Dr. Rabbi Laura Duhan-Kaplan is Director of Inter-Religious Studies and Professor of Jewish Studies at the Vancouver School of Theology. She is also Rabbi Emerita of Or Shalom Synagogue, Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a faculty member at ALEPH Ordination Programs. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Claremont Graduate University and rabbinic ordination from ALEPH. Duhan-Kaplan's recent books include Mouth of the Donkey: Re-Imagining Biblical Animals (2021) and her most recent co-edited anthologies are Visions of the End Times (2022) and Multireligious Reflections on Friendship (2023). She has received many teaching awards, including the American Academy of Religion’s Cannon award (2022). www.sophiastreet.com.