Elliot Dorff, Rabbi, PhD

Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Ph.D. is AJU’s Rector and Sol & Anne Dorff Distinguished Service Professor in Philosophy.

Scott Turow

Attorney & 11-Time Bestselling Author

Dennis Prager

Host of the Dennis Prager Radio Show, Co-Founder of Prager University, NY Times Bestselling Author & Columnist

Isaac Mizrahi

Fashion Designer & Former Creative Director of Liz Claiborne

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Richard Dreyfuss

Academy Award-Winning Actor

Dan Abrams

Chief Legal Affairs Anchor at ABC News & Founder of Abrams Media

Dr. Bruce Powell

Leader in Jewish Education

Elizabeth Pipko

Founder of The Exodus Movement, Model, Athlete & Writer

Amy-Jill Levine

Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University

Susannah Heschel

Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and AuthorKnown for "Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus"

Vanessa Ochs

Author of "Inventing Jewish Ritual", Winner of 2007 National Jewish Book Award, Professor of Religious Studies at University of Virginia

Deborah E. Lipstadt

Professor of Modern Jewish & Holocaust Studies at Emory University

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction Novelist; Best Known for his "Ender's Game" Series

Mayim Bialik

Neuroscientist, Mental Health Advocate & Actress Known for "The Big Bang Theory"

Judy Blume

Children & Young Adult Novelist & New York Times Bestsellers Known for "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" and "In the Unlikely Event"

Going, Going, Gone! With The Pain & Thegreat One (pain & The Great One (quality))

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

American Rabbi, Lecturer, and Best Selling Author

André Aciman

Best-Selling Author Known for "Call Me by Your Name"; Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature

Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Kinky Friedman

Political Satirist & Musician

Jesse Dylan

Founder/CEO of Wondros & Filmmaker

Woody Allen

Legendary Director, Screenwriter & Actor

Judith Viorst

Poet, Writer & Children's Author

Lawrence Summers

Professor & Former President of Harvard University; Former Secretary of the Treasury, Director of the National Economic Council, & Chief Economist of the World Bank

Jon Stewart

Talk Show Host, Comedian & Producer

Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host — just on Mondays

Ben Stein

Political Economist, Commentator, Author & Actor

Joshua Sparrow

Executive Director of the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Associate Clinical Professor at Boston Children's Hospital

Daniel Silva

New York Times Bestselling Author & Spy Novelist

William Shatner

Emmy-Award Winning Actor, Known for "Star Trek" & "Boston Legal"

Paul Reiser

Actor, Writer & Stand-Up Comedian Known for Portraying Paul Buchman in "Mad About You"