Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is co-host, together with Donniel Hartman, of the Hartman Institute’s podcast, For Heaven’s Sake – the number one Jewish podcast in the English-speaking world. Halevi’s 2013 book, Like Dreamers, won the Jewish Book Council's Everett Book of the Year Award. His latest book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, is a New York Times bestseller and has appeared in a dozen languages. He is currently writing a book about the meaning of Jewish survival. He has written for leading op-ed pages in North America and is a former contributing editor to the New Republic. He is frequently quoted on Israeli, Middle Eastern and Jewish affairs in leading media around the world and is one of the best-known lecturers on Israeli issues in the North American Jewish community and on North American campuses. He co-directs the Hartman Institute's Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), which teaches emerging young Muslim leaders in North America about Judaism, Jewish identity and Israel. Over 150 Muslim leaders have participated in the unique program. Born in Brooklyn, he received his BA in Jewish studies from Brooklyn College and his MS in journalism from Northwestern University. He moved to Israel in 1982 and lives in Jerusalem with wife, Sarah, an astrologer. They have three children.

Lee Yaron is an award-winning Israeli journalist with Haaretz for the last decade. Her investigative journalism on corruption, social issues, and environmental concerns has prompted the establishment of state-level commissions and driven changes in Israeli law. This work earned her the 2022 Yitzhak Livni "Knight" Award for Free Speech in Media. She serves as an elected member-representative on the Executive Committee of the Union of Israeli Journalists. She was recently selected for the prestigious 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Her book, 10/7: 100 Human Stories, won the 2024 National Jewish Book Award – Book of the Year and the 2025 Natan Notable Books award. At 30, Yaron is the youngest Book of the Year recipient in the award's history. She joins distinguished past winners including Philip Roth, Elie Wiesel, David Grossman and Amos Oz. She was selected for the prestigious 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.