Selichot Speaker at Temple Israel of Riverhead

(RIVERHEAD, NY, September 16, 2014) –– Temple Israel of Riverhead will be hosting Rabbi Avinoam Sharon, retired IDF officer, Military Attorney & Current Doctoral Fellow at JTS, who will be discussing current events in Gaza, on Saturday, September 20 at 9:00 PM at the syngagogue in Riverhead, located at 490 Northville Turnpike in Riverhead, NY. This event is free to attend and is open to the public.

Lt. Colonel Avinoam Sharon held senior staff and command positions in the Military Advocate General’s Unit of the Israel Defence Forces. As Military Attorney for Judea, Samaria & Gaza, he was involved in the apprehension and prosecution of terrorists and the related legal and policy issues of counter-terrorism. He also served as liaison to Israel’s General Security Service, the Terrorism and Violent Crime Section of the United States Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and has represented the IDF before a variety of international fact-finding commissions and civil rights organizations, as well as in interviews with the Israeli and foreign press.

Avinoam Sharon studied linguistics and Semitic languages at Columbia University. He pursued legal studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the IDF School of Military Law, and The Hague Academy of International Law. He earned an M.A. in Talmud and Jewish Law from the Jewish Theological Seminary’s Schechter Institute, and was ordained by the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary in Jerusalem. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Talmud at the Jewish Theological Seminary under the supervision of Professor Shamma Friedman.

Those interested in attending this free event should RSVP:

○ By calling the Temple Office at 631-727-3191

○ By emailing TempleIsraelRH@optonline.net

○ By visiting www.TempleIsraelRiverhead.org

Temple Israel of Riverhead is located at 490 Northville Turnpike at Ostrander Avenue, Riverhead NY.

Temple Israel of Riverhead, established in 1911, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.

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