Ari Y. Kelman – Ari Y. Kelman is an assistant professor of American Studies at UC Davis. He is the co-author of a number of influential studies of contemporary Jewish identity and culture including "The Continuity of Discontinuity," (2007) "Uncoupled," (2008) and "Jewish Cultural Events and Jewish Identity" (2006). He continues to consult with a number of Jewish foundations and communal organizations on projects ranging from mapping Jewish websites to conducting ethnographies of local Jewish communities. Outside of his role in the Jewish community, Ari has authored a book on the history of Yiddish radio in the United States, entitled “Station Identification,” and has edited a book on the work of Jewish American cartoonist Milt Gross, which will be out in December (makes a great chanukkah gift!). Together with Isa Aron, Larry Hoffman and Steven Cohen, he is a co-author of "Sacred Strategies: Transforming Functional Synagogues into Visionary Congregations" (Alban Institute Press, 2010), a national study of synagogue transformation projects. He has spoken and taught to audiences across North America, and has published widely both online and in print. Currently, Ari is working on a book about Evangelical Christian worship music, and you can follow him on twitter at aykelman. He lives in El Cerrito, California.

Bruce Bramlett – Bruce Bramlett is an ordained Episcopal priest and a Christian scholar. He completed his graduate work at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley where his work focused on the areas of Jewish and Holocaust studies, Jewish/Christian relations, and the history of Christian thought and theological ethics. He has taught at the University of the Pacific, St. Mary’s College, the University of San Francisco, Lehrhaus Judaica and other adult education programs. He has also been a pastor in several congregations for 25 years, and has been involved in a number of social advocacy projects including work on death row at San Quentin State prison. He has lectured widely in the areas of Jewish-Christian relations and Post-Holocaust Christian theology.

Jehon Grist – Jehon Grist, Ph.D., is Executive Director of Lehrhaus Judaica. He earned his doctorate in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley, where he was a Regents' Fellow. He has conducted field research in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the Valley of the Queens in southern Egypt.

Dawn Kepler – Dawn Kepler is the Director of Building Jewish Bridges: Outreach to Interfaith Couples. She has worked extensively with interfaith and intercultural couples for 18 years. She has yet to meet a couple she doesn’t like.