Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Avi Dabush, Director of Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR), a leading Israeli human rights organization guided by the core Jewish values of justice, dignity, and equality. Rabbi Dabush will share firsthand insights into the courageous actions he and other Rabbis and Rabbinical students in Israel are taking to combat settler violence and protect Palestinian villages and farmers in the West Bank.
In addition to his powerful story as a survivor of the October 7th attack by Hamas on his home in Kibbutz Nirim, Rabbi Dabush will explore the meaningful ways he, RHR, and the New Israel Fund (NIF) are actively building a vision of justice, safety, and equality for both Israelis and Palestinians. This discussion offers a unique chance to hear from a leader on the ground in Israel, and we are honored to host what promises to be a profoundly moving and timely conversation.
While this event is intended for in-person audiences, you may register here to receive a link to join us online via Zoom.
Temple Micah members and friends: no registration is needed for in-person attendance.
Rabbi Avi Dabush was born in Ashkelon to a religious, right-wing, Mizrahi family and attended Zionist-religious schools and the Bnei Akiva youth movement. In his early twenties he founded and headed a school for children with autism. Over the last two decades he has been involved in and has led several social organizations and movements, including the Negev Council and the Movement of the Peripheries, and was one of the organizers of the Equality March in 2016 and 2022.
Rabbi Dabush is director general of Rabbis for Human Rights, author of the book The Periphery Rebellion and regular op-ed contributor for Haaretz and Israel Hayom newspapers. Avi was recently ordained at Beit Midrash for Israeli Rabbis, holds an MA in organizational sociology from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and is a graduate of the Heschel Institute Sustainability Leadership Fellowship Program. He was awarded the New Israel Fund UK’s human rights prize in 2021.