Rabbi Shaw is no stranger to leadership and brings with him 15 years’ experience as Community Development Rabbi at Stanmore and Canons Park United Synagogue where he has been credited with transforming the local community’s work with its youth and young families. He has also been a leading figure in the United Synagogue’s central organisation for more than a decade and was the founder of Tribe as well as Director of the Living & Learning department. Rabbi Shaw lives in Edgware, where he runs a minyan at Edgware United Synagogue.

David grew up in Birmingham & Whitefield, Manchester being educated in King David High School. After finishing school, he learnt in Yeshivat HaKotel in the Old City of Yerusahalayim before going on to University in Birmingham to study Marketing, Advertising and PR. Whilst at university he took a year away to work as the Svivot Fieldworker, community’s liaison for Bnei Akiva before completing his degree. Following his graduation David was elected as Mazkir & National Director of Bnei Akiva UK.

David was previously the Director of Programming at Mizrachi UK taking responsibility for publications and major events ran throughout the year including the ‘Weekend of Inspiration’ and the annual Yom Yerushalayim trip to Jerusalem. He is now the Executive Director at Mizrachi UK.

Originally from South Africa, Lelia holds a NHDipl in Business Administration.  She is also an AAT licensed accountant and full AAT member (MAAT).  Following her move to the United Kingdom, Lelia has been working in the Jewish non-profit sector since 2001 holding roles within the United Synagogue, UJIA and PAJES.  Previous roles include, amongst others, Financial Controller at North Western Reform Synagogue and PAJES Finance Manager.

Rabbi Rickman is a graduate of Yeshivat Har Etzion. He has dedicated more than twenty years teaching high school students kodesh and is currently Head of Kodesh at King David High School. Rabbi Rickman has worked with international Jewish communities too, including Israel, Cape Town and Oslo. In the UK Rabbi Rickman was asked to help launch the Shenley Jewish Community, has served as interim Rabbi in the Yeshurun Shul Cheadle and was assistant Rabbi and Ba’al Tefila in Holy Law Shul before taking up his current role with Mizrachi. Rabbi Rickman is an engaging public speaker and expert educator.

Daniel, originally from Leeds, went on to study at Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi after completing his studies in the UK at King David, Manchester. After this, he graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in mechanical and materials engineering. Currently, Daniel is running the new Yehudi programme designed to empower and inspire the youth to realise their leadership potential. This programme began at the start of the 2021 academic year and currently has over 700 participants.

Talia  completed her high school education at Hasmonean High School. Inspired to deepen her connection to her Judaism, Talia spent her gap year at Midreshet Harova, immersing herself in Jewish studies and developing a strong connection to Israel. Pursuing her passion for technology, Talia studied forensic computing at Birmingham City University, honing her skills in digital forensics. After her studies, she served as the Israel worker on the Bnei Akiva Mazkirut, where she fostered a connection between young people and the State of Israel through educational programs and events.

Talia has been the Director of Communications at Mizrachi UK since 2017, where she is responsible for maintaining the website, database and social media platforms as well as driving logistics and event management for Mizrachi UK programming.

Debra grew up in Leeds, after a year in Israel with JYSG she studied & obtained a degree in Catering & Hotel Management at Manchester Metropolitan University.  She is married & has 3 children.  Before working for Mizrachi Debra volunteered for the FED (in Manchester), taught Food & Nutrition in a girls high school (for 5½ years) & during covid started online cooking classes “in the kitchen with Debra”.

Lynn has spent the last 20 years working within the Jewish Community as an administrator and also as Clerk to Governors of 3 of the United Synagogue’s primary schools. For 9 years she worked alongside Rabbi Shaw as the Community Department Manager at Stanmore and Canons Park United Synagogue.

Grant has been the Joint Chief Executive Officer of Bayport Management Limited since 2002. He serves as the Chief Executive at Bayport Financial Services Pty Ltd and serves as Chairman of Zambia Board. Grant co-founded Bayport Management (BML). He joined Nando’s in 1992, where he developed Nando’s franchises abroad, including several African countries. In 1999, he joined Credit Direct, a micro-credit operation. He was appointed the head of sales at African Bank and was responsible for designing its branch and mobile business models. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Bayport Botswana. He serves as Non-Executive Director of Bayport Financial Services 2010 (proprietary) Limited. He serves as an Executive Director of Tanzania and Non-Executive Director of Uganda. He has been an Executive Director of Bayport Management since 2009. He serves as a Non-Executive Director of Bayport Financial Services Pty Ltd. Mr. Kurland studied for three years towards a Bachelor in Business Science in Actuarial Science at UCT.

Sean is a founder and currently Non-Executive Chairman of Peregrine Holdings Limited. He is also Chairman of Stenham Limited, Peregrine’s international subsidiary. Sean has been primarily responsible for and integrally involved in the Peregrine Group’s expansion strategy from inception.

Sean began his career at Liberty Asset Management in 1992, where he headed up the Group’s derivatives desk and was a Senior Portfolio Manager before joining the derivative trading and structuring desk at Investec Bank Limited in 1995. Sean left Investec Bank in 1996 to co-found Peregrine, took on the role of Group Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and led the Group to its successful listing on the JSE in June 1998. Sean has spent a cumulative 11 years in the position of Peregrine Group Chief Executive Officer and a further eight years as either deputy Chairman or Chairman. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Sean holds an Honours degree in Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.