Limmud Festival 2025 - Presenters

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Silvia Nacamulli

Silvia Nacamulli, raised in Rome, is a London-based cook, author, and lecturer specialising in Italian Jewish cuisine. She wrote Jewish Flavours of Italy: A Family Cookbook, contributes recipes to the Jewish Chronicle, teaches globally, founded Cooking for the Soul, and serves on FOODISH’s ANU Museum board in Israel. She met her husband at Limmud.

Tuesday 10:40
Tuesday 10:40 Jewish flavours of Italy - cookery demo
 
Tuesday 13:20
Tuesday 13:20 The Kosher Kitchen Cabinet
 

Daniel Needlestone

Daniel moved to Oslo from the UK 14 years ago and lives there with his family. He’s an active member of Oslo’s Jewish community. He also serves on the board of the fantastic Zehud Online Jewish School. Daniel works as a pedagogical adviser in IT, focusing on change management.

Tuesday 16:00
Tuesday 16:00 I didn't know there were Jews in Norway
 

Yvonne Needlestone

A Norwegian Jew living in Oslo. Yvonne's family has been in Norway since the 1890's. She is married to a Brit and works as a teacher.

Tuesday 16:00
Tuesday 16:00 I didn't know there were Jews in Norway
 

Neil Nerva

Neil grew up and continues to live in London’s diverse Jewish community. An active Labour councillor on Brent Council, Neil is a member of the Brent Cabinet and chair of the Local Government Information. A long standing member of Belsize Square Synagogue, more recently Neil has become a trustee at Makor Hayim Reform Synagogue.

Sunday 21:20
Sunday 21:20 Jews and passports
 

. New Israel Fund

The New Israel Fund stands for a just, safe and equal Israel. We partner with and fund Israeli organisations that deliver a fairer society for all. Through our work, we: Empower minorities and marginalised people. Defend democracy and human rights for Israelis and Palestinians. Advance partnership between Arab and Jewish leaders and communities.

Sunday 13:20
Sunday 13:20 Film screening: Holding Liat
 

Graham Newman

Raised in Leeds, then London and Netanya, Graham is a financial accountant (including Limmud treasurer for five years) and spiritual healer. He has studied many esoteric and strange subjects, both religious and secular, and found amazing depths and secrets in the under-discovered sides of the Torah, which he loves sharing. The usual reaction is "I can't believe the Torah was so exciting!".

Saturday 14:15
Saturday 14:15 How can intelligent people study Torah for 70 years and not get bored
 

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.

Friday 21:10
Friday 21:10 Esther and Vashti: two faces of beauty
 
Sunday 16:00
Sunday 16:00 The Future of Visual Art
 
Monday 13:20
Monday 13:20 Talmud drawing studio: face-to-face
 
Tuesday 22:40
Tuesday 22:40 The rebbetzin's disco
 

Lynette Nusbacher

Lynette Nusbacher is a former British Army intelligence officer, and a former senior intelligence advisor to the UK Cabinet Office. She is a war historian, with degrees from Oxford, the Royal Military College of Canada and the University of Toronto. She practises strategy for private clients, and as a board director.

Sunday 13:20
Sunday 13:20 God's Book of War: The Hebrew Bible as a Military Manual
 

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