Rabbi Alan Silverstein, PhD, was religious leader of Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell, New Jersey, for more than four decades, retiring in 2021. He served as president of the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis (1993–95); as president of the World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues (2000–05); and as chair of the Foundation for Masorti Judaism in Israel (2010–14). He currently serves as president of Mercaz Olami, representing the world Masorti/Conservative movement.