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Sharman Kadish
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Organisation: Jewish Heritage UK Sharman Kadish is Director of Jewish Heritage UK. She taught at the Universities of London and Manchester. Her books include companion architectural guides ‘Jewish Heritage in England’ (2006) and ‘Jewish Heritage in Gibraltar’ (2007), and ‘The Synagogues of Britain and Ireland: An Architectural and Social History’ (Yale University Press 2011). |
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Michael Kagan
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Michael Kagan from Jerusalem has been a teacher of Jewish spirituality for 20 years. He is the author of Holistic Haggadah, God's Prayer, and All Breathing Life, and featured in the film Seasons of our Soul. He is now producing two documentaries: his father’s tunnel escape during the Shoah, and the famous Judeophilic, Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz |
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Ruth Gan Kagan
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Organisation: Nava Tehila, Jerusalem Ruth Gan Kagan is the spiritual leader of Nava Tehila, a Jewish Renewal community in Jerusalem, where she mentors young musicians in creating original melodies for innovative prayer. Ruth teaches Kabbala and Hassidut and works as a spiritual director with individuals looking to come closer to God. |
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Deborah Kahn-Harris
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Organisation: Leo Baeck College Deborah Kahn-Harris is the newly appointed Principal of Leo Baeck College in London, where she teaches Bible. She recently completed a PhD in Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield in feminist bible interpretation. Deborah is married to Keith Kahn-Harris and they have two children, Kobi and Ella. |
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Keith Kahn-Harris
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Website: www.kahn-harris.org Keith Kahn-Harris is a peripatetic sociologist, writer and Jewish communal activist. He is co-author of 'Turbulent Times: The British Jewish Community Today'. He is currently writing a book about divisions over Israel in the Jewish community. |
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Lior Kaminetsky
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Website: www.liorviolin.com Lior is an internationally acclaimed Israeli violinist and journalist. He completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at USC, and has been featured as 'cultural ambassador' on TV, radio and in concerts throughout Israel, Europe, Africa, Canada and the USA. Lior has been writing for major Israeli-LA newspapers about his fascinating tours to world wide Jewish communities. |
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Alyssa Kapnik
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Organisation: Come & Listen: Jewish Food for Thought Come & Listen: Jewish Food for Thought is a museum for your ears. This podcast explores what it means for a Jew to love, differences in challah around the world, the implications of Jewish criminal law, the science behind the simple beauty of a Shlomo Carlebach melody, and more. |
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Hannah Kapnik
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Organisation: Come & Listen Hannah Kapnik is a birth doula, Jewish community organizer and educator. She majored in Jewish Studies at Wellesley College, was a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar in New York City, and studied at the Pardes Institute in Israel. She facilitates text studies, theology discussion groups, and spiritual practice workshops. |
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Deborah Katchko-Gray
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Website: www.cantordebbie.com Deborah is a fourth generation cantor. She became the second female traditional cantor in 1981, and founded the Women Cantors’ Network in 1982. Deborah teaches with the European Academy of Jewish Liturgy. She has five CDs, and two books: ‘Jewish Huck Embroidery’ and ‘Katchko 3 Generations of Cantorial Art’. She serves Temple Shearith Israel in Ridgefield, Connecticut USA. |
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Devra Kay
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Devra Kay is a Yiddishist and trailblazing academic on Jewish women's prayer and literature, Devra taught Yiddish at Oxford and was Director of Yiddish and Ashkenazic Studies at QMC, London University. She is a consultant on the forthcoming updated Artscroll Siddur. She also performs jazz and Yiddish song. |
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Charles Keidan
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Organisation: Pears Foundation Charles Keidan is Director of Pears Foundation, a British based foundation, rooted in Jewish values. With expertise on UK-Israel relations and the role of philanthropy in addressing social issues, Charles advises numerous non profit organisations and has contributed to print and broadcast media including the BBC, Guardian, Alliance Philanthropy. |
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Maureen Kendler
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Organisation: London School of Jewish Studies Maureen Kendler is Head of Education at the London School of Jewish Studies and is a UJIA Ashdown Fellow. Her background and foreground combines teaching literature and Jewish texts. She is proud to have been involved in Limmud from the beginning. |
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Orly Kenig
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Organisation: Jewish Agency for Israel Orly is the Jewish Agency shlicha to the Redbridge Community.After coming back from her first shlichut to Netzer Germany, Orly worked at the Lokey Centre of Jewish Education in Haifa. Orly holds a BA in special education and an MA in art therapy from the Haifa University. |
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Yuval Keren
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Organisation: Hendon Reform Synagogue Yuval was born in Israel in 1967 and moved to the UK in 1993. He was ordained at the Leo Baeck College in 2007 and is serving as Rabbi at Hendon Reform Synagogue. He has a special interest in early rabbinic writings. |
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Matt Keston
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Organisation: Masa UK As the UJIA Masa UK Rep, Matt works with the Union of Jewish Students to inform Jewish students about opportunities in Israel. Matt studied at Birmingham University and after his first trip to Israel with Birthright, was inspired to go back with Masa for five months studying the Middle Eastern conflict. |
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Kerem Kiratli
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Born in 1963, Kerem Kiratli served in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Iran-Iraq Departments at the Foreign Office; as diplomatic advisor to the Prime Minister and in Turkish Missions in Baghdad, Los Angeles, Athens and Berlin. Minister Counsellor Kiratli has been serving in London since December 2009. |
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Judy Klitsner
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Organisation: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Judy Klitsner is a senior lecturer in Bible at the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. A popular international speaker, Judy is the author of ‘Subversive Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other’, which was awarded a 2009 National Jewish Book Award. |
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Shmuel Klitsner
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Organisation: Midreshet Lindenbaum- Jerusalem Klitsner has taught Jewish studies for 25 years at Jerusalem's Midreshet Lindenbaum (Brovender's), Pardes Institute and LSJS. He has been scholar in residence at synagogues in the US and UK, guest lectured at college campuses including Harvard and Princeton and authored 'Wrestling Jacob' an acclaimed psychological literary analysis of Genesis. |
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Vincent Knowles
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Vince is an analyst in sustainable technology innovation and finance, worked in organic farming, was an Adamah fellow and grew up as a madrich in Habonim Dror. |
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William Kolbrener
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Website: www.openmindedtorah.com Author of 'Open Minded Torah: Of Irony Fundamentalism and Love', William Kolbrener is a professor of English Literature at Bar Ilan University in Israel. An internationally renowned scholar of Renaissance Literature,he also writes a column for the Washington Post's 'On Faith': 'A Letter from Israel'. |
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Daniella Kolodny
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Organisation: Assembly of Masorti Synagogues Daniella Kolodny is the only female Masorti rabbi in the UK. She is the Community Development Coordinator for the Assembly of Masorti Synagogues working with small communities and recruiting the next generation of Masorti rabbis. In her spare time, she serves on the Limmud Programming team. |
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Rachel Korazim
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Internationally renowned Jewish educator and Melitz Board Member, Rachel is also the Director of the 'Nufim' Israel Education curriculum at the Milken School (Los Angeles). She works with Jewish educators from communities throughout the world writing educational materials, training and teaching, specialising in Israeli culture and the Shoah. |
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Boaz Kramer
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Organisation: Israel Sport Center for the Disabled Boaz is 34 years old, disabled in both legs and the left arm. He is Executive Director of the Israel Sport Centre for the Disabled, Olympic Medallist from the 2008 Beijing games (Tennis Doubles) and member of the 2012 Israeli National Team. He is ranked 12 in the world in wheelchair tennis. |
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Halima Krausen
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Organisation: Initiative for Islamic Studies Halima is a Muslim theologian teaching in Muslim study circles and at the university and is involved in interfaith activities in various countries. Her great love is studying religious source texts. She has been presenting text-based workshops at Limmud events, some together with Jewish colleagues, for many years and thoroughly enjoys it. |
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Doug Krikler
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Organisation: UJIA Douglas Krikler is Chief Executive of the United Jewish Israel Appeal (UJIA). UJIA is the largest Jewish charity focussed on young people and education in the UK and Israel. Douglas is a founding Director of the Jewish Leadership Council and is currently Co-Chair of the UK Task Force. |
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Elliot Kukla
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Organisation: Bay Area Jewish Healing Center Elliot Kukla is a rabbi at the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center in San Francisco providing spiritual care to those struggling with illness, grieving or dying. He is also a writer, activist, lecturer and adjunct faculty member on issues of gender diversity, mental illness and dying in Judaism. |
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Esther Kustanowitz
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Organisation: ROI Community / Jewish Federation of Greater LA Esther D. Kustanowitz is a writer specialising in social media, pop culture, and Jewish innovation. She also consults for the ROI Community - a global network for young Jewish innovators - and runs the NextGen Engagement Initiative at the L.A. Jewish Federation. |
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