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Robert Lichtman lives in West Orange , NJ , and draws upon his long tenure of professional leadership to teach and write about strategic issues and opportuniQes impacQng the Jewish community , and other things . He can be reached at
RobertELichtman @ gmail . com .
Rabbi-Cantor Michael McCloskey received rabbinical ordinaQon from AJR , serves Temple Emeth in Chestnut Hill , MA and is proud to teach at AJR . His arQcle , " Fathers , Mother ' s , Lovers , Monsters : The Golem in the Age of A . I . was recently published in AJS Perspec5ves .
Rabbi Dan Ornstein is the rabbi of CongregaQon Ohav Shalom and a writer living in Albany , NY . Check out his wriQngs at danornstein . com .
Shalom Orzach is a senior educator and consultant for The iCenter for Israel EducaQon . He recently published his book Telling Times for the anniversary of October 7th . It is a weekly exploraQon of the Torah PorQon in the context of its modern day echoes .
Rabbi Marc Philippe is the spiritual leader of Temple Israel in Manchester , NH , the ancestral land of the Abenaki . He also leads Kodesh House , a center for tending the soul through learning , spirituality , and integraQon .
Amy Pollack is a graphic designer based in Swarthmore , Pennsylvania . For most of her career her work through her firm , Twistnshout , has been digital . She recently returned to creaQng her own art , mostly mixed media . She is interested in communicaQng ideas through the interplay of words and images , color , pa < ern and texture .
Rabbi Joseph H . Prouser is rabbi of Temple Emanuel of North Jersey in Franklin Lakes , and editor of Masor5 : The New Journal of Conserva5ve Judaism .
Dr . Ora Horn Prouser is the CEO and Academic Dean at The Academy for Jewish Religion . She has worked with educaQonal insQtuQons to develop Bible curricula and pedagogy . Her book , Esau ’ s Blessing : How the Bible Embraces Those with Special Needs was recognized as a NaQonal Jewish Book Council finalist . Her more recent book , Under One Tent : Circus , Judaism , and Bible breaks new ground in the use of movement and circus arts in studying biblical text .
Audrey Reich received her BA in Art History from Tujs University and her BFA in PainQng from a joint program between Tujs and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston . She earned a Master ’ s degree in Art History from Columbia University , as well as Art Teaching CerQficaQon from the School of Visual Arts in NY .
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