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Thought Leaders - 5781
- Rabbi Michael Dolgin (Genesis)
- Rabbi Mary Zamor (Exodus)
- Rabbi Dvora E. Weisberg, Ph.D. (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Alex Kress (Numbers)
Thought Leaders - 5780
- Rabbi Dan Moskovitz (Genesis)
- Rabbi Stephanie M. Alexander (Exodus)
- Cantor David Berger (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Carole B. Balin, Ph.D. (Numbers)
- Rabbi Max Chaiken (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders - 5779
- Rabbi Paul Kipnes (Genesis)
- Rabbi Reuven Greenvald (Exodus)
- Rabbi Ben Spratt (Leviticus)
- Dr. Ruhama Weiss, Ph.D. (Numbers)
- Cantor Elizabeth Sacks (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders - 5778
- Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce, Ph.D. (Genesis)
- Rabbi Sarah Bassin (Exodus)
- Rabbi David A. Lyon (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Lisa Gruscow (Numbers)
- Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5777
- Dr. Ellen M. Umansky (Genesis)
- Rabbi Ana Bonnheim (Exodus)
- Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Vered L. Harris, RJE (Numbers)
- Rabbi Professor Marc Saperstein (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5776
- Rabbi Dr. Edwin Cole Goldberg (Genesis)
- Rabbi Beth Kalisch (Exodus)
- Rabbi Elyse Goldstein (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot (Numbers)
- Rabbi Dr. Reuven Firestone (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5775
- Rabbi David Segal (Genesis)
- Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus (Exodus)
- Rabbi Richard N. Levy (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Steven Kushner (Numbers)
- Rabbi Audrey R. Korotkin (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5774
- Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff (Genesis)
- Rabbi Peter S. Knobel (Exodus)
- Robert Tornberg, RJE (Leviticus)
- Rabbis Laurie and Philip “Flip” Rice (Numbers)
- Rabbi Shira Milgrom (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5773
- Rabbi Bruce Kadden and Barbara Binder Kadden, RJE (Genesis)
- Rabbi Marci N. Bellows (Exodus)
- Rabbi Dalia Marx (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Lisa Edwards, Ph.D. (Numbers)
Thought Leaders – 5772
- Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker (Genesis)
- Rabbi Lucy H. F. Dinner (Exodus)
- Rabbi Billy Dreskin (Leviticus)
- Kristine Garroway (Numbers)
- Rabbi Yael Splansky (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5771
- Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D. (Genesis)
- Rabbi Dan Levin (Exodus)
- Rabbi Naamah Kelman (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Richard A. Block (Numbers)
- Rabbi Melanie Aron (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5770
- Rabbi Evan Moffic (Genesis)
- Rabbi Laura Geller (Exodus)
- Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Yoel Kahn (Numbers)
- Rabbi Amy R. Perlin (Deuteronomy)
Thought Leaders – 5769
- Rabbi David H. Aaron (Genesis)
- Rabbi Irwin A. Zeplowitz (Exodus)
- Dr. Rachel Adler (Leviticus)
- Rabbi Elyse Frishman (Numbers)
- Rabbi Oren J. Hayon (Deuteronomy)