Keynoters



   
On the 21st Century
Scott Shay is the author of the provocative new book Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry.

On Leadership
Lee Meyerhoff Hendler is a nationally popular speaker on family philanthropy and adult Jewish learning and the author of The Year Mom Got Religion.

On The Learner
Jack Wertheimer is the Provost of The Jewish Theological Seminary, and the Joseph and Martha Mendelson Professor of American Jewish History.

On Meaning Making
Ron Wolfson is the Fingerhut Professor of Education at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and President of Synagogue 3000, an institute for envisioning the synagogue of the future.

On Early Childhood
Betty Bardige is a developmental psychologist, educator, child advocate, author, and philanthropist.


On Gen X and Y
Elie Kaunfer is executive director of Mechon Hadar: An Institute for Prayer, Personal Growth and Jewish Study.
Beth Cousens is Director for Campus Advancement at Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
JoHanna Potts was the Director of Education for more than 10 years atTemple Shalom, has been engaged in Jewish education in congregational and day school settings, and teaches in the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. Last year she served as co-chair of the CAJE conference at Duke University. She is the Assistant Director of the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning for the Washington, DC metro area.



On Community
Maggi Gaines is Vice President for Service Learning and Partnership at the Jewish Funds for Justice and the Founding Executive Director of Spark Partnership for Service.

On Hebrew and Continuity
Joel M. Hoffman lectures internationally on topics spanning history, Hebrew, prayer, education and Jewish continuity.

On Advocacy
Arnee R. Winshall is Founding Chair of Boston's Jewish Community Day School and serves on the Board of JESNA as Chair of JERRI.

On Technology
Brian Amkraut is an Associate Professor of Judaic Studies and Director of Distance Learning at the Laura and Alvin Siegal College of Judaic Studies.

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