Presenters from LimmudLA Conference 2009
Click on the names below to learn more about our presenters and the sessions they led at Conference 2009.
- Jason Ablin, Head of School, Milken Comunity High School
- Naomi Ackerman, Social Activist and Conflict Resolution Specialist
- Aaron Alexander, Assistant Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
- Ron Arons, Author of "The Jews of Sing Sing"
- Jeff Astrof, Sitcom Writer/Producer
- Joshua Avedon, Co-Founder of Jumpstart
- Stephanie Avedon, Educator, Yogi, and Jewish Explorer
- Elissa Ben-Naim, Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple
- Alla Berkovich, Jewelry and Precious Metal Craftswoman
- Robert Berman, Founder and Director of the Halachic Organ Donor Society
- Danielle Berrin, Hollywood Writer for the Jewish Journal
- Jeffrey Blutinger, Co-Director of Jewish Studies at Cal State Long Beach
- Gregory Bonsignore, Resident Playwright at The Library of Alexandria
- Rachel Bookstein, Director of Hillel at Cal State Long Beach
- Yonah Bookstein, Director of Jewlicious
- Ra'anan Boustan, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures ay UCLA
- Carol Buchman, Memphis-Based Artist and Painter
- Dave Chameides, Director of Sustainability at Shalhevet High School
- Lee Chernotsky, Community Relations Manager at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services
- Michael Chusid, Expert Shofar Blower
- Michelle Citrin, Brooklyn-Based Singer/Songwriter
- William Cutter, Emeritus Professor of Literature and Human Relations at Hebrew Union College
- David Cygielman, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Moishe House
- Mark Diamond, Executive Vice President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California
- Chaim Elbaum, Israeli Director and Scriptwriter
- Alex Fax, Torah Reader Extraordinaire
- Ed Feinstein, Senior Rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom
- Michael Feldman, Social Activist for Collaboration and Communication
- Shawn Fields-Meyer, Rabbi of 9th and 10th Grades at Milken Community High School
- Tom Fields-Meyer, Long-Term Writer and Journalist
- Linda Fife, Professional and Volunteer Jewish Community Organizer
- Lorin Fife, Board Chair of L.A.'s Jewish Community Foundation
- Abby Fifer Mandell, Director of Education at the Society and Business Lab at USC
- Bruce Fine, Emmy-Nominated Producer and Comic
- Abe Friedman, Rabbinical School Student
- Matthew Friedman, Associate Director for the Pacific Southwest Region of the ADL
- Dara Frimmer, Assistant Rabbi of Temple Isaiah
- Dov Gartenberg, Restorer of the Ritual Feast
- Amelia Glaser, Assistant Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature at UCSD
- Sam Glaser, Performer, Composer, Educator and Cantorial Soloist
- Jeffrey Glettner, Creator of Jewish Art
- Pearl Gluck, Director of "Divan" and "Williamsburg"
- Daniel Goldberg, Producer of Documentary Films on Mexican Jewish Subjects
- Eric Gordon, Director of the Workmen's Circle of Southern California
- Andy Green, Active Member of PicoEgal and Avid Gamer
- Norman Green, California State Bar Certified Specialist in Taxation Law
- Rachel Green, Daughter of Kindertransport Survivor
- Natan Greenberg, Founder and Director of Israeli Yeshiva Bat Ayin
- Gidi Grinstein, President and Founder of the Reut Institute
- Jay Gruska, Emmy-Nominated Songwriter
- Maital Guttman, Israeli-American Documentary Fimmaker
- Joel Haber, Writer and Script Analyst
- Raphael Harrington, Teacher of Creative Thinking, Body Langauge, and Kabbalah
- Naama Haviv, Member of Jewish World Watch's Funds Allocation Committee
- Barbara Heller, Writer and Director of Children's Plays and Musicals
- Janeen Rae Heller, Vocalist, Guitarist, and Sawyer
- Robby Helperin, Los Angeles-Based Musician and Band Leader
- Hilary Helstein, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
- Sara Meira Hoberman, Rabbinical Student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
- Yechiel Hoffman, Jewish Educator and Activist for Social Causes
- Anne Hromadka, Program Director for Jewish Arts Initiative of Southern California
- Avigail Hurvitz-Prinz, Program Associate for Hazon
- David Ingber, Founder and Spiritual Director of Romemu in Manhattan
- Wendy Jackler, Recreational Knitter
- Rami Jaffee, Keyboardist for The Wallflowers, Foo Fighters, and Pearl Jam
- Ruth Judkowitz, Musical Director of Voices of Conscience
- Lior Kaminetsky, Israeli Classical, Jewish, and Klezmer Musician
- Yosef Kanefsky, Rabbi of B'nai David-Judea Congregation
- Alisa Katz, Documentary Filmmaker on Jewish Education in Eastern Europe
- Gerry Katzman, Actor, Comedian, and Teacher of Stand-Up Classes
- Yitzchak Kerem, Visiting Professor of Sephardic Studies at American Jewish University
- Menachem Klein, Medical Intuitive/Healer
- Shira "ShirLaLa" Kline, Producer of Outrageously Hip Jewish Kiddie Rock
- Lisa Klug, Author of "Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe"
- Deborah Engel Kollin, Day School Administrator of Pressman Academy
- Ze'ev Korn, Educator and Social Worker
- Helene Kornsgold, Rabbi-in-Residence at Pressman Academy
- Dave Koz, Six-Time Grammy Nominated Jazz Musician
- Joy Krauthammer, Leader of Women's Lifecycle and Healing Rituals
- Esther Kustanowitz, Journalist, Blogger, and Online Social Media Guru
- Gail Labovitz, Assistant Professor of Rabbinic Literature and Jewish Law at AJU
- Daniel Landes, Director of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem
- Cynthia Lauer-Kagal, Toronto-Based Practitioner of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Sara Lederer, Clinical Psychologist
- Simcha Levenberg, Comedian and Orthodox Rabbi
- Richard Levik, Host of TheLeviteLine.com
- Brian Levine, Award-Winning Bassist
- AriellaShira Lewis, Leader of Lifecycle and Healing Rituals
- Joseph Lipner, Co-Author of the Children's Book "Max Said Yes! The Woodstock Story"
- Evan Lowenstein, Half of the Pop/Rock Duo "Evan and Jaron"
- Avram Mandell, Director of Education at Leo Baeck Temple
- Judith Margolis, Israel-Based American Artist, Writer, and Educator
- Matisyahu, Hasidic Singer Blending Reggae, Traditional Jewish Music, and Hip Hop
- Laurie Matzkin, Co-Founder of Minyan Malei Shirah
- Sharon McCauley, Tallit Maker
- Yael Miller, Co-Developer of OperationSupportJewsintheMilitary.com
- Cheston Mizel, Founder of JConnect LA
- Modi, Stand-Up Comedian Headliner
- Daniel Needlestone, Co-Chair of UK-Based Pro-Zion
- Harry Nelson, Full-Time Lawyer and Part-Time Teacher of Jewish Texts
- Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch in Geneva
- Sarah Newman, Writer and Researcher on Industrial Food Production
- Rebecca Pappas, Dance Maker
- Bernie Pearl, Blues Musician
- Martine Porter-Zasada, Homeschooling Parent
- Victor Raphael, Artist Blending Traditional Media With Modern Electronic Media
- Daniel Reisel, Education Chair of the Jewish Human Rights Group RenéCassin
- Joel Rembaum, Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Am
- Anthony K. Rogers-Wright, African-American Jew By Choice
- Elana Rosenbaum, Co-Founder and Director of Moishe House in Buenos Aires
- Aaron Rosenberg, Former Israeli Resident and Jack of all Trades
- Jason Rosenblatt, Jazz Pianist, Harmonica Innovator, and Founder of Shtreiml
- Shari Rosenman, Lawyer, Teacher, and Challah Baker Extraordinaire
- Shep Rosenman, Musician and Entertainment Lawyer
- Zvi Howard Rosenman, Feature Film, Television, and Documentary Producer
- Rena Rotenberg, Co-Author of "Torah Talk: An Early Childhood Teaching Guide"
- Ruthie Rotenberg, Executive Director of LimmudLA
- Anne Rubin, Kindertransport Survivor
- Shlomo "Schwartzie" Schwartz, Director of The Chai Center
- Shlomo Seidenfeld, Director of Isralight LA
- Chaim Seidler-Feller, Director of UCLA Hillel
- Doreen Seidler-Feller, Clinical Psychologist
- Jonathan Sheff, Teacher of Torah and Jewish Mysticism
- Michael Shefrin, Former Musician and Band Manager, Current Entertainment Law Professional
- Todd Shotz, Founder of Hebrew Helpers
- Shtreiml, Musical Group Mixing Not-So-Traditional Eastern-European Jewish and Turkish Music
- Deborah Silver, Rabbinical Student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
- Leat Silvera, Homeschooling Parent and Founder of the Alternative Or Eliyahu School
- Alexei Smith, Director of the Office of Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs of the LA Archdiocese
- Naomi Solomon, Photographer
- Yehuda Solomon, Singer and Co-Founder of Moshav
- Yosef Solomon, Musician and Co-Founder of Moshav
- Jonah Steinberg, Associate Dean at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College
- Lisa Stern, Civilian Author of Laws on Slave Labor Restitution
- David Suissa, Advertising and Marketing Exec and Educator on Spirituality and Israel
- Carl Sunshine, Occasional Torah Teacher at the Westwood Free Minyan and the Library Minyan
- Gideon Sylvester, Founder and Rabbi of Britain's Fastest-Growing Modern Orthodox Synagogue
- Amira Tashman, Event Planner and Interior Designer
- Michal Taviv-Margolese, Program Director of JConnect LA
- Daryl Temkin, Founder of Israel Institute for the Advancement of Alternative Energy Innovation
- Oded Turgeman, Co-Founder of The Operating Room, a Film and Television Content Developer
- Ida Unger, Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
- Saul Wachs, Professor of Education and Liturgy at Gratz College
- Brenda Walt, Brenda of Catering by Brenda
- Harold Walt, South African Native and Limmud Enthusiast
- Suzannah Warlick, Director of "Match & Marry"
- Merryl Weber, Teacher of Jewish Meditation
- Elchanan Weinbach, Head of School for Shalhevet School
- Jason Weiner, Assistant Rabbi of Young Israel of Century City
- Pam Weisberger, Program Chair for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles
- Rhoda Weisman, Founding Executive Director of Professional Leaders Project
- David N. Weiss, Vice President of the Writers Guild of America, West
- Gary Wexler, Non-Profit and Jewish Marketing Guru
- Adam Winter, Member of the Mediterranean Klezmer Ensemble in Los Angeles
- Andy Wolf, Producer, Director, Puppeteer, and Comedian
- Abigail Yasgur, Co-Author of the Children's Book "Max Said Yes! The Woodstock Story"
- Elianna Yolkut, Rabbi of Adat Ari El
- Raphael Zarum, Chief Executive and Head of Faculty at the London School of Jewish Studies
- Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Co-Developer of OperationSupportJewsintheMilitary.com