{"id":1071,"date":"2021-02-27T14:25:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T14:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theisrael.org\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T14:26:27","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theisrael.org\/he\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"\u05e2\u05dc \u05e0\u05e2\u05dd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-2-background-color has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1149\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-6053889-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Sharing Judaism <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">with vigor<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Me-Lavendar--768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Me-Lavendar--768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Me-Lavendar--225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Me-Lavendar--1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Me-Lavendar--9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Me-Lavendar--600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/theisrael.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Me-Lavendar-.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects envisioned to improve, inspire and innovate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Noam Rotstain is a Canadian-Israeli writer, activist, and political science student of Government Diplomacy and Strategy at Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-icon-background-color is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-0); 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With a rare blend of strategic vision and cultural depth, Noam leads efforts that reframe Jewish advocacy\u2014not as reactionary, but as radiant and forward-moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through The Israel Project, Noam has launched and developed groundbreaking platforms such as <strong>The Abraham Bridge Initiative (TABI)<\/strong>\u2014an interfaith and intercultural diplomacy project that fosters dialogue and understanding between Israel and the nations of the Abraham Accords and abroad with the goal of creating a more united MENA region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Educated in international relations and Middle Eastern diplomacy, Noam brings both academic rigor and personal dedication to his work. 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