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The Challenge of Religious Freedom in Israel and Its Effect on American Jewry
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for a presentation and discussion with Rabbi Uri Regev, Esq. at Congregation Beth El on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. on the topic of “The Challenge of Religious Freedom in Israel and Its Effect on American Jewry”.
Rabbi Uri Regev is a rabbi, attorney and internationally recognized leader and advocate of religious liberty and the liberal movements of Judaism in his native Israel and around the world.
He is founding president of Hiddush, a non-denominational and non-partisan Israel-Diaspora partnership that advocates for religious freedom and equality. Prior to Hiddush, Regev founded and led the Israel Religious Action Center and later served as President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, the international umbrella of Reform, Liberal, Progressive and Reconstructionist Judaism. He has led and argued many of the historic victories at the Israeli Supreme Court in cases involving the matter of “Who is a Jew”, equitable funding for Reform and Conservative institutions and the fight for representation in the religious councils. He has also defended the rights of Sabbath-observant Jews and argued cases involving many other central issues of religious pluralism and human equality for all Israeli citizens. He appears frequently on Israeli radio and television and internationally in print and social media.
Please RSVP to Congregation Beth El by March 4.
For more information email israel@cbe.org or call 858-452-1734.