2010 National

Location

Reisterstown, MD

Participants

• Morris Allen
  Spiritual leader of Beth Jacob Congregation; originator of the Magen Tzedek · MN
• Joshua Avedon
  Co-founder and COO of Jumpstart, a think tank, incubator and catalyst for sustainable Jewish innovation · CA
• Robert Aronson
  President, Birthright Israel Foundation · MI
• Avraham Berkowitz
  Rabbi, Director of Machne Israel-Global Chabad Development Fund · NY
• Sara Berman
  Chair, Board of Directors, National Center for Hebrew Language Charter School Excellence and Development · NY
• Maya Bernstein
  Director of Education and Leadership Initiatives, Upstart Bay Area · CA
• Susan Berrin
  Editor of Sh’ma
  A Journal of Jewish Responsibility · CA
• Natalie Blitt
  Program Director for Book, Music and Manuscript Selection, The PJ Library · IL
• Alina Blumis
  Multidisciplinary artist · NY
• Sandee Brawarsky
  Book Critic, The Jewish Week; Editor, Text/Context · NJ
• Marla Brettschneider
  Professor of Political Philosophy, University of New Hampshire · MA
• Baruch Brody
  Professor of Biomedical Ethics at Baylor College of Medicine · TX
• Nina Bruder
  Executive Director, Bikkurim: An Incubator for New Jewish Ideas · NY
• Yisrael Campbell
  Comedian; Writer and star of “Circumcise Me” · NY
• Michael Cohen
  Director, Jewish Studies Program, Tulane University · LA
• Steven Cohen
  Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy at HUC-JIR · NY
• William Daroff
  Vice President for Public Policy and Director, Washington Office, Jewish Federations of North America · DC
• Peter Deutsch
  Founder, Ben Gamla Charter Schools; Former U.S · Congressman · FL
• Anita Diamant
  Author; Founder and Board President, Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh · MA
• Ellen Dietrick
  Director of Early Childhood Education, Temple Beth Shalom · MA
• Edith Everett
  President, The Everett Foundation · NY
• Lorin Fife
  Chairman of the Board, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · CA
• Jeremy Fingerman
  Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Jewish Camp · NY
• Misha Galperin
  President of the Jewish Agency, American Section · NY
• Zelig Golden
  Co-Founder/ Co-Director, Wilderness Torah · CA
• Rachel Saifer Goldman
  Project Coordinator, The Conversation · PA
• Susan Goldstein
  Producer, PBS program, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly · MD
• Mark Golub
  Rabbi, President and Executive Producer, Shalom TV · NJ
• Marco Greenberg  President of Thunderball11, a branding, social media and p.r. firm, and facilitator for The Conversation and The NYConversation. NY
• Steve Gutow
  Rabbi; Executive Director JCPA, Jewish Council for Public Affairs · NY
• Macy Hart
  President, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life · MS
• Shai Held
  Rabbi, Co-Founder and Rosh HaYeshiva at Mechon Hadar · NY
• J. Zohara Meyerhoff Hieronimus
  Executive Director, Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center · MD
• Richard Hirsh
  Rabbi; Executive Director, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association · PA
• Sara Hurwitz
  Dean of Yeshivat Mahara’t; staff member, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale · NY
• Jill Jacobs
  Rabbi-in-Residence, Jewish Funds for Justice; author, lecturer · NY
• Rae Janvey
  Consultant/advisor to Jewish leaders/organizations; leadership coach · NY
• Jay Kaiman
  Managing Director, The Marcus Foundation · GA
• Yosef Kanefsky
  Rabbi, B’nai David-Judea Congregation · CA
• Marc Kramer
  Executive Director, RAVSAK: The Jewish Community Day School Network · NY
• Danny Krifcher
  Board Chair, JTA; Board President, Charles E · Smith Jewish Day School · MD
• Jon Levisohn
  Assistant Professor of Jewish Education, Brandeis University · MA
• Linda Mirels
  Organizational consultant and coach · NY
• Pennsy Nadler
  Businesswoman · NY
• Rachel Nussbaum
  Rabbi, Founder and Executive Director of Kavana Cooperative · WA
• Zhenya Plechkina
  Artist, Educator · NY
• Stacey Prenner
  Human Resources Director and Talent Manager; Activist · NY
• Leni Reiss
  Associate Project Coordinator, The Conversation · AZ
• Gary Rosenblatt
  Editor and Publisher, The Jewish Week · NY
• David Sable
  Vice Chairman and CEO, Wunderman · NY
• Ilan Safit
  Chief Editor, Yedioth Ahronoth America · NY
• Yehuda Sarna
  University Chaplain, New York University · NY
• Linda Scherzer Director, Write On For Israel · NJ
• Chairman/Global President, Johnson and Johnson’s Baby Center · CA
• Bradley Solmsen
  Rabbi; Director of Brandeis University’s Office of High School Programs · MA
• Jacob Solomon
  President/CEO, Greater Miami Jewish Federation · FL
• Craig Taubman
  Performer, songwriter, recording artist · CA
• Shmuly Yanklowitz
  Rabbi, Educator; Founder/President, Uri L’Tzedek · NY
• Eric Yoffie
  Rabbi, President of Union for Reform Judaism · NY