Get your groove on!

This year, Limmud Fest is really emphasising the Festival atmosphere. We have a gorgeous, green new site in Kent, which adjoins the South Downs, and is just 90 minutes from London. It is going to make for a fantastic festival, but we also have some great changes to the programme: Lots more music, a plethora of spoken word, poetry and literature, and of course Limmud's dynamic and engaging range of Torah teachers.

So what's new this year?

1. This year, we will have dedicated programming spaces. These include:

  • A main stage for all music and theatrical performances.
  • A spoken word arena (which is an amazing old barn) for sessions related to storytelling, poetry and literature.
  • A Torah Tent for everything covering Torah, text study and spirituality.
  • A Social Action Hub.
  • A movement tent where we will be holding session ranging from Torah yoga to lindy hop classes.
  • A film and visual arts centre.

This is in addition to a beautiful forest on our doorstep for anything nature related, and a rope course, climbing wall and other outdoor adventure facilities.

2. Creative, Out of the Box sessions.

Fancy a midnight hike? Elul study sessions based on the poetry of Bob Dylan? Participating in a play reading? Well these are just some of the options waiting for you in a programme filled with inspiring, Festastic sessions.

3. Our Open Mic Dvar Torah Project

Unleash you inner Rabbi and be part of the programme! In the spirit of open mic poetry and music events, prepare a Dvar Torah 5-7 minutes long and you will be judged by the audience on content and presentation. Please register to participate at fest12-openmic@limmud.org.

4. Barmitzvah Disco

In addition to our legendary silent disco there will be a Barmitzvah Disco with enough cheesy tunes (without the teenage angst) to keep you dancing 'til the early hours of the morning. 

5. Fantastic Presenters.

Get to know who's coming: 

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Natan Abenaim

Organisation: Montefiore Kollel

Natan is a scientist by education and a philosopher by passion, has led a number of study groups over the years, mainly in France and Israel.

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Airborne Circus

Based in north London, Airborne Circus offers circus classes and workshops to children, young people and adults, all delivered by current and former circus artists!

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Deborah Attali

Organisation: Tzedek

Deborah is an intern with Tzedek and has held a number of leadership positions within the French community

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Martin Blain

Organisation: The New Jewish Primary School (Finchley)

Martin is Deputy Head at Immanuel College and has worked in a range of schools. He founded the New Jewish Primary School this year.

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Rutie Borthwick

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Yon Borthwick

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Sam Brandman

Sam started making up stuff as a kid and never learned when to stop

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Daniel Brill

Organisation: Brill Beats Entertainment

Daniel is a professional vocal percussionist/beatboxer. He mimics musical instruments vocally with the human element.

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Felicity Brown

Felicity is a teacher from New Zealand. She also teaches in her synagogue's religion school and is a volunteer for World Jewish Relief.

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Vivienne Cato Koppel

Vivienne learned Otiot Chayyot in the USA with its originator, Yehudit Goldfarb, and have taught it in a range of synagogues and at Limmud.

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Alexei Charkham

Organisation: Barnet and Finchley Brewers (twinned with Czazdove

Alexei is a keen allotmenteer, and along with his wife Gaby and daughters Vita and Bea, tries to grow and make as much as possible.

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Coolooloosh

Coolooloosh is an international funk, hiphop band established in 2003 in Jerusalem.

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Joel Covington

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Eiran Davies

Organisation: Ruchot

Eiran is a rabbi, a goldsmith, a beekeeper and one of the founders of Ruchot, a group working towards building a rural, sustainable Jewish community. He gained rabbinic ordination from The Montefiore Endowment, London.

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Linda de Lange

Linda runs the under-five programme at Bromley Reform Synagogue but has taught Jewish Studies to all ages. Mother of four and antenatal teacher.

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Kosha Dillz

Kosha Dillz is an Israeli-American hip hop MC based in Los Angeles. He raps in English, Hebrew and Spanish.

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Noam Dolgin

Organisation: Noamdolgin.com

Noam is a world leader in Jewish environmental education. Noam developed numerous curricula currently used worldwide and taught extensively with the Teva Learning and Green Zionist Alliances.

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Danny Fenster

Organisation: Big Green Machine

Danny is an artist, animator and architectural designer, based in England and China. He uses the arts to communicate social and environmental ideas more effectively.

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Matti Fruhman

Organisation: Tag International Development

Matti ensures the smooth running of Tag International Development, from the finances to HR to the international development projects on the ground.

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Gary Ginsberg

Gary lived in London prior to going to live in Jerusalem to work for the Ministry of Health as a Doctor of Public Health/Health Economist.

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Paul Glantz

Paul is a teacher of Religious Education and Philosophy. He is also a rabbi who specialises in interfaith weddings.

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Dan Glass

Organisation: So We Stand

Dan is a campaigner, performer and activist bridging movements for environmental, social and racial justice using creative action methods.

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Jess Gold

Organisation: Big Green Machine

Jess set up Big Green Machine with Danny Fenster and George Christie to create songs and animation about sustainability. She loves Jewish songs too.

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Daniel Goldfarb

Organisation: Conservative Yeshiva

Daniel, lawyer and rabbi, Limmud junkie from Boston and Jerusalem, is Director of the Conservative Yeshiva, Jerusalem, where he teaches Liturgy and Pirke Avot.

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Glenn Grossman

Glenn is a drummer and music producer

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Yoav Guttman

Yoav is the founder of Schmoozify which aims to change the conversation about young Jews today.

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Harfiyah Haleem

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Raphael Honigstein

Raphael is a football writer and broadcaster, working for The Guardian, Süddeutsche Zeitung, ESPN and Talksport.

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Caroline Hurst

Organisation: Tzedek

Caroline was a Tzedek overseas volunteer in Ghana in 2009. She works for a children’s charity, educating students/adults on internet safety.

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Yossi Ives

Organisation: Tag Institute for Jewish Social Values

Yossi is the founder and chairman of Tag International Development and Tag Institute for Jewish Social Values and is a life coach and rabbi.

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Benjamin Jacobs

Organisation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Benjamin is a paediatrician at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. He was introduced to Limmud by his wife and is now a regular at the winter, summer and day events.

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Jeff Jacobs

JJ has variously been described as an altruist, utilitarian, conversationalist, social activist, informal educator, schmoozer, musician, entertainer, humourist, satirist, and Limmudnik.

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Jemma Jacobs

Jemma is a student of Tantra, and has just completed a foundation year in Psychosynthesis. Enjoys dance as a a way to the dancer within.…

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Roxana Jebreel

Roxana is an innovative designer, creating wildly eccentric, large scale, mixed media and multi disciplinary body accessories. Roxana also runs a stall in Camden.

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Ricky Kaplan

Organisation: Vscheme

Ricky has recently graduated as a mature student and founded a new, small charity whilst at university called ‘Vscheme’.

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Mika Karni

Israeli singer, artist and violinist Mika Karni will be performing songs off her latest project, a musical interpretation of Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs).

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Abigail Kay

Abigail is a religious studies student who has been involved in peer leadership since the age of 16. Her passions are interfaith and social action.

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Daniel Kingsley

Organisation: Stepping Forward

A former barrister, Daniel has seen the light and now coaches people in authentic communication. He brings presence, heart and playfulness to all his workshops.

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Vincent Knowles

Vince is an analyst in sustainable technology innovation and finance. He was an Adamah fellow and grew up as a madrich in Habonim Dror.

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Haruna Komatsu

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Tally Koren

Fringe award winner for best singer songwriter 2011, Tally's latest single, 'Calling You' is inspired by Biblical text and will be released September 9.

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Jennifer Langer

Organisation: Exiled Writers Ink

Jennifer is a poet, daughter of Holocaust survivors and Exiled Writers Ink director and edited “If Salt has Memory: Jewish Exiled Writing”.

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Clive Lawton

Organisation: Limmud

Clive is a Limmud founder and now its Senior Consultant. He teaches regularly at the London Jewish Cultural Centre, irregularly elsewhere all over the world.

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Mark Lazar

Organisation: Mark Lazar's Seminars and Workshops

Mark is a Jerusalem based informal Jewish educator who has previously presented at Limmud in the UK, Bulgaria, Serbia and the Baltics.

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Rachel Lazar

Organisation: Mark Lazar Seminars and Workshops

Rachel is from Transylvania, Romania and moved to Jerusalem. She received her degree in Sociology and History and speaks Hungarian, Romanian, English and Hebrew.

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Naomi Less

Organisation: Jewish Chicks Rock

Naomi is a Jewish rocker who breaks gender stereotypes with her faith driven, edgy, pop-rock riffs, soaring melodies and uplifting messages.

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David Levin-Kruss

David is faculty and special programs director at Pardes. An experienced rabbi, he served as community director of Stanmore Synagogue

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Natan Levy

Organisation: Board of Deputies of British Jews

Natan is the interfaith and social action consultant for the Board of Deputies of British Jews. His rabbinic ordination is from Rabbis Brovender and Riskin.

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Maccabi GB

Maccabi GB provides a broad range of sporting, social and educational programmes to the Jewish Community in the UK.

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Elena Markham

Elena is a Drama Teacher/Actor/Director

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David Mason

David is rabbi of Muswell Hill Synagogue which is part of the United Synagogue. He is married to Elisheva with four wonderful children.

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Alexander Massey

Alexander is an international vocalist (classical, opera, folk, jazz), multi-instrumentalist, composer, writer, teacher of sacred singing and founder of the Jewish Music UK network.

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Helena Miller

Organisation: UJIA

Helena directs Research and Living Bridge Programmes at UJIA, co-chairs Limmud International and is 2012 recipient of the Max Fisher Award for Jewish Education.

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Steve Miller

Organisation: Tzedek

Steve is a social entrepreneur, community activist and visionary. Founder of Tzedek and Restore Community Projects. Interested in creating the possibility of lasting personal and political change.

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Joseph Millis

Joseph is the UJIA’s PR and Communications Manager. He is passionate about Israel - and sports.

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Nissimmi Naim Naor

Nissimmi lives in Jerusalem, and dedicated over ten years to leadership development and Jewish text studies. Nissimmi holds a BA in Philosophy, Economics & Political Science.

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Shlomit Naim Naor

Organisation: Melitz

Shlomit is the deputy director of Melitz. She holds a Masters degree in Creative Writing and is a published poet. She lives in Jerusalem.

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Janet Naim

Organisation: Kent Liberal Jewish Community

Janet is a researcher and writer.

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Graham Newman

Graham has been a Limmud activist for 20 years. He is a figures person and spiritual healer. He discovered that Torah (like Shakespeare) had more interesting aspects than were taught at Cheder

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Pauline Newman

Organisation: Stanmore Women's Learning Experience

Pauline is a founder member of the Stanmore women’s tefillah group. She runs an NLP and hypnotherapy practice in North West London.

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Jacqueline Nicholls

Jacqueline is a visual artist and Jewish educator. She exhibits internationally and teaches at the London School of Jewish Studies.

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Maurice Olsberg

Maurice is the singer/M.C. in The Organgrinder. Also, an aficionado of contempory Jewish music, he is an educator/speaker on the subject for UJIA-JAMS in schools.

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Sahera Parveen

Organisation: Windows for Peace UK

Sahera has been doing dialogue work around Israel/Palestine for almost 5 years. She is a facilitator on the Windows for Peace Uk youth dialogue programme.

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Mehrangiz Rassapour

Organisation: Exiled Writers Ink

Mehrangiz Rassapour is a poet, literary critic and editor of Vajeh (Iranian literary magazine) from Iran. She has published several collections of poetry in various languages/

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Ben Rose

Organisation: Ruchot

Ben is a Water Management Engineer and an alumnus of the Adam Science Foundation Leadership Program.

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Michael Rosenfeld

Organisation: Kingston, Surbiton & District Synagogue

Michael is rabbi of Kingston Synagogue in SW London. He has a BA in History from University of Wisconsin-Madison and rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Hamivtar.

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Nathalie Rothschild

Nathalie is a freelance journalist covering everything from Orthodox fashion bloggers to Swedish greasers. Born in Stockholm, lived in London, spent some time in Israel and the US.

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Gary Sakol

Gary is the Deputy Director of the Zionist Federation, involved with Habonim Dror & Mitzvah Day. He is Scottish and love Ceilidhs!

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Rob Sassoon

Sassy is both the Accommodation Chair and Bar Manager for Fest 2012. Having just graduated, he doesn't know what to do with his life!

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Judi Sheffrin

Judi is a longstanding member of Bromley Reform Synagogue and a lifelong hiker, used to leading urban and rural walks.

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David Shreeve

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Adele Silk

Adele is a museum educator, ex-movement-junkie and Mummy to two.

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Paul Silk

Paul is a massage therapist and acupuncturist. He's so flexible he regularly puts his foot in his mouth.

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Raymond Simonson

Organisation: Limmud

Raymond, Limmud’s Executive Director has a Jewish Studies BA; Applied Anthropology, Community and Youth Work MA; two gorgeous children and an enviable record collection

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Lara Smallman

Lara creates videos for NGOs and political campaigns. She has won awards for her writing on human rights, and is an anti-poverty campaigner.

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Solebound

Solebound's harmonious folk music brings together concepts of peace, harmony, politics, nature and one's connection with the environment.

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Edin Suljic

Organisation: Exiled Writers Ink

Eden fled from the Yugoslav war to England in 1991.His creative output includes short films, theatre projects, photography, film writing, short stories and poetry.

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Pete Tobias

Organisation: The Liberal Synagogue Elstree

Pete has been a Liberal rabbi for over 20 years, Pause for Thought presenter on BBC Radio 2, author of ‘Never Mind the Bullocks’ and several other publications.

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The Token Vegetation

The mighty Token Vegetation band are regular Limmudniks and rocking musicians who have been Limmud’s unofficial house band at recent events.

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Yael Unterman

Yael is a Jerusalem-based Bibliodramatist and life coach. Her next book, The Hidden of Things, about singles seeking God/ love, is due out shortly.

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Adam Wagner

Adam is a barrister specialising in human rights and medical law. He edits the UK Human Rights Blog and writes regularly for The Guardian.

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Abraham Wahnon

Abraham promised an eruv when his first baby was born. He built the eruv just after his Bar Mitzvah. He has been building eruvs in London and Manchester.

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Peter Walters

Peter is a member of the Bristol Jewish Community. He learns Gemara at LSJS and works as a psychotherapist in Bristol and Stamford Hill.

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Sara Warner

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Gary Webber

Gary is a mediator. He and his wife Sally have been running creative arts sessions at Limmud of years.

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Sally Webber

Sally is an opthalmologist, and has been running creative arts sessions at Limmud of years.

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Raphael Zarum

Organisation: London School of Jewish Studies

Raphael is the Dean of London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS). He has a Physics PhD, an Education MA and is almost a rabbi.

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Helen ZCiffer

Organisation: originallove.net

Helen ZCiffer is the facilitator of originallove.net based in London bringing spiritual inspiration and growth through Jewish Meditative Drumming.

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