Jewish Lights authors are available to speak and teach on a variety of topics that educate and inspire. Whether you are looking for someone to speak to your entire congregation or just to your board of directors, you will find a Jewish Lights author who can help you create a successful event.
Here is a list of our authors you may want to consider as potential speakers for your congregation or organization. Just click on the author’s name to learn more about them and the topics they are available to speak on. If you are interested in getting in touch with an author to book an event, just click on the author link under the list of topics.
Don’t see the author you are interested in on this list? Please let us know and we’ll be happy to send an inquiry!
L’Shalom,
Stuart Matlins,
Editor-in-Chief & Publisher
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Author List
Rabbi Marc D. Angel, PhD
New York, NY
Isa Aron, PhD
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL
Los Angeles, CA
Durga Yael Bernhard
Kingston, NY
Ellen Bernstein
Springfield, MA
Rabbi Anne Brener, LCSW
Los Angeles, CA
Edith R. Brotman, PhD, RYT-500
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
Baltimore, MD
Edmund C. Case
Boston, MA
Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener
Hartford, CT
Rabbi Mike Comins
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Michael J. Cook, PhD
Cincinnati, OH
Rabbi William Cutter, PhD
Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY
Jack Dann
Australia
Anita Diamant
Boston, MA
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD
Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Princeton, NJ
Janet Ruth Falon
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Edward Feld
Springfield, MA
Eitan Fishbane, PhD
New York, NY
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman
Sarasota, FL, and Houston, TX
Rabbi Mark Glickman
Seattle, WA
Rabbi Shefa Gold
Albuquerque, NM
Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHL Miami, FL, and Chicago, IL
Rabbi Elyse Goldstein
Toronto, ON, Canada
Rabbi Reuven Hammer, PhD
Israel
Diane Heiman
Washington, DC
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, PhD
New York, NY Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD
New York, NY
Rabbi Jill Jacobs
New York, NY
Rabbi Eugene Korn, PhD
New York, NY
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
San Francisco, CA
Nechama Liss-Levinson, PhD
New York, NY
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Rabbi David Lyon
Houston, TX
Stan Mack
New York, NY
Daniel C. Matt
Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler
Boston, MA
Rabbi David W. Nelson, PhD
New York, NY
Dr. Louis E. Newman
Minneapolis, MN
Vanessa L. Ochs
Charlottesville, VA
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
New York, NY
Rabbi Debra Orenstein
Emerson, NJ
Elaine Bernstein Partnow
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Daniel F. Polish, PhD
New York, NY
Rabbi Marcia Prager
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz
New York, NY
Steven A. Rapp
Boston, MA
Dr. Shulamit Reinharz
Brookline, MA
Rabbi Jack Riemer
Boca Raton, FL
Rabbi Dennis S. Ross
Springfield, MA
Rabbi Jeff Roth
New York, NY
Rabbi James Rudin
Sanibel, FL, and New York, NY
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
South Orange, NJ
Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Indianapolis, IN
Rabbi Sidney Schwarz
Rockville, MD
Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Nashville, TN
Steve Sheinkin
Saratoga Springs, NY
Rabbi Charles Simon
New York, NY
Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz
Anaheim, CA
Liz Suneby
Boston, MA
Rabbi David A. Teutsch, PhD
Philadelphia, PA
Naomi Tucker
White Plains, NY
Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky
New York, NY
Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Ron Wolfson
Encino, CA |
Regional List
North England • Mid-Atlantic • Southeast • Midwest-North • Midwest-South
Mountain States • Southern California • Northern California • Pacific Northwest •
Austrailia • Canada • Israel
NEW ENGLAND
Connecticut
Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener
Hartford, CT
Massachussetts
Ellen Bernstein
Springfield, MA
Edmund C. Case
Boston, MA
Anita Diamant
Boston, MA
Rabbi Edward Feld
Springfield, MA Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler
Boston, MA Steven A. Rapp
Boston, MA
Dr. Shulamit Reinharz
Brookline, MA
Rabbi Dennis S. Ross
Springfield, MA
Liz Suneby
Boston, MA
MID-ATLANTIC
District of Columbia
Diane Heiman Washington, DC
Maryland
Edith R. Brotman, PhD, RYT-500
Baltimore, MD Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Sidney Schwarz
Rockville, MD
New Jersey
Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins
Princeton, NJ
Rabbi Debra Orenstein
Emerson, NJ
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
South Orange, NJ
New York
Rabbi Marc D. Angel, PhD
New York, NY
Durga Yael Bernhard Schenectady, NY
Rabbi William Cutter, PhD
Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY
Eitan Fishbane, PhD
New York, NY
Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, PhD
New York, NY Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD
New York, NY
Rabbi Jill Jacobs New York, NY
Rabbi Eugene Korn, PhD
New York, NY
Nechama Liss-Levinson, PhD
New York, NY
Stan Mack
New York, NY
Rabbi David W. Nelson, PhD
New York, NY
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
New York, NY
Rabbi Daniel F. Polish, PhD
New York, NY
Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz
New York, NY
Rabbi Jeff Roth
New York, NY
Rabbi James Rudin
Sanibel, FL, and New York, NY
Rabbi Charles Simon
New York, NY
Steve Sheinkin
Saratoga Springs, NY Naomi Tucker
White Plains, NY
Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky
New York, NY
Pennsylvania
Janet Ruth Falon
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Marcia Prager
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi David A. Teutsch, PhD
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Arthur Waskow
Philadelphia, PA
Virginia
Vanessa L. Ochs
Charlottesville, VA |
SOUTHEAST
Florida
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman
Sarasota, FL Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHL Miami, FL
Rabbi Jack Riemer
Boca Raton, FL
Rabbi James Rudin
Sanibel, FL, and New York, NY
Tennessee
Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Nashville, TN
MIDWEST-NORTH
Illinois
Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, DHL
Chicago, IL
Indiana
Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Indianapolis, IN
Minnesota
Dr. Louis E. Newman
Minneapolis, MN
Ohio
Rabbi Michael J. Cook, PhD
Cincinnati, OH
MIDWEST-SOUTH
New Mexico
Rabbi Shefa Gold
Albuquerque, NM
Texas
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman
Houston, TX Rabbi David Lyon
Houston, TX
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Isa Aron, PhD
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Anne Brener, LCSW
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Mike Comins
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi William Cutter, PhD
Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD Beverly Hills, CA
Elaine Bernstein Partnow
Los Angeles, CA Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz
Anaheim, CA
Dr. Ron Wolfson
Encino, CA
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Daniel C. Matt
Berkeley, CA
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
San Francisco, CA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Washington Rabbi Mark Glickman Seattle, WA
AUSTRAILIA
Jack Dann
Australia
CANADA
Rabbi Elyse Goldstein
Toronto, ON, Canada
ISRAEL
Rabbi Reuven Hammer, PhD
Israel
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