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“Beyond the tremendous caliber of the delegates and the out-
standing content of the sessions, what excites me most about
the Congress is the way it is laying the groundwork for long-term,
practical global partnerships. One example of this is the Shagririm
BaLev shidduchim project,” said Rabbi Danny Mirvis, Deputy
CEO of World Mizrachi. World Mizrachi are full partners of the
Shagririm BaLev program, an innovative shidduchim platform
that has already helped almost 150 couples find their soulmates
in Israel. At the Congress, World Mizrachi will launch this program
globally, helping Jews from all over the world connect with each
other and meet their soulmate. “Shagririm BaLev, with constantly
growing success in Israel, is well positioned to scale, and will
be strengthened and powered by our global network. This is
just one example of the immense potential for good that can
come through coming together as a global Religious Zionist
community.”

Two landmark books will also be launched at the Congress. Rabbi
Doron Perez, Executive Chairman of the World Mizrachi move-
ment, has published a timely work entitled “The Jewish State:
From Opposition to Opportunity” (an excerpt from the book as
well a book review are included in this edition of HaMizrachi).
This work grapples with the contemporary issues facing Israel,
providing a framework for understanding the rise of anti-Zion-
ism and embracing Israel’s most salient opportunity – creating
a unified Jewish society for the benefit of Jewish destiny and
future of humanity more broadly.
Additionally, World Mizrachi has partnered with the OU Press in
publishing previously unpublished and untranslated derashot
of Rav Soloveitchik on the State of Israel and Zionism. Delivered
at Mizrachi conferences from the late 1930s through the 1950s,
these powerful derashot remain timely and relevant, and serve
as fresh inspiration to Religious Zionists around the world.

The Congress will also bring community representatives together
with young Religious Zionist educators preparing for shlichut
overseas. “World Mizrachi runs five leadership programs with
over 100 participants, training Religious Zionist leaders and
teachers to go out into the world. The Congress will provide an
opportunity for communities around the world to meet these
developing leaders,” said Rabbi Hillel Van-Leeuwen, the head of
Mizrachi’s Leadership Programs.
The Congress will also be a unique opportunity to create a global
Jewish conversation between communities around the world,
including lay leaders and rabbis, together with members of Isra-
el’s Knesset and National Institutions. As we celebrate the 75th
anniversary of Israel together in Yerushalayim, we will remember,
celebrate and work together to build the next 75 years!

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