Berkley Center

Alon Goshen-Gottstein is the founder and director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, as well as a rabbi, writer, teacher, lecturer, and musician. Goshen-Gottstein has been deeply influenced by the Hasidic, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist communities. His work deals with interfaith relations and the engagement of world religious leaders. He was a participant in the International Higher Education Interfaith Leadership Forum.

Rabbi Dr. Abraham Skorka is a senior research fellow for Jewish studies and Jewish-Christian relations at Georgetown University, where he is also a senior research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and has taught courses for Center for Jewish Civilization. He previously was University Professor in the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, rector of the Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano, and rabbi of the Masorti Olami Community (Worldwide Conservative Movement) Benei Tikva in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He co-authored a book on interfaith dialogue with Pope Francis titled On Heaven and Earth that was published in Spanish in 2010 and in English in 2013.