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Moshe Ariel Abel

Ariel obtained semicha in 1997, received a commission as a Padre in Merseyside Army Cadet Force 2017 and again in 2022 (Reserves), and has a licence to practise as a solicitor in 2021. Married to Shulamit they live with two children in Liverpool.

Nic Abery

With over 25 years of experience in Jewish primary education in schools and communities, Nic works as an educational consultant for PaJeS and is the curator of Israel75:Building Artistic Connections. She has spent the past 4 years working with European Jewish schools and communities.

Daniel Aidan

Daniel, a French citizen aged 53, is an executive in a large French bank and a Limoudnik (yes, it exists in France!). He speaks French and some kind of English. He will be presenting the session with two of his four children: Yaelle (21), a biology student in a 'Grande Ecole' near Paris and Samuel (18), a student in maths and physics in a secondary school.

Anoushka Alexander-Rose

Anoushka is a doctoral researcher in English at the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish relations at the University of Southampton. Her PhD thesis is titled ‘Vladimir Nabokov and his Wandering Jews’ exploring the Jewish theme in his Russian and English, how it reflects history and contributes to literary modernism.

Kenden Alfond

Kenden Alfond is a psychotherapist and cookbook/studybook author. Kenden is the author of The Jewish Food Hero Cookbook; Feeding Women of the Bible, Feeding Ourselves; Beyond Chopped Liver; Feeding Women of the Talmud, Feeding Ourselves, and the upcoming cookbook: Kosher Macros (expected 2023)

Joshua Alston

Joshua is a historian working at the University of Leeds. He is currently working on a project centring on the ways in which Jewish communities in South Africa responded to their status as white people during the late 20th century. He also has broader interests in Jewish and settler colonial history. Joshua's favourite penguins are Adelie penguins.

Emma Alter

Emma Alter is both professional musician and Feldenkrais teacher. She has 20 years experience of both world-class performance & teaching, specialising in anxiety in performers on and off stage. Her clients come from all walks of life and share a desire to improve their quality of life.

Wendy Amsellem

Wendy Amsellem teaches Talmud and Halakha at Yeshivat Maharat and directs The Beit Midrash Program, a joint project of Maharat and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. She received semikha from Yeshivat Maharat, is an alumna of the Drisha Scholars Circle and has a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University.

Maggie Anton

Maggie is a California novelist and Talmud scholar with expertise in Jewish women’s history. She is author of the award-winning 'Rashi’s Daughters' trilogy, as well as two 'Rav Hisda’s Daughter' novels and the non-fiction 'Fifty Shades of Talmud'. Her latest work, 'The Choice: A Novel of Love, Faith, and the Talmud', takes characters inspired by Chaim Potok and ages them into young adults in 1950s Brooklyn.

Isobel Aptaker

Having worked in a range of cultural organisations I now support 2econd Chance with grant writing and business development. What appealed to me most about being part of the team was the opportunity of providing meaningful work experience to people living with disabilities whilst simultaneously reducing the huge amount of computer waste produced.

Hannah Arnaud

Hannah Arnaud is a current resident of Moishe House Kilburn. She recently completed a Master's degree in Shakespeare Studies and is a former movement worker for Noam Masorti Youth.

Esther Aronsfeld

Esther Aronsfeld is an ordained interfaith minister, lifecycle celebrant and creator of the 'Spirit of Judaism' course for Jews and Christians who want to connect to their spiritual roots.

Robin Ashleigh

Robin is the Director of the UK Programme at UJIA, overseeing a variety of educational programmes, including experiences in Israel and grant-making to Jewish communal organisations. Robin is also an educator for March of the Living UK, and has represented Team GB as a table tennis player and coach at the Maccabiah and European Maccabi Games.

Mie Astrup Jensen

Mie Astrup Jensen is an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded PhD candidate at University College London. She researches non-heterosexual Jewish women's lived experiences and practises in England and Israel. Mie is also interested in connections between gender, antisemitism, LGBTQ+ and the Holocaust.