Lech Lecha: Reflections on Judaism and Israel

Calev Ben Dor works an analyst at the Reut Institute. In December 2005, he swapped the suburbs of north-west London for those of Tel Aviv accompanied by the belief that if a place could make someone cry, how could they not live there. He also blogs at www.calevinthelandofmilkandhoney.blogspot.com and www.reut-blog.org

Paul Gross made aliyah in December 2007 after working for two years at the Israeli Embassy in London and realising that it was possible to be inspired as well as infuriated being surrounded by Israelis every day. He currently works on a program for young Jewish leaders as a mentor and lecturer and writes a biweekly column for the London Jewish News.

Daniel Raphael Silverstein is an emcee, spoken word artist, educator, community builder, interfaith activist and entrepreneur. He co-founded Moishe House London, which is an experiment in post-denominational community, and ‘Lines of Faith’, a Muslim-Jewish hip hop collective (www.myspace.com/linesoffaith). He also founded and directs Psychosemitic, a Muslim-Jewish events, education & social action agency (www.psychosemitic.com) and he is currently studying at Yeshivat Shvilei HaTorah and working on a Hip Hop Siddur (www.myspace.com/dannyraphael).