Eckstein Lecture at TBE

featuring a lecture with Rabbi Avinoam SharonCommon Sense, Common Knowledge, Common Law: Israel and the Occupation in the light of
International Humanitarian Law

Monday, February 20th at 7:15pm
at Temple Beth-El
Co-Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County Speaker’s Series and Vassar Temple

Rabbi Avinoam Sharon is an Israeli lawyer, educator and researcher. He served in Israel’s National Labor Court, and held senior staff and command positions in the Chief Military Advocate’s Unit of the Israel Defense Forces, including as Military Attorney for Judea, Samaria & Gaza. After retiring from active service, he served as rabbi of two Israeli Masorti-Conservative congregations. Rabbi Sharon currently works for Yad Vashem, and his most recent article "Peacekeepers: Will They Advance Any Prospective Arab-Israeli Peace Agreement?" was published in the Fordham International Law Journal.

This program is free and open to the public.
Temple Beth-El is located at 118 S. Grand Ave, Poughkeepsie

Funding provided through the Marc Eckstein Fund of Temple Beth-El.