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Yarden Raber

Yardén is a faculty member at the Conservative Yeshiva. He studied in diverse batei midrash in Israel and abroad. He holds an MA in Talmud from Tel Aviv University and is completing his rabbinical ordination at the Schechter Institute. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and their two daughters.

Rob Rabinowitz

Rob Rabinowitz is a former religious educator now working in social and environmental finance. Rob is Head of Generation at Mongoose Energy and previously worked for Jewish Continuity, UJIA, and CLAL with a brief stint in multi-faith education at a Presbyterian seminary. Rob’s PhD is in philosophy.

Karen Radkowsky

Karen Radkowsky spent 20+ years at global marcoms agencies: Ogilvy, BBDO & Ketchum. Her firm, Impact: NPO, helps nonprofits achieve greater impact through branding, communications and measurement. A member of Limmud’s International Advisory Council, she was previously the trustee overseeing marcoms.

Rachel Reichhardt

Brazilian born, she studied at the Melton mechanchin bechirim programme at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. The first soferet stam certified at seminario rabinico Marshal Meyer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, & the only woman working with it in Latin America, she participated in the Women's Torah Project.

Alma Reisel

Alma is a KeshetUK trustee, the Jewish charity working for the inclusion of all Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans Jews in all aspects of Jewish life. Alma is also a life-long Limmudnick, passionate feminist, family social worker, and Jewish educator.

Berit Reisel

Berit led the campaign for the compensation for losses suffered by Norwegian Jews during the Second World War. She was ultimately successful, making Norway the only European country to take seriously its responsibility for their country's role in the Holocaust.

Susan Reuben

Susan Reuben is a writer and editor. She has a column in the Jewish Chronicle called 'Acting Like a Grown-Up' and was the editor of the JC’s Pesach and Rosh Hashanah magazines. She is also communications officer for Masorti Judaism. When not doing these things, she can generally be found on Facebook.

Marcus Roberts

Marcus Roberts is the founder / director of JTrails.org.uk and creates Jewish Heritage trails in England, and Holocaust trails in the Channel Islands and NW France, as well as working with communities across England. JTrails is part of the ‘European Routes of Jewish Heritage’.

Yael Roberts

Yael Roberts is the Young Adults Community Organiser for Reform Judaism. She has studied at the Conservative Yeshiva and in the Pardes Kollel. Over the past two years, she completed an MA in Printmaking at UAL while working as Lead Educator at Alyth Gardens synagogue.

Yeva Robinson

Yeva is a Dance Movement psychotherapist and a senior lecturer at Roehampton University. She is a mother of a teenager with Down Syndrome and is passionate about promoting inclusion for young people with learning difficulties.

Anna Roiser

Anna Roiser is a judicial assistant in the Court of Appeal, having previously worked as a family law solicitor. During 2017 Anna took a career break, spending six months in Jerusalem, volunteering and engaging in anti-occupation activism. Anna is a New Israel Fund UK Fellow for 2017/2018.

Jonathan Romain

Rabbi, writer, and broadcaster, Jonathan Romain is minister of Maidenhead Synagogue. He is chaplain to the Jewish Police Association, chair of the Accord Coalition (campaigning for inclusive education) and a Patron of Dignity in Dying. His latest book is ‘Confessions of a Rabbi’.

Ella Rose

Ella Rose is the Director of the Jewish Labour Movement, which has been an affiliate of the Labour Party since 1920. She has previously been Public Affairs Officer at the Israeli Embassy and President of the Union of Jewish Students.

Howard Rosen

Howard Rosen grew up in North West London, and has been a practising English solicitor living in Zurich, Switzerland since 1983. Howard is Ambassador at Large for the Commonwealth Jewish Council.

Melissa Rosen

Melissa Rosen is Program Manager for Matching Grants& Special Initiatives at the Jewish Funders Network. She is responsible for all programmatic initiatives relating to JFN’s matching grant programs &other member services for the JFN network. In spare time she's an avid volunteer & coffee enthusiast

Daphna Rosenberg

Daphna Rosenberg is a singer, guitarist, and a main prayer leader in the Nava Tehila Jewish Renewal community in Jerusalem. Daphna composes new music to traditional prayers and poetry.

Jeanette Rosenberg

A popular and knowledgeable family history speaker, Jeanette is education lead for JGSGB. She’s also a part time professional genealogist and was awarded the OBE in 2016 for her disability work, undertaken alongside her official role as a Civil Servant in the UK’s Department for International Trade.

Joel Rosenberg

Joel is one of the RSY-Netzer youth movement workers. He has been involved in RSY-Netzer since he went on Israel tour in 2011 where he fell love with the community and ideology. After his gap year travelling, he went to the University of Leeds to study Biochemistry and graduated last year.

Phil Rosenberg

Phil Rosenberg is Director of Public Affairs at the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the national representative body of the UK Jewish community. Outside work, Phil is a local councillor for West Hampstead in Camden, representing the Labour Party. He is co-chair of Camden's Faith Leader's Forum.

Gary Rosenblatt

Gary Rosenblatt is editor and publisher of The Jewish Week of New York, the largest and most respected community Jewish newspaper in the U.S. He is founder and chair of The Jewish Week Investigative Journalism Fund, Write On For Israel, and The Conversation, an annual national retreat.

Simon Rosenstone

Simon is severely visually impaired but has lots of interests. He plays Scrabble in the London Scrabble League, is am a big fan of UNO, and enjoys some outdoor pursuits.

Rachel Rosenzweig

Rachel is the director of Business Development for Made in JLM, a non-profit that connects and empowers Jerusalem’s startup community. She made aliyah in 2011 after her gap year in Israel with Habonim Dror. She served as an IDF commander in the “Sarel” unit for 2 years.

Michael Ross

An experienced life & financial planner, Michael knows how important a healthy relationship with money is to a happy life. Taking a holistic approach, he is passionate about empowering people, and his workshops help them to see the bigger picture and achieve positive life outcomes.

Sharon Ross

Sharon lives in a constant fog which causes severe cognitive problems. After a long journey she discovered that it is caused by frontal lobe epilepsy and is now on a high fat / low carb (ketogenic) diet to control her brain activity. She lives in Borehamwood with her husband and three beautiful children.

Anthony Mordechai Tsvi Russell

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell is a vocalist, composer and arranger specialising in Yiddish song, hazones and Hasidic nigunim. His work in Jewish music has brought him to stages all over the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel. Future engagements include performances in Berlin and Krakow.