Special Guest Speaker at The Temple: Rabbi Uri Regev

Special Guest Speaker: Rabbi Uri Regev

Friday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 17 at 9 .a.m during Torah study

Rabbi Uri Regev is an internationally renowned leader and advocate of religious liberty and the liberal movements of Judaism in his native Israel and around the world.

Rabbi Regev serves as the President and CEO of an educational and advocacy Israel-Diaspora partnership, “Freedom Of Religion for Israel” and of its Israeli counterpart, “Hiddush – For Religious Freedom and Equality”, which he founded in 2009.

For seven years [2002-2008] he served as president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. As head of the World Union, Rabbi Regev worked to strengthen modern, pluralistic Jewish life and democracy in the Jewish state and throughout the world. He also guided the organization in its tikkun olam (repairing the world) initiatives through social advocacy programs on both the local level and in partnership with prominent international non-governmental organizations such as the United Nations.

The Temple together with Temple Shalom invites all members of the community to please join us Shabbat morning, Saturday, September 17 at 9 a.m. when he will teach at the Torah study. His session topic is “What happens when the laws of the Torah become the laws of the State? The challenge facing Israel?”