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Alec Nacamuli

Alec Nacamuli was born in Alexandria which he left following the Suez crisis. He is active in preserving the Jewish religious and cultural heritage in Egypt, and chairs Sephardi Voices UK, an oral history charity recording the memories of Jews who left the Middle East, North Africa and Iran to settle in the UK. He is also a passionate film buff.

Daniel Needlestone

Daniel moved to Oslo from the UK 13 years ago where he lives with his family. He’s an active member of the Jewish community of Oslo. Daniel is a board member of the Zehud Online Jewish School, and works as a pedagogical adviser in an IT consultancy working with change management and user adoption.

Sarah-Beth Neville

Sarah-Beth Neville is training to be a rabbi for Masorti Judaism UK. Currently studying at Yeshivat Maharat in New York, she previously spent two years studying at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. In addition to her Torah studies, Sarah-Beth is an employment lawyer and enjoys facilitating Jewish learning and music events.

Danny Newman

Danny is the co-founder of Kavana: A Jewish Space for Psychedelic Preparation & Integration, and the founder and former CEO of HaMakom: A Jewish Path to Wellbeing Wisdom & Awakening. He works as a rabbi, executive coach & men’s work facilitator. Previously he worked as a corporate lawyer and in venture capital. He is a dad to Max & Zeph.

Lindsey Newman

Lindsey Newman has over a decade of experience advancing racial justice in the Jewish community, and a passion for creating vibrant sustainable communities that centre belonging. Lindsey serves as the Director of Community Engagement for Be’chol Lashon, an organization advocating for the racial, ethnic & cultural diversity of the Jewish community.

Rena Yehuda Newman

Rena Yehuda Newman (they/them) is a transgender illustrator, writer, editor, and educator celebrating Jewish diaspora in Brooklyn, NY. They are deeply passionate about Jewish communal memory, the power of independent art and storytelling, and queering the line between the personal and political.

Jacqueline Nicholls

Jacqueline is a London-based fine artist, visual poet & educator, using art to engage with traditional Jewish ideas in untraditional ways. Her drawing project, Draw Yomi, she drew the Talmud, following the Daf Yomi schedule. Jacqueline regularly teaches at LSJS, and is the Creative Director for Jewish Renaissance’s new artist development scheme.

Michael Nicholls

Born in Israel, Michael grew up in Didsbury. He spent his late teens on a kibbutz on Gilboa Heights and studied at Yeshivat HaKibbutz HaDati. He did full military service as a tankist. After Hebrew University he returned to UK and, nowadays, is busy with his family and teaching high school students how to communicate in Hebrew.

The People's Democratic Republic of Not The Gala

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