ElanEzrachi, Ph.D., is a Jerusalem-based independent consultant in the areas of Jewish peoplehood, Israel education, and Jerusalem. He is a consultant to ARZA in the ARZA Mifgash Project.
Rabbi Meir Azari, Senior Rabbi and Executive Director.
Rabbi Azari was appointed congregational Rabbi and Executive Director of Beit Daniel in 1991. He holds a bachelor´s degree in Jewish History and Political Science from Haifa University and a master´s degree in Jewish History from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. During his rabbinical studies at Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, he studied at San Francisco University and at the Graduate Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. Rabbi Azari served as the Executive Director of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism and is the current chair of the Israeli MARAM (Israeli Council of Progressive Rabbis).
Azari has published two books, the first book takes an in depth look into Independence Day, its customs and traditions as they have involved in Israeli society. The second book is an edited collection of articles the Gates to Reform Judaism introducing Reform Judaism to Israelis and Hebrew readers. Rabbi Azari frequently writes op-ed pieces and commentaries for Israeli press and is a regular guest and speaker in Israeli media.