opening plenary

The first evening of the conference was amazing. Rabbi David Saperstein started things off passionately, then the focus shifted to three honorees. Peter Beinart caused a stir last summer with an article he wrote in the New York Review of Books. Sara Benninga is an Israeli activist who has helped lead the protests in Shiekh Jarrah. I can't figure out how to introduce Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish succinctly, but his story is tragic and awe-inspiring.