Isaac Klein was a prominent rabbi and halakhic authority within Conservative Judaism.
Louis Ginzberg was a Russian-born American rabbi and Talmudic scholar of Lithuanian-Jewish descent,contributing editor to numerous articles of The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906),and leading figure in the Conservative movement of Judaism during the early 20th century. He was born in Kaunas,Vilna Governorate and died in New York City.
Solomon Schechter was a Moldavian-born British-American rabbi,academic scholar and educator,most famous for his roles as founder and President of the United Synagogue of America,President of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America,and architect of American Conservative Judaism.
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is a Conservative Jewish education organization in New York City,New York. It is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism and a center for academic scholarship in Jewish studies. The Jewish Theological Seminary Library is one of the most significant collections of Judaica in the world.
Louis Finkelstein was a Talmud scholar,an expert in Jewish law,and a leader of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) and Conservative Judaism.
Joel Roth is a prominent American rabbi in the Rabbinical Assembly,which is the rabbinical body of Conservative Judaism. He is a former member and chair of the assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) which deals with questions of Jewish law and tradition,and serves as the Louis Finkelstein Professor of Talmud and Jewish Law at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City,where he formerly served as dean of the Rabbinical School. He is also Rosh Yeshiva of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem,Israel,an institution founded and maintained by the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism and under the academic auspices of JTS. In 2006,Rabbi Roth took over as chair of the Hebrew Language department at JTS. Rabbi Roth is a well-known teacher of Hebrew grammar. He is a vociferous proponent of the existence of the "sheva merakhef".
Saul Lieberman,also known as Rabbi Shaul Lieberman or,among some of his students,The Gra"sh,was a rabbi and a Talmudic scholar. He served as Professor of Talmud at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA) for over 40 years,and for many years was dean of the Harry Fischel Institute in Israel and also president of the American Academy for Jewish Research.
Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative,constructive,and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs,at both the individual and institutional levels. It is distinct from syncretism or alternative religion,in that dialogue often involves promoting understanding between different religions or beliefs to increase acceptance of others,rather than to synthesize new beliefs.
Ingrid Mattson is a Canadian activist and scholar. A professor of Islamic studies,she is currently the London and Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies at Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario in London,Ontario,Canada. Mattson is a former president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and was described as "Perhaps the most noticed figure among American Muslim women" in a 2010 New York Times article.
The Catholic Church and Judaism have a long and complex history of cooperation and conflict,and have had a strained relationship throughout history,with periods of persecution,violence and discrimination directed towards Jews by Christians,particularly during the Middle Ages.
Arnold M. Eisen,Ph.D. is an American Judaic scholar who was Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. He stepped down at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. Prior to this appointment,he served as the Koshland Professor of Jewish Culture and Religion and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University. Prior to joining the Stanford faculty in 1986,he taught at Tel Aviv University and Columbia University.
Marc H. Tanenbaum (1925–1992) was a human rights and social justice activist and rabbi. He was known for building bridges with other faith communities to advance mutual understanding and co-operation and to eliminate entrenched stereotypes,particularly ones rooted in religious teachings.
Jacob B. Agus was a Polish-born American liberal Conservative rabbi and theologian who played a key role in the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly.
Alan Mittleman is a professor of Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Jack Moline is an American Conservative rabbi who retired as executive director of Interfaith Alliance in 2022,having served in the post since January 2015.
Rabbi Michael B. Greenbaum was the Vice Chancellor and Chief operating officer of The Jewish Theological Seminary. He is also an assistant professor of Educational Administration,teaching courses in nonprofit management,leadership theory and practice,and the history of the Conservative Movement.
Alon Goshen-Gottstein is a scholar of Jewish studies and a theoretician and activist in the domain of interfaith dialogue. He is founder and director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute since 1997. He specializes in bridging the theological and academic dimension with a variety of practical initiatives,especially involving world religious leadership.
The John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue is an academic center that serves to build bridges between religious traditions,particularly between Catholic Christian and Jewish pastoral and academic leaders. The Center is a partnership between the Russell Berrie Foundation and the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum). It operates as part of the Section for Ecumenism and Dialogue in the Theology Faculty of the Angelicum in Rome.
The Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI) was founded in 1991 to further understanding and communication between members of different faith communities and to build foundations for lasting fellowship.
"Our mission is to harness the teachings and values of the three Abrahamic faiths and transform religion's role from a force of division and extremism into a source of reconciliation,coexistence and understanding for the leaders and followers of these religions in Israel and in our region."
Rabbi Dr. Yakov Meir Nagen is an Israeli rabbi and author. Nagen is a leader in interfaith dialogue and in particular interfaith peace initiatives between Judaism and Islam. He is the Director of the Blickle Institute for Interfaith Dialogue and the Beit Midrash for Judaism and Humanity. Nagen also teaches at Yeshivat Otniel and has written extensively about Jewish philosophy and Talmud.
