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Hila Zaban

Hila Zaban is an urban anthropologist and a Leverhulme Fellow at Warwick University's Sociology Department. She studied gentrification combined with high-status immigration of Western Jews in Baka, Jerusalem. Hila lives in London with her family.

Raphael Zarum

Raphael is dean of LSJS. He trains teachers, rabbis and educators and enjoys finding new contemporary meanings in classic texts. Raphael is a rabbi (Montefiore Kollel), holds a PhD in physics (KCL) an MA in education (UCL), and is a Jerusalem Fellow (Mandel School).

Mordechai Zeller

Rabbi Mordechai Zeller is the Jewish Chaplain for Cambridge and East Anglia universities. Before coming to Cambridge Mordechai served as a Rabbi and spiritual guide at Yeshivat Maale Gilboa. Mordechai also worked as a clinical and educational psychologist at a local mental health clinic.

Ruvi Ziegler

Ruvi is a law lecturer and the director of Global LLM Programmes, University of Reading. He is an academic Fellow, Inner Temple; a research Associate, Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford; the convenor, Civil Liberties & Human Rights Section, SLS; and a Researcher, Israel Democracy Institute. His forthcoming book is "Voting Rights of Refugees" (CUP)

Zvi Ziegler

Professor Zvi Ziegler is Professor Emeritus at the Technion Institute of Technology and Chairman of the Israeli Inter-Senate Committee, which protects academic independence. He coordinates the university's activities against academic boycotts and heads the Inter-University forum. Brought to Limmud by the Board of British Jews and the World Jewish Congress.

Joey Ziff

Joey is assistant director at Jnetics, a charity that improves prevention and management of Jewish genetic disorders through delivery of carrier screening events for those considering family planning. She has a PhD in genetics and previously worked in the civil service on disability issues and genomics.

Avivah Zornberg

Avivah Zornberg lives in Jerusalem where she teaches biblical narrative through the prism of midrash and psychoanalysis. She also lectures throughout the Jewish world. Her new book, "Moses: A Human Life", was recently published by Yale University Press.

Yarden Zornberg

Yarden Zornberg has been Project Ten's director since its founding in 2012 and has established eight volunteer centres worldwide. He has worked extensively with under-served populations including Bedouin and Druze communities and has facilitated joint activities for Palestinian and Jewish children.

David J. Zucker

David J. Zucker, PhD came out of retirement to serve as interim rabbi at North West Surrey Synagogue, Weybridge. He publishes frequently, his latest book being "The Matriarchs of Genesis: Seven Women Five Views" (with Moshe Reiss).

Shlomo Zuckier

Shlomo Zuckier is pursuing a PhD in Judaic Studies at Yale University, where he is a campus rabbi. He studied at the Gush and received his BA, MA and ordination from Yeshiva University. He edits for Lehrhaus, serves on Tradition’s Editorial Committee, and has edited several books on Jewish thought.

Efraim Zuroff

Chief Nazi-hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Dr Ephraim Zuroff is director of the SWC Israel Office and East European Affairs. He has authored four books and hundreds of articles on Shoah-related issues. New York-born, Dr Zuroff lives in Efrat.

Maayan Zweig

Maayan made Aliyah in 1998, drafted to a combat unit in the IDF and lives 4km from the Gaza border. A mother of three and married to a farmer, she is a senior lecturer at a leading Israeli coaching and consulting company. She works in the field of entrepreneurship, innovation and achieving goals.