Karen Erlichman is a spiritual consultant for The Dinner Party, which creates connections between and hosts dinners for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Elan Babchuck is the founding director of Glean Network, which supports entrepreneurs seeking to create new ministries. He also serves as director of innovation for Clal, a think tank focused on the future of religion.

Halie Soifer is executive director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. She previously served as national security adviser for Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.

Maurice Samuels is a French professor at Yale University, where he also directs the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism.

Elizabeth Pipko is founder and president of the Exodus Movement, a conservative organization for Jews who left the Democratic Party. She worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Rabbi Yisrael Motzen leads Ner Tamid, a modern Orthodox synagogue in Baltimore.

David Halperin is executive director of the Israel Policy Forum, which advocates for a peaceful two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Rachel B. Gross is an assistant professor of American Jewish studies at San Francisco State University. Her research interests include American religion, Jewish history and food.