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Gabi Parkham

Gabi is a lifelong Limmudnick. She lives and works in Sussex running mental health services, teaching yoga, and offering training and consultancy for organisations wanting to make their business more welcoming to LGBTQIA+ people. She also co-founded Brighton & Hove Masorti Chavurah, running monthly lay-led egalitarian shabbat services around Sussex

Tami Pein

Tami is a Glasgow-based artist, educator, community organiser and simcha DJ. With support from the Limmud Microgrant, they have built a creative platform Club Simcha, which fuses arts, culture, performance for the Scottish Jewish community.

Rotem Perlberger

Rotem Perlberger is a 26 years old Israeli. She's part of the educational department at StandWithUs as a part the Jewish Agency Delegation. Rotem’s B.A is in social work. She has a wide experience in the social and educational fields, especially among international communities and educating about Israeli geopolitics, history and society.

Danielle Petar

Danielle, Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) and SENDCo at Gesher School, brings over 20 years of experience in education. She is passionate about inclusive practices that foster advocacy and equip students with skills for learning and life. She helped create a bespoke Life Skills programme, preparing students for adulthood and independence.

Joanna Phillips

Joanna is really passionate about teaching gay people Talmud. She has been part of the grassroots Jewish Left for a decade, loves Jewish matchmaking (the activity not the show) and co-founded the Queer Yeshiva in 2021.

Ilan Pillemer

Ilan was born in Johannesburg South Africa, grew up in Durban South Africa and has been living in London since 2014. He has a BA and a MSc and has been studying Yiddish since 2019. He believes every language orders reality differently and that colours how he reads the world around him.

Marcia Plumb

Marcia Plumb is a rabbi and the cofounder of SoulBalanceMussar, with Anna Dyson & Gillian Holding. She is Director of Jewish Life & Partnership @ Rashi School, Boston. She is the cofounder of SoulBalanceMussar with Anna Dyson & Gillian Holding. Join her UK zoom Mussar group! She is working with groups to teach Mussar for Hard Conversations.

Zeev Portner

Ze'ev Portner is a Law Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University. Ze'ev lived in Israel for 5 years, qualifying as an Advocate, in the offices of Gilead Sher and Co, in Tel Aviv. He previously worked for ten years as Parliamentary Assistant to former MP, Dame Louise Ellman. Ze'ev has a real love of history.

Rebecca Posner

Rebecca grew up in Italy and North London. A biomedical researcher and lifelong feminist, she is working on a lab-based PhD regarding infectious risk factors of premature birth. Rebecca has an interest in reproductive education alongside women's roles and education in Judaism. She has recently completed the LSJS Rabbi Sacks Learning Fellowship.

Warren Posner

Warren is an independent UX Researcher. He has a Masters degree in Human Centred Computer Systems and a keen interest in Jewish cultural heritage. He has worked with various organisations to help them develop and improve their products and services by understanding the needs of their existing and potential users.

Rose Prevezer

Rose Prevezer is a rabbi and Director of LABA UK, a culture laboratory supporting Jewish artist development. She helps art organisations refine their engagement with Jewish culture and community, most recently as the Jewish consultant for Fiddler on the Roof at Regent’s Park. She is a trustee of Wellspring and teaches at Belsize Square Synagogue.

Peter Prinsley

Peter Prinsley is the Labour MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket elected in July 2024. He is an ENT Surgeon in Norfolk and a member of the Norwich Hebrew Congregation. He is a member of the Board of Deputies.

Ben Azzai Programme Participants

The Ben Azzai students are currently at Universities across the UK studying a range of subjects, reflective of their dynamic interests and skills. They are united in their passion to engage in social responsibility projects, drawing them to the Chief Rabbi’s Ben Azzai Programme and they value the chance to share their experiences from this trip.