Jennifer Ciardelli

Jennifer Ciardelli directs the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s leadership programs division, which provides educational resources for members of the military, judges, law enforcement officers and other leaders. She was previously a high school social studies teacher. Arrange an interview with Ciardelli through Raymund Flandez.

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Jessica Minnen

Rabbi Jessica Minnen is a spiritual leader for One Table, an organization that coordinates Shabbat dinners for people who don’t regularly take part in the Jewish ritual but want to learn more about it.

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Aaron Potek

Rabbi Aaron Potek helps lead GatherDC, an organization for young Jews in Washington, D.C., who are searching for their spiritual home.

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Erik Martinez Resly

Erik Martínez Resly is the communications director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, leading the organization’s advocacy and marketing communications with a special focus on arts and culture. He was the founder and co-director of The Sanctuaries, an art-focused spiritual community in Washington, D.C. and can speak to various issues of interfaith engagement. 

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Hugh Byrne

Hugh Byrne directs the Center for Mindful Living, a meditation community in Washington, D.C. He is also a teacher for Insight Timer, a meditation app for smartphones.

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Kate Urbank

Kate Urbank is D.C. site director for Food Rescue US, an organization that picks up leftover food at restaurants or schools and delivers it to people in need.

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Halie Soifer

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.

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Matthew Brooks

Matthew Brooks is the chief executive officer of the Republican Jewish Coalition, a political organization working to strengthen ties between the Republican Party and American Jews.

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Jack Moline

Rabbi Jack Moline is president of Interfaith Alliance in Washington, D.C., as well as an adjunct faculty member of the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Virginia Theological Seminary. He’s spent much of his career creating common ground between people of diverse religious and secular backgrounds and speaks out often on religious freedom issues and faith-related policies.

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