About
Distance closes person by person.
The Amity Way Foundation was established on a plain observation: societies grow distant when people encounter one another mainly through headlines, and they grow closer when they meet as professional equals.
Mission
Why the foundation exists.
We build durable relationships between societies by convening the people who shape institutions, profession by profession, cohort by cohort, over years rather than news cycles.
Public argument moves quickly and rarely changes anyone. A surgeon standing in another country's trauma bay at two in the morning understands something that no briefing can transmit. That is the exchange we organize, and the only claim we make for it is that it is real.
One program does not transform a society. But a widening network of people who actually know one another contributes to steadier cooperation, more careful public discourse, less prejudice and greater democratic resilience. We measure our work on that horizon.
Lasting connection between societies is built relationship by relationship.
Principles
Six commitments we do not negotiate.
Peers, not audiences
Everyone in the room has professional standing. Nobody is there to be lectured.
No prescribed conclusion
We convene the encounter. Participants decide what it meant.
Human scale
Cohorts are designed to make serious conversation and meaningful peer connection possible.
Reciprocity
Professional exchange is built on mutual respect, contribution, and continued relationship.
Non-partisan
We serve no government, party or campaign, and we say so in writing to every partner.
Transparency
Partners receive clear information about program responsibilities, funding, and expected outcomes.
The land and its people
Understanding grows slowly, season by season.
Governance
Accountable by construction.
Program leadership
Each program brings together encounter design, operational, safety, and professional expertise.
Partner responsibility
Objectives, participant criteria, responsibilities, and follow-up are agreed in writing.
Feedback and evaluation
Participant feedback and longitudinal evaluation inform Fellowship activity and future program design.
Leadership
The people behind The Amity Way.
Honorary President
Reuven Rivlin
Honorary President
Tenth President of the State of Israel
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Lior Shmueli
Chairman of the Board
Nonprofit leadership & international partnerships
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Matthew Ryan Tally
Executive Director and Secretary of the Board
Nonprofit leadership · North American strategy & faith-based relations
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Efi Stenzler
Director
Former World Chairman of KKL-JNF · Former Mayor of Givatayim
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Dr. Liram Koblentz-Stenzler
Director
Extremism & antisemitism research
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Lee (LiLac) Levinger, Esq.
Director
Attorney & civic leader
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Susan Nehab
Director
Technology & business development
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Joe Peleg
Director
Doron Zentner
Director
Entrepreneur
Michele Burger
Director
Partner, LSN Partners · Strategy & nonprofit management
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The Amity Way symbol.
Three interwoven forms express the movement at the center of our work: discovery, connection and inspiration. Together, they form one continuous mark for relationships that lead to shared purpose.