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The Conversation

Jewish in America

As of October 7th:

DOVID ASHER: Rabbi, Keneseth Beth Israel. VA

GITI BENDHEIM: Psychologist, psychoanalyst, activist. NY

ROSS BERKOWITZ: CEO, Tribe 12. PA

JONI BLINDERMAN: Associate director, The Covenant Foundation. NJ

ZACK BODNER: CEO, Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. CA

THEODORE COMET: Honorary Associate Executive Vice-President, JDC. NY

ANDREW DAVIES: Director/Co-founder, The Bible Players. PA

BARBARA DOBKIN: Trustee, Dobkin Family Foundation. NY

NADINE EPSTEIN: Editor-in-Chief, CEO, Moment magazine. Washington, DC

DEBORAH FISHMAN: Director of Communications, AVI CHAI Foundation. NY

MALKA FLEISCHMANN: Director, Knowledge/Ideas, The Jewish Education Project. NY

HADAS FRUCHTER: Rabbanit, South Philadelphia Shtiebel. PA

ELEYNA FUGMAN: Co-founder and program director, TischPDX. OR

EZRA FURMAN: Musician, songwriter, author. CA

MO GOLDEN: The Jewish Planner, Art Shul, Minyan of Thinkers. WA

RACHEL SAIFER GOLDMAN: Project coordinator, The Conversation. PA

FELIPE GOODMAN: Rabbi, Temple Beth Shalom, NE

HARRY NATHAN GOTTLIEB: Filmmaker, entrepreneur, activist. IL

JONATHAN GREENBERG: Executive director, Jack Miller Freedom Initiative. IL

SHIRA HANAU: Staff writer, The Jewish Week. NY

LIZZI HEYDEMANN: Rabbi, Mishkan Chicago. IL

AMY HOLTZ: CEO, Development Specialists LLC. PA

RAE JANVEY: Founder, The Flourishing Women Circles; consultant, The Conversation. NY

ADAM KIRSCH: Editor, poet, critic. NY

DORI KIRSHNER: Executive director, Matan. NJ

ROBERTA KWALL: Professor, DePaul University College of Law. IL

HOWARD LALLI: President, HL Strategy. GA

MICHAEL LAUFER: Attorney, CPA, businessman, activist. NY

LAUREEN LIPSKY: Founder, Taking Back the Narrative. NY

CHERYL MAGEN: CEO, Cheryl Magen Coaching and Consulting. PA

ANNIE MATAN: Founder, spiritual leader, Kohenet Annie Matan. Toronto, ON

RUBY NAMDAR: Novelist, educator. NY

LINDSEY NEWMAN: Director of Community Engagement, Be’chol Lashon. NY

ZION OZERI: Founder/Creative Director, The Jewish Lens; photographer. NY

ADENA PHILIPS: Organizational consultant/executive coach. NY

JUSTIN PINES: Rabbi, Director of Character Development, Ramaz Middle School. NJ

JONAH PLATT: Actor, writer, composer, director. CA

DAVID RAPHAEL: Executive director, Jewish Grandparents Network. GA

LENI REISS: Associate program coordinator, The Conversation. AZ

GARY ROSENBLATT: NY Jewish Week editor-at-large; founder, The Conversation. NY

YOLANDA SAVAGE-NARVA: Executive director, Operation Understanding DC. Washington, DC

SARA SHALVA: Chief Arts Officer, JCCs of Greater Baltimore. MD

MICHELLE SHAIN: Assistant director, Center for Communal Research OU. MA

AMIR SHAVIV: Assistant Executive VP, JDC. NY

DAVID SILBER: Founder/ dean, Drisha Institute. NY

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL: Editor, New York Jewish Week. NJ

MICHAEL SIMON: Executive director, Northwestern Hillel. IL

AMANDA SILVER: Consultant, trainer, executive coach. Facilitator, The Conversation. VT

GEULA SOLOMON: Managing director at Barclays; UJA board. NY

ABBY STEIN: Rabbi, author, educator; co-founder, Sacred Space. NY

JOSHUA WARSHAWSKY: Rabbi; musician, song leader, composer. IL

THEA WIESELTIER: Director of strategic projects, The Jewish Week Media Group. NY

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