Congregation Sherith Israel and J Street present

Featuring Israeli Journalist Tal Shalev and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami
In conversation with Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf
6:30pm – Reception
7pm – Program Begins

Join Congregation Sherith Israel and J Street for a timely conversation about the profound challenges to democracy in both Israel and the United States, and the role we can all play in securing a better future for us all.

Tal Shalev, leading Israeli political correspondent and activist, will share her perspective on what’s happening inside Israel’s political system today and how it impacts Israeli society. She will also share her coverage of the Israeli protest movement and the public struggle to return the hostages and end the war in Gaza.

Tal will be in conversation with Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J Street, who will speak about the current moment in U.S. politics, how Israel and America’s futures are profoundly linked together, and how American Jews can make a difference during these challenging times.

We hope you can join us for this important discussion. Together, we’ll explore how we can work across borders to support a shared vision of peace, justice, and freedom. We’ll also reflect on the ways American Jews can play a meaningful role in shaping the future in the Middle East while navigating a complex and unprecedented political era here at home.

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Tal Shalev is the chief political correspondent and analyst for Walla! News – one of Israel's largest websites that provides independent breaking news and analysis 24 hours a day. She covers Israel's Prime Minister, government, parliament and political developments. Tal has over 15 years of an extremely varied and rich career in journalism, including at Israel’s Ha'aretz daily newspaper and i24 News. She also regularly appears on TV and radio, providing commentary and analysis.

Jeremy Ben-Ami is the President of J Street. His family connection to Israel goes back 130 years to the first aliyah when his great-grandparents were among the first settlers in Petah Tikva. His grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv, and his father was an activist and leader in the Irgun, working for Israel’s independence and on the rescue of European Jews before and during World War II. His political resume includes serving in the mid-1990s as the Deputy Domestic Policy Advisor in the White House to President Bill Clinton and working on seven presidential and numerous state and local campaigns. He was Howard Dean’s National Policy Director in 2004 and helped manage a mayoral campaign in New York City in 2001. He was chosen by America’s weekly Jewish newspaper, the Forward, for three years as part of the Forward 50, their compilation of the most influential Jewish Americans. He was also one of 50 “People of the Decade” selected by Ha’aretz, and the Jerusalem Post included him in its list of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the world.