Timor David Aklin was born into a Muslim Arab family in Jaffa. He underwent a profound transformation, ultimately converting to Orthodox Judaism—a decision that came with immense personal challenges and risks.

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Sam Salz is notable for being one of the few, if not the only, Orthodox Jewish athletes in NCAA Division I football.

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Yaniv Jember is a content creator for Buna Talk, a platform that provides an honest and uncensored glimpse into Israel’s complex society from the perspective of Ethiopian Israelis.

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As the international spokeswoman of Ezer Mizion, Leah Witt is responsible for developing collaborations with Jewish communities around the world.

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Michael Valdes is the founder of Hot Jewish Media, best known for the popular social media brand @hotjewishenergy, which he runs across Instagram, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter). His content explores Jewish identity, culture, humor, and contemporary Jewish issues, often blending comedy with serious discussions about antisemitism and Jewish pride. He also hosts the Hot Jewish Podcast, where he brings on guests to discuss topics at the intersection of Judaism, identity, and pop culture.

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Corey Walker has spent the better part of his adult life engaging a vast range of perspectives re the Israel Palestine conflict. Through this engagement, which includes attending pro Palestinian events, Corey has developed an epic database of knowledge, history & understanding on the subject. He writes with unapologetic conviction. Unswayed by accusations that he is a zionist propagandist, Corey stands firmly as a black journalist, solely driven by historical facts & evidence.

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Boris Shtonda was injured in a Hamas booby trapped building on November 10th 2023. Five days later, he woke up from an induced coma to learn that his leg had been amputated above the knee. Since his injury and rehabilitation, he has travelled to numerous countries where he’s snorkelled, trekked, snowboarded and picked up a running prosthetic. But his greatest physical challenge yet, will be his climb up Mt Kilimanjaro later this month. Suffice it to say, Boris’ determination is unbreakable.

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Matthew Goldstein MD, PHD is an entrepreneur, and the CEO of Jscreen, a genetic screening initiative originated out of Emory University. His journey to this role was deeply personal. After the tragic loss of his daughter Havi to Tay-Sachs disease, he dedicated himself to preventing similar experiences for other families. This experience became a driving force behind his work at Jscreen, which focuses on genetic screening for hereditary conditions like Tay-Sachs.

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On October 1st, as Iran released 200 ballistic missiles at Israel, Carine Bassili released her song “October Rain” to the world. Her courageous decision to translate Israeli Eurovision contestant Eden Golan’s song "Hurricane" into Arabic was the obvious next step in her solidarity with Israel. Carine, a devout Christian Lebanese women was banned from Lebanon in 2020, for musically collaborating with her Israeli friend. She doesn't view herself as fearless. Rather, she sees herself as a woman standing with truth, justice, history and hope.

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Ashira Solomon is a News personality, host of “The Black and Jewish Podcast," co-host of “The Quad” and a political commentator. She is a wealth of information, facts, history, and thinks and speaks in nuance through a lens of context and reason. Her voice is recognized internationally. Her breadth of knowledge on the middle east is tremendous. She advocates for dialoguing with facts and truth and urges people to refrain from their binary stance on so many topics for which a black and white approach is inaccurate and harmful. 

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