

Joanne is a Cambridge graduate with a background in law and Jewish legal studies. Joanne spent 12 years in international arbitration and public law, appearing before tribunals in The Hague. At the London Beth Din, she pioneered solutions for Get refusal cases, becoming Director of Get Cases and Deputy Legal Director of the United Synagogue.
Outside of LSJS, she has worked with European Jewish communities on long-term educational strategy and is a published author, speaker, and podcaster, tackling contemporary challenges in Jewish law and learning. She is also completing a four-year Jewish law qualification with Ohr Torah Stone’s International Halacha Scholars programme.
Passionate about education, justice, and community transformation, Joanne is committed to empowering Jewish educators and leaders for the future. She speaks globally on Jewish law and contemporary issues, with a focus on gender and Jewish status, and is known for her dynamic, thought-provoking lectures. She also hosts Women’s Gallery, a podcast exploring inspirational women’s voices from across the community.


Michael co-ordinates LSJS courses, tours and events, and directs the LSJS Rabbi Sacks Learning Fellowship for young professionals. A popular teacher, he specialises in Tanach, Jewish history and the Jewish year, and guides LSJS tours in the UK, Israel and Poland.
He is a graduate of the LSJS MA in Jewish Education (University of London) and the LSJS Graduate Teacher Programme. After serving as Mazkir of Bnei Akiva UK and teaching at King Solomon High School, he moved to Israel, where he directed gap year programmes for World Bnei Akiva and later served as Associate Director of Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi.
An innovative educator, he created the first dedicated English-language tours of the Israeli President’s Residence in Jerusalem and leads Jewish heritage tours to Poland with JRoots.
Michael is a Sacks Scholar, having joined the inaugural cohort of the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Scholars Programme. He has taught Rabbi Sacks’ Torah in the UK, Israel and Australia, and is a regular teacher of Covenant & Continuity, LSJS’ flagship weekly parasha class.
Michael's teaching and speaking topic areas include:

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