Limmud's Cambridge education finds a highly receptive audience
By Bernard Josephs, November 10, 2011 Follow The JC on Twitter
Naomi Wolf at Limmud  Naomi Wolf at Limmud  "A Cambridge
education on a single day" was offered to a crowd of more than
700 at the Limmud held in the city on Sunday.  They heard
eminent speakers and engaged in discussions on weighty topics
such as the future of Israel. There were also lighter sessions
and, for the younger family members, fun activities - for
example, the messy business of making hummus.  Among the many
star turns was world renowned Israeli writer A B Yehoshua, whose
trenchant criticism of Jews who did not want to live in Israel
sparked some spirited discussions over bagels and coffee during
the morning break.  In his address - "Is there any continuation
of the Zionist Revolution?"- Mr Yehoshua said the situation
represented both a failure of Zionism and of the Jewish people
to understand the reality of the world around them. His view was
that from the Babylonian exile