NOTE: There will be a New Generations gathering\, for peo ple in their 20s and 30s\, at Temple Israel at 6:30 pm\, immediately befor e the main lecture. Click here to register for the New Gen pr e-party.

Anat Hoffman\, Executive Direct or of NIF grantee the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) since 2002\, h as guided it in its work to promote Jewish pluralism\, tolerance\, and equ ality and to combat racism\, corruption\, and religious coercion. She expa nded IRAC’s mission to go beyond the courts and the Knesset and to help people directly through social action.

Born in Jerusalem\, An at served in the army and as a Jerusalem City Councilwoman for 14 years\, representing the Civil Rights and Peace Movement. She studied at UCLA and Bar Ilan University\, and has dedicated her adult life to the Jewish princ iple of tikkun olam.

Anat was a founding member of Women of t he Wall\, and she served on the boards of the Israel Women’s Network\, t he Association for Civil Rights in Israel\, and many other Israeli organiz ations for social change. She has led battles for the right of women to pr ay at the Western Wall\, for women's equal pay for equal work\, and for th e provision of adequate municipal services for the more than 200\,000 Pale stinian residents of Jerusalem.

This event is part of Temple Israel's 'Learn\, Debate \, Engage' series
and is co-sponsored by the New Israel Fund and J S treet Boston.

The New I srael Fund is proud to present a series showcasing a new generation of cha ngemakers who are rising to meet the challenges facing Israeli democracy t oday.
65 years after the founding of the State of Israel\, a determin ed group of young thinkers and activists are breathing new life into Israe l’s Declaration of Independence\; reviving the spirit\, reclaiming the v ision\, and reasserting the values of Israel’s founders.

Join us for the first of this multi-part series\, launching on the morning of Yom Haatzmaut.

I. ReThinking Israel
Tuesday April 16\, 8:15am\, NIF Office RSVP Here

Think tanks like Shaharit: The Think Tank fo r New Israeli Politics are emerging to reinvigorate and mobilize the development of a new vision for democracy and equality in Israel. Come cel ebrate Yom Haatzmaut by joining thought leader Dr. Eilon Schwartz of Shaha rit as he explains the function of think tanks in the renewal of Israel’ s progressive sector\, 65 years after Israel's founding.

Dr. Eilon Schwartz is the Founding Director of Shaharit: Th e Think Tank for New Israeli Politics. Shaharit brings together a w ide spectrum of Israelis from its many communities\, together articulating and advocating for ideas and policies in which all may flourish. He until recently served as the Founding and Executive Director of The Heschel Cen ter\, the leading leadership and capacity building organization in Israel for a sustainable future.

II. Pressing for Cha nge
Save the Date: Tuesday May 22\, 7pm\, Location TBD

Join NIF Law Fellows Samar Qudha Tannous and Carmel Pomerantz in con versation around how the legal system is creating and fostering social cha nge in Israeli civil society. The New Israel Fund’s Israel-U.S. Civil Li berties Law Program was described by the Israeli daily Ha’aretz as one o f the “crucial decisions [that] have changed the face of public law in I srael.”

NIF and Hazon welcomes Ja y Shofet\, Director of the Green Environment Fund (an NIF grantee)\, to sp eak on the presence of environmental consciousness in Israel’s current p olitical climate\, ongoing ecological issues the country faces\, and how I sraeli innovators are spurring sustainable development techniques to comba t challenges across the globe.

The Green Environment Fund (GEF) is a unique consortium of funder s (including NIF) that are guided by Jewish and humanitarian values to bri ng new attention and resources to preserve and protect the environment of Israel and the health of its people. Among other achievements\, the GEF ha s most recently been fundamental in dramatically reshaping the Israeli gov ernment’s harmful Planning Reform Bill\, championing the safety and righ ts of Israel’s environment and public.

Prior to his work with th e GEF\, Jay served as the Director of the Religious Pluralism Project and of Resource Development Consultation at SHATIL\, the New Israel Fund's Emp owerment and Training Center for social change organizations in Israel. He recently finished a third term on the executive board for the Israel Move ment for Progressive Judaism.

RSVP he re. Questions can be directed to Orlee Rabin\, Bay Area Director for New Generations\, NIF @ orlee@nif.org

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Where S tart-Up Nation meets the Green Revolution: How Israeli Innovation is Green ing the Holy Land and the Planet

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Join the New Israel Fund\, JCRC\, a nd Israel Center for a lunchtime discussion:
Friday\, April 19
12:00 noon
The Jewish Community Federation
121 Steuart Street in San Francisco
RSVP required – Please register he re

A light lunch will be provided.

Join us to learn about current pressing environmental issues in Israel. NIF welcomes Jay Shofet\, Director of the Green Environment Fund (an NIF grantee) to speak on the pres ence of environmental consciousness in Israel’s social protest movement\ , current ecological issues the country faces\, and how Israeli innovators are spurring sustainable development techniques to combat challenges acro ss the globe.

The Green Environment Fund’s mission is to p romote environmental sustainability through equitable\, responsible and co mprehensive environmental policies and actions\, which benefit all sectors of Israeli society. Among other achievements\, the GEF has most recently been fundamental in dramatically reshaping the Israeli government’s harm ful Planning Reform Bill\, championing the safety and rights of Israel’s environment and public.

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About the speaker:
Jay Shofet is the Di rector of the Green Environment Fund\, a unique consortium of funders guid ed by Jewish and humanitarian values and partnered with NIF. Prior to his work with the GEF\, Jay served as the Director of the Religious Pluralism Project and of Resource Development Consultation at SHATIL\, the New Israe l Fund's Empowerment and Training Center for social change organizations i n Israel. He recently finished a third term on the executive board for the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism.

This program is being presented in partnersh ip with the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Israel Center of th e Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco\, the Peninsula\, Marin and Sonoma Counties.

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The New Israel Fund's Legal Circle P resents:

A CLE breakfast briefing for the NY legal community
with Professor Kent Greenawalt of C olumbia Law School and Itamar Mann of Yale Law School

Join NIF's Legal Circle in conversation with Profe ssor Kent Greenawalt and Itamar Mann to explore religion and state issues in the U.S. and Israel. Topics include:
The constitutional frameworks of Israel and the US relating to religion
How both countries respond and relate to religious minority groups
Specific cases that illustra te issues of shared burden\, marriage equality\, and freedom of conscience .

When: Wednesday\, April 24th\, 8:30am-10:00a m
Where: White & Case LLP International Law Firm\, 1 155 Avenue of the Americas
Cost: $25 CLE Credit/$10 No CLE Credit
RSVP here

* *This program qualifies for 1.5 CLE credit hours (approval pending)**
**Lawyers seeking CLE credit must RSVP in advance to receive readings**

Itamar Mann is a scholar and practitione r of human rights. His recent scholarship includes The Dual Foundation of Universal Jurisdiction and The Necessity Procedure: Laws of Torture in Isr ael and Beyond\, 1987 – 2009 (with Omer Shatz). In 2010-2011\, Itamar wa s awarded Yale Law School’s Bernstein Fellowship for Human Rights. His c ases in the Supreme Court of Israel challenged due process violations in s ecurity-related procedures\, deportations\, and administrative detention. He co-founded an Israeli NGO called Anu Plitim (“We Refugees”)\, provi ding pro-bono representation for asylum seekers. Mr. Mann's areas of inter est are international law\, procedure\, immigration\, and legal theory.

Kent Greenawalt is a University Professor a t Columbia. Before joining the faculty in 1965\, Professor Greenawalt was law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan and was an attorney with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights in Jackson\, Mississippi. Fro m 1966 to 1969\, Professor Greenawalt served on the Civil Rights Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York\, and was a member of the Due Process Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union from 19 69 to 1971. Mr. Greenawalt's main interests are in constitutional law and jurisprudence\, with special emphasis on church and state\, freedom of spe ech\, legal interpretation\, and criminal responsibility.

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