Limmud Atlanta & Southeast Records

Limmud (Hebrew for “learning”) is a charity organization based in the United Kingdom that promotes teaching and education of Jewish life and heritage, by taking people “one step further on their Jewish journeys.” It originally started as a one-day conference, organized by four Jewish educators, who were inspired by the Miami-based Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE). The organization became international for the first time in 1999 in Australia. Limmud Atlanta & Southeast, created in 2008, is one of 80 international Limmud communities that sponsors the community events. Limmud Atlanta & Southeast’s biggest event is LimmudFest, which has occurred in the North Georgia mountains every Labor Day Weekend since 2009. Other events include the conferences in late March and the single day events of Taste of Limmud, which is promotional for the festival in the fall. Specifically, Limmud ATL+SE focuses on three objectives- learning, diversity, and volunteerism- that work together to expand Jewish horizons and create connections of the local Jewish community. In the most recent LimmudFest 2019, there were a variety of presentations including Shabbat 101, Hebrew Calligraphy, food demonstrations, meditation hikes, and a session on The Earthly Jerusalem and the Heavenly Jerusalem.