Join facilitator Jen Daniels on Sunday, August 30, at 1:00 pm Eastern (10:00 am Pacific, 20:00 Jerusalem al-Quds) for a special event with Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha who will share her experience as a Palestinian citizen of Israel, navigating the complicated relationship between the multiple layers of her identity. She will also describe her medical work as a critical care physician working at the largest hospital in Israel’s Negev region in October, 2023. In addition to her work healing individuals, Dr. Abu Fraiha will discuss her work to heal the broader society as a peace activist in many different organizations.
Our speaker reminds us of the complexities of the world and of our identities during a crucial period of reflection. On the Jewish calendar, we’re in the weeks leading up to Rosh Hashana, the New Year. This final month of Elul is a time of personal spiritual accounting. We are asked to look back on the year that was, and look forward to the year ahead. For everyone in our broader community, it is a time of transition. As the school year begins and seasons shift across hemispheres, summer is coming to an end for some and just beginning for others. We are reminded of the cycle of the seasons. We hope that you are able to take some time out of this busy period to be in community with us.
More information about the speaker:
Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha specializes in internal medicine and critical care. Originally from the Negev, she obtained her MD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and she recently completed both a clinical fellowship in critical care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and a research fellowship at the Middle East Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. She has worked in the Soroka Medical Centre in Beer Sheva, serving the Negev. She serves on the boards of the New Israel Fund and the A Land For All project, and is the current Head of Strategic Partnerships in the Middle East at IsraAID. She is joining us from Jerusalem.
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