yom limmud a celebration of learning
yom limmud
save the date - saturday, february 7th Yom Limmud - LBT’s Day of Learning - for all ages arrive at 9:15am - for bagels and coffee 10:00 - first (of four) sessions begins (the day includes lunch between sessions B and C) Leo Baeck Temple will once again present a day of learning at our fifth annual “Yom Limmud.”
Come and experience this popular festival of learning and community. Choose from a diverse group of workshops . . . • Join us in the morning to celebrate Shabbat in a variety of creative ways from yoga to meditation, from a nature walk to cooking, from poetry to healing and many more! • Stay for the day and take a class on photography and social media, learn from the pros about the art of comedy, participate in a political discussion, get a taste of the LBT community retreat topic on Mussar and spiritual practice…there is something for everyone! • Bring your children in Pre-K through sixth grade to Camp Baeck, a special full day of programming geared just toward them! • Are you a champion kugel maker? Join in our “Kugel Throw Down” to find out! Watch for the registration booklet in the mail to sign up for the areas that interest you!
insurrections of the mind: 100 years of politics and culture in america cutter-fisher lecture: with franklin foer - at lbt . . . thursday, january 22 7:30pm LBT is delighted to welcome the renowned American journalist and Editor of The New Republic, Franklin Foer. Mr. Foer’s writings have also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic Monthly, Slate and New York magazine, among many other publications. In 2010, his book, How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization became a national bestseller, and his new book, Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America, brings together a wealth of essays written by many of America’s most important progressive thinkers of the past century. Mr. Foer will take us behind the scenes in analyzing the state of American liberalism – please join us for an extraordinary evening of learning and discussion. page 5