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Natasha Packter

Natasha is the Masa Israel Events and Recruitment Coordinator for the UK. Natasha is based at the UJIA, and works closely with the UJS, and the Jewish Agency. Natasha travels across the UK meeting different students and young professionals in order to tell them about different opportunities in Israel.

Joel Peck

Joel Peck is an evolutionary biologist and social scientist working at Cambridge University. He has published in major journals, including Nature, Science, and Evolution. His research focusses on issues including the origin of life, the evolution of “altruism”, and the design of societies.

Peta Pellach

Australian-born, living, teaching and empowering women in Jerusalem. Limmudnik since 1999; co-founder Limmud-Oz (Sydney). Education Director, Elijah Interfaith; co-founder, Praying Together in Jerusalem. Orthodox feminist, interfaith activist, bibliodramatist, rikkudei-am enthusiast, Scrabble addict.

Flora Petak

Born and raised in Budapest, she lives currently in Berlin. She holds an MSc in Psychology and is a psychotherapist in training. Grew up at the Szarvas International Jewish Youth Camp, has been involved in interfaith dialogue projects (Muslim-Jewish Conference, Café Abraham) and Limmud Berlin.

Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips, elected Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley in 2015, is lauded as an honest and down-to-earth voice in politics, particularly on issues of women's rights. Her speeches have often gone viral, and she has been a notable voice for LGBT+ inclusive education in schools.

Michael Picardie

Michael Picardie has an M.Phil. and a PhD in theatre aesthetics and modern critical theory, and an MA in psychiatric social work. He taught social and developmental psychology at Barnett House, Oxford, and at Cardiff and Botswana Universities.

Matt Plen

Matt is the Chief Executive of Masorti Judaism and has recently submitted his PhD on Jewish Social Justice Education. Matt is an educator by training and temperament and Ioves learning and teaching Jewish philosophy. Matt's favourite thinkers (at the moment)? Rambam, Buber, Arendt and Leibowitz.

Marcia Plumb

Marcia has studied and taught Mussar for over 25 years and is passionate about its ability to transform us into who we most want to be. This year she led the first Boston Mussar conference, and teaches six Mussar groups, including an online UK group. She led shuls and taught in London for 25 yrs.

Arnau Pons

Arnau Pons (Mallorca, 1965) is a poet, translator and essayist. He is currently making the Catalan edition of Celan's complete work. He has also translated Yitzhok Katzenelson from Yiddish into Spanish and has participated in the collective volume "Makers of Jewish Modernity".

Katie Price

Katie Price is a fast-rising comedian and finalist of the LGBTQ Comedian of the Year Award. Unashamed to tackle important issues with tongue-in-cheek charm, Katie finds humour in personal and societal issues 'Excellent stage presence and pinpoint accurate writing' (Helen Lederer, BBC)