Yaron Shavit, Deputy Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel, to discuss the development of pluralism in Israel
Pluralism in Israel: A Discussion with Yaron Shavit, Deputy Chairman of the Executive, The Jewish Agency for Israel
These days many Jews in America are watching closely the changes in the Israeli government and how this will affect the historical and long-term relationship between the American Jewish community and Israel. One of the central issues of concern is a proposed change in Israel’s Right of Return law, specifically, whether Jewish people who have gone through Reform and Conservative conversion will be excluded from this law and lose their right to immigrate to Israel.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville is honored to invite Yaron Shavit, Deputy Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel, to discuss the actions that the Jewish Agency is taking on this matter. Shavit served as chairman of the Reform Movement in Israel from 2008-2012 and was elected to be the President of the 38th Zionist Congress. He will join us via zoom on Sunday February 26 at 10am.
Shavit will present the status of the Reform movement in relationship to the new right-leaning orthodox government in Israel. He will explain the background and history of Israel’s Right of Return law and the activities that the Jewish Agency is doing in Israel and around the world.
For registration, please go to www.jewishnashville.org. For questions, please email Omer at omer@jewishnashville.org
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