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Zöe Jacobs

A long time fan of Limmud, Cantor Zöe Jacobs was the first ordained cantor in the Reform Movement. She was ordained in 2009 from HUC-JIR and is a product of summer camp. Zoe is passionate about singing with others, so spends a lot of time online with her community, FRS, and is thrilled for any opportunity to collaborate with friends!

Howard Jacobson

Novelist, essayist and broadcaster. He has written 16 novels and 5 works of non-fiction. Man Booker Prize Winner for The Finkler Question. Columnist for Tablet Magazine, USA. Themes include: what it means to be Jewish today and challenging anti-Israel boycotts. Table tennis aficionado.

James Jacobson-Maisels

James Jacobson-Maisels is the founder of Or HaLev: Center for Jewish Spirituality and Meditation and founding Rosh Yeshiva of Romemu Yeshiva. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago, rabbinic ordination from Daniel Landes, and teaches Jewish thought, mysticism, spiritual practices and meditation around the world.

Laura Janner-Klausner

Laura Janner-Klausner is the Senior Rabbi to Reform Judaism. She has taught in Britain, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. She is a regular national television and radio broadcaster. She is publishing her book “Bitesize Resilience. A Rabbi’s Crisis Survival Diary” this week, as a COVID-19 donation.

Oliver Joseph

Oliver Spike Joseph works as a rabbi for New North London Synagogue and the Havurah. In lockdown, Oliver launched 'Rabbi Cooks' a cooking channel. which tries to demystify new recipes from food in our store cupboards. Oliver has cooked for many years around the world. Alongside food he is passionate about Jewish learning, martial arts and bicycles.