Each Taste of Limmud NY program is an opportunity to experience the diversity of programming at the Limmud NY conference in one evening. The minimum required donation for this event is $10, which you can pay at the door.

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Taste of Limmud NY on the Upper West Side

Tuesday, March 16
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Drisha Institute for Jewish Education
37 West 65th Street, 5th floor
New York, NY 10023

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PaRDeS in Practice: Chad Gadya
with Darshan, the musical collaboration of Eden "Eprhyme" Pearlstein and Shir Yaakov Feinstein-Feit

The members of Darshan delve into the depths of ancient texts, resurfacing with new relevance. In this session, we'll dissect and inspect Darshan's re-sampling of several traditional and modern recordings of the song Chad Gadya, and study the text of a rapper's retelling. Meet the artists behind this midrashic mash-up.

Shir Yaakov is a Master of Melody who has given birth to hauntingly beautiful liturgical chants, used in havurot and synagogues around the world. Eprhyme is a Radical Jewish Renaissance Rapper. Together they create something altogether new, and at the same time ancient. Deep and probing rhymes blend with evocative and uplifting melodies in "an uncompromising blend of urban forms and neo-Hasidic spirituality." —The Forward.

Unorthodox Revolutions: Combating Violence Against Women and Women’s Empowerment in Traditional Societies
with Aida Touma-Suliman and Chana Kehat, feminist activists in Israel

In 1998, Chana Kehat established Kolech: The Religious Women’s Forum, which works to promote women’s rights from within Orthodoxy. The organization fights on behalf of “chained” and abused women, speaks out against the Rabbinate on issues of women’s rights, and promotes increased religious roles for women.  In 1992, Aida Touma-Suliman founded Women Against Violence (WAV) in Nazareth. WAV initially focused exclusively on the problem of violence against women in the Arab Israeli community, but expanded its mission to include promoting women's involvement in the public and political centers of influence. Through videos and discussion, learn about these two remarkable women, and some of the similarities and dissimilarities of their work in traditional environments.

Aida Touma-Suliman is the founder of Women Against Violence (WAV) in Nazareth. Chana Kehat is the founder of Kolech: The Religious Women's Forum. Both women are pioneers of feminism in their commmunities.

The Wandering Aramean
with Rabbi David Silber

The midrash of the wandering Aramean is one of the central texts in the Haggadah. Through a close reading of this text, we will come to better understand its meaning. Participants will leave with a new perspective to help add meaning to their seder.

David Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. He received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. In 2000, he was recognized with a Covenant Award for Outstanding Jewish Educators.

Seeing Yourself and Telling Others: The Haggadah's Educational Vision
with Rabbi Mishael Zion

Following the destruction of the Temple, the Rabbis were faced with the challenge of recreating the holiday of Pesach without its sacrificial center. Through a study of selections from the Mishnah and Talmud, we will explore the ways in which the Rabbis turned the seder into a night of identity, education and family and suggest ways to bring that spirit to our own seder.

Mishael Zion is the co-author of the best-selling Israeli Haggadah HaLaila HaZeh, and of the new A Night to Remember: The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices. He is a Faculty Fellow at the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning and studies at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School.