Ian Pear,
Jerusalem, Israel

Founder of Shir Hadash, a Jerusalem based Synagogue, Community Center & Educational Institute dedicated to bringing Jews closer to Judaism and one another. Communal activist, author, lecturer. Former director of the Hillel Foundation at Tel Avi


About Ian Pear

Founder of Shir Hadash, a Jerusalem based Synagogue, Community Center & Educational Institute dedicated to bringing Jews closer to Judaism and one another.

Communal activist, author, lecturer.

Former director of the Hillel Foundation at Tel Aviv University, the campus with the largest Jewish population in the world.

Holds degrees in law (New York University School of Law), Rabbinics (Yeshiva University's RIETS Smicha) and International Relations (Georgetown University's School for Foreign Service).

Presentations include humor, anecdotes and warmth.