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Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm is co-founder and president of SoulShop Studios and Chief Executive of the Bnai Zion Foundation. Rabbi Lamm’s writings on faith and the public square have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Tablet Magazine, The Jerusalem Post, FOXNews, The New York Post, and The Jewish Standard. He has traveled worldwide to teach and speak about the role of Jewish values in addressing real-world problems.
Adam Neuman is chief of Staff, Strategy & Operations, and Deputy General Counsel for The Big Ten conference. He is responsible for helping lead the internal and external operations of the conference such as interfacing with the finance, legal and athletic departments of 14 major academic institutions across 11 states. He is an alumnus of Yeshiva University and the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a licensed attorney with the state bar in New York, Illinois, and the District of Columbia.
Dr. Jay A. Mazel is a cardiologist in Washington. He works with multiple hospitals in the area, including Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. He is the Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology lab at Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Mazel will be leading our CME program.
Sharon Mazel is a parenting and pregnancy expert, coach, author, and speaker. She is also a content creator and mother of four. Mrs. Mazal Co- Author, What to Expect when Expecting, a New York Times Best Seller.
Joseph Sabag is the Exectutive Director of IAC for Action. As a policy specialist and attorney, he has been a consultant for many lawmakers on the state and federal levels over the years. Over the last 6 years, Sabag has led advocacy of legislation supporting Israel and fighting against antisemitism.

Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm is the Chief Executive of Bnai Zion, which supports Israel and the Jewish people by building partnerships with our natural friends and allies in other faith communities. He is the host of Good Faith Effort, a top-ranked weekly podcast showing how the values and ideas of the Hebrew Bible can illuminate all the most important conversations in society, from politics to pop culture and beyond. And he is the founder of The Joshua Network, the premier podcast network enabling faith communities and folks rooted in tradition to share ideas that can help transform American public life for the better.

He holds rabbinical ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, received his MA from University College London, through a Fulbright Scholarship, in ancient Judaism and Eastern Christianity, and earned his PhD from Princeton University in ancient Judaism and Christianity. His writing has appeared in the The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The New York Post, Tablet Magazine, The Jerusalem Post and First Things. He and his wife Shlomit are raising four wonderful children together. 

Rabbi David Elbaz,* was born and raised in Brooklyn NY. Currently living in Hollywood Florida with his wife and 4 beautiful children, and expecting their 5th bezrat Hashem.  Serving the Hollywood Community with his talents such as speaking, teaching and safrut. Previously lived in Lakewood NJ where he received semicha before moving to Florida. 

*Rabbi Elbaz will serve as our Sephardic Rabbi for Pesach

Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin is the director of education for NCSY, the youth movement of the Orthodox Union, and the Clinical Assistant Professor of Jewish Values at the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University, where he teaches courses on public policy, religious crisis, and rabbinic thought.  He completed rabbinic ordination at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, as well as a Master’s degree at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies focusing on the thought of Rabbi Zadok of Lublin under the guidance of Dr. Yaakov Elman.  He received his PhD in Public Policy and Management from The New School’s Milano School of International Affairs, focusing on crisis management.  Dovid has published four books, Sin·a·gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought, a Hebrew work B’Rogez Rachem Tizkor(trans. In Anger, Remember Mercy), Top 5: Lists of Jewish Character and Character, and Just One: The NCSY Haggadah. He is the host and founder of 18forty, a new Jewish media site. Dovid has been rejected from several prestigious fellowships and awards. 
Saul Blinkoff began his career as an animator for the Walt Disney Studios working on the hit films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, & Tarzan. He made his directorial debut with the hip action-adventure series Spy Groove for MTV. Shortly thereafter, he re-joined Disney, directing the films Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo & Kronk’s New Groove– starring Eartha Kitt & David Spade. Saul also consulted in development on the Disney films: Tinkerbell, Fox and The Hound II, Brother Bear II, Cinderella III, and Dumbo II.  Saul has directed high profile commercials for clients such as Best Buy, Dunkin’ Donuts, ESPN, Subway, Mercedes Benz, EA Sports & Build-A-Bear and has consulted for animation studios internationally in London, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Seoul, Dublin, Vancouver & China. Saul was a Director on the smash hit Disney show Doc McStuffins, Supervising Director on The Numberlys and Consulting Producer on The Stinky & Dirty Show; both for AMAZON.  For NETFLIX, Saul was Consulting Director on the hit show Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures and was Supervising Director on Llama Llama starring Jennifer Garner. Currently, Saul is the Supervising Producer on the DREAMWORKS hit show Madagascar: A Little Wild on HULU/PEACOCK.

Saul speaks around the world sharing practical tools for success, meaning and fulfillment in all aspects of life! He also hosts the inspirational weekly podcast; Life of AWESOME!

Saul lives in Los Angeles with his wife Marion and their four children.

Adam Neuman assists Commissioner Kevin Warren in creating a movement of leadership in academics, sports and social responsibility across 14 major academic institutions spanning 11 states hosting nearly 10,000 student-athletes (28 sports) and over 6.2 million alumn, as Chief of Staff, Strategy and Operations & Deputy General Counsel of the Big Ten Conference.

His previous legal experience was with Simpson Thacher and Bartlett LLP as a corporate associate in their capital markets division. While attending the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Neuman worked for Commissioner Warren, then the Chief Operating Officer of the Minnesota Vikings. Prior, Neuman served as a speechwriter for President Richard M. Joel, the 4th president of Yeshiva University.

Neuman earned a joint juris doctorate and master’s degree in public administration from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government, with a certificate in business management from the Wharton School. He graduated magna cum laude from Yeshiva University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Neuman lives in NYC with his wife Rachie Ehrlich, a 2nd year law student at Fordham University. He is a proud Baltimorean, home to his grandparents, his parents and his siblings.

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