Organization
The organization was founded in 1988. Its membership consists of Israeli Rabbis and rabbinical students. RHR has a nineteen member Board of Directors. Rabbi Arik Ascherman served as co-director of Rabbis For Human Rights, becoming executive director in 1998. Ayala Levi took over as Executive Director in 2010.
In 2002, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America was created, inspired by the work of Rabbis for Human Rights-Israel. Rabbis for Human Rights-North America works on human rights issues in both North American and in Israel, and financially supports the work of RHR in Israel.
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