Rabbi Akiva Gersh College Tour

ANNOUNCING: A live speaking tour with Rabbi Akiva Gersh! Invite Rabbi Gersh, visiting the U.S. from Israel, to meet with students in person between April 16 – 26, 2023.

His lessons include:

  • How Israel Became the World’s Most Vegan-Friendly Country
  • Judaism and Veganism: Do They Intersect?
  • Our Permission to Eat Meat: What Are the Torah and Rabbinic Tradition Really Saying?

Rabbi Gersh has been teaching in the Jewish and Israeli Education fields for over 20 years. He shares thousands of years of Jewish teachings that promote compassion for animals and vegan lifestyles.

Akiva earned a BA in Religious Studies from Brown University, an MA in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University and rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Sulam Yaakov in Jerusalem. He and his wife Tamar live in Pardes Hanna, Israel with their four children.

To arrange your speaking event, please fill out this interest form today!

Learn more about Rabbi Gersh.