Since 1999, Limmud has been spreading at an unprecedented rate throughout the Jewish world. Inspired by their visits to Limmud Conferences in the UK, hundreds of activists have returned to their home communities enthused and invigorated by Limmud’s unique model of cross-communal, volunteer-led, dynamic Jewish education — and sought to replicate some of the Limmud magic in their own community. Indeed, as the Jerusalem Report astutely observed in 2000, “wherever there are Jews, there should be a Limmud.”

Today, Limmud is proud that Limmud events have been run around the world. Limmud is also delighted to be working to assist the development of new Limmud events in Russia, Ukraine and other parts of the FSU in conjunction Limmud FSU.

Chaim Chesler and Sandy Cahn created Limmud FSU. In the past few years, the organization has grown organically across the FSU with local and national committees of activists planning events in various cities — all carefully created in the Limmud way with training provided by Limmud International.

Limmud International’s primary role is to develop, support and continue to grow our portfolio of UK programmes — Limmud fully recognizes its responsibility to support the spread of our success story globally — thus helping other communities benefit from our experience. Limmud has therefore formed “Limmud International” to fulfil our international mission.

Specifically, we look to spread the messages of:

• Generating, facilitating and utilising a culture of volunteerism and empowerment
• Producing exciting, dynamic and cutting-edge Jewish programmatic activity
• Cross-communality

Limmud recognizes the dual opportunity and concern of multiple groups around the world. This specific formula that has made Limmud the success that it is, requires understanding, nurturing and transmitting in a sustained way in order to ensure this can be recreated to fit local circumstance.