Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi is an American-Israeli leader, educator, author, and public speaker. Rabbi Sabath serves as the Senior Rabbi at Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation in Baltimore.

Rabbi Matthew L. Berkowitz is President of The Schechter Institutes, Inc. which is devoted to a pluralistic vision of Jewish education in Israel. He is the co-founder of Kol Ha-Ot, a Jerusalem-based venture devoted to exploring the arts and Jewish learning.

Dr. Galeet Dardashti is an anthropologist, vocalist, and composer who has earned a reputation as a trail-blazing advocate for Middle Eastern and North African Jewish culture. Galeet co-created and co-produced the award-winning podcast, The Nightingale of Iran—which tells her family’s story.  She performs, lectures, and teaches throughout the world.

Dr. Daniel Fainstein  is the dean and a professor of Jewish Studies at the Universidad Hebraica in Mexico City. Dr. Fainstein has been the dean of the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary “M.T. Meyer”, director of the Central Council of Jewish Education of Argentina and a visiting lecturer and advisor in academic and educational institutions in Latin America, Europe, Israel, and the United States.

Dr. Eric Goldman is a film historian and educator who lectures and writes on Jewish, Yiddish, and Israeli cinema. He is adjunct professor of cinema at Yeshiva University and instructor at the Streicker Academy for Adult Jewish Learning in New York City. He hosts “Jewish Cinematheque” on the Jewish Broadcasting Service, telecast in the USA and livestreamed across the globe on jbstv.org.

Rabbi Dr. Samuel Lebens is a professor in the philosophy department at the University of Haifa, and a dynamic Jewish educator. He holds a PhD in philosophy from Birkbeck College, University of London and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Notre Dame and Rutgers.

Fernando Lottenberg, a lawyer in São Paulo, Brazil, is the first Commissioner to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism of the Organization of American States – OAS. A former President of the Brazilian Jewish Federation – CONIB, he is currently the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture and a Member of the Board of Trustees of Billa/AJC Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs.

Sergio Napchan has been a community professional for the last forty years. Sergio has professional experience in the areas of education, healthcare, and human development. His work focuses on organizational development, coaching, and leadership training. Since 2025 he has served as the executive director of the Israelite Confederation of Brazil (CONIB).

Dr. Channa Pinchasi is a research fellow at the Kogod Research Center for Contemporary Jewish Thought at the Shalom Hartman Institute. In addition, Channa leads and facilitates think tanks at the “Center for Judaism and State Policy. Channa recently joined the faculty of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership.

Dr. Laura Shaw Frank is Vice President, Center for Education Advocacy at American Jewish Committee (AJC) where she oversees AJC’s work on combating antisemitism and fostering inclusion of Jewish students and faculty in K-12 and higher education spaces.

Dr. Steven Windmueller is the emeritus professor of Jewish Communal Studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles. The author of four books and numerous articles, his research has been primarily focused on Jewish communal trends, antisemitism, and Jewish political behavior. Dr. Windmueller serves as a Fellow of the Jerusalem Institute of Public Affairs and as a Board Member of the Pat Brown Institute at Cal State, Los Angeles.