Orly is senior director of social tasks at LIVING TOGETHER, and is in charge of educational trips for participants in the Israeli Hope program (President Rivlin’s social initiative). She grew up on Dalton, a Galilee moshav of immigrants from Libya who came to Israel in the 1950s. Life on the moshav shaped her social worldview to a large extent. From a young age, she was interested in justice, equality, and society, and found her way to the study of law followed by work with the State Attorney’s Office - Tel Aviv District (Criminal). She completed her master’s degree in law at Bar-Ilan University in the mediation and conflict resolution track. Learning in the Kolot Beit Midrash alongside her legal studies led to a decision to make a career shift based on the desire to influence Israeli society in places where it is possible to spark change. Orly is a graduate of the Tehuda School of Jewish Leadership, and is involved in Siach, a global network of Jewish organizations engaged in questions around Judaism, social justice, and the environment. She founded and ran Neve Schechter, a center for education, culture, and Jewish arts in Tel Aviv aimed at promoting pluralistic Judaism in Tel Aviv. At the same time, she served as chair of the Shaharit Institute out of a deep commitment to creating a shared life among the various “tribes” in Israel. During this period, she also served as director of a public company, where she promoted corporate responsibility to the community. Orly recently completed four years as an emissary in New York, where she was in charge of the Shlichut (Israel Engagement) program of the UJA-Federation, working to connect liberal, progressive New York Jewry and Israeli Jewry at a time when fundamental issues divide the two communities. Equality between individuals, social justice, and human dignity are close to her heart, and she is active in advancing these causes through various channels. She believes that to maintain an enlightened society alongside the “Ten Commandments” (the letter of the law, and the legacy), we have a duty to seek bonds of understanding, to educate the public, and to create a sense of commitment driven by love and caring for others.