Natan Abenaim

After spending years advising companies how to develop their businesses, Natan now helps people expanding their horizons. He teaches Torah and Talmud in Paris and Brussels. He has an MSc from Ecole Centrale de Paris and a semicha from Kolel Montefiore in London.

Nic Abery

Nic Abery is the director of LooktoLearn; an integrated education company. With over 20 years of experience in education, she combines religious themes and secular education through the exploration of museum art, objects, and culture.

Robert Abrams

Originally from North London, Rob got involved with the group All That’s Left (ATL) after spending time in Jerusalem; a collective of diaspora Jews based in Israel and Palestine opposed to the occupation. Rob will talk about his experiences as an Arabic-speaking British Jew in Palestinian spaces.

Keith Ackerman

Keith has been running dialogue-based sports and arts interfaith projects for young people in Leeds since 2008. In 2015 he set up the charity Bridging Difference to further develop this work. Keith is also a sculptor, principally in stone.

Reuben Ackerman

I have been involved in interfaith projects since 2008. Dialogue and inter-religious harmony resonated in my history and international relations degrees from Oxford and the LSE. They have also been pertinent to my work promoting freedom of religion and belief as Parliamentary Officer for the CIFoRB.

Luke Akehurst

Luke Akehurst has been director of We Believe in Israel since 2011. We Believe in Israel is a broad coalition of over 16,000 grassroots supporters of Israel. Outside of work he was a Hackney Councillor for 12 years, has stood for Parliament twice and served on the Labour Party NEC.

Daniel Allen

Daniel Allen is a consultant psychiatrist working in the NHS and privately. He has recently been collaborating with the Israeli firm, Neuronix, to provide a new, evidence-based treatment which can actually reverse the early symptoms of dementia.

Dennis Allon

Dennis is a charity operative with over 25 years of experience and is currently director of Fundraising & Resource Development at the Israel Guide Dog Centre for the blind. Working in partnership with the CEO, he coordinates and assists our International Friends organisations with responsibility for fundraising in Israel.

Emma Alter

Emma Alter is a qualified Feldenkrais practitioner, and professional classical musician. She specialises in performers, whilst working with people from all walks of life, looking for self improvement. She runs regular classes, workshops and bespoke one-on-one sessions in central and North London.

Daniel Anderson

Daniel presents and facilitates thought-provoking lectures, discussions, and workshops. He aims to leave attendees with more questions than answers and can be found at CNSS in London. A former Limmud Programming chair, Daniel is an elected member holding the Environment portfolio on Enfield Council.

John Angel

John Angel is a wondering Jew, wondering what it is all about, wandering from shul to shul, and proudly describes himself as a ‘Brixton boy’ with origins in Zagare, Dombrovitz and Achnamenye. He has an abiding interest in Jewish culture and history

Mary Azaria

Mary Azaria has been active in Limmud Galil since its beginnings. She worked at UJIA Israel and the Jewish Agency for many years, coordinating projects which connect Jewish communities in the UK with communities in the Galil.

Isabel Bard

Isabel Bard has co-moderated "God Save Us From Your Opinion" for two years. The offline Jewish communities she is a part of include Kol Nefesh Masorti, and the alumni of Yeshivat Hadar and Drisha high school programmes. She's in her second year of English Literature and Philosophy at Birmingham.

Genine Gita Zohara Barel

Owner of The Way Inn, a boutique hotel in the holy city of Tsfat, Gita has journeyed from the orthodox Jewish enclave of New York to Tel Aviv, India and Peru, learning from rabbis, gurus, Buddhist monks, Zen masters in Auschwitz and shamans in the Amazon. She celebrates life with guests and family.

Genna Barnett

Genna is the Ghana Country Director for Tzedek, and has spent the last 13 months living in Tamale, Northern Ghana (with her 14 chickens). Originally from Scotland, she has also worked on a youth empowerment programme in Burundi, and with the Eritrean and Sudanese community in Tel Aviv.

Ruth Barnett

Ruth Barnett came to England aged four in 1939 from Berlin. After teaching and practising psychotherapy she now speaks about Holocauast, genocide, writes books, and challenges thinking. Her family story was the subject of a German novel, and the film of the novel will be shown at this Limmud.

Tania Barnett

Tania is a second generation holocaust survivor. She lives with her family in Leeds and works in Higher Education, as a Disability Support Tutor and Psychology and Counselling Lecturer, with specialist skills in dyslexia, autism and mental health.

Samuel Barth

Drifting between teaching and developing a new (old) way of telling the story of Israel, he’s been a dean, a professor, remains a proud abba, karate student, and inclusion advocate. An approach (Heschel) subverting prayer, text, and practice with contradictory meanings invites us to embrace paradox.

Robert Baruch

Robert has been a Limmud participant in recent years. He is an industrialist and a property developer. He studied Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London and Masters in Chaos theory at Imperial College London. His interests includes the Jewish influence on 19th Century British Politics and Persian poetry.

David Bash

David has been in Jewish men’s groups (on & off) for around 30 years. All this time, he has also been working with young people professionally (as a youth worker, primary school teacher, storyteller & dyslexia tutor). David has been co-leading outdoor Jewish men & boys weekends for the last 8 years.

Eddie Bass

Eddie Bass has had an extensive inculcation in drama, science, poetry, and making up modern versions of stories of Chelm. He graduated as an octogenarian and admits to learning more in the past 13 years than in the previous 70. He thanks his rabbi and tutor for encouragement on his third session.

Avigail Ben-Gad

Brought up in Israel, and now studying archaeology at Cambridge, Avigail is an amateur genealogist who has spent the past year and a half tracing her family line to Portugal.

Tamarah Benima

Tamarah Benima is a rabbi serving three kehillot in the Netherlands (Reform and Jewish Renewal). She was editor-in-chief of the Nieuw Israelietisch Weekblad and still is a columnist. She has published three books of essays and combines Inayati Sufism with Judaism.

Jon Benjamin

Since leaving the law (oy!) to work in the charity sector, Jon has held the top roles at the Board of Deputies, ORT, GIFT, & UJIA. He now advises charity trustees on their legal responsibilities and is chair of the Israel Guide Dog Centre (UK) and a trustee of the Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre.

David Benkof

David Benkof’s frequent columns in The Daily Caller (a conservative website) and LA’s Jewish Journal focus on American politics, homosexuality, and Judaism past and present. He is a polyglot, theatre enthusiast, philanthropist, and trivia buff. A Jerusalemite, he presents at Limmuds worldwide.

Linda Berkowitz

When a teacher of Film Studies in Brighton 21 years ago, Linda joined the very first Board of the UK Jewish Film Festival & has happily remained associated ever since. She looks forward to joining the unique Limmud audience in appreciating the wide range & high quality of films from UKJF this year.

Danny Bermant

Danny Bermant grew up in London where he attended Hasmonean and Carmel College. He is married to Miriam and has three children, Eliana, 11, Dalia 9, and Eitan, 6. They are based in Borehamwood and are active members of the Kehillat Nashira Partnership Minyan.

Daniel Bernstein Vulkan

Daniel has an MSc in Social Research Methods from the LSE, and currently works as a statistician in the field of cancer prevention and early diagnosis. He was previously the senior researcher at the Board of Deputies of British Jews. He is also a veteran Limmud volunteer.

David Bigman

David Bigman is Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa. He served as rabbi of the Maale Gilboa community and as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Ein Tzurim. He studied in many yeshivot but was especially influenced by Rav Aaro Soloveichik, Rabbi Aryeh Leib Bakst, and Rabbi Yisrael Ze'ev Gustman.

David Bilchitz

David Bilchitz is a Professor of Fundamental Rights Law at the University of Johannesburg. He is currently in Berlin on sabbatical as a Von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow. He is the head of Strategic Development on the Limmud Board and co-chair of the Limmud Global Volunteer Forum.

Deborah Blausten

Deborah is a student rabbi at Leo Baeck College. She holds a BSc in Medical Sciences and an MA in Education and Technology from UCL and is a former Limmud conference programming co-chair. Off the bimah she collects rare sneakers, and enjoys running, hiking, and (almost) anything by Aaron Sorkin.

Adam Blitz

Adam Blitz is a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute & former Fulbright scholar. He is a member of ICOMOS UK and English PEN. He writes on cultural heritage, particularly the Jewish sites in Syria, for both scholar and popular publications including Haaretz, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post.

Ian Bloom

Nowadays, Ian is a freewheeling legal consigliere. Previously, he was a publisher and writer but primarily a media lawyer. He has contributed to the 'Jewish Chronicle', 'Jewish News', 'Observer', 'New Statesman' and others. Ian broadcasts regularly on LBC on media law topics.

Shoshana Bloom

Shoshana challenges concepts of disability in the Jewish community, empowering people with additional needs to become active, contributing members of their communities. A passionate Limmudnik, ROI-er & Makaton tutor, she’s also a Limmud trustee & founder of the international Limmud L’Am programme.

David Bolchover

David Bolchover is an author and commentator. His latest book, “The Greatest Comeback”, is a biography of the football coach, Bela Guttmann. He has also written three high-profile business books and contributed to several leading newspapers, such as The Times, The Telegraph and The Financial Times.

Shana Boltin

Shana, originally from Melbourne, works as an occupational therapist. A coffee, Ottolenghi and Yiddish enthusiast, she was co-chair of Limmud Conference in 2014 and joined the Limmud Board of Trustees in 2017. If you would like to volunteer with Limmud or learn how to make pickles, be in touch.

Menachem Bombach

Menachem has a BEd from Machon Yaakov College, an MA in public policy from Hebrew University, founded their haredi preparatory programme, and is senior project manager at the Mandel Institute. He is director of the Torah Academy high school which offers integrated secular studies to hassidic youth.

Ruth Borthwick

Rutie Borthwick is an artist who works in installation and painting. She is a Slade MFA graduate and won the Adrian Carruthers Award in 2015. Rutie teaches adult education classes in London and has a background in arts therapy.

Hannah Brady

As Programming co-chair, Hannah hopes you are having a great time at Festival! Passionate about women's and disabled empowerment, she loves to start challenging conversations with a touch of humour. Outside of her Limmud life, Hannah works in the Civil Service and thinks deeply about baked goods.

Jason Braier

Jason is a barrister specialising in employment law, with particular interest in discrimination. Somewhat randomly, he is also co-author of a book on international adoption law.

Emma Brand

Emma is a graduate of Oxford University and RSY-Netzer, and is now a writer and director for theatre. She has her own theatre company, Hatch It Theatre, which makes formally experimental theatre about social issues. Her show, “Whalebone”, was recently staged at the Edinburgh Fringe and in London.

Harvey Bratt

Harvey is UJIA's Director of Legacies and Planned Giving. Harvey is an initiator and trustee of Jewish Legacy, a consortium of 50 charities, growing the legacy ‘cake’. Harvey is a previous vice-chairman of Hendon Synagogue and Foundation Governor of the Michael Sobell Sinai School in Kenton.

Dina Brawer

Dina Brawer, founder of JOFA UK, is currently in her final year of Semikha studies at Yeshivat Maharat, NY. She recently launched #YourTorah podcast designed as an invitation to accompany her in a 36 week journey to discover Mishnah. She co-leads Mishkan: The Jewish Community Beyond Borders.

Naftali Brawer

Naftali Brawer writes and lectures on a wide range of topics including Hasidism, theology and spirituality. He is the author of two books and is also a seasoned broadcaster frequently appearing on the BBC. He is the co-founder and rabbi of Mishkan: the Jewish community beyond borders.

Robert Brody

Robert Brody has conducted shul services and sung in concerts throughout the UK and at worldwide venues, recently in St Petersburg, Russia, with the Zemel Choir of London and the Ramatayim Choir of Jerusalem. He has recorded with Zemel, Shabbaton, LJMC and has broadcast as soloist with BBC Singers.

Sarah Bronzite

Sarah has been pondering attitudes towards women's sexuality and fertility for decades. Previously a social market researcher, she currently juggles work (teaching) and an MSc in sociology. She plans to research Jewish women who aren't mothers. Judaism is her second religion, after choral singing.

Mekella Broomberg

Mekella Broomberg is Head of Arts and Culture at JW3, the first Jewish Community Centre and arts venue of its kind to exist in London.

Benjamin Brown

Benjamin Brown is a professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His main focus is Orthodox Judaism, which he studies in variety of aspects: Jewish Law (Halachah), Hasidism, Musar Movement and Haredi ideology (Hashkafah).

Dan Brown

Founder of the web-based publication eJewishPhilanthropy.com, Dan Brown is a past Board Chair of the American Friends of the WUJS Institute, served as a mentor for the PresenTense Global Fellowship Program and is a member of the international steering committee of Limmud FSU.

Debra Brunner

Founder/director of The Together Plan, working with Jewish communities in Belarus, founder of The Polotsk Jewish Cultural Educational Foundation, Belarus, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London. Debra works with communities to help them better understand how they can develop from within.

Frima Bubis

Merphie Bubis, 24, was raised in an Orthodox family in Jerusalem. She did her military service in the Civil Administration in the West Bank from January 2013 to March 2015. After her discharge she joined Breaking the Silence as a testifier, assuming the role of the Jewish Diaspora coordinator.

Tamas Buchler

Tamas works for the Jewish Agency’s Global Leadership Institute as the director of Minyanim, a network of young Jewish community activists from Central and Eastern Europe. He passionately believes in the potential and future of European Jewry. He lives in Budapest with his son and cat.

Lara Bundock

Lara is the founding CEO of the award-winning ‘Snowdrop Project’ which provides support for survivors of modern slavery. In 2015, Lara co-authored ‘Life Beyond the Safe House’ with the Human Trafficking Foundation and is passionate about sustainable support for survivors of slavery.

Libby Burkeman

Libby is Head of Programmes for a trust that improves access & quality of education for underprivileged young people. She has worked in informal education in senior posts at Reform Judaism, Tzedek, the Science Museum & even Limmud. Libby has DJed at Limmud since 2013 & is excited to do so again.

Leah Burman

Leah is a member of a 2nd generation group and an experienced educational psychologist. Her involvements include researching and reporting on the emotional experiences of survivors and their families through the generations and facilitating cross-generational workshops at Limmud and the AJR.

Georgina Bye

Georgina has been heavily involved in building inclusive, cross-communal Jewish communities and is a seasoned Jewish educator. She works for JDC Entwine and OLAM, organisations involved with International Development. She's also passionate about creating women's spaces, feminism, food and travelling.

Daniel Cainer

Daniel is a multi-award-winning songwriter, storyteller and broadcaster. Winner of the Galway Fringe Award for Excellence 2017, Fringe Review Highly Recommended Show 2015, 2016 & 2017, SoHo Playhouse New York: Best of Edinburgh and NYC Fringes 2014/2015/2016, Winner: Three Weeks Edinburgh Award 2013

Michael Capek

After 32 years, Michael is still going strong as a practicing GP and hypnotherapist. He has degrees in Medicine, Health Psychology, and mathematical subjects. He believes that future major advances in knowledge and thinking will need to be cross-disciplinary.

Graham Carpenter

Graham is the Community Coordinator for New Israel Fund UK. He grew up in LJY-Netzer and is now the Officer for Music for Liberal Judaism. He also represents the UK on the World Union for Progressive Judaism’s Executive Board and co-chairs its strategic committee for Inspiring the Next Generation.

Hirsh Cashdan

Hirsh was brought up in a Liverpool family known for scholastic achievement. He had a close relationship with his father who was a consummate ba'al kore. Since retiring Hirsh has focused on voluntary work in international development and in Jewish music - including leyning at Richmond synagogue.

David Cassuto

David Cassuto studied law in Holland, Scotland and Israel. He is a modern orthodox Jew who lives in Jerusalem since 2015. He still lectures law in Holland. In Israel he studies Jewish and non-Jewish sources. He develops a vision on traditional masculine values in the postmodern Western world.

Adam Chalom

Adam Chalom is dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism (IISHJ) and rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in suburban Chicago. He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan and rabbinic ordination from the IISHJ.

Sarah Charak

Sarah has been at various points a coffee-addicted Sydney-sider, Brovenders girl, batmitzvah teacher, Bnei Akiva Rosh Chinuch, and History/Law student at Sydney University and KCL. Dragged by her parents to Limmud Oz since she was 10, Sarah is excited to be at her first Limmud UK, & without her mum.

James Charles

James has taken the totally financially responsible decision to leave a career in engineering to pursue music full time. He has left the critically acclaimed Tom McCartney Band in Nottingham for session work in London and is a student at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance.

Jaclyn Chernett

Jaclyn Chernett is the first UK female chazzan, ordained in 2006 at the Academy for Jewish Religion, NY. She is the founder and director of Studies of the European Academy for Jewish Liturgy, teaching leaders of synagogue prayer internationally. She is a Vice President of Masorti Judaism UK.

Michelle Citrin

Michelle is an award-winning singer/songwriter and producer. From holiday videos to creative worship, Michelle enjoys “taking what’s old and making it new.” With a soulful presence & knack for composing memorable melodies, Michelle brings to life the spirit of our tradition through song & prayer.

Jonathan Clingman

Jonathan Clingman is Development Coordinator at The Together Plan, a charity working to build empowered, self-sufficient community in the former Soviet Union. Their work connects communities in the UK and FSU to each other to enable everyone to benefit from each others' experiences and expertise.

Shulli Clinton-Davis

Shulli Clinton-Davis is a technology consultant who was brought up in Finchley's modern Orthodox community as a member of Bnei Akiva. Whilst studying at the University of Birmingham she came out as LGBTQ and now acts as a Diversity Champion at her firm.

Adrian Cohen

Adrian Cohen is chair of the London Jewish Forum and chair of Labour Friends of Israel. He is a trustee of the Jewish Leadership Council, former chair of the Union of Jewish Students and, by day, partner at Clifford Chance.

Lawrence Cohen

Having reached three score and ten, Lawrence has acquired much knowledge but little wisdom. Regretfully, there is little he can teach anyone. Nevertheless, there are one or two enthusiasms which he would like to share while there is still time.

Lucy Cohen

Lucy completed a Jewish Service Corp fellowship in Mumbai, India. She was the manager of a women’s empowerment social enterprise, Naya, as well as an Income Generation Programme Director for The Urja Trust. Alongside international and community development Lucy is a Bollywood and belly dancer.

Michael M. Cohen

Michael M. Cohen is a graduate of the University of Vermont and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Presently he is the rabbi emeritus of the Israel Congregation in Manchester Center, Vermont and is on the faculty of the Arava Institute and Bennington College.

Oren Cohen

Oren is 35 and lives in London with his wife Rutie. A year ago he founded Zen Educate, an online platform connecting schools to supply teachers, using technology to save the education system millions of pounds a year. Oren's experience includes hiring talent, growing teams and enterprise sales.

Richard Cohen

Richard I. Cohen is the academic director of the Israel Center of Research Excellence (ICore) for the Study of Cultures of Place in the Modern Jewish World and the former Paulette and Claude Kelman Chair in French Jewry Studies at the Hebrew University.

Liat Cohen Raviv

Liat, Executive Director of Diller Teen Fellows, has served on the staff since the programme’s inception. As part of her rich educational background, Liat was awarded a National Excellence Award by the MoEd and holds an MA in Public Policy and a BA in Educational Systems Development.

Henry Cohn

Henry is an author and lecturer in European history after a career teaching at Glasgow, Leicester and, for 37 years, Warwick universities. He is a member of Birmingham Progressive and Alyth Reform synagogues. He recently made aliyah to Barnet, the most Jewish UK borough.

Stella Creasy

Stella Creasy was elected as the Labour and Co-operative MP for Walthamstow in May 2010. Prior to her election in 2010, she worked as head of campaigns at the Scout Association and as deputy director of the thinktank Involve. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics

Mark Creeger

Mark Creeger has worked in Jewish education and IT, separately and together, teaching at primary, secondary, and university level and working on national and international projects for UK and Israeli companies. A regular speaker at Barnet Synagogue, has also worked with youth, children and families.

Rachel Creeger

Rachel Creeger is an award winning stand up comedian, director, and writer. Her solo show “It’s No Job For A Nice Jewish Girl” won Best Comedy at the Greater Manchester Fringe 2017 and went on to sell out during the Edinburgh Festival. Rachel is a sought after speaker at communities around the UK.

Ben Crowne

Ben Crowne works as a forensic accountant, serially volunteers for and writes about the Jewish community. His most recent communal role was as Chair of Limmud Conference 2016, and he is currently writing the 'Better Know a Jewish Charity A-Z' series, in 26 instalments.

Orna Dale Eliashiv

Qualified as a Feldenkrais practitioner in 1988, Orna has worked for the Israeli National Health Service and has given classes at various community centres and individual sessions at her private studio. Currently Orna is teaching at JW3 and at her studio in Temple Fortune.

Laziza Dalil

In 2012 Laziza joined a foreign diplomatic mission in Rabat and has experience in diplomatic outreach and international trade affairs. She currently serves as Mimouna’s vice president, a Moroccan NGO that seeks to preserve the Moroccan Jewish heritage and promote Jewish-Muslim dialogue.

Debbie Danon

Passionate about developing inclusive leadership in the community and beyond, Debbie's career spans interfaith, education, corporate training & leadership coaching. In 2017 she co-founded leadership & inclusion consultancy TrustLab. She volunteers with GrassrootsJews, KeshetUK and The Advocacy Academy.

Aviva Dautch

Aviva Dautch teaches English Literature and Creative Writing at the British Library and is a freelance museum consultant and curator, currently working with Bethlem Museum of the Mind (the original Bedlam). She has a PhD in poetry and her poems, reviews, and literary essays are widely published.

Offer David

Offer is a reserve Navy Captain in the IDF and holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Haifa's Technion and an MBA from Haifa University.

Alex Davidson

Alex Davidson is the film programmer at JW3 and a former curator for the BFI National Archive.

Amy Decker

Amy Decker is a youth movement worker for RSY-Netzer. She has just graduated with a degree in Speech and Language Sciences from the University of Sheffield. She has a particular interest in youth development and has spent a significant period of time teaching sex and relationships education.

Jessica Deutsch

Jessica Tamar Deutsch is a New York based artist. She earned her BFA in illustration from Parsons School of Design where she began the creation of her first published book, "The Illustrated Pirkei Avot". Deutsch's work explores the meeting points of ancient Jewish tradition and contemporary culture.

Barbara Dresner

Barbara Dresner was northern Social Worker for the Association of Jewish Refugees for 11 years, now retired. She is a founder member of the Second Generation Network and has facilitated groups for Second and Third Generation members since 2004.

Omer Drori

Omer Drori is a Jewish Agency Shlicha for FZY. She works in Manchester & Leeds leading weekly meetings and leadership programmes, working to increase connections to Israel & Judaism. Omer grew up in Kibbutz Saad, a religious kibbutz near Gaza. She served in the IDF as a commander for lone soldiers.

Leigh Dworkin

Leigh Dworkin is the current Chairman of the JGSGB. He has been researching his mainly Polish family for the last 30 years, but also tries to research into Lithuania and Belarus, where his surname originates. He regularly presents at JGSGB Regional Groups, Special Interest Groups and Conferences.

Gabby Edlin

Gabby Edlin is the founder of Bloody Good Period, an organisation that provides period supplies for asylum seekers, refugees and those who can't afford them.

Sheila Eizensharf

Sheila was born in Israel, grew up in Latvia, joining an Israeli dance performance troupe at 13. She has taught Israeli dance for 6 years to children, teenagers, students & adults, organising “Riga Rokedet” Baltic dance workshop. About to get a masters in Human Resources; in “real life” works in HR.

Benjamin Ellis

Benjamin helped establish and is now chair of KeshetUK, the organisation working so that no one should ever have to choose between their Jewish and LGBT+ identity. He enjoys cycling, swimming, cooking vegetarian food, and sings in Jewish and LGBT+ choirs.

Ilan Emanuel

Ilan was born in the US, raised in the UK, and returned to the US to study at Hebrew Union College where he was ordained as a Reform rabbi in 2005. He has served congregations in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Toronto, Ontario, and is currently the rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel in Corpus Christi Texas.

Daniel Epstein

Daniel Epstein has been leading the 1,100 member Cockfosters and N Southgate United Synagogue since June 2014, together with his wife Ilana. Governor at JFS School, rabbinic educator for the Holocaust Educational Trust, initiator of Mental Health Awareness Shabbat and excited about Anglo Jewry.

Ilana Epstein

Ilana Epstein is head of Project Development for the Jewish Living Department at the United Synagogue, rebbetzen at Cockfosters & N Southgate Synagogue, educator on March of the Living UK, member of the US Women’s executive, qualified pastry chef, lover of history, sought-after speaker, mum of four.

Yaffa Epstein

Yaffa serves as the Director of Education, N.A. for the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. She received Rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Maharat, and holds a law degree from Bar Ilan. She loves Talmud, and helping others to love it! She has participated in over 25 Limmud events on 5 continents.

Lucas Espinosa Menendez

Lucas is a photographer by vocation, design anthropologist by profession, Talmudist aficionado. He holds Colombian and Spanish Passports and is a Danish resident. Lucas has worked in UK, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden.

Karen Ettinger

Karen Ettinger leads educational projects of the National Library of Israel. Born in Birmingham, England, Karen made aliyah at the age of 11. She has a master's degree in Learning Technologies and has acquired many years of experience in the field of online education and instructional design.

Estelle Eugene

Estelle Eugene has been offering yoga sessions at Limmud for many years. She worked as administrator for the Yakar Educational Foundation and co-founded the Jewish Yoga Network with Marcus Freed.

David Evans

David is an Emmy-nominated, multi-award-winning director of film and television, both drama and documentary. He is a big fan of Limmud, having attended the Limmud Festival/Conference for each of the last eighteen years.

Michael Even David

Mijael was born in Chile, made Aliyah in 2005, and did rabbinical and MA studies in Jerusalem. He held positions in Omer, Ashkelon, and Karmiel in Israel, and was Noam Israel's rabbi. Today he is the rabbi of Edgware Masorti Synagogue. He is married to Raya and father of two children.

Raya Even David

Raya is an informal Jewish educator currently employed by Edgware Masorti Synagogue and previously was head of Jewish Studies in Alma Primary School, Raya moved to London 3.5 years ago from Israel and is married to Mijael Even David. Together they have two children; Hallel aged 3.5 and Yair aged 2.

Eli Philippe Fabrikant

Eli was born to a Jewish Ukrainian family in Riga, grew up in Jerusalem and after years of political activism he moved to Europe to rediscover his Jewish identity through Klezmer and Jewish art. He is the artistic manager of Gabriel Wolff at hebrew-tattoos.com

Limmud Families Team

The Limmud Families Team has put together a wide-ranging programme of sessions designed to be inter-generational so that families can enjoy Limmud together - learning, playing and creating.

Moshe Farchi

Moshe Farchi, PhD, is the head of Stress, Trauma & Resilience Studies at Tel Hai College, Israel and is an expert in Psychological First Aid (PFA). He developed the Six C's model for immediate PFA which has been approved and utilised by the Israeli Ministry of Health as the national PFA model.

Yael Farjun

Yael Farjun is Israeli and a graduate of Haifa university in both Asia studies and political science, specialising in China. She is the owner of the travel startup ChinaClickGo.com and a member of the organising committee of Jewish Young Professional network in Shanghai.

Tali Farkash

Tali Farkash, 36, is a journalist with Ynet, the digital version of the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot, Where she writes mainly on Judaism. She deals with topics, such social issues concerning religion, the conflict between state and religion, and global Jewish communities. Farkash is also a social activist in Israel's strictly Orthodox community. She is married and has two children.

Howard Feldman

Howard is a consultant in Satellite Communications and has worked with SpaceIL toward their goal of landing an Israeli unmanned spacecraft on the moon.

Shirley Fenster

Shirley Fenster is Co-Chair of Masorti Judaism and on the Board of Masorti Europe.

Daniel Fenster Simons

Dan Simons is STEM programme manager at the Marine Society and Sea Cadets but in his spare time is a member of Kol Nefesh Masorti and former movement worker for Noam Masorti Youth.

Michael Feuer

Mike is a teacher at the Pardes Institute and a creative content consultant. He pioneered a new approach to Jewish history in his podcast ‘The Jewish Story’ and is co-author of the biblical fiction novel 'The Lamp of Darkness'. His mission is breaking down walls to build up consciousness.

Wendy Fidler

Wendy has been involved in interfaith work for more than 50 years! After a career in the NHS she took an MA in Jewish-Christian Relations followed by a Ph.D. She has been the chair of Oxford CCJ and has served on the Advisory Council and Board of Trustees of National CCJ.

Rebecca Filer

Rebecca is a campaigns officers at the Union of Jewish Students. She studied History at the University of Bristol. Rebecca is a key national leader in the Jewish Student Community, the Jewish Labour Movement, Labour Students and NUS.

Eric Fingerhut

A former Ohio State Senator and US Congressman, Eric D. Fingerhut, President and CEO of Hillel International, has devoted his professional life to public service and higher education. Entering his fifth year with Hillel, he's now dedicated to helping ensure the future of the Jewish people.

Daniel Fingeroth

Danny Fingeroth was a writer and editor for Marvel Comics. He’s the author of “Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews Comics and the Creation of the Superhero”, and an upcoming bio of Marvel’s Stan Lee. Fingeroth has spoken on comics-related topics at venues including Columbia University and YIVO Institute.

David Finkel

David was born in Dublin, Ireland, then emigrated to the USA after college. After a career in hi-tech, he began his own bar and batmitzvah photography business 12 years ago. David is also the co-director of the Austin Jewish Film Festival.

Kelly Finkel

Kelly Finkel, RJE is the director of B'nei Mitzvah Studies at Temple Beth Shalom in Austin, Texas. Kelly has masters degrees in Elementary Education and Jewish Studies and is a long time Jewish educator. Kelly loves cooking, Jewish crafts, and travel when she finds time in her busy schedule.

Nathan Finkel

Nathan Finkel is a musician who has been part of the House Band at Limmd for 10 years. As well as playing with many of the artists that are performing at Limmud, Nathan produces his own music on a variety of instruments. Nathan also has a passion for science, especially mycology, the study of fungi.

Yoel Finkelman

Yoel Finkelman is the curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica collection at the National Library of Israel. Formerly a lecturer at Bar Ilan University, he is the author of "Strictly Kosher Reading: Popular Literature and the Condition of Contemporary Orthodoxy".

David Finlay

David is a writer of songs and performance pieces which bring to life aspects of Jewish history. As we reach 100 years since the Balfour Declaration and 50 years since the Six Day War, David presents A Promised Land: those who dared to dream telling the story of the creation of the State of Israel.

Ellen Flax

Ellen is a long-time member of Limmud's international Chavruta team and directs the Hadassah Foundation, which support programmes for women and girls in the United States and in Israel. She received her rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Dalia Fleming

Dalia is KeshetUK’s first executive director, working to ensure no Jewish LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) person has to choose between their Jewish & LGBT+ identities. Responsible for the strategic direction of KeshetUK, Dalia has been involved in the UK Jewish & LGBT+ community for over 10yrs

Pam Fox

Pam works fulltime researching and writing Jewish history. Since 2014 she has published 4 books and is working on a fifth. Her book on the Jews of Golders Green, published in 2016, has been very successful and received several favourable reviews. Pam is in wide demand for speaking about her book.

Racheli Fraenkel

Racheli Sprecher Fraenkel is a Yoetzet Halachah & teacher of Talmud and halachah at Nishmat, and is also the director of Matan's Hilkhata advanced halachah programme. She is one of the founders of The Jerusalem Unity Prize and Unity Day. A mother of seven, she lives with her family in Nof Ayalon.

Vanessa Freedman

Vanessa is Hebrew & Jewish Studies Librarian at University College London. She studied Classics at Cambridge and Library & Information Studies at UCL and was Assistant Librarian at Leo Baeck College. She is a member of Radlett Reform Synagogue and has been an enthusiastic Limmudnik since 1995.

Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman is an Israeli diplomat serving as the Counsellor for Civil Society Affairs at the Embassy in London. He previously served in South Africa as Deputy Ambassador. Michael was born and raised in Barnet before making Aliyah at the age of 26. He is married and has two young children.

Robyn Freeman

Robyn is supported by Langdon, an organisation empowering Jewish adults with learning disabilities to become more independent. Robyn is passionate about changing attitudes towards people with learning disabilities and inspired many at her adult Bat Mitzvah this year. Robyn volunteers at Jewish Care.

Sigalit Freeman

Sigalit Freeman is the Jewish Agency and Students shlicha in the UK, responsible for increasing positive Israel awareness on campuses. Previously, Sigalit organised Birthright in Israel and served as a Jewish Agency shlicha in Miami. She was born in Ashkelon and is married with two young children.

Eva Frojmovic

Eva Frojmovic teaches at the University of Leeds. Her main topics are Jewish art, Jewish manuscripts and other beautiful books, and Jewish museums.

Hadassah Fromson

Hadassah is part of the rabbinic team at Golders Green United Synagogue. She is training as a psychologist and writing a thesis on sexual satisfaction in the Jewish community. She grew up in Gibraltar and studied at UCL and Michlalah.

Sam Fromson

Sam has two kids, Arielle & Nadavya, runs a tech startup, and is the assistant rabbi at Golders Green United Synagogue. He studied at Cambridge and yeshivot in Israel.

Clive Gabay

Clive is a senior lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London. I (try to) publish on race and religion, and still entertain thoughts of ditching it all in for a career as a DJ.

Hadar Galron

Writer, actress, comedienne, director, and songwriter for cinema, tv and theatre. Artistic Director for ISF (International Shalom Festival) at the Edinburgh Fringe. Amongst my better-known works: Mikveh (play), The Secrets (film), Passion Killer (satirical cabaret). Academic teacher and lecturer.

Ian Gamse

Many years ago, Ian was the first full-time UJS education worker, having studied at Yeshivat Or Etzion and Cambridge. Then he met R. Micky Rosen z'l and helped him, just a little, in changing the world. He teaches Talmud to women at the LSJS Midrasha and teaches frequently at Magen Avot in Hendon.

Philippa Gamse

Philippa has over 20 years of online experience. She is Professor of Digital Marketing & Social Media at Hult / Ashridge International Business School, has spoken at conferences in 8 countries and is a certified Management Consultant. She is the author of “42 Rules for a Web Presence That Wins”.

Tova Ganzel

Tova Ganzel, is the director of the Midrasha in Bar-Ilan University, and one of Nishmat's first trained yo'atzot halakha (women's halachic advisors). She completed her PhD in the Bible Department at Bar-Ilan University (2005).

Eli Gaventa

Eli is a photographer, activist and educator. He has worked in Ghana, Hungary and the UK and studied Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at University of the Arts: London. As an activist/educator, Eli has worked with many communal groups including Bnei Akiva UK, United Synagogue, NIF and RESHET.

Hannah Gaventa

Hannah works in international development, including Ghana, India & the Philippines; focusing on women, education and livelihoods. Hannah is co-chair of Limmud Festival 2017 MarComms team, has presented at Limmud in the UK, China and New Zealand & is the founder of a monthly women's group in London.

Amir Gazit

Amir Gazit works in the Northern Galil - Great Britain Partnership of UJIA and the Jewish Agency. He has lived in Mizpe Hila in the Galilee since 1996 and is also a certified tour guide.

Shannyn Gelbart

Ahavat Hinam is a super-group of Jewish musicians, Max Jared (USA) and shannyn.art (Aus). Ahavat Hinam create Jewish inspired music to bring people together. Since their formation, they have performed all over the world, from Texas to Sydney, and are currently launching their debut album.

Jay Geller

Jay Geller, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Culture, Vanderbilt University, is author of On Freud’s Jewish Body (2007) and The Other Jewish Question (2011). His sessions draw from his latest monograph: Bestiarium Judaicum: Unnatural Histories of the Jews (2017).

Nick Gendler

Nick is a cyclist, a double bass player, and a career coach and psychotherapist, who is currently enjoying a bit of space after six years as co-chair of Masorti Judaism. He loves Limmud and doesn't care whether it's a conference or a festival.

Selwyn Gerber

Selwyn is a CPA, economist and wealth manager based in Los Angeles. He and his wife Glynis together with their entire family emigrated from South Africa. He is the proud father of four and grandfather of thirteen, and is a passionate Jew with numerous community involvements.

Andrew Gilbert

Currently chair of UJIA UK Programmes and a trustee of the London Jewish Forum, Andrew recently chaired the first Limmud-style JLM Conference and there will be another in 2018. In the past he chaired Limmud for 7 years before setting up and chairing Limmud International for 5 years.

Julian Gilbey

Julian is a Limmud veteran having been involved with Conference for many years; he is now returning after a big break. By day, he teaches maths and designs teaching resources. Julian has taught in a variety of Jewish contexts, and is a long-standing member of Kol Rina, a Jewish a cappella group.

Malcolm Ginsberg

Malcolm Ginsberg, 75, is a public relations expert and writer, specialising in transport and travel. As an eight-year-old he ‘cruised’ to Australia, a £10 Pom. His family returned after a year, but he kept his love of the sea. Editor in Chief of Business Travel News, the award-winning weekly. Malcolm is also the travel correspondent for Jewish Weekly.

Lara Glantz

Lara is a youth movement worker for RSY-Netzer having recently graduated from Bristol with a degree in Theology and Religion. She is interested in the place of women in religion, and wrote her dissertation on how oppression, both religious and institutional, determine the status of women in Israel.

Ilan Glazer

Ilan Glazer is a rabbi, freelance speaker, maggid, and transformation coach based in Silver Spring, Maryland. He teaches widely, using Jewish wisdom to help others find meaning, healing, happiness, spirituality, and success in all areas of life. He hosts the Torah of Life podcast, found on iTunes.

Leah Golan

Leah Golan is JAFI’s Central Shlicha & Executive Director Head of Delegation, UK. Recently, Leah was CEO of the Orr Shalom association for children & youth at risk- Israel’s largest non-profit.

Ian Gold

Ian is baal tefila at local shuls Birmingham & Biyamina, and still rocking after all these years. For fun, advocating in the criminal courts.

Jessica Gold

Jess Gold is a singer songwriter, one third of Miriam's Sister and has produced Project Earth Rock, a multimedia resource about climate change for primary schools. She gives concerts in schools & chederim and is a freelance synagogue singer with a passion for creating beautiful prayer experiences.

Daniel Goldfarb

This will be Daniel Goldfarb‘s 18th (chai) Limmud. A native of Boston and 40+ years in Israel, he practiced law in Jerusalem and was Director of the Conservative Yeshiva and editor of the Torah Sparks parasha weekly. He continues to teach Torah at Limmuds and synagogues around the world.

Daniel Goldman

Daniel is founder of Goldrock Capital and chairs Gesher, building bridges between secular, religious & haredi society in Israel. He publishes op-eds in the Israeli English & Hebrew press. He has developed expertise in understanding the points of contact and conflict between haredi & Israeli society.

Jake Goldman

Jake currently works as a development officer at The Together Plan charity, reviving Jewish life in the former Soviet Union. He previously held the role of President of Durham University Jewish Society, where he studied History and English after growing up in Shenley, active in a Reform community.

Hedva Goldschmidt

Hedva is founder and Managing Director of leading Israeli Film distribution company Go2Films. Hedva serves as distribution consultant for Gesher Multicultural FilmFund and is regular speaker in film festivals. Hedva is co-founder of Women of Faith for Peace, recently awarded the Golden Lion Award for Peace.

Aaron Goldstein

Aaron is one of the Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue rabbis, and is Chair of Liberal Judaism's Rabbinic Conference. His motto is to, ‘Count Jews in, not out.’

Susy Goldstone

Susy Goldstone is a final year student currently reading History at the University of Leeds. She’s a bogeret of FZY and a madricha in North Manchester. At Leeds, she’s involved in her J-Soc, secretary of Opera Society and a member of Ballroom and Latin Dance.

Lili Goldwein

Born in 1952 in Bucharest, Lili made aliyah in 1962. She lived in Rehovot where she graduated from the "De Shalit" high school. She served 2 years in the IDF during the Yom Kippur war. She is married to Mickey and has 4 children and 8 grandchildren.
 She is a blind user of a guide dog.

Jenny Goodman

Jenny Goodman is a doctor specialising in Ecological Medicine. She also has a master's degree in psychotherapy. She began questioning the practice of Brit Milah after observing it closely may times, researching the effects, and listening to mothers.

Martin Goodman

Martin Goodman is Professor of Jewish Studies at Oxford University and President of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. He has written many books on Jewish and Roman history, and his latest book, A History of Judaism, has just been published by Allen Lane.

Nigel Goodrich

Nigel has set up 12 Friends of Israel groups in Scotland which advocate for Israel. He is also the founder and CEO of the International Shalom Festival which brings Israeli performers from all backgrounds to the Edinburgh Fringe, winning support from all major political parties.

Simon Gordon

Simon has served as assistant editor of Mosaic Magazine in New York and as speechwriter to both former Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub and ex-MP Douglas Carswell. He is currently reading for an MA in Political Economy at King's College London. He regularly writes for the Institute for Free Trade.

Adit Goschalk

Adit is a teacher and artist who is passionate about international development. Whilst living and working in India she brought her interests together to set up the 'Naya' initiative; a creative women's empowerment paper-recycling initiative in the slums of Mumbai.

Stephen Grabiner

Stephen Grabiner is a media investor. He has worked with the Portland Trust supporting economic development in Palestine and is currently Chair of the Jewish Chronicle.

Sam Grant

Sam is the campaigns manager for René Cassin. RC get the UK Jewish community more involved with human rights issues including modern day slavery & discrimination. RC provide a platform for the Jewish community to engage on human rights issues that connect to Jewish values and experience.

Emily Green

Emily Green founded GesherEU, a charity which supports formerly hareidi individuals. She teaches English at Crest Academy in Brent & lives in Finchley with her 6 children. Her story has been reported a number of times and in December 2016 she appeared in the BBC Radio 4 documentary 'Faith or Family'

Michael Green

Michael Green is an environmental consultant during office hours and can be found foraging in the forgotten corners of parks and forests at most other times. He has been gathering edible plants and fungi for five years after deciding to expand his culinary horizons beyond his vegetable patch.

Norman Green

Norman Green is a California tax and estate planning lawyer. A native of Los Angeles, he and his wife Rachel have two sons and two grandchildren. They daven at a Conservative (Masorti) synagogue in Los Angeles. He is not a Karaite but is interested in Karaite Judaism.

Rachel Green

Rachel Rubin Green is a retired Biology teacher and an active member of the Library Minyan of Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles. She is Chairperson of the Southern California chapter of the Kindertransport Association and a board member of the KTA.

Joanne Greenaway

Jo is a lawyer at the United Synagogue and a participant in the Chief Rabbi’s Ma'ayan programme, training to advise women in women’s health and family purity laws. She lectures at LSJS and across the community. She is an alumnus of Gamechangers, Bradfield and Cambridge and listed in the 40 under 40.

Suzanne Griffel

Suzanne Griffel is a liberal rabbi who has served in congregations and as a hospice chaplain. Saul Weiner is a physician and health care researcher who describes himself as a "secular atheist Jew". Their daughter Karen Weiner, a Jewish day school graduate, is a sophomore at Oberlin College.

Dex Grodner

Dex is a genderqueer Jew, a historian, poet, drag queen, stylist and political activist. Wearing many hats (and wigs) they explore the borders and binaries which divide states, genders and generations. Their work aims to making a nuisance of itself, disrupting to create space for reflection.

Aryeh Grossman

Aryeh is Development Executive at Koren Publishers Jerusalem, described by a Limmud tweet as "the rock and roll of Jewish publishing". Born and bred in the UK before moving to Israel in 2014, Aryeh is a qualified teacher and has a BA in Jewish History from UCL.

Roi Grufi

Roi is the son of Jewish Yemenite immigrants and led the formation of Mizrahi student groups at universities in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Beer-Sheba. Roi manages "Bamizrah", a Facebook page dedicated to the history, politics and culture of Mizrahi Jews. He lives in Jerusalem.

Oded Gvaram

Oded Gvaram is the Jewish Agency Shlicha for Redbridge JCC. Previously Oded was a Community Organiser in Jaffa and Jerusalem and a social entrepreneur. He has also served as an Israel Fellow at Hillel at Davis and Sacramento CA. Oded was born in Nir Galim in Israel.

Joel Haber

Joel Haber is a licensed Israeli tourguide, and speaks on related topics, including Jewish food, Land of Israel, and Tanach. Born in the US, Joel made Aliyah in 2009. Joel has presented at Limmud LA, JLM, TLV, and Barcelona, and he believes/hopes that Limmud is the future of the Jewish people.

Caroline Hagard

Caroline has been teaching for many years in religion schools. She is a storyteller, writes Jewish songs for young children, and writes/runs children’s services for the High Holydays/chagim. Passionate about Judaism, her sessions are great fun. In her spare time she is a full-time medical secretary.

George Halfin

George runs an online counselling & groupwork programme at a national charity for people struggling with addictions. She is a qualified Innate Health teacher, author of blog Confessions of an Overthinker, & co-founder of community for fellow overthinkers, Overthinkers Anonymous & mum of 2 young boys

Matt Halfin

Matt has spent his career building services in industries undergoing fundamental changes. He now mentors individuals and businesses to help them navigate the unknown with resilience and clarity, whilst still having fun! He is a qualified Innate Health coach and co-founder of Overthinkers Anonymous.

Lauren Hamburger

Lauren is Director of PJ Library in the UK, bringing Jewish books to 5,000 children and their families. Lauren is a graduate of the Suzi Bradfield Educational leadership Programme. Outside of the office, Lauren works with different organisations to expand opportunities for women in Judaism.

Mia Hamburger

Mia Hamburger is Community Outreach Administrator for UK registered charity Goods For Good, which sends overstocks from British Industry overseas to refugees and vulnerable communities. A major recipient of these donations are Holocaust survivors from the Soviet Union living in appalling conditions.

Chaim Hames

Chaim lives in Beersheba and is currently Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Director of the Center for the Study of Conversion. Chaim was born in London, made aliyah at twelve and is happily married with two children.

Lahav Harkov

Lahav Harkov is the Senior Knesset reporter and analyst for The Jerusalem Post, whose insights as a lecturer and television and radio commentator are sought after around the world. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has named her the 5th-most influential person on “Jewish Twitter."

Joshua Harmon

Joshua Harmon's plays include Bad Jews (Roundabout, West End), Significant Other (Roundabout, Broadway/Booth), and Ivanka (staged readings across the USA, Election Eve, 2016). Upcoming productions: Admissions at Lincoln Center in February, and Skintight at Roundabout in May. Graduate of Juilliard.

Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal

Hifsa is a trustee of Nisa-Nashim an organisation that brings Jewish and Muslim communities together by building personal friendships. She is a well-known figure and in 2011 was awarded an MBE and appointed a Deputy Lieutenant. She has published widely, including about radicalisation and counter-terrorism.

Eve Harow

Eve is an Israeli tour guide, hosts an internet show, and is passionate about her people, faith, & land. A longtime resident of Gush Etzion & mother of 7, she speaks knowledgeably about the complexities of life in Judea; blending Tanach & modern Israel. Hobbies include ideological eating & drinking.

Michael Harris

Michael Harris is rabbi of The Hampstead (United) Synagogue, research fellow at LSJS and affiliated lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. He is co-author, with Daniel Rynhold, of the forthcoming book "Nietzsche, Soloveitchik and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy" (CUP).

Paul Harris

Paul is a criminal defence lawyer working in the East End of London. He has led the campaign in recent years against legal aid cuts and restricting access to justice. He is also joint chair of New North London Synagogue and last year helped to launch the Yellow candle project.

Tanya Harris

Tanya is Head of Services at Jami, the mental health charity. She is committed to developing services which reduce stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. Tanya graduated from Brunel University with an MSc in Occupational Therapy. She is a keen rugby fan and an alpaca breeder.

Michael Haruni

While creating Siddur Nehalel (Nevarech/Ktav), where photos depict meanings of texts, Mike became possessed by the questions, what is davening? Why pray? And how? His PhD thesis in Philosophy analysed pain, and his plays include The Stonemason (Finborough, London), and Sta"m (Beit Lessin, Tel Aviv).

Zev Harvey

Zev was born in New York and studied philosophy at Columbia University (Ph.D. 1973). He taught at McGill University, Montreal, and since 1977, is professor of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He writes about Jewish philosphers, e.g. Maimonides, Hasdai Crescas, Spinoza, Levinas.

Holly Blue Hawkins

Natural Deathcare advocate, author, educator and rosha of a Chevra Kaddisha in Santa Cruz, California, Holly Blue provides training in a wide variety of end-of-life subjects, to both Jewish and secular settings, including Kavod v’Nichum conferences, and studies with Gamliel Institute.

Dan Heller

Dan is one of Limmud Festival 2017's Programming co-chairs. By day he works on NHS initiatives about children and young people's physical and mental health. When not doing Limmud programming, he enjoys running, and flying the flag for south Londoners contributing to the wider Jewish community.

Rebecca Heller

Rebecca is one of Limmud Festival 2017's Shabbat co-chairs - this will be her first time presenting at a Limmud event! Outside of Limmud, Rebecca works in digital marketing for Miss Selfridge, has recently rediscovered netball, and enjoys listening to a variety of podcasts.

Charlotte Henry

Charlotte Henry is a writer and communications professional. She has worked for a variety of major publications detailing the collision between technology, politics, and the media. Her first book, "Not Buying It", is a look at post-truth and fake news will be published by Unbound next year.

Beit Midrash Hevra

A group of educators, Torah enthusiasts, and lovers of text who come together at Limmud to create an intentional community with Torah at its centre. The Hevra is open to anyone regardless of denomination or Torah learning experience.

Claire Hilton

Claire has recently retired from her post as an old age psychiatrist in the NHS. She is currently lead editor for a mental health e-learning project with MindEd.org.uk, is undertaking inspections with the CQC and is researching the history of psychiatry in England.

Emily Hilton

Emily Hilton is a graduate of the Frontline social work programme and now lives in Moishe House London. Emily is a board member of Yachad UK and has previously sat on the NEC of the Jewish Labour Movement. She has written for the Independent, the Guardian, the Jewish News, and +972 Magazine.

Michael Hilton

Michael Hilton lectures at Leo Baeck College and is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. After 30 years as a congregational rabbi he now pursues interfaith work, and will lead a three faiths week in Oxford in 2018. His most recent book is “Bar Mitzvah: A History” (2014).

David Hirsh

David Hirsh is a senior lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He writes on the topic of contemporary antisemitism.

Liron Hoch

Liron Hoch lives in Kibbutz Kabri in the Galilee. He teaches Jewish philosophy and thought in Zfat and is also a karate instructor.

Happie Hoffman

Happie Hoffman is half of the musical duo, Eric & Happie, and a full time musician, Jewish educator and spiritual leader based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Eric & Happie's debut album reached #11 on the iTunes singer-songwriter chart, and the duo released their first album of Jewish music this December.

Renato Huarte Cuéllar

Renato Huarte Cuéllar is a full-time tenured professor of Philosophy of Education at UNAM, Mexico's National Autonomous University. He is one of the founders of Limmud Mexico, and since 2015 he has been the liaison with the Limmud groups in Latin America.

Eric Hunker

Born in Washington D.C., Eric has been traveling the world, teaching, learning, and performing Jewish music for the last decade. Recently he has been touring as half of the duo Eric & Happie, now based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jonathan Hunter

Jonathan spends much of his non-Limmud leisure time at various modern jive events around the country, and is very much looking forward to sharing the fun of dancing with all at Limmud Festival this year!

Joe Hyman

Joe Hyman is an Orthodox LGBT activist working towards greater inclusion for LGBT Jews in our community. He grew up in an Orthodox community where he has grappled with issues of sexuality and religion his whole life.

Judith Ish-Horowicz

Judith Ish-Horowicz opened Apples & Honey Nursery 26 years ago. She is co-founder of Apples and Honey Nightingale, a social enterprise and the UK's first co-located nursery within a care home, Nightingale Hammerson. A school governor at MJPS, Judith was awarded an MBE for services to EY education.

Shoshi Ish-Horowicz

Shoshi is an incorrigible book lover who has been attending and enjoying Limmud for many years. This year she is delighted to bring these two passions together by co-hosting the Limmud book club and generally talking books. Outside the world of Conference she works as a learning technologist at LSE.

Joseph Israel

Joey has a traditional yeshiva background from 3 years at Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush) and has particular interest in holistic analysis of Talmudic characters and sugyah context. He lives and teaches Talmud in NW London and works in private equity.

Harry Jacobi

An escapee from Germany, then Holland, the path of Harry's life was changed by a speech of Leo Baeck's in 1949. In 2011, he completed 50 years of ministry, serving as rabbi in the UK and Switzerland. Two children, Margaret and Richard, followed him into the rabbinate and he is a great-grandfather!

Margaret Jacobi

Margaret Jacobi is rabbi of Birmingham Progressive Synagogue, and enjoys the interfaith opportunities Birmingham offers. Originally trained as a medical doctor, she has a PhD in Talmud and teaches rabbinic texts at Leo Baeck College. She loves the ambiguity of seemingly simple talmudic stories.

Richard Jacobi

After a first career training managers, Richard is one of the rabbis at the newly formed East London and Essex Liberal Synagogue and a member of faculty at Leo Baeck College. He and Lyn are parents to Josh, Abigail and Hannah, and grandparents to Zach, courtesy of Philippa and Josh!

Andrea Jacobs

Andrea is a feminist educator and consultant, using a systemic lens to examine issues of social justice and leadership. She has a PhD in linguistics, thinks a lot about language and identity, and performs with a Playback Theatre troupe in Philadelphia, using theatre as a strategy for social change.

Ivor Jacobs

Now partially retired from his software and print business, Ivor is director of Friends of LouisJacobs.org which runs a major educational website offering resources as well as a lecture programme discussing issues of theology. With Ian Gold the Rubens are 60's music songsters.

Jill Jacobs

Jill Jacobs is a rabbi and Executive Director of T’ruah, which mobilises 1,800 rabbis and their communities to protect human rights in North America, Israel, & the occupied territories. She is the author of two books on Judaism and social justice: Where Justice Dwells and There Shall Be No Needy.

Zöe Jacobs

Zöe Jacobs holds a unique place as the only ordained cantor in the Reform Movement; a statistic she is working hard to change! Zoe received semicha in 2009 from HUC-JIR in NY & can mostly be found on the bima of FRS. She seeks any opportunity to create harmony with fellow musicians and friends!

Jonathan Jacobson

Jonathan has spent his life trying to make sense of the world he lives in. An ongoing search for truth, through developing his understanding of God, life, and the universe and connection therewith.

Ruth Jacobson

Ruth studied painting and etching at the Slade and architectural glass at Central St. Martins, London. Her work is an exploration of her Jewish identity. In 2004the Victoria and Albert Museum commissioned a glass panel for the Judaica display, Sacred Silver and Stained Glass Gallery.

Michelle Janes

Michelle is the new Director of Programmes and Consultancy at Lead (formerly Operations Director at Masorti Judaism). A qualified school teacher with an MBA focused on the CEO/Chair relationship, she’s passionate about training and enabling others, including her children who constantly amaze her.

Neil Janes

Neil Janes is the founder of the Lyons Learning Project & rabbi at West London Synagogue. He is a PhD student, lecturer, and writer. He is passionate about bringing textual literacy to progressive Judaism and an informed Jewish conversation to thinking about issues around social justice and Judaism.

Laura Janner-Klausner

Laura Janner-Klausner is Senior Rabbi to Reform Judaism. Passionate about social justice, community cohesion, Israel and LGBT issues, she worked in Israel with youth leaders and in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. She is said to be “fast becoming the most high-profile Jewish leader in the country".

Colin Jaque

Educated at Clifton College, Colin is a solicitor specialising in chancery litigation. He has co-authored a paper prompting the Woolf Reform for Litigation and two books on chancery procedure, as well as a book proving that the Exodus fits into Egyptian history.

Max Jared Einsohn

Ahavat Hinam is the project of Max Jared (USA) and shannyn.art (Melbourne, Australia) who create music inspired by Judaism, pop, rock, love, and social action. Since their formation, they have performed all over the world, from Texas to Sydney, and are currently launching their debut album.

Elliot Jebreel

Elliot is a bureaucrat by trade and a proud Jewranian. In his spare time he helps make the Jewish community embrace diversity; fighting ashkenormative & heteronormative attitudes in our structures and mindsets. He’s a trustee of Sephardi Voices UK, and alum of the Adam Science Leadership Programme.