Limmud Festival 2025 - Presenters

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Roni Tabick

Roni Tabick was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. He has been living in East London and working as the rabbi of New Stoke Newington Shul for nearly 10 years and has enjoyed watching the community flourish in that time. Roni is passionate about monsters and mysticism, halachah and Talmud, community building and refugees.

Sunday 09:20
Sunday 09:20 Torah saves lives? Rabbis meet the Angel of Death
 
Monday 16:00
Monday 16:00 'Sound first and ask questions later' - Rabbinic leadership after the destruction
 
Wednesday 09:15
Wednesday 09:15 Limmud Beit Midrash - Hillel and Shammai - these and these are the words of the living God (3 of 3)
 
Wednesday 11:35
Wednesday 11:35 Hillel and Shammai - these and these are the words of the Living God
 

Janet Taylor

A progressive Ashkenazi Jew living with dyspraxia and dyslexia at 33, I founded the Dyspraxia Foundation Manchester Adult Support Group, served as a Dyspraxia Foundation adult advisor, co-edited 'Dyspraxic Adults: An Empowering Guide' and now volunteer supporting neurodivergent people.

Tuesday 12:00
Tuesday 12:00 Dyspraxia, neurodiversity and Jewish identity - 'Oy vey and hooray: embracing the joys and stumbles of dyspraxia'
 

Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz

Lindsey, a Limmudnik since 1998, is now a teaching associate at the faculty of divinity, Cambridge University. She’s currently writing the book on Limmud. In 2021 she received semicha from Yeshivat Maharat, and also published her first book, ‘Challenge and Conformity: The Religious Lives of Orthodox Jewish Women’.

Saturday 19:00
Saturday 19:00 Rewriting the machzor: a new avodah service for Yom Kippur
 
Sunday 13:20
Sunday 13:20 Lost books: the secret life of Enoch (1 of 3)
 
Monday 09:20
Monday 09:20 Lost Books: oh can't we please ... read Jubilees? (2 of 3)
 
Monday 13:20
Monday 13:20 What Are Rabbis For?
 
Tuesday 12:00
Tuesday 12:00 Lost books: No Bible for Ben Sira (3 of 3)
 
Tuesday 18:40
Tuesday 18:40 Further adventures in the Limmud archive
 

Sara Terracina

Sara Terracina, a Rome-based scholar with degrees in International Relations and History, is a licensed tour guide specialising in Jewish heritage. Deeply tied to Rome’s Jewish community, she works with major Jewish institutions to promote culture, history, and intercultural dialogue.

Saturday 21:30
Saturday 21:30 Roman Jews: a unique story of resistance
 
Monday 18:40
Monday 18:40 Jewish Voices Unveiled: Sephardi & Latin America
 
Tuesday 13:20
Tuesday 13:20 Jewish presence in the south of Italy: a less known history of Apulia and Calabria
 
Tuesday 22:40
Tuesday 22:40 Discovering the Jewish catacombs in Italy
 

. The Leo Baeck Education Center Haifa

Established in 1938 as a kindergarten for children fleeing pre-war Europe, the Leo Baeck Education Center is now considered one of Israel’s finest educational institutions. Our K-12 schools provide 2,400 children with a first class education that is rich in humanistic values and embedded within a Progressive Jewish framework.

Sunday 13:20
Sunday 13:20 Real-Life dilemmas of Israeli youth
 
Monday 20:00
Monday 20:00 Bridges of dialogue between Israeli and British youth
 

Roy Thurley

Former director of Christian Friends of Israel (UK) and chairman of Hatikvah Film Trust and Love Never Fails. Active in pro-Israel advocacy for over thirty years. Now retired, but responsible for annual 'Remember the Holocaust' events in Llandudno, North Wales.

Monday 14:40
Monday 14:40 Q&A: understanding Christian Zionism
 

Rina Tillinger

From the Midwestern United States, Rina Tillinger speaks about Anglo-American history - with a splash of humour! She studied History at University and gives talks on land and at sea. She wrote a weekly humour column in The Chester Chronicle, and comic articles for Cheshire Life magazine. Rina loves the mystery of history.

Monday 10:40
Monday 10:40 Shtick on stage: famous Jewish-American comedians
 
Monday 13:20
Monday 13:20 Overpaid, oversexed, over here: GI Jews / Jewish Americans in World War II
 

Danielle Tinero

Danielle is an experienced Architect. She worked for world-class architectural firms before founding her own practice in 2004, delivering design-led, value-added, residential projects for private clients and developers on projects large and small. She has been published internationally, including her architectural photography.

Monday 17:20
Monday 17:20 Social drinks in Bar for singles in '50's and '60's
 

Ella Tirosh

Ella Tirosh is the community engagement manager at the New Israel Fund. Ella previously worked in education and philanthropy in Israel and, since moving to the UK two years ago, has worked at the New Israel Fund connecting with young professionals, synagogues and other communal organisations.

Tuesday 09:20
Tuesday 09:20 What the hell is going on in the West Bank?
 
Tuesday 13:20
Tuesday 13:20 Voices of women from Israel/Palestine
 

Luz Toff

Luz Toff takes a holistic approach to everything she does, from learning and teaching Torah to healthy living. Luz is a recent graduate of Yeshivat Maharat, having had the opportunity to learn and teach in a variety of Jewish educational settings. She is passionate about making Jewish learning and practice meaningful, relevant and accessible.

Friday 17:50
Friday 17:50 Talmudic life hacks: healthy living rabbinic-style!
 
Sunday 09:20
Sunday 09:20 Of burrows and batei midrash: unexpected parallels between rabbis and rabbits
 

Dan Turek

Dan works as a Musical Supervisor, Musical Director and Conductor. Recently, he worked as Musical Supervisor for 4 new shows in The Bazaar, a new immersive space on Celebrity Cruise line's latest ship Xcel. He was Musical Director for the Olivier Award winning production of Fiddler On The Roof at Regent's Park Open Air theatre and Barbican Theatre.

Monday 10:40
Monday 10:40 To Life! A Conversation with the Cast of Fiddler on the Roof
 
Monday 12:00
Monday 12:00 Sing-a-Long-a Fiddler on the Roof
 

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