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Choose your Own Limmud I Bishop's court Israel Police Unit for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes: Holocaust Survivors’ Legal Retribution. Room 14 American Zion: The Global Plan to Settle Jews in the American West Room 7 Davenography: Divine Dancing Room 6

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Singing in Shabbat with Tulla and Brian Room 12 The Cast Whale Project Room 11 Choose your Own Limmud II Bishop's court A Very British Zionist Obsession: The Bentwitch Obsession Room 14 Chulent and Hamin: The Stew with a Thousand Flavors Room 6 Exploring Orthodoxy and Feminism: Past, Present, Future Room 13

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Candle Lighting Foyer

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Understanding the Complicated Political System in Israel Room 6 Orthodox Minyan Room 8 Partnership Minyan Room 7 Progressive Minyan Room 12 Caught Up in the Boksburg Explosion: A Reflection Room 10

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Shabbat Dinner Kgotla Hall

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Self-publishing - What and Why We Share? Room 14 How to Fake a Death Camp: Podcast Investigation into Online Holocaust Denial Room 7 Humour: Despite It All Room 13 Israel in the International Arena: Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Room 8 Things That Need To Be Said… (Panel) Room 6

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Speed Friending 2.0 Room 6 Fact over Fiction: A Challenge to Barack Obama’s History of Israel Room 8 1000 Faces of Habonim Room 14 The Current Situation of Hungarian Jewry: History, Challenges and a Bright Future Room 7 Does Jewish Law have a Position on Sexual Positions? Room 13

11:30pm SAST

Board Games Hour Bishop's court Laughing At and Celebrating Race in Trevor Noah's “Born a Crime” Room 13 Tisch Foyer Kosher Sex: Is There More to BDSM Than “Be Devoted, Stay Modest”? Room 14

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Breakfast Bishop's court

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From Golda to Gal Gadot: The Triumphs and Trials of Israeli Women Room 7 Orthodox service Room 8 Progressive service Room 12 Mindful Yoga for Jewish Synergy Room 6

9:20am SAST

The Shylock Question: Shakespeare - Subversive or Racist? Room 11 South Africa’s Hostility Against Israel from a Christian Perspective Room 7 From Broken Bonds to Shared Responsibilities: Exploring Jewish Approaches to Child Custody and Co-Parenting Room 13 Alexander Technique: Stress Relief, Posture Improvement and Voice Work Room 6

10:30am SAST

Kiddush Bishop's court

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Improvisation as a Tool for Life Room 10 Egyptology and Eugenics: Flinders Petrie and the Racial Typing of Ancient Egyptian Terracotta Heads Room 12 What To Do When There Are No More Holocaust Survivors? (Panel) Room 6 Behind Today’s Headlines: Israel’s Turbulent Political Reality Explained Room 8 Agents of Religious Change: The Rise of Moderate Israeli Judaism Room 7

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The Fast of the First Born in a Nazi Labor Camp in 1944: My Father's Story Room 13 My Cup Runneth Over: The Jews and Their Drinking Habit Room 8 From Personal Trauma to Social Activism and Advocacy Room 6 Teens: Challenges, Changes & Choices in a Post-Covid World Room 7 Angels, Demons, Neshomas, Life, Death and Rebirth Room 11 Rabbi Jeremiah and the Holy Grail Room 12

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Shabbat Lunch Kgotla Hall

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And You Shall Choose Life Room 13 The Abraham Accords & Gulf-Iranian Relations Room 8 My Jewish Education After Herzlia Room 12 Tales from the Limmud Hearth (Panel) Room 6 The Dismemberment of Amnon: Masculinity and the Rabbis Room 7 Birds’ Nests, Life and Fellowship: Unpacking a Jewish Text B'chavruta (In Pairs) Room 14

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Anti-Semitism: A Perennial Hatred (Panel) Room 8 My Grandfather's Suitcase: Rediscovered Correspondence of Personal and Historical Value Room 6 The Dogs of Fox Street Room 13 Jewish Virtual Reality: A Walking Tour of the Eiruv Foyer Occupational Therapy Perspectives on the Study of Daf Yomi Room 12

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Mincha - Orthodox service Room 8

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Board Games Hour Common Ground Lounge The Shame of It: Trafficking of Jewish Women to South Africa at the Turn of the 20th Century Room 6 Rise and Rise of Zionism: How it Went from a Marginal Derided Ideology to Being the New Orthodoxy Room 13 Settlements and International Law: Refuting the Anti-Israel Slander Room 7 Spirit of the Great Heart: Stories of Hope and Courage Room 12

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Seudah Shlishit Bishop's court

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Havdalah Bishop's court

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A Land of Milk and Mufletta: At the Crossroads of Israel’s Cuisine and Culture Room 12 From Pinocchio to the Whale Room 14 Marc Chagall and the Soviet Yiddish Theatre Room 13 The Story of Writers in the Last Ghetto in Poland Room 11 Is the State of Israel the Beginning of the Redemption? Room 7 Stumbling Upon Jews in the Backstreets of Morocco Room 6 Israeli Spyware and Cyber: Beyond NSO Room 8

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Saturday Night Dinner Kgotla Hall

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Yiddishe Mamas: Women Stars of Yiddish Song Room 6 Cocktail Alchemy 101: Crafting the Perfect Mix Room 10 Things are Not Always As They Seem. A Relook at How Some Polish Families Hid and Saved Women Holocaust Victims Room 11 Between Jerusalem of Gold and Jerusalem of Iron: Israel and the Six Day War Room 12 Two Worlds, One Lens: Filming the South African Experience in Israel Room 14 From Venezuela to Southern Africa: A Jewish Diaspora Tale Room 13 Swimming in the Fetid Stream of Information Room 8

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Interactive Rhythm Workshop Without Musical Instruments Room 6 Tell Me a Joke in Hebrew - Israeli Humour in Comedy and Stand Up Room 13 Karaoke I Room 7 The Famous Late Saturday Night Limmud Quiz I Room 8 Who We Are: The Third Generation of Hungarian Jews After the Holocaust (A Documentary with Young Jews in Budapest) Room 12

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Karaoke II Room 7 Late Night Jam Room 6 Only Fans of Artscroll Room 12 The Famous Late Saturday Night Limmud Quiz II Room 8

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Sunday Shacharit (Morning Service) Room 8 Sunday Breakfast Bishop's court Sunday Registration Foyer

8:00am SAST

Biblical Figures as Seen through the Eyes of Modern Hebrew Poets Room 13 America's Astounding Political Universe: The Run-Up to the 2024 US Presidential Election Room 12 Spots of Light: To Be A Woman in the Holocaust Room 7 Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: A Guide for the Workplace Room 14 5km Run TBA Ready. Set. Yoga Room 6

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Theatrical Tapestry: South African Jews on Centre Stage Room 11 Remember to Forget: The Demjanjuk Affair in Israel Room 8 Polish Poets Engaging with the Holocaust Room 13 The War Over Israeli Democracy: A Report From the Battlefield Auditorium Spaces as Visionary as You Are: Just How Visionary are South Africa’s Jewish Schools? Room 12 The Hows and Whys of Using Our Judaism to Change South Africa Room 7 Ability, Disability and Accessibility: Moses, the Leader of a Developing Nation Room 10 Creating Breathing Room in your Life Room 6 Let’s give A-DAM Room 14

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Discover Your Inner Storyteller: An Interactive Writing Workshop Room 10 Israel Rocks! International Stars Singing About Israel Room 12 Let's Have a Conversation: A Live Installation Bishop's court When Ghosts Talk Back Room 11 Holocaust in Ukraine Auditorium Israel-Lithuania-South Africa: A Diplomat's Personal Journey Room 6 Team Jorge & DaaS: Going Undercover to Uncover the Dark World of Disinformation-as-a-Service Room 8 My Best Friend the Rambam: Rabbi Soloveitchik's Imaginary Childhood Superhero Room 7 When the Mishnah Met A.I. Room 14 “You Love Me…Don't Accept Me As I Am”: Reuven Feuerstein's Perspectives on Hope and Human Potential Room 13

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Let's Have a Conversation: A Live Installation Bishop's court So You Want to be a Photojournalist in the Middle East? Room 12 The Jewish Quarter of Budapest: A 150 Years’ History Through the Lenses of Contemporary Local Artists Room 7 Non-Aligned or Much Maligned? South Africa, Russia and the War in Ukraine Room 11 Religion and State in Israel: Where are We Heading? Room 8 Jews and Booze: A Sobering History Room 6 A Channukiah in the Most Unlikely of Places: From Sea Point to a Stellenbosch Land Occupation Room 13 The A-Z of A.I. (Panel) Auditorium King David: Shepherd, Warrior, Hymnist...Adulterer? Room 14

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Sunday Lunch Bishop's court

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Couple Podcasting in Vulgar Hebrew: Between Therapy and Politics Room 6 Personal Histories: Theatre in Holocaust Education Room 12 The False Claim of Apartheid Against Israel Auditorium Jews Under Muslim Rule: Golden Age or Ghetto? Room 8 The Rebbe, Chabad, South Africa and Me Room 11 Young Jewish Adults with Influential Voices (Panel) Room 7 How to Live Well: A Journey Through Books Room 13

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Yehuda Amichai: Why His Poetry Matters Room 14 The South African 2024 Elections: Will We See a Political Earthquake? Room 7 From Lockdown to Liberation: How Covid-19 in South Africa Helped Unearth My Family's Holocaust History Room 11 Donald Trump and Israel: How the Once (and Future?) President Changed the Middle Eastump and Israel Auditorium From Russia to Moldova to South Africa: Tracing Jewish Heritage Room 10 Pride & Prejudice: The Journey of the Jewish LGBTQIA+ Community (Panel) Room 6 Abortion in Jewish Law at Each Stage of Pregnancy Room 8 Navigating Teen Mental Health in the Post-COVID Era: Challenges, Strategies and Support Room 13 When the Heart and the Head Hurt, Go to the Breath Room 12

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From Personal Trauma to Social Activism and Advocacy Room 10 Bad Auditions, The Waiting Room and Under the Fence: One Act Plays from King David Schools Auditorium Bob Dylan BLVD Corner, Leonard Cohen Street Room 12 The Inheritors: Writing Beyond Memoir Room 6 The Battle of Square Hill Room 11 Ashes to Outcasts to Martyrs: Cremation and Jewish Identity Before and After the Holocaust Room 8 The Original Culinary Movers and Shakers: Jews as Transporters of Food Room 7 Carbon Emissions Made Kosher: You & A.I. in the Environmental Revolution Room 14 Lo Tachmod: The Self Contradiction of Desire and Relationships Room 13

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Diamonds on the Souls of His Jews: Unravelling the Jewish Threads in the Life, Music and Career of Paul Simon Room 13 Looking Back, Looking Forward Through Poetry Room 11 “Bad Auditions”, “The Waiting Room” and “Under the Fence”: One Act Plays from King David Schools II Auditorium The Pogroms in Revolutionary Ukraine Room 7 Israel at 75 (Panel) Room 8 A Still Life: Connecting People, Place and Nature Room 12