Alan L. Mittleman is professor of modern Jewish thought at the Jewish Theological Seminary. His books include "A Short History of Jewish Ethics" and "Hope in a Democratic Age".
Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and Chief Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History. He has written, edited or co-edited more than twenty-five books, including American Judaism: A History, winner of the “Jewish Book of the Year” award from the Jewish Book Council.