ABOUT JIJ

Rob Buchheit, MS, CFP®, has served as the Executive Director of JIJ USA since 2017. With more than thirty years of financial planning experience, Rob leads the JIJ team’s development efforts in the USA. As a strong Zionist, he cares deeply about advocating for Israel and educating those with a desire to learn how to engage in a greater way.

Adv. Uri Morad was born, raised, and married in Israel, and now serves as the Director of JIJ’s International Law & Public Diplomacy Department. For Uri, as a former Givati Brigade combat soldier of the IDF, the suffering of others is not just a theoretical concept. Uri brings his enthusiasm for the law, human rights, and legal advocacy to JIJ’s international efforts and the intern program.

Adv. Rotem Ben-Simhon serves as the Director of JIJ’s Pro-bono Legal Aid Department and dedicates her efforts to safeguard the rights and freedoms of minorities under Israeli law. Adv. Ben-Simhon has successfully represented hundreds of cases and won precedent-setting rulings at the Israeli Supreme Court of Justice. Rotem is considered one of the top lawyers in her area of expertise in Israel.

Lydia Morgan, serves as the JIJ’s Chief Operations Officer and has dedicated her life in Israel to the advancement of human rights and civil justice for all peoples in Israel and the region.

Born in the USA, Lydia immigrated to Israel with her husband and 3 children, in 2007. With a background in management, marketing and conflict resolution, Lydia started her career at JIJ in 2008 and has been instrumental in the development, fiscal accountability and growth of the organization.

Lydia’s management gifts build an atmosphere of giving, trust and respect in the office, providing the essential foundation for personal growth as well as dedication and service.

Flavia Sevald has served as CEO of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice since 2014. Flavia directs the JIJ team to address issues of injustice for positive societal change.

Flavia is originally from Uruguay and has lived in Israel for more than 35 years. Before joining JIJ, she studied at Hebrew University and pursued a successful career in the High-Tech industry. Under Flavia’s direction, JIJ’s activities have developed domestically creating lasting social reforms for the benefit of Israeli citizens. And internationally, safeguarding Israel’s legitimacy and advancing civil society in the Middle East.

Flavia’s inclusiveness of others is a positive example of servant leadership and promotes the growth of a strong team. She believes that activism is a personal responsibility and an essential element in protecting human rights.

AmazonSmile is program from Amazon that allows you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop at Amazon, at no cost to you. When you shop at https://smile.amazon.com on you’ll find the same low prices, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. To setup your AmazonSmile account just follow the directions below.

1. Go to the AmazonSmile homepage by clicking the button below and click Get Started.
2. If you are not already logged in to your Amazon account, you will need to log in now.
3. You will be redirected to your AmazonSmile homepage where you can start browsing for products. Make sure your URL is https://smile.amazon.com to verify that you are donating 0.5% of your purchases. If you are on the normal https://amazon.com website, your purchases won’t be eligible for the AmazonSmile program. You can also double-check the charity that is receiving the AmazonSmile donations by looking at the Supporting tab in the Amazon navigation on the left top side of your screen.
4. You can keep track of your AmazonSmile Impact by visiting the AmazonSmile dashboard.

Facebook offers a new, simple tool that can give you the option to bring awareness to a non-profit or cause on your birthday.

1. Go to your Facebook account and login.
2. After you login, on the Facebook “home” page look on the left side column. You should see the ‘fundraiser’ option under “Create” at the bottom. Click on “fundraiser” and then click on “Select Nonprofit”.
3. Search for and select the Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ).
4. Set your fundraising goal (how much money do you want to raise) and time-frame. We’ve seen many successful fundraisers at $200 or even $500 or more. Set something that you feel good about and see where it goes! You can always raise the amount if you particularly like to challenge your friends. You can also give it a title and a description as to why you are raising money and a cover photo.
5. When your details are complete for the fundraiser, click “Create”.
6. Invite people on your friends’ list and engage with them! This is key. Invite, invite, invite! Share it on your timeline: remember that not everyone will see something when you post once. While some people may be hesitant to invite people on their friends list, remember you’re giving them an opportunity to participate in something large and global. No problem if they are unable or unwilling to participate at this time – you’ve at least extended an invitation.
7. Watch the donations come in.