Presenters - N

Jessica Nadav worked for twelve years as a solicitor in the City. Now taking a break from the legal world, she thoroughly enjoys looking after her husband, Nir, and son, Netanel Zvi, as well as giving regular shiurim and teaching Spanish privately.

Sessions:

• No Sex Please, We're Married!

Nir is a rabbinical graduate of Montefiore College, where he now teaches. While continuing his work as a systems engineer, he undertakes a number of communal duties and projects, including recently standing in as rabbi of Bevis Marks synagogue in London. When not de-mystifying your Kosher kitchen, Nir can be found in the Bet Midrash (located in Sutherland). Come along to discuss life, the universe, and halakhah with him!

Sessions:

• More De-mystifying Your Kosher Kitchen

Organisation: WiJ at Yeshurun Synagogue

Founder member, twice chair of Women in Judaism (WIJ) at Yeshurun Synagogue, Irene was Principal Lecturer in Education, Leadership and Management at Manchester Metropolitan University until her retirement in 2008. She holds an MA in Jewish Studies (2003) from Manchester University, inspired through years of attendance at Limmud events and involvement in WiJ.

Sessions:

• Women and their place in Orthodox Judaism

Organisation: Jewish Teachers' Association / Pro-Zion
Website: http://www.nstoneit.com/

Daniel Needlestone is a teacher and e-learning technologist working in a Hertfordshire secondary school. He has an MA in ICT in education where he researched virtual learning environments in schools. Daniel is co-chair of Pro-Zion and founder and chair of the Jewish Teachers’ Association.

Sessions:

• Israeli Politics for Beginners
• The Social Staffroom: Jewish Teachers (and Wannabe Teachers) Networking
• e-Tools, e-Learning, and e-Communication for e-veryone
• I'm the Only Jew in the Staffroom

Organisation: Josh Nelson Project
Website: http://www.joshnelsonproject.com/

Josh Nelson is one of the most popular performers and producers in modern Jewish music. A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Josh's music is celebrated and integrated into the repertoire of congregations, camps and communities around the world. Josh's performance style is high-energy and captivating. Join Josh and experience new Jewish rock!

Sessions:

• Don't bore us… Get to the chorus.
• Josh Nelson - Live, In Concert
• HD Shabbat (An alternative look at Shabbat worship)
• Songleading Masterclass

Organisation: Merkavah Theatre
Website: http://rebeccanesvet.info/

A multiple-award-winning, internationally produced 2008 graduate of New York University's dramatic writing master's course (like Tony Kushner), playwright Rebecca Nesvet set her thesis play The Temple of the Soul in Elizabethan London's Sephardi community. Commissioned by Ensemble Studio Theatre (New York) and Merkavah, Rebecca teaches at the University of Gloucestershire.

Sessions:

• The Biblio Files - an open rehearsal and scratch performance
• Creative Writing from Jewish Myth and Folklore

President of the NADAV Fund, which is dedicated to strengthening Jewish Peoplehood and fostering Jewish continuity. Irina also established the Nevzlin Family Foundation, helping children with cancer and blood diseases, as well as launched the Israeli Center for Better Childhood, to improve welfare and educational opportunities of disadvantaged children.

Sessions:

• One People, Many Nationalities – A Global Conversation

Organisation: Jewish Leadership Council
Website: http://www.thejlc.org/

Jeremy is chief executive officer of the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) and is former official spokesman for the Chief Rabbi. Jeremy has advised government on antisemitism and its relationship with faith communities. A member of the CIPR, Jeremy is a former national executive officer of the National Union of Students.

Sessions:

• The Jewish Leadership Council - Everything You Always Wanted to Ask
• Israel's legitimacy - under threat in the UK?

Jacqueline is an artist and Jewish educator. She uses her art to explore traditional Jewish ideas in untraditional ways. She is a regular teacher at the London School of Jewish Studies.

Sessions:

• The Art of the Maternal Torah
• Limmud V'Omanut
• The Ladies' Guild Collection