“Avi Dabush was born and raised in Ashkelon to a religious-right-wing-Mizrahi family.

He was educated in state-religious schools and at the “Or Etzion” yeshiva, headed by Rabbi Chaim Druckman. He was a counselor in the (religious) in Bnei Akiva youth movement.

He served in the Armored Corps and established and managed a school for girls and boys with autism immediately after his military service.

He completed degrees with highest honors in Behavioral Sciences and Organizational Sociology.

For over 20 years, Avi has been leading and managing organizations and initiatives in civil society. He is one of the founders of the Negev Council, the Movement for the Future of the Western Negev, and the Periphery Movement. He ran for the leadership of the Meretz Party in 2018.

For the past five years, he has been serving as the CEO of Rabbis for Human Rights. He published the book “The Periphery Rebellion” and co-authored the book “I Am Nowhere Else”. He was recently certified as an Israeli rabbi at the Hartman Institute and the Midrasha at Oranim.

He was evacuated from Kibbutz Nirim with his family after the October 7th attack. He is married to Anat and is raising their four children with her.

Today we hear from Avi about the rabbinic program he recently completed and about his vision for Israel.”

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