Miri Shalem

Miri Shalem is an Orthodox Sephardic activist. The CEO of the Institute for Zionist Strategies & writer for Makor Rishon. She has a BA in Economics and an MA in Gender Studies.

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Miri Shalem is an Orthodox Sephardic activist from Bet Shemesh, Israel. She is the CEO of the Institute for Zionist Strategies which deals in shaping Israel as the state of the Jewish People, promoting liberal values. She writes an editorial in the weekly paper, Makor Rishon. She has a BA in Economics and Political Science and an MA in Gender Studies. She is married and a mother of 4.

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Lecture about Religious Feminist acricivsm in Israel

Miri Shalem will tell you her personal story as a religious feminist activist in Israel. Her story is entwined with the story of the city she lives in: Bet Shemesh and includes references to depth concepts like: Public Sphere, Minority and Majority, religion and state and so on. Miri will speak about the lawsuits she is involved in and about how she uses dance to create a change.

Why the Israeli right should deal with Human rights

Baasd on her depth article, Miri will give an extensive review of the political Right in Israel vis-a-vis Human Rights. The lecture was published in the "Hauma" periodical and is based on a lecture given by Miri at a seminar held on September by the Kfar Etzion Field School and Blue&White Human Rights.

My life as a traditional sepharadic Jew

This lecture talks about my life as a traditional Sepharadic Jew, Why do I think that the Sepharadic Jews could have cdreated a bridge to the American Jewry from one hamd and to the palestinians from the other hand. Why is this bridge won't really happen.

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Miri Shalem led a tour of Beit Shemesh for a group of twenty New Israel Fund donors from the United States, Australia and Brazil. Participants found the tour significant, interesting and informative in that it shed light on the conflicts of veteran residents of Beit Shemesh with the ultra-Orthodox population.The participants cited the tour as one of the most meaningful sessions of the week.
— Merav Mizrachi, Director of Overseas Relations, New Israel Fund – Israel, Israel

On Wednesday, we had the pleasure of hearing Miri Shalem speak to us about the challenges facing Israel today.
— Admin, Journalist, American Zionist Movement, New York

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Articles

Color does Matter: We don’t notice the Ethiopians 16 April, 2016:

TOI Article

Will change come from the charedi politicians? 6 March, 2016:

TOI Article

Aladdin & Aryeh Deri 2 February, 2016:

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Time to take responsibility 5 December, 2015:

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Women in the Front Line: radical Islam’s version 1 December, 2015:

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