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Simon Parizhsky

Programme director of the Eshkolot Project, a new Jewish initiative in Russia with a focus on engaging Moscow’s young professionals in Jewish study, Simon has an MA in Social Philosophy and in Hebrew and Jewish Literature, and a PhD in Medieval Hebrew Literature from St. Petersburg State University. He is a graduate of the Jerusalem Fellows programme at the Mandel Institute.

Tatiana Pashaev

Tatiana attended her first Limmud FSU Conference in Moscow in 2009 and fell in love with Limmud's values. In 2015, she was appointed Limmud FSU project manager for Russia. Now based in Israel, she continues to serve as Project Manager for Limmud FSU Volga-Urals, St Petersburg and Europe.

Joel Peck

Joel Peck is an evolutionary biologist working at the University of Cambridge. He has published in leading scientific journals, including Nature, Science, Evolution, and Genetics. His research interests including the evolution of altruism, the evolution of sex, and the design of human societies.

Leon Pein

Leon Pein is the founder of Biblical Foods, a supporter and supplier of both organic kosher and halal meat to Jews and Muslims across the UK

Ashley Perry

Ashley Perry (Perez) is currently President of Reconectar, which is reconnecting with 100 million descendants of Sephardi communities. Perry was adviser to Israel's Foreign Minister Yvet Lieberman from 2009 until 2015, and has also worked with Ministers of Defense, Tourism, Immigrant Absorption and in the Prime Minister's Office.

Michael Picardie

Michael Picardie is a trained psychiatric social worker and was a lecturer at Oxford, Cardiff and Botswana Universities. He writes and acts in plays and has an MPhil and a PhD in theatre, and runs classes on yoga, kabbalah and meditation in Bristol.

Winston Pickett

Winston Pickett is a writer, analyst and storyteller. He has a PhD in Bible and the Ancient Near East and was a columnist for Jewish newspapers in the US, Israel and the UK, where he directed communications for Jewish communal organisations. He is a founding member of Sussex Friends of Israel.

Clelia Piperno

Clelia Piperno is the Director of the Talmud Italian Translation Project, promoted by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Education, the CNR and the Italian Union of Jewish Communities. Prior this role, she worked as a researcher at the University of Teramo.

Yotam Politzer

Yotam Polizer is global development director of IsraAID, Israel’s biggest humanitarian NGO. Following the September 2015 refugee crisis, he led a humanitarian mission in Lesbos, Greece, to support Syrian refugees. Yotam also established IsraAID Germany, which provides support for Yazidi refugees.

Michael Pollak

Michael is an educator. He has semicha from the legendary Hebron Yeshiva and studied philosophy at the LSE. Specialising in Talmud and Jewish Thought, he will be reviewing the highlights of the world of publishing over the past 12 months in addition to being part of the Beit Midrash Faculty.

Izzy Posen

Izzy Posen grew up in the ultra-Orthodox community of Stamford Hill, London. After loosing his faith in the teachings of his community, he has struggled to recreate his Jewish identity, one which does not have God in it. He is a Jewish educator and teaches in several Jewish institutions and schools.

Tirtsa Posklinsky Shehory

Tirtsa is a writer, educator and manager of programs to develop employability. Published a book of poems, "Transparent Jellyfish Goes". An active participant in Limmud Galil Israel and fifth year student at Tmura institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism that trains secular Jewish leaders and rabbis.

Anna Posner

Anna grew up in Nottingham and was active for many years in LJY Netzer as well as working for Netzer Olami in Jerusalem. She is currently a second year rabbinical student at Leo Baeck College.

David Prager

Mancunian David R Prager studied chemistry in London. Following a prestigious career with BP, he led its speciality chemicals merchanting team through a buy-out, becoming MD of IMCD UK and chair of its pensions trustees. He retired in 2008. He has published a number of articles on cantorial history.

Rob Prager

Rob is a management consultant and also the Accommodation Chair at Conference. He has spent the last year working with criminal justice agencies and has a particular interest in this field, having previously worked as an assistant to Dominic Grieve QC MP, the former Attorney-General.

Mike Prashker

Mike founded Merchavim – The Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel; and remains a trustee. His forthcoming book, “A Place for Us All; Social Cohesion and The Future of Israel”, explores inter-group relations in Israel. He is Senior Adviser to the Ted Arison Family Foundation.

Lucy Prevezer

Lucy Prevezer grew up in RSY-Netzer as a chanicha, taking part in their hadracha programme and volunteering as a madricha on camps and Israel Tour. She is a movement worker with a strong passion for Reform Judaism, Zionism and feminism. She has a degree in Managing Performance from Leeds University.

Rose Prevezer

Rose Prevezer is the student rabbi at IKAR, a leading-edge Jewish community in Los Angeles. A London native, she now calls Venice Beach, California, her home.

Leonid Ptashka

Leonid is a world-renowned pianist and composer. A graduate from the Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow, he has performed as a soloist at concerts all over the world, including Carnegie Hall. Now based in Israel, Leonid is the founder and artistic director of International Jazz Festivals in Israel.