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Robin Makin

Robin Makin is a Liverpudlian, regular attendee at Limmud and member of Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation.

Claire Mandel

Claire joined the Jewish Leadership Council's team as Head of Strategic Programmes in June 2024, with an initial focus on the JLC’s Forge the Future strategy - a community-wide response to October 7th. Prior to this, Claire was CEO at New North London Synagogue and has also had various senior leadership roles within Limmud!

John Mann

John Mann is the UK Government's Independent Adviser on Antisemitism. He is an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism and Kick It Out's Ambassador on Antisemitism.

Andrew Margolis

Andrew Margolis is a cyclist with previous careers as a nurse, plumber, retailer, engineer, lecturer, author and technologist. He is a member of Muswell Hill synagogue, where he has been giving occasional divrei Torah and shiurim for a number of years, and where his archive of haftarah recordings has now reached 75 out of a possible 83.

Annette Margolis

Annette is a semi-retired mathematics teacher who is using her freed up time to indulge her interests - mathematical and non. Annette, an Italian speaker, would be overjoyed to speak Italian with any Limmudniks. Whilst living in Moseley, Birmingham she is a 'frequent flyer' at Solihull Orthodox and is a member of Exeter Hebrew Congregation.

Ben Marks

Ben Marks is head of media & storytelling at World Jewish Relief. He previously founded the #WorkAnywhere campaign and led CNN’s international innovation team. A TEDx and UN speaker, Ben explores how media can drive social impact and inspire change.

Erica Marks

Erica Marks is CEO of (Migdal Emunah) Jewish Sexual Abuse Support, the first UK sexual abuse support service founded in 2013 to support Jewish children, women, and men. Erica has over 30 years experience in the charity sector, working with disability and sexual abuse, and is the Safeguarding Lead for the charity.

Olivia Marks-Woldman

Olivia is Chief Executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. A former co-Programme Chair of Limmud, she is a trustee of the children’s disability charity Kids. She has three (young adult) children, including one with SEN, also one cat and one dog. Occasionally spotted at a parkrun.

David Mason

David Mason is the Exec Director of HIAS+JCORE and previously served as a communal rabbi for 20 years. He received a BSc and MSc in Econometrics from the LSE, then studied in Israel for 7 years before becoming a rabbi. He has an MA in Conflict Resolution in Divided Society and has built up expertise in inter faith and social cohesion work.

Denis Mayer

Denis Mayer is a GP in North London with a passion for lifestyle medicine and holistic care of his patients presenting with non-specific symptoms and chronic conditions. Having trained in Functional Medicine and Health Coaching too, he has an interest in improving health behaviours and nutrition to address root causes.

Joseph Mazor

Joseph Mazor teaches political philosophy at Duke Kunshan University (an American-Chinese joint venture university). His research interests include distributive justice, environmental ethics, and media ethics. He has presented his work at a variety of venues, including Oxford University, Princeton University, Hebrew University, and Limmud.

Sarah McCulloch

Sarah McCulloch is the founder and director of The Autistic Empire, a member of New Stoke Newington Shul, and director of Azara, a cross-communal British yeshiva.

Helena Miller

Helena is Director of Degrees and Teacher Training Programmes; Senior Research Fellow at LSJS. She has led, taught, researched and written widely. In 2024 she published, with Alex Pomson, "Jewish Lives and Jewish Education in the UK". Helena co-chaired Limmud International 2009-12 and was senior editor of the Journal of Jewish Education 2014-20.

Steve Miller

Founder of innovative social justice projects, Steve is currently senior consultant to Faith Based Regeneration Network UK & convener of London Boroughs Faiths Network. Steve works with organisations who share a vision of a more just, creative, connected, inclusive and sustainable society. Steve teaches in Jewish communities across UK and Europe.

Samuel Millunchick

Sam Millunchick leads Belmont United Synagogue, where he brings together deep religious learning with contemporary thinking. His sessions tackle the questions we all wonder about but rarely discuss. Join him for talks that bridge traditional and modern Jewish life, making complex ideas clear and sparking fresh conversations.

Pamela Mond

Pamela Mond made aliya in 1971, and has thirty years experience in educational, health and welfare services through private clinic work. She served as Co-Director of the In the Quiet Space Center, in Tzfat, and is developer and teacher of the "Nice, Quiet, Calm" (Naim, Shaket, Ragua) self-calming technique for children. She is the author of four calm coping children's books and a community volunteers.

Peter Mond

Peter Mond made aliya in 1974, working as a psychiatric social worker, and lecturer at Tel Hai College. Chairman of Beirav Carlebach Synagogue and co-director of "In the Quiet Space Center", both of Tzfat, he is the author of two books, The Birth of a Stone and The Life of a Stone.

Isaac Montagu

Isaac is a musician and educator, currently researching Sephardi liturgical music at SOAS, University of London. In their "spare time" Isaac is editor of Siddure Or, a new series of siddurim, and runs Kolot haKahal, an egalitarian Sephardi minyan. In their ""real job"", you'll find Isaac playing cello for and teaching traditional folk dancing.

Rachel Montagu

Rachel Montagu teaches Biblical Hebrew at City Lit and to private students. She volunteers in the S&P Sephardi Community's archives. She studied at Leo Baeck College, Machon Pardes and Heythrop College, and lives in London with her husband, Francis Treuherz whom she met at Limmud in 1989.

Abigail Morris

Abigail has been coming to Limmud for 25 years. She has previously been artistic director of Soho Theatre and the director of the Jewish Museum in London. For the last year she has been at Pardes in Jerusalem.

Amir Morris

Amir has an education leading to qualifications in Judaism, Medicine & Engineering and experiences acquired as an activist and from living in many places around the globe. He lives his Judaism, like his life, bound to his left arm, around heart height. And he remembers, that these things, and these other things, are the words of the living Torah.

Nina Morris-Evans

Nina is a Moishe House alum and long-time Limmudnik with a passion for all things communal. Missing semi-professional hosting with Moishe House, she has been a lucky recipient of Limmud Young Leadership funding this year. When she's not hanging out with fun Jews, Nina can be found teaching at a school in Camden, or enjoying some form of sport.

Patrick Morrow

Patrick Morrow is a priest in the Church of England. He has been a chaplain in diverse multifaith teams, including hospital and prison. He is Secretary to the Theology Committee of the International Council of Christians and Jews. He has tried to keep up his Biblical Hebrew, and hopes he can still find his way around a siddur.

David Moss

David gives fresh artistic expression to Jewish ideas, values. He revived the art of the hand-made Ketubah, created a Haggadah, co-created The Tree of Life Shtender, and does Jewish architecture. He is a cofounder of Kol HaOt. My "Minyan" subscribers get signed limited editions several times a year.

Robin Moss

Robin is Chief Executive of Unitas Youth Zone, an amazing youth centre in Burnt Oak with more than 50,000 visits a year. He is also a Jewish and Israel educator. He has presented at Limmuds on five continents and edits 'Limmud On One Leg'. He is Chair of KeshetUK and a trustee of the Jewish Youth Fund. He enjoys a wee dram of a good single malt.

Tim Motz

Tim is a Masorti student rabbi at Leo Baeck College, and is currently working at New Essex Masorti Synagogue. He trained as a ba'al tefillah with the European Academy of Jewish Liturgy and is passionate about Jewish prayer and music. He likes cold water swims, walking up hills, playing the piano, and Renaissance polyphony. Shidduchs welcome.

Naomi Munk

Naomi Webber (Munk) is a lifelong Limmudnik and barrister specialising in employment, education and discrimination law. She has a particular interest in issues where religious practice and secular law collide – a topic which always promotes lively discussion!

Raya Muskal

Raya found fame with one of Israel's top bands, Alma. The first Orthodox woman working in the mainstream, she is a trailblazer bridging divides through Alma’s music, which combines pure, flowing melodies with lyrics drawn from Jewish prayer and Psalms. Raya is a graduate of the prestigious Rimon music conservatoire and loves composing.

Jonathan Myers

Jonathan Myers is an organisational psychologist and author. His work has appeared in publications including: Fathom, ISGAP (Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy), and the JC, where he is a contributor. In response to the growing level of tech-linked Jew hate, he recently founded the group CAAI (Combat Antisemitism with AI).