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Yoni Sherizen

Bein Adam L'Parashah - drawing inspiration from the weekly Torah portion to improve our relationships with one another (bein adam l’chaveiro).

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Nov 5, 2026, 2:30 PM

Parashat Chayei Sarah – Presence That Remains

Recently, I attended the shiva for a young man in his twenties who had died tragically. His parents are friends of ours, and we were all heartbroken. I went hoping to offer some comfort, but faced with the magnitude...

Oct 29, 2026, 11:03 AM

Parashat Vayera – A Little White Lie

A friend recently shared a painful dilemma. His sister is facing serious medical complications, including surgery and life-altering changes. She and the wider family want to keep the news from their elderly mother to spare her the distress it...

Oct 22, 2026, 3:21 PM

Parashat Lech Lecha – A Little Distance

Parashat Lech Lecha A Little Distance One of the great frustrations of human relationships is that the people closest to us can get on our nerves the most. We meet a stranger and express great curiosity, patience, and enthusiasm. Yet with...

Apr 14, 2016, 3:18 PM

Israel’s Pre-Pesach Rush to the Hospital

When my daughter came stumbling through the door holding back tears I knew something was wrong. She should have been skipping with joy along with her hundreds of thousands of peers across Israel who had just been let out...

Mar 9, 2016, 8:52 PM

The Pew report on Israel: Should we be ashamed?

The fact that few Jews want their children to marry out of their community is not a sign of intolerance

Sep 26, 2015, 10:34 PM

Two sukkahs worth visiting this week

On the need for both the open, welcoming sukkah and the one built for private introspection

Sep 9, 2014, 9:51 AM

What our kids learned this summer

They learned that three boys were kidnapped; they learned what an RPG is, and they learned something else

Aug 4, 2014, 10:01 PM

Tisha B’Av Toolkit

Make use of this simple guide for a timely and relevent discussion: 9 AV Toolkit for Roundtable Discussion (Adapted from Gesher and Meetchabrim’s joint event this Erev 9 B’Av in the Old City of Jerusalem) FORMAT: Opening remarks (speaker, panel, or simply a...

Jul 23, 2014, 12:14 AM

Help Israel Today (No Donation Required)

Having spent the last few hours with the parents of boys serving near Gaza, and then coming home to a siren that forced me to rush into our bomb shelter with my children, and knowing that I will be headed...

Jun 30, 2014, 11:39 PM

STRONGER TOGETHER: How 3 Boys Healed A Divided Nation

After nearly three years of terrible infighting, unrest and religious tension pulling at the tenuous fabric of Israeli society, the tragedy of three kidnapped boys gripped our people so strongly that we rallied in absolute unison to support them and...

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About Me

Yoni Sherizen is co-founder of Gabriel, a life-safety technology startup focused on preventing and responding to mass casualty incidents. Previously, he served as Jewish Chaplain at Oxford University, managed Jewish chaplains across UK campuses under then Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, and held leadership roles at Israeli nonprofits Aleh and Gesher.

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