Rabbi Israel Barouk
Rabbi Israel Barouk completed Smicha and Dayanas at Yeshivat Or Elchonon. Originally from Jerusalem, New York City and Paris and currently based in Los Angeles, Rabbi Barouk works with leaders and communities across the globe to study, understand and engage with how "positive multiculturalism" serves as a powerful mechanism toward peace.
Black History Month: What Has Happened to the History We Share?
February 7, 2024
Since October 7, we have realized the greater influence of antisemitism in Black social justice movements and organizations, rhetoric on the street, in board rooms and classrooms.
Why Was Armenia’s Last Synagogue Set on Fire?
January 12, 2024
The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claimed responsibility and vowed to continue attacking Jews across the globe as retribution for Israel’s close friendship with the majority-Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan.
Mass Graves in Azerbaijan. Where is the outrage?
August 29, 2023
In the 2.5 years since Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region was liberated from 30 years of Armenian occupation, a growing number of mass graves have been discovered.
Rescuing Ethiopian Jewry: A Defining Moment for Israel and the Jewish People
August 15, 2023
After years of increasing military and militant clashes and horrific violence in Ethiopia, today we face a profound urgency to rescue the Ethiopians of Jewish descent and to bring them safely home to Israel.
Architecture of Peace and Progress: A new Jewish Cultural Center in a Majority-Muslim Nation
August 10, 2023
Directly beside Baku’s Synagogue for the Mountain Jewish Community, a ten acre plot of prime real estate has been donated and publicly designated for the upcoming development of a cutting-edge Jewish Cultural Center.
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