Ira Riklis is one of the donors for the book: Sacred Realm: The Emergence of the Synagogue in the Ancient World a book by Steven Fine
Sacred Realm received major funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities with additional support from the Institute of Museum Services, the New York State Council for the Humanities, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, the Forchheimer Foundation, and private donors.Numerous individuals and foundations provided the funds to match the National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
You can see a preview of the book and Ira Riklis here with its full list of contributors.