Do-It-Yourself Jewish LearningRussian Jews assert their independence at the second-annual Limmud-Moscow. Limmud-Moscow participant Yelena Berlin at breakfast.
Limmud FSU comes into its ownThe Limmud grassroots Jewish learning extravaganza is coming into its own in the former Soviet Union, becoming self-sustaining and spreading in the region.
Limmud Conference Brings Rare Show of Unity Among FSU JewsMOSCOW (JTA) -- Standing still for what seemed like the first time in days and looking at the sprawl of Jewish communal activity around him, Chaim Chesler finally paused for a moment to take it all in.
Live from Limmud"If you ask me what I personally believe," says the leader of one of the major Jewish organizations at Limmud, "of course I think that what happened ninety years ago in Armenia was a genocide, but I'm never going to say that on record."
JDC Sponsors Unprecedented FSU-Wide Limmud ConferenceOver 700 community activists age 18-45 years old from throughout the former Soviet Union are expected to join the first-ever Limmud FSU.
Jewish Study Flourishes In MoscowFirst Limmud conference in FSU attracts about 800 young people.