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Yael Maghen

Yael Maghen is a student at Israel's elite Ein Prat IDF cadet training academy, where she studies, inter alia, political philosophy and Jewish thought.

Ze'ev Maghen

Ze'ev Maghen is professor of Arabic and Islamic History and Chairman of the Department of Middle East Studies at Bar-Ilan University. His latest books are Reading Revolutionary Iran: The Worldview of the Islamic Republic's Religio-Political Elite and John Lennon and the Jews: A Philosophical Rampage.

John Mann

John Mann was the Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw from 2001 until 2019. In 2005, he was appointed as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism, and stepped down in 2019 when he was appointed the Government’s Adviser on Antisemitism by the then Prime Minister. He joined the House of Lords in 2019 as Lord Mann of Holbeck Moor.

Ethan Marcus

Ethan Marcus is the Managing Director of the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America, the national umbrella organization for the Ladino-speaking Sephardic community in the United States. In 2019 Ethan was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Athens, Greece, where he conducted research on the liturgical customs of the Jews of Greece.

Bat-Sheva Margalit Stern

Bat-Sheva is a professor of history and gender studies at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. Her book 'Redemption in Bondage - The Women Workers Movement in Eretz Israel 1920-1939' (Winner of The Hecht prize 2009) is one of her core topics. Her biography on Ada Fishman Maimon won the Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi prize 2018.

Ezra Margulies

Ezra is the Limmud Programming Czar having held roles for the organization continuously since 2016. He will take a bribe in the form of an alcohol beverage from anyone who wishes to submit requests or complaints about this year's programme. After spending ten years in the UK he recently relocated to Tel Aviv where he works for a cybersecurity start-up. So great are his responsibilities that he is even capable of submitting a presenter biography that exceeds the official character limit.

Erica Marks

Erica is CEO of Migdal Emunah, Jewish sexual abuse support, supporting children, women and men across the UK Jewish community who have experienced sexual abuse, and is a specialist in child and adult safeguarding and services.

Avi Mayer

With one of the largest online followings of any Jewish communal figure and a monthly audience in the millions, Avi Mayer is considered one of the most prominent millennial voices in Israel and the Jewish world. A writer, commentator and advocate, he has held senior roles with some of the world's top Jewish organisations. He lives in Jerusalem.

Sarah McCulloch

Sarah McCulloch is an autistic occupational therapist, autism professional, and founder of the Autistic Empire, a community for autistic adults developing tools and services for all autistic people.

Paul Mendes-Flohr

Paul is professor emeritus of modern Jewish thought, Divinity School, University of Chicago and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Among his most recent publications are; `'Cultural Disjunctions. Post-Traditional Jewish Identities' (2020), and 'Martin Buber. A Life of Faith and Dissent' (2021).

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Dafna Michaelson Jenet is a Colorado State Representative. She has made over 60 laws around mental health, sexual assault, education and other issues. She brings Torah values to her work legislatively and otherwise. As a 12+ year curator of TEDx in Colorado she has coached over 350 women and youth to give TEDx Talks with ideas worth spreading.

Elhanan Miller

Elhanan Miller is a rabbi and Torah teacher at Pardes and research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is the founder of "People of the Book", an online initiative that teaches the Arab world about Jewish faith and culture.

Helena Miller

Helena Miller is the Director of Degrees and Teacher Training Programmes, Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Jewish Studies. She has a doctorate in Jewish education and has taught, researched and written widely for many years. Helena was co-chair of Limmud International (2009-2012) and senior editor of the 'Journal of Jewish Education' (2014-2020).

Steve Miller

Founder of Tzedek and Restore Community Projects, Steve works with organisations who share a vision of a more just, creative, connected, inclusive and sustainable society. Steve teaches on a wide variety of Jewish topics in communities across the UK and Europe.

Ephraim Mirvis

Ephraim Mirvis is Chief Rabbi of the UK and the Commonwealth. He is a primary representative of the Jewish community to government, other faiths and civil society. He is well-known as a principled spiritual leader, who has strengthened Jewish community life and broken new ground in education, interfaith and social responsibility.

Isaac Montagu

Isaac is a musician and educator, cellist and oudist, currently researching Sephardic liturgical music as a scholar of the JMI. Also co-editor of the new siddur Or veShalom, Isaac believes in widening access to Sephardic traditions. Finally, Isaac would like to take this chance to thank Limmud for being born, Isaac's parents having met here.

Rachel Montagu

Rachel Montagu teaches Biblical Hebrew and Jewish studies at City Lit (an adult education centre in London) and to private students. She volunteers in the archives of the S&P Sephardi Community. She studied at Cambridge, Leo Baeck College London, Machon Pardes Jerusalem and Heythrop College London. She met her husband Francis Treuherz at Limmud and they live in London.

Abigail Morris

Abigail Morris is a keen - and chatty - runner. She has previously been Director of the Jewish Museum (from 2012 to 2020) and Artistic Director of Soho Theatre Company (from 1991 to 2006). A member of Finchley Reform Synagogue, she and her family have been coming to Limmud for the last 24 years.

Nina Morris-Evans

Nina is a maths and politics teacher at a state comprehensive secondary school in Camden, London. She lives in a Moishe House, where she runs events for the young adult Jewish community. When not teaching kids or cooking for events, she enjoys running, swimming and being outdoors.

Michael Moskowitz

Mike is the scholar-in-residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the world’s largest LGBT synagogue. Mike received three ultra-Orthodox rabbinical ordinations while learning in Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem and Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey. Mike’s writings can be found at www.rabbimikemoskowitz.com.

Robin Moss

Many moons ago, Robin was a movement worker for LJY-Netzer. He then spent a decade as a Jewish/Israel educator at UJIA. He is now chief executive of Unitas, an amazing youth centre in North London. He is a Trustee of KeshetUK and the Jewish Youth Fund. He edits 'Limmud On One Leg' and has presented at Limmuds around the world. Oh, and he loves whisky.

Tim Motz

Tim is a trustee and prayer leader at New Stoke Newington Shul. Having moved from Reform to Masorti, he has at times felt that everyone but him knows what is going on. Tim previously worked in tech and is currently a pianist in Berlin. He will soon complete the European Academy of Jewish Liturgy's ba'al tefilah (prayer leader) course.

Naomi Munk

Naomi is a junior barrister and lifelong Limmudnik. She has a particular interest in how secular law interacts with religious issues and how the law protects our beliefs - topics that never fail to spark lively discussion!