Here, the idea that nature knows no political borders is more than a belief. It is a fact, a curriculum, and a way of life.

The Arava Institute Faculty

DR. AVIVA PEETERS

Lecturer
apeeters@bgu.ac.il

DR. CLIVE LIPCHIN

Director of Center for Transboundary Water Management
clivearava@gmail.com

DR. DANNY MINAHAN

Lecturer
dannyminahan@gmail.com

DR. DAVID LEHRER

Lecturer
david@arava.org

DR. ELISE MACHLINE

Director of the Center for Climate Change Policy & Research
elise.machline@arava.org

DR. ELLI GRONER

Lecturer
elligroner@gmail.com

DR. JESSICA SCHACKERMANN

Lecturer
aiesad@arava.org

JÓZSEF KÁDÁR

Lecturer
jozsef.kadar@arava.org

RABBI MICHAEL COHEN

Lecturer
rabbimichael@friendsofarava.org

DR. MIRI LAVI-NEEMAN

Lecturer
Mirilav@gmail.com

NOAM WEISS

Lecturer
noamw@spni.org.il

DR. OMER POLAK

lecturer
omerpolak@gmail.com

DR. OREN HOFFMAN

Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture
oren@arava.org

DR. RINA KEDEM

Director of the Jordan-Israel Center for Community, Environment & Research
rina@adssc.org

DR. TAREQ ABU HAMED

Executive Director
tareq@arava.org 

PROF. URI SHANAS

Lecturer
shanas@research.haifa.ac.il

Academic Seminar Coordinators

CLARA MARIA HUERGO

Coordinator, Dialogue Forum
clara.huergo@arava.org