Presenters: G

Ian Gamse

Many years ago, Ian was the first professional education worker at UJS, and author of the original "Kosher on Campus". His learning and teaching draw from both yeshivish and academic roots, with a dash of Yakar spirituality, and are known for close, insightful reading of biblical and rabbinic texts.

Philippa Gamse

Philippa is usually known as a digital marketing expert. However in her other life she has studied “Soul Memory Discovery” with her teacher Ellen Kaufman Dosick and others since 2005, and has recently been researching the topic of reincarnation from a Jewish perspective. Come and hear her gleanings!

Mark Gardner

Mark Gardner is director of communications and deputy chief executive of CST. Mark has represented CST and British Jews to media, politicians and police on contemporary antisemitism. He received a Met Police commendation for advising all Londoners during the Nazi terror campaign of 1999.

Yosef Garfinkel

Yosef Garfinkel is the Yigael Yadin Professor of Archaeology of the Land of Israel at the Institute of Archaeology, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well the Director of the Institute. From 2007 he excavated exciting data relating to the historical King David.

Josh Gaventa

Josh Gaventa is a youth worker, educator and boxing enthusiast. He has worked in informal and formal Jewish education. He studied Religion & Philosophy at Kings College London. He is passionate about youth work, youth empowerment and bringing the sport of boxing back to the Jewish community.

Jan Gebert

Jan is a journalist and has initiated or supported many initiatives including Limmud Poland, organising protests against “the Holocaust law”, humanitarian aid for the Jews of Ukraine and re-establishing of the Maccabi club. He researches figurines of Lucky Jews and has one of the world's largest collections.

Noa Gendler

Noa is a radio producer who divides most of her time between yearning for a past life in which she was a full-time yeshiva bocher and awaiting the arrival of Moshiach.

Sheila Gewolb

Sheila Gewolb DL is the Senior Vice President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Sheila currently chairs the Board's International Division. In this capacity, she plays a key role in building strong relationships with diplomatic missions in the UK and abroad.

Andrew Gilbert

Andrew is a trustee of London Jewish Forum, has chaired Jewish Labour Movement conferences and chaired Limmud 1990-1997 and Limmud International 2006-2009. He has been active in the Jewish Community and the political arena for many years.

Esther Gilbert

Esther Gilbert is the widow of the late Martin Gilbert. She is the creator and editor of 3 volumes of Holocaust Memoir Digest of published survivor memoirs. She travelled with Martin to Holocaust sites throughout Europe and has managed Martin's literary legacy since his passing.

Shirli Gilbert

Shirli is Professor of Modern Jewish History at UCL. She teaches and publishes widely on subjects including the Holocaust and its legacies, Jewish migration, and Jews in South Africa. In addition to her academic work, she presents courses at the Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre in Highgate.

Malcolm Ginsberg

Editor of BTN and Jewish Weekly travel writer, Malcolm’s first “cruise” was to Australia aged 8 in 1950. His talk “Cruising is a Complicated Business” covers ships large and small, offering tips and ideas. Malcolm’s career has included spells as publicist and publisher in aviation, motoring and travel.

Jessica Gold

Jess Gold is a songwriter & prayer leader in progressive communities. Jess’ first band Red Sea Blue, performed to UK and USA Jewish communities. Her album Project Earth Rock is the basis of a climate change education resource in use in over 200 primary schools. Jess is a member of 'Miriam's Sister'.

Jake Goldman

Jake is the Engagement Coordinator at the New Israel Fund UK, where he focusses on expanding the discourse around Israel, human rights and progressive civil society for Young Professionals and activists in the Jewish community and beyond.

Nicky Goldman

Nicky is the Chief Executive of the Jewish Volunteering Network. She has worked in the Jewish community for 35 years and has always volunteered, currently at Bushey Synagogue and Anita Dorfman House. Nicky has an MA in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University and is a Fellow of the CIPD.

Nechama Goldman Barash

Nechama Goldman Barash has spent the last 30 years navigating the space between feminism and Orthodoxy by studying and teaching rabbinic texts previously barred to women. She lives in Israel where she participates in interfaith work. She is writing a book dealing with matters of gender and halakha.

Aviva Goldschmidt Kaufmann

Aviva set up one of the first women's megilla readings in the UK and works hard to increase women's engagement in Orthodox Judaism within the bounds of Jewish law. She teaches maths to young adults at the JW3 Gateways programme. She and her husband, Andy, began dating at Limmud and have four children.

Mark Goldsmith

Mark is a rabbi at Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue. He teaches Jewish Life Cycle and Homiletics at Leo Baeck College and has written and taught extensively on Judaism and business ethics. He is fascinated by new ways of discovering Jewish spirituality and loves teaching and studying Talmud.

Mirele Goldsmith

Mirele B. Goldsmith, PhD, is an environmental psychologist, educator, and activist. She is an expert in how to change human behaviour – the key to solving environmental problems and building a sustainable future – and a leader in mobilising Jews to take action on climate change.

Susy Goldstone

Susy is currently studying a History Masters degree at the University of Leeds. Her dissertation this year wildly diverges from her undergraduate interests in 18th-century political cartoons in favour of a more Jewish approach, this time studying the post-readmission Jews of 17th-century London.

Jenny Goodman

Jenny Goodman qualified as a doctor in 1982. She practises Ecological Medicine, looking at how our nutrition and environment affect our physical and mental health. Her book "Staying Alive in Toxic Times: A Seasonal Guide to Lifelong Health" will be published by Hodder & Stoughton in January 2020.

Simon Gordon

Simon currently works for the Home Secretary's Policy Unit. He previously served as speechwriter to both Douglas Carswell and Daniel Taub, and as assistant editor of Mosaic Magazine. He chaired the History & Politics programming track for Limmud Festival 2019.

Jordan B Gorfinkel

Born, barmitzvah, Batman! That’s Gorf: Batman creator in comics, film and TV. Producer of #1 bestseller “Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel”. Creative content producer and consultant. Pioneer of Jewish A Cappella (Kol Zimra). Avid swimmer. Lousy dancer. Lifelong devotee of inspiring Jewish harmony!

Hamutal Gouri

Hamutal is the founder of Consult4good and senior fellow at the Kiverstein Institute. A scholar, trainer, consultant and social change activist, Hamutal is a passionate storyteller for social change and blogger, believing that positive change happens when we have courageous conversations and celebrate diversity.

Mia Gray

Mia is currently in her final year of a Philosophy degree at the University of Birmingham. She specialises in global bioethics, and is passionate about social action both on a local and international scale, spending her spare time traveling the world in search of new ethical initiatives.

Joanne Greenaway

Jo is CEO of the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS). She loves languages & halacha and is passionate about training and developing the best teachers for Jewish schools and communities. A former international lawyer and Get case director at the London Beth Din, she is a graduate of the Ma’ayan, Bradfield and Gamechangers programmes

Yvonne Greene

Yvonne is a business studies teacher in Oxford. For the last three summers Yvonne has been a volunteer with Sar-el in Israel, living and working on an Israeli army base with other volunteers from around the world.

Carol Greenwald

Carol Greenwald is the founder of JewsChooseTrump.org and the treasurer of the Committee for Accuracy for Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). A professional financial adviser, Carol obtained her doctorate in economics from Columbia University.

Ben Gundersheimer

Ben Gundersheimer, M.Ed (Mister G) is a Latin Grammy Award winning artist, author, activist, and educator whose spirited bilingual performances aim to foster cross cultural connections. An international touring artist, his Hebrew/English book, Lilah Tov Good Night, is forthcoming in February from Penguin.

Oded Gvaram

Oded Gvaram is the Jewish Agency shlicha for the community of Redbridge (JCC). Oded was a community organiser in Jaffa and Jerusalem, a board member at "15 minutes": the public transport consumers association of Israel, a social entrepreneur. Odded served as an Israel Fellow at Hillel at Davis CA.

Michael Göcken

Michael has 10 years of experience working for various NGOs on journalism, freedom of speech and digital security. He founded Project Phoenix, a non-profit working with refugees and asylum seekers in Europe. He is active in Limmud Spain and a global Limmud team on Human Rights and Social Justice.