Unpacking the Israeli Elections, with New Community Shlichah Shani Boneh
Some are saying that the Israeli elections of 2026 are the most consequential since the birth of the Jewish State. Join us as we seek to understand the Israeli electorate and the coalition government, including its implications for the future of Israel and the future of world Jewry. There is no cost to attend. Advanced registration is required for security purposes.
Shani Boneh is The Jewish Agency for Israel's shlicha (Israeli emissary) to metro Detroit, based at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, where she also works with Partnership2Gether (Detroit & Central Galilee). She is a living bridge between our communities, bringing the stories and faces of Israel closer at a time when connection matters deeply.
A licensed tour guide in Israel, Shani ran a culinary tour business in the north, Taima MeHatzafon ("A Taste of the North"), and has extensive experience leading and building educational group experiences, including pre- and post-trip gatherings for Israel missions. She holds a BA in Israel studies and Middle East studies from Ben-Gurion University in Be'er Sheva and an MA in American Jewish studies from the University of Haifa. In Israel She and her family lives in a Kibbutz in the Upper Galilee.
She previously served as a shlicha in Palm Beach from 2013 to 2015, together with her husband. Today she is in Detroit on a three-year shlichut with her husband, Nir, and their three daughters, and lives in West Bloomfield.
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Detroit Jewish Federation Shlicha
Shani Boneh is The Jewish Agency for Israel's shlicha (Israeli emissary) to metro Detroit, based at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, where she also works with Partnership2Gether (Detroit & Central Galilee). She is a living bridge between our communities, bringing the stories and faces of Israel closer at a time when connection matters deeply.
A licensed tour guide in Israel, Shani ran a culinary tour business in the north, Taima MeHatzafon ("A Taste of the North"), and has extensive experience leading and building educational group experiences, including pre- and post-trip gatherings for Israel missions. She holds a BA in Israel studies and Middle East studies from Ben-Gurion University in Be'er Sheva and an MA in American Jewish studies from the University of Haifa. In Israel She and her family lives in a Kibbutz in the Upper Galilee.
She previously served as a shlicha in Palm Beach from 2013 to 2015, together with her husband. Today she is in Detroit on a three-year shlichut with her husband, Nir, and their three daughters, and lives in West Bloomfield.
