{"id":28967,"date":"2022-04-07T14:15:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28967"},"modified":"2022-04-07T14:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:15:36","slug":"head-of-onos-ethiopian-center-says-equal-opportunity-in-israel-is-more-than-a-dream-at-ono-its-a-promise","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/news\/head-of-onos-ethiopian-center-says-equal-opportunity-in-israel-is-more-than-a-dream-at-ono-its-a-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of Ono\u2019s Ethiopian Center Says: \u2018Equal opportunity in Israel is more than a dream; at Ono, it\u2019s a promise\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Head of Ono\u2019s Ethiopian Center Says: \u2018Equal opportunity in Israel is more than a dream; at Ono, it\u2019s a promise\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Sharon-Shalom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28968 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, founding director of Ono Academic College\u2019s International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry, recently published an article outlining his vision for the relationship between Ethiopian Jewry and the State of Israel and Ono\u2019s role in promoting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rabbi Dr. Shalom describes himself as \u201can Israeli rabbi born in Ethiopia\u201d whose \u201cJewish identity is unequivocal and the color of my skin irrelevant to my spirit.\u201d He noted that, \u201cGenerations of Ethiopian Jews have questioned or muddled their identities for the sake of inclusion, and many still grapple for a place in Israeli society. At Ono College, we believe a new approach is needed to secure the future of equality and inclusivity in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the article, Rabbi Dr. Shalom, recounts the history of Ethiopian Jewry including its difficult Aliya to Israel. He integrates his own story into that of Ethiopian Jews and the Jewish people at large in a grand tour d\u2019horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full article can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.timesofisrael.com\/equal-opportunity-in-israel-is-more-than-a-dream-at-ono-college-its-a-promise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/blogs.timesofisrael.com\/equal-opportunity-in-israel-is-more-than-a-dream-at-ono-college-its-a-promise\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of Ono\u2019s Ethiopian Center Says: \u2018Equal opportunity in Israel is more than a dream; at Ono, it\u2019s a promise\u201d Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, founding director of Ono Academic College\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":511,"template":"","class_list":["post-28967","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ono.ac.il\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}