At the second annual conference of Limmud Moscova, the Israeli and American Jewish establishments passed the Limmud FSU torch to a new generation of young Russian Jews. Heralding success, many of the nearly 300 participants in the event, mostly young urban Jewish professionals between the ages of 23 and 40, spoke glowingly of this conference of Jewish expression.

Matthew Bronfman, Honorary Chair, Limmud FSU, heralded the overwhelming success of Limmud FSU in 2007, mentioning the outstanding Moscow Conference, the significant media attention and, most important, the excellent participation by young Jews from across the former Soviet Union.

Empowered by a successful year of Limmud FSU events in the former Soviet Union, 20 Russian-speaking Limmud FSU leaders and volunteers from Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and Israel, participated in Limmud UK to enhance their skills and deepen their community-building knowledge.

The conference attracted approximately 750 people from across the countries of the FSU; about 150 had participated in prior Limmud events, and many young people participated in Taglit-birthright israel...