Dr . Ora Horn Prouser is the CEO and Academic Dean at The Academy for Jewish Religion . She has worked with educational institutions to develop Bible curricula and pedagogy . Her book , Esau ’ s Blessing : How the Bible Embraces Those with Special Needs was recognized as a National 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 .
Danny Siegel is a freelance poet , author , and public speaker at synagogues & other Jewish institutions & organizations . He has been an important voice in discussions of Tzedakah and Tikkun Olam for many years , and he is continuing this work in Israel and the United States .
Alden Solovy is a poetliturgist in Jerusalem , Israel , where he ' s the Liturgist in Residence at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and a CCAR Press author .
Fern Reiss is CEO of JewishSpeakersBureau . com .
Mindy Schwartz-Brown is a retired , but unrelenting social worker .
Rabbi Sid Schwarz is the director of the Clergy Leadership Incubator ( CLI ), a two-year fellowship for rabbis on visionary leadership . He is the founding rabbi of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda , MD and the author of several books on contemporary Jewish life .
Linda Shriner-Cahn is the spiritual leader of Congregation Tehillah in Riverdale , NY , President of the Association of Rabbis and Cantors , chair of the Interfaith Clergy Conference of Riverdale , Kingsbridge and Spuyten Spuyvil , and serves on the Board of the Manhattan College Holocaust Genocide Interfaith Center .
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Talia Werber is a student in AJR ' s Master ' s Program , Founder and Instructor of Jewish creative writing workshops at Briya , and Chair of the Justice Beit Midrash , a project of the New York Jewish Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform .
Naomi Wittlin is a secondyear rabbinical student at AJR . She is a writer , Mussar facilitator , and mixed-media artist . You can find her spiritual reflections , artwork , and monthly book reviews at poeticaperture . com .
Rabbi Hanna Yerushalmi is a licensed professional counselor and is a writer , teacher , and motivational group leader .