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LimmudFest 2021 in the Record Book

LimmudFest this year was held virtually on Sunday, March 14, with opening ceremonies at 11:30 a.m. CDT and sessions running from 12 - 4:30 p.m. CDT. We turned the spotlight on the uniqueness of Jewish life, tradition, and expression in New Orleans, greater Louisiana, and throughout the Gulf South.

Thanks to the hard work of over 50 volunteers, LimmudFest 2021 presented 26 sessions featuring 54 leaders over 3 days to some 250 people, connecting learners on 4 continents and across 18 states!

In this newsletter:

• Take our LimmudFest 2021 Participant Survey.

• View Session Recordings now on Emamo!

• Invite your friends to buy a “recordings-only” LimmudFest 2021 ticket.

• Celebrate our volunteers and become one yourself

• Use our Help Desk

Feedback Loop

On Sunday, we heard from friends and family how much fun they had learning, how fantastic their sessions were, and how it brought them closer together, even from far away.

We want to hear from you. Please take our participant survey (link below) to help us make our next LimmudFest even better.

Had Tech Trouble on Sunday? Tell Us!

We heard from and were able to help about 20 people sign into LimmudFest last week. If you had trouble signing into your sessions, please let us know so we can make sure you have access to the recordings!

• Call or text us at ‪(504) 507-0083‬.

• Email us at info@limmudnola.org

How to View Recorded Sessions

TL,DR: You can find the link to each recording by clicking on the “location” on each session’s Emamo page.

*** In order to access the recordings for each session, you must be signed into Emamo. If you have never signed into Emamo, search for an invitation email from hello@emamo.com.

1. Once you have signed into Emamo, go to the “Schedule” tab at the top of the LimmudFest 2021 home page.

2. Expand the schedule for Sunday (or Saturday if you’re looking for the Havdalah session recording) by clicking on the plus sign next to the date.

3. Select the session you want to view by clicking on it.

4. Here’s where it might get tricky. The “location” for your session will be called “Youtube …” Click on that.

5. Here’s where it gets easy. Click the big blue button that says “Join on YouTube”

Enjoy your session!

Thank you, LimmudFest Volunteers!

LimmudFest is a mostly volunteer-run organization. From programming to marketing to leading your sessions, this event is made possible by dedicated individuals who give their time, energy, and expertise towards advancing Limmud NOLA’s mission to celebrate Jewish life and learning in all of its diversity and to strengthen the Jewish community of New Orleans by bringing together Jews of all backgrounds and ages for a rich learning experience guided by the values of learning, choice, diversity, and volunteerism.

Here are the names of our LimmudFest 2021 Volunteers:

LimmudFest Chairpeople: Leslie Goldberg, Marissa Knell

Limmud New Orleans Board: Lonnie Zarum Schaffer - President Limmud New Orleans, Aleeza Adelman, Richard Cahn, Gail Chalew, Sandy Cohen, Toby David, Dana Keren, Bob Loewy, Josh Lichtman, Jan Miller, Jacqueline Stern, Lynne Wasserman

Programming Committee: Lucia Berliner, Natalie Cohen, Cathy Glaser, Leslie Goldberg, Marissa Knell, Jacqueline Stern

Marketing Committee: Leslie Goldberg, Barbara Kaplinsky, Shaina Kaye, Jakob Rosenzweig, Fran Simon, Lauren Sturm

Tech Master: Miriam Lorbert, Maxim Lapushkin

Help Desk/ Volunteer Committee: Sarah Bate, Lexi Erdheim, Eden Abraham, Terrell Mims, Naomi Yavneh Klos

Presenter Preparation: Alysse Fuchs, Leslie Goldberg, Marissa Knell

Video Production: Jonathon Nguyen

Finance: Jack Gross

Food: Aleeza Adelman

LimmudFest Advisor and 2020 Chairperson: Dana Keren

Materials Distribution: Peter Seltzer

Session Facilitators: Venessa Bates, Stephanie Butler, Aaron Bloch, Stryder Crown, Becca Goesling, Bruce Goldberg, Leslie Goldberg, Erica Golden, Laurel Greilich, Marissa Knell, Maxim Lapushkin, Hava Liebowitz, AZ Troenkasnow, Bill Procell, Tana Valen

Additional Volunteers: Ann Zivitz Kientz, JJ Kornman

If you would like to be a part of the team of volunteers that makes the next LimmudFest possible, please email us at volunteer@limmudnola.org.

Our Patrons & Sponsors

We would like to take this opportunity to give a special thank you to our individual
patrons and organizational sponsors that make LimmudFest and all of Limmud NOLA’s other Jewish learning offerings possible.

Patrons for 2020-2021:

Franco Family Fund

Peter Zandan and Lonnie Zarum

Charles and Cathy Glaser

Cathy and Morris Bart

Vivian And Richard Cahn

Lis and Hugo Kahn

Karen and Leopold Sher

Lynne and Michael Wasserman

Anonymous

Limmud NOLA’s community sponsors are the Jewish Endowment Foundation of
Louisiana, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, the Sherry & Alan Leventhal Center for Interfaith Families, the Goldring Family Foundation Center for Jewish-Multicultural Affairs, the New Orleans JCC, Limmud North America, Crescent City Jewish News, and Southern Jewish Life magazine.

If you are interested in becoming a patron or sponsor, email us at info@limmudnola.org

Limmud NOLA’s mission is to celebrate Jewish life and learning in all of its diversity and to strengthen the Jewish community of New Orleans by bringing together Jews of all backgrounds and ages for a rich learning experience guided by the values of learning, choice, diversity, and volunteerism.

For more, go to: LimmudNOLA.org.