Come meet Rabbi Uri Regev on Saturday, October 20th when he will join in our Shabbat service and talk with members over lunch. Rabbi 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. He currently serves as the President and CEO of a new educational and advocacy Israel- Diaspora partnership, “Freedom of Religion for Israel” and of its Israeli counterpart, “Hiddush – For Freedom of Religion and Equality.”
10am: Shabbat morning service, Rabbi Regev will deliver a D'var Torah
12pm: Lunch and Study with Rabbi Regev
To RSVP for the lunch & study, contact Sue Stein in the office @ 617-484-6668 or
Prior to establishing Hiddush, Rabbi Regev served as president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism where he 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 initiatives through social advocacy programs on both the local level and in partnership with prominent international non-governmental organizations such as the United Nations.
Prior to assuming leadership of the World Union in 2002, Rabbi Regev served as founding chair, and later as executive director and legal counsel, of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), the advocacy group established by the Reform movement in Israel. In that capacity he led the IRAC’s legal team to historic victories in the Israeli Supreme Court in cases involving the “Who is a Jew?” issue, equitable funding for Reform and Conservative institutions, and the fight for representation in the religious councils.
