Future of Jewish

Laureen Lipsky is the CEO and founder of Taking Back the Narrative, a Zionist education initiative. Her Israel and Jewish-oriented op-ed writing has been featured in The Federalist, American Thinker, Washington Examiner, Algemeiner, Israel Hayom, and Jewish News Syndicate. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Mike Leven is a business executive and philanthropist. Inspired by Warren Buffet’s and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge, he co-founded the Jewish Future Pledge to carry on his family’s commitment to Judaism. Leven currently serves on the boards of The Marcus Foundation; AEPi Fraternity Foundation; Birthright Israel Foundation; Board of Advisors of Prager University; HERSHA Hospitality Trust; Independent Women’s Voice; Turning Point USA Board of Advisors, and SESTRA Group. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Amy Holtz co-founded the Jewish Future Pledge, and previously served as CEO of Mosaic United and President of OpenDor Media, after more than three decades of experience leading and growing her own multimillion-dollar businesses, including Party City’s largest franchise operation. A passionate advocate for Israel and the Jewish People, Amy has been named one of The Jerusalem Post’s “50 Most Influential Jews.” The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Rabbi Mendel Moskovitz was born in New York and, at the age of 6 months, moved with his parents to serve as Chabad emissaries and rebuild Jewish life in Kharkiv, Ukraine, after the Soviet Union fell. Rabbi Moskovitz studied abroad for 10 years in a yeshiva and rabbinical school in Australia, and then returned with his wife to Kharkiv. There he raised three children, and served as a rabbi to Ukrainian youth for seven years, until the onset of the current war in Ukraine. Rabbi Moskovitz, currently seeking refuge in Israel, is now serving as an ambassador for the Jewish Relief Network Ukraine, a nonprofit organization providing humanitarian relief to more than 30,000 Jews and others in Ukraine. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Yael Eckstein is President and CEO of The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, which was founded in 1983 by her father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein (of blessed memory). She oversees all ministry programs and serves as the international spokesperson. With over a decade of nonprofit experience in multiple roles, Eckstein has the rare distinction of being a woman leading one of the world’s largest religious charitable organizations. She has also written three books. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Rabbi Noga Brenner Samia is Hillel Israel’s Executive Director. She leads the Hillels at seven university centers throughout Israel. Brenner Samia joined Hillel from BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change, where she served as deputy director and a teacher at the Secular Yeshiva of Tel Aviv for the past 13 years. She worked in the military and pharmaceutical industries for 10 years before joining KolDor as executive director in 2006. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Since 2019, Ofer Gutman has served as the CEO of Masa Israel Journey, which connects Jewish teenagers and young adults to Israel and their Jewish identity through long-term experiences in Israel. Prior to joining Masa, Gutman served as the CEO of Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) Community, Executive Director of the World Zionist Organization in North America, and Director of Long-Term Programs at Israel Way. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Jodi Bromberg is the CEO of 18Doors (formerly named InterfaithFamily), whose mission is to support interfaith families in exploring Jewish life, and to strengthen Jewish organizations’ understanding of interfaith inclusion. Prior to joining 18Doors, she was a corporate attorney in the Philadelphia area. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Elisheva Kupferman is the Chief Strategy Officer at Mosaic United, an Israel-based organization that brings together, spurs, and equips organizations working to strengthen the connection of young Jews to their Jewish identities and Israel. Prior to joining Mosaic United, Kupferman served as Strategic Planner and Educator at Makom – the Israel Education Lab of the Jewish Agency for Israel, and she also spent more than a decade as an experiential educator and running leadership programs for teens in a variety of educational settings. The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.

Dr. Sara Yanovsky is the Executive Director of the World Union of Jewish Studies, a Jerusalem-based organization which publishes academic, peer-reviewed materials; awards scholarships and prizes to scholars in the field of Jewish Studies; and organizes conferences and other types of events around Jewish Studies. Born in Budapest and raised in Vienna, Yanovsky completed her PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the dissertation titled “Facing the Challenge of Jewish Education in the Metropolis: A Comparative Study of the Jewish Communal Organizations of Budapest and Vienna, from 1867 until World War II.” The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.