Daniel Gordis

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1. Philip Goodman

   Author of The Passover anthology, The Sukkot/Simhat Torah Anthology, The Jewish marriage anthology

2. Lawrence A. Hoffman

   Author of My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 1: TraditionalPrayers, Modern Commentaries--The Sh'ma and Its Blessings, My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 2: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries--The Amidah, My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 7: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries---Shabbat at Home

3. David Hartman

   Author of A Heart of Many Rooms: Celebrating the Many Voices Within Judaism, Conflicting Visions

4. Neil Gillman

   Author of Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought

5. Daniel Gordis

   Author of God Was Not in the Fire, Does the World Need the Jews

6. Louis Ginzberg

   Author of On Jewish Law and Lore, Students, scholars, and saints; [lectures]

7. Sharon Strassfeld

   Author of The Third Jewish Catalog: Creating Community : With a Cumulative Index to All 3 Catalogs, The Jewish Family Book (The Bantam Jewish Bookshelf)

8. Anita Diamant

   Author of Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families, The New Jewish Baby Book: Names, Ceremonies & Customs -- A Guide for Today's Families, Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew

9. Rifat Sonsino

   Author of Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses, Six Jewish Spiritual Paths: A Rationalist Looks at Spirituality

10. Michael Strassfeld

    Author of The Second Jewish Catalog: Sources and Resources, A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism As a Spiritual Practice

11. Adin Steinsaltz

    Author of The Talmud Vol. 2: The Steinsaltz Edition : Bava Metzia Part 2

12. David Rosenberg

    Author of Congregation: Contemporary Writers Read the Jewish Bible

13. Sidney Schwarz

    Author of Finding a Spiritual Home: How a New Generation of Jews Can Transform the American Synagogue

14. Moshe Zemer

    Author of Evolving Halakhah: A Progressive Approach to Traditional Jewish Law

15. Blu Greenberg

    Author of How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household

16. Francine Klagsbrun

    Author of Voices of Wisdom, Jewish Days: A Book of Jewish Life and Culture Around the Year

17. Isaac Klein

    Author of A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice (Moreshet)

18. Peninnah Schram

    Author of Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another, The Big Sukkah

19. Hayyim Schauss

    Author of The lifetime of a Jew throughout the ages of Jewish history

20. Lis Harris

    Author of Holy Days: The World of a Hasidic Family