Employment and Livelihood among Hared (Ultra-Orthodox) Ba’alei Teshuva

Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, Nettiot – Communities of Teshuva and Joint  Israel – TEVET invite you to a Conference:

Employment and Livelihood among Hared (Ultra-Orthodox) Ba’alei Teshuva

Teddy Kollek Hall, Thursday, December 15, 2016 (Kislev 15), Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, 20 Radak Street, Jerusalem

Teddy Kollek Hall, Thursday, December 15, 2016 (Kislev 15), Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, 20 Radak Street, Jerusalem

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Agenda

3. p.m. Gathering

3:15 Greetings and Opening Remarks

Moderator: Prof. Amiram Gonen, Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research

• Mr. Lior Schillat, Director General, Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research

• Mr. Ruben Gorbatt, Director of JDC Israel – TEVET, Head of  Haredi Programs

• Mrs. Dina Dayan, Nettiot – Communities of  Teshuva

3:45 Panel I: 

Study on Employment and Livelihood among Haredi  Ba’alei Teshuva

Moderator: Prof. Amiram Gonen

• Mr. Asaf Malchi, Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research and Research Administration of the Ministry of Economy: Findings of the Study

Discussants:

• Dr. Shlomi Doron, Ashkelon Academic College

• Dr. Gilad Malach, Head of Haredi Program, Israel Democracy Institute

4:45 Panel II:

Identities and Communities of Haredi Ba’alei Teshuva 

Moderator and Discussant: Dr. NIssim Leon, Bar-Ilan University

Discussants:

• Rabbi Oded Nitzani, Nettiot – Communities of Teshuva

• Rabbi Ofer Gissin, Beyachad – Movement of Ba’alei Teshuva in Israel

• Mrs. Hadassah Oved, Initiative Supporting the Placement of Haredi Women Ba’alot Teshuva

• Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald, Neve Shlomo Community of Ba’alei Teshuva, Haifa

• Rabbi Dan Tiomkin, JDC Israel – TEVET and Ma’ane – Center for Guidance and Assistance for Ba’alei Teshuva

6:15 Break

6:45 Panel III:

Employment Preparation and Training Tracks for Haredi Ba’alei Teshuva

Moderator and Discussant: Rabbi Yitschak Trachtingot, Director of Haredi Employment Programs, JDC Israel – TEVET

Discussants:

• Mrs. Shira Berliner, Head of Haredi Employment Section, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare 

• Rabbi Ilan Kosman, Director General, Shlavim

• Rabbi Tzvi  Schreiber, Head of  Campus Lustig, Lev Academic Center

• Mr. Yonatan Lahav, Nettiot – Communities of Teshuva

7:45 – 8:00 Concluding Remarks: Prof. Amiram Gonen

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Telephone: 02-5630175 (ext. 11 or 13)

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