Hillel Katzir is the rabbi of Temple Shalom synagogue in Auburn, Maine. He lived in Israel for nine years, was a member of a kibbutz, and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He ha...показать большеHillel Katzir is the rabbi of Temple Shalom synagogue in Auburn, Maine. He lived in Israel for nine years, was a member of a kibbutz, and served in the Israel Defense Forces. He has taught Judaism, Biblical Hebrew, and interfaith topics at the University of Southern Maine and at Bangor Theological Seminary, and he is Director of the Hate Crimes Response Project of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. He frequently speaks to church, school and civic groups about Judaism, and about the need for understanding and acceptance between people of different faith backgrounds.показать меньше