Born in Tel Aviv in 1960. Mother of Raya and grandmother. Clinical social worker, family therapist, lecturer, and group facilitator. I live in the settlement of Kochav HaShachar, where I was fortunate to be among its founders about 45 years ago. I grew up in the religious youth movement Bnei Akiva, and from there, I learned to sow seeds of love for the Jewish people. About twenty years ago, we lost our eldest son, Yitzhaki, an outstanding pilot in the Israeli Air Force. After his passing, we chose to have two more sons, to show ourselves and our children that we choose life. About nine years ago, our son Malachi was murdered in a shooting attack – and it was then that I decided to give birth to a project in his light and memory, focusing on connecting the Jewish people. This was an important issue for Malachi, and it became the core of my motivation. Today, I am working in this field through various nonprofits, giving lectures, and engaging in activities on the topic as much as possible.

Safa Aburabia is Program Director for Arab Community at Yad Hanadiv – the Rothschild Foundation. She holds a PhD from Ben-Gurion University. She was a postdoctoral fellow in Anthropology at Harvard University from 2016 to 2018. Her primary areas of expertise are Anthropology and gender; feminist discourse in the Arab and Islamic world; and oral history, with a focus on Bedouin collective memory and documenting silenced voices. At the Mandel Centre for Leadership in the Negev, Safa developed and delivered leadership training, working with mayors and heads of local councils, and senior officials in the civil, public and business sectors, while also teaching part-time at Tel Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University and Sapir College. She joined Yad Hanadiv in 2019

Rabbi, researcher and a lecturer, active in the field of spiritual and rabbinical leadership in Israel, who serves as the community Rabbi of Tzur Hadassah. He is also the head of Yad Harav Nissim, a research and community institution in Jerusalem that promotes Jewish spiritual leadership, focusing on moderation and agreement-building in controversial topics within Israeli society and the Jewish World. Ben David holds a PhD in Law from Bar Ilan University and lectures on Hebrew Law at Raichman University. He lives in Tzur Hadassah with his wife and four children, where he takes an active role in local initiatives that promote understanding and neighborly relations between Jews and Palestinians in the area.

A qualified attorney, born and residing in Nazareth. She currently serves as the CEO of the Nazareth Association for Culture and Tourism, an organization committed to advancing economic and social development in Arab society through initiatives in culture, tourism, and innovation. Her previous public roles include serving as a parliamentary advisor to Member of Knesset Sami Abu Shehadeh, as well as Director of Strategic Marketing and Partnerships at Co-Impact—an initiative promoting equitable integration and fair representation of Arab citizens in Israel’s private sector.

a long-time venture capitalist and social entrepreneur in Israel. He co-founded Veritas Venture Partners (1990), Tmura – The Israeli Public Service Venture Fund (2002). To help create a Palestinian start-up ecosystem, Yadin co-founded Sadara Ventures (2011), The Palestinian Internship Program (PIP) (2014), and The Palestinian Mentorship Program (PMP) (2020). Yadin received his B.A. from Princeton, M.A. from Harvard, and J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review.

A psychotherapist and peace activist, Ariella has years of experience in facilitating dialogue and bridging between people from diverse identities, and in specific between religious right-wing women and secular women. ariella was one of the founders of WWP, right wing women settelers, also served at the steering committee of Women Wage Peace, in which she also initiated the diversity team, as well as an active member and moderator in Siach Shalom (Talking Peace).