Conference Call for Rabbis, Cantors and Rabbinical Students: African Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel

Thursday, August 9, 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST (9:00am - 10:00am PST)
You will receive dial-in information upon registering by email.
 
Join us for a conference call, co-sponsored by Right Now and Rabbis for Human Rights-North America, to learn about the issue of refugees and asylum-seekers in Israel, and about how you can help raise awareness and support for this issue.
 
The call will include:

- Update on the situation on the ground by Orit Rubin, Psychosocial Program Manager at ASSAF - Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

- Introduction to materials for teaching about the issue

- Text study with Rabbi Gideon D. Sylvester, the British United Synagogue's Israel Rabbi and Director of the Rabbis for Human Rights Beit Midrash at the Hillel House of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

- Conversation about raising awareness among congregations and constituencies during the High Holidays and at other times

 
If you have any questions about the call, please contact Ariella Sidelsky at NIF, ariella@nif.org, 212-613-4402. 
 
TAKE ACTION

- Sign on to the Right Now rabbis’ letter supporting a fair immigration policy in Israel.  (Non-rabbis can sign on to the general petition.)  Join the campaign’s Facebook page. 

- Learn more about the New Israel Fund’s work on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers.  NIF is currently giving over $100,000 to support humanitarian aid, legal assistance, public advocacy, and projects that bridge between the refugee community and the residents of the neighborhoods where they are living.

- Encourage your community to support these efforts at www.nif.org/refugees.