Rabbi Nathan Laufer is former Director of Israel Programs for the Tikvah Fund, Founding Director of the Advanced Institute for Judaic Studies at the San Diego Jewish Academy and Founding Director of the Partnership for Effective Learning and Innovative Education (PELIE). Prior to holding these positions, he served as President and CEO of the Wexner Heritage Foundation, in which he is now President Emeritus.

Rabbi Laufer received his Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshiva University, his Leadership Educator certification from Harvard University and his Juris Doctor from Fordham University. In addition to Rendezvous with God: Revealing the Meaning of the Jewish Holidays and their Mysterious Rituals, he is the author of Leading the Passover Journey: The Seder’s Meaning Revealed, the Haggadah’s Story Retold and The Genesis of Leadership: What the Bible Teaches us about Vision, Values and Leading Change (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005, 2006).