Presenters: G

Zachary Gallant

Zachary Gallant is director of the "Values are One" project of the Global Ethic Foundation, funded by the German Federal Office for Migration & Refugees. He also serves as Director of Strategy & Development for the "A World of Neighbors" EU-wide migrant accompaniment network, jointly run by HIAS & the Church of Sweden.

Sara Garfield

Sara Garfield works as a research pharmacist as well as teaching on an international Masters course encompassing pharmacists from around the world. She co-organises several initiatives to facilitate female participation in prayer and Torah study in Orthodox Jewish settings, including the Global women's Hallel

Konstanty Gebert

Konstanty is a journalist with Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw. A democratic opposition activist in the 70s, and an underground journalist in the 80s, he is co-founder of the underground Jewish Flying University and the Polish Jewish monthly Midrasz. Konstanty has taught at the Hebrew U. and written books on Israeli history and commentaries on the Torah.

Nick Gendler

Nick Gendler is the chair of Mavar and former chair of Masorti Judaism. Outside of his Jewish community activity he is a therapist and career coach but mostly he likes to play double bass and ride his bike.

Benjamin Gerber

The self-titled Maggid of Gothenburg, Benjamin has been engaging Jews aged 4 to 98 in Jewish learning for over 20 years. Based in Gothenburg, he lectures and works with communities throughout Sweden, He has rarely met an opinion in which he didn't find something to disagree with, but is rarely disagreeable.

Sheila Gewolb

Dr Sheila Gewolb: Deputy for Cardiff United Syn, was BoD's Vice President and Senior Vice President 2015-2021. She is Vice Chair of the BoD’s Regional Assembly, representing Deputies outside the M25. Engages with regions to provide support for initiatives and raise their profile. She is the link between the BoD and the South Wales Jewish community.

Sara Gibbs

Sara is a UK-based comedy writer, author and notorious cat lady. Having been diagnosed as autistic at the age of 30 after a lifetime of being misdiagnosed as just Jewish, it’s now all Sara talks about. Her debut book, 'Drama Queen – One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels', is out now.

Esther Gilbert

Esther has been reading Martin Gilbert articles and books for 40 years; she corresponded with him for seven years. They met. They corresponded more. And here we are! Since Sir Martin became ill in 2012 she is keeping his work and his legacy alive at martingilbert.com. Subscribe to her newsletters for more on his work and approach.

Nechama Goldman Barash

Nechama teaches Talmud and contemporary Halakha at Pardes in Jerusalem, with an emphasis on gender and sexuality in Judaism. She has taught at many Limmuds around the world and hopes to come back to in person soon! In addition, she is writing a book on gender in Jewish law and she participates in Palestinian-Israeli dialogue in her spare time.

Mark Goldsmith

Mark Goldsmith is Senior Rabbi of Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue, a community of 3500 people in North West London. He gained Semichah (Rabbinic Ordination) in 1996 from Leo Baeck College in London. He teaches on Jewish Business Ethics, is a co-founder of EcoSynagogue. He loves the grassroots work of community building.

Michael Goldstein

Michael’s formative years were spent attending Ilford Synagogue and Ilford Jewish Primary School. After serving on the boards of the US communities of Chigwell and Mill Hill, Michael is now in his second term as the President of the United Synagogue. Professionally, Michael is currently chief executive of a large private property company.

Anna Goodman

Anna works as a consultant in infectious diseases and vaccines in particular. The last couple of years have therefore been an interesting time in her professional life. Anna will share tales of vaccine trials, from malaria to COVID-19.

Michael Goodman

Michael was formerly assistant professor in the University of Chicago (1976-1977) and a consultant gastroenterologist in the Pennine Acute Hospitals, Greater Manchester (1977-2009). He has published many research papers on ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. He moved to London for family reasons in 2017 and is a member of Muswell Hill Synagogue.

Kobi Goodwin

Kobi Goodwin is a multi-instrumentalist, High Holiday cantorial soloist and craft chocolate maker based in New York City. A graduate of Columbia University, he has performed in Chile, Panama, France, in the White House and across the U.S. with Pizmon, Columbia’s co-ed Jewish acapella group.

Karenna Gore

Karenna Gore is the founder and director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary. Her previous experience includes serving as director of Union Forum at Union Theological Seminary, legal work for Sanctuary for Families, and serving as director of Community Affairs for the Association to Benefit Children.

Itai Green

Itai Green, 28, born and raised Jerusalemite. Currently finishing a B.A at Hebrew U in Bible Studies and Jewish Philosophy, and moving on to a Masters in Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. He is currently working part time as a both a high school Bible teacher and a teacher of Jewish Philosophy at The CY in Jerusalem.

Naomi Marmon Grumet

Naomi is the founder and director of the Eden Center, dedicated to improving the mikveh experience and using it to promote the physical, emotional, spiritual and sexual health of Jewish women and families. Naomi holds a PhD in sociology from Bar Ilan University. She lives in Jerusalem with her husband and three children.