Special Shabbat Speaker Ori Ben-Herzel
Special talk during services and q&a during kiddush with Ori Ben-Herzel, an Israeli leader who is working to rebuild Israeli following October 7th.
Mr. Ben-Herzel is part of a fellowship of Israeli leaders the Wexner Resilient Leaders, who are visiting Chicago during November. He and his cohort have been working in rebuilding communities in Israel’s South and North after October 7th.Mr. Ben-Herzel will speak during the service and will answer questions at kiddush.
Short Biography of Ori Ben-Herzel
Mr. Ben-Herzel serves as the CEO of MIGAL- Galilee Research Institute, a regional R&D center operated by Israel’s Ministry of Science and Technology.
Previously he held the positions of VP of Value Creation at MIGAL and the CBO of MIGAL’s technology transfer company Galileo, where he focused on the development of new startups and tech transfer from academy to the industry.
Prior to MIGAL, Mr. Ben-Herzel served as Director of Technology for Kaiima Bio-Agritech, Global Breeding Lead at ADAMA, and Vegetable Breeding Director at Top-Seeds and Soli.
He holds MSc. Degree in genetics and plant sciences from the Hebrew University.