Alden Solovy, poet and author of "These Words, Poetic Midrash on the Language of Torah and Enter These Gates"

Izabella Tabarovsky, author of "Be a Refusenik, A Jewish Student's Survival Guide"

Samantha Ellis, author of "Always Carry Salt"

Ambassador Ronen Krausz, Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan

Professor Samuel G. Freedman, prominent author and journalist, on the 25th Anniversary of his book "Jew vs Jew: the Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry"

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on the Bondi Beach Hanukkah Massacre

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Chairman, Zionist Rabbinic Coalition

Alan Morinis, Mussar movement icon and author of the new book "The Shabbat Effect"

Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)

Corey Rosen, storyteller, Emmy-winning writer and performer, longtime host of The Moth StorySlams and GrandSlams, on his new book, "A Story for Everything: Mastering the Art of Storytelling for Every Occasion"