Aliza Lavie, Ph.D. is one of the most rec­og­nized pub­lic advo­cates in Israel today. A for­mer Mem­ber of Knes­set, Dr. Lavie served as chair­per­son of the Com­mit­tee on the Sta­tus of Women and Gen­der Equal­i­ty in Israel’s Knes­set. She is the Chair­per­son of the Israel Film Coun­cil and the author of five books, includ­ing A Jew­ish Women’s Prayer Book, a 2008 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award winner.