Scholar in Residence: Dr. Tal Becker

Friday February 27 - Saturday, February 28

Please join Rabbi Herber as he welcomes his teacher from the Shalom Hartman Institute.  Dr. Tal Becker is Principal Deputy Legal Adviser at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a senior iEngage Project research fellow. In his current position in government, he is a senior member of the Israeli peace negotiation team and works on the front lines of many of Israel's most pressing diplomatic, legal and policy challenges.

Among numerous positions, Dr. Becker has been a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, senior policy advisor to Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, a lead negotiator in the Annapolis peace talks, director of the international law department at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, counsel to Israel's UN Mission in New York, and an international law expert in the IDF.

He is the author of Terrorism and the State: Rethinking the Rules of State Responsibility, which won the Guggenheim Prize for best international law book, and was the Vice-Chairman of the United Nations General Assembly's Legal Committee, the first Israeli to hold a position of such stature in more than 40 years.

Dr. Becker holds a doctorate from Columbia University, lectures widely throughout Israel and overseas, and is the recipient of numerous scholarly awards.

Scholar in Residence Shabbat Dinner
Friday, February  27

RSVP after February 18:
Adults $18, Kids $8, Family Max $50
 
Babysitting will be available after dinner during Dr. Becker’s presentation. 

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Purim Megillah Reading

Wednesday, March 4 7:00pm

Get ready with your best Disney costume!