Join our Beth Israel community for another chapter in our Courageous Conversations series. We are honored to host Liora Rez and hear from her firsthand. Liora will be in conversation with Rabbi Nevarez. This presentation will also employ real-time strategies for advocacy in and around our community.

Liora Rez, Executive Director of StopAntisemitism.

Liora Rez is the Executive Director of StopAntisemitism, a grassroots watchdog organization that publicly exposes antisemitic behavior and creates real consequences for those who espouse bigotry toward the Jewish people and nation. A refugee from the former Soviet Union, where antisemitism was rampant, Rez was all too familiar with its dangers. Sadly, in the United States, she encountered disturbingly similar rhetoric and behaviors. In 2018, in response to an alarming rise of antisemitic incidents, Rez founded StopAntisemitism to hold antisemites accountable for their actions. StopAntisemitism takes the fight to the bad actors—exposing them online, on college campuses, in corporations, in government, and anywhere else they feel empowered. Rez has engineered StopAntisemitism’s modern approach to combatting antisemitism. Using her expertise in digital marketing, Rez harnessed the power of social media to create a vast network of activists who work together to identify and create consequences for those who perpetuate antisemitic tropes, engage in inciteful antisemitic rhetoric, and commit antisemitic attacks. In just three years, StopAntisemitism’s reach has expanded to millions of people, and its activism has resulted in the expulsion of antisemitic students, the firing of antisemitic employees, and the public embarrassment of antisemitic political activists. Despite facing harassment and threats for her work fighting antisemitism, Rez remains relentless in her quest to hold perpetrators accountable. Rez has written extensively on the topic of antisemitism. Her articles have been published in prominent outlets including Newsweek and The Jerusalem Post. In 2019 and 2020, she was named one of “The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life” by The Algemeiner.

Rabbi Jason Nevarez, Senior Rabbi @ Beth Israel, San Diego

Originally from New York City, Rabbi Jason Nevarez graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and went to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he received his BA. He was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 2006, where he earned Master’s degrees in both Hebrew Literature and Religious Education, and was the recipient of a number of scholarships, in addition to several academic prizes in Jewish education. Rabbi Nevarez held residencies and internships in NY and MI and served Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford, NY for 17 years before becoming the Senior Rabbi and Spiritual Leader of Beth Israel.

Rabbi Nevarez has had a wide variety of articles and writings published both locally and nationally, and continues to be outspoken on ways to combat antisemitism and the importance of building and sustaining multi-faith partnerships. For a full bio, click HERE.

There is no fee, but please RSVP for planning purposes.

This event is held on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. For more information, contact Program Director Ilene Tatro at itatro@cbisd.org.