organisation in lead-up to Limmud (before 15 June)
• 1 x dedicated LinkedIn post about your brand/organisation in lead-up to Limmud (before 15 June)
• 1 x dedicated Instagram post about your brand/organisation in lead-up to Limmud (before 15 June)
• 1 x mention and logo in 1 x Shalom: Limmud newsletter acknowledging support (before 15 June)
• Recognition as Limmud Gold Partner in Limmud program
• 1 page ad in Limmud program
• 2 x banners at Limmud Oz
• 8 x complimentary tickets to Limmud Oz