A panel discussion discussing how to advocate for Israel included Andrew Gross, political advisor to the Deputy Consul General of Israel in New York; Dan Mitzner, the American Israel Political Action Committee’s associate director for the Real Estate Division and Jasmine Patihi, tri-state area high school program coordinator for StandWithUs, a grassroots organization that works to educate the public, as well as college and high school communities, about Israel. The keynote speaker was Sgt. Benjamin Anthony (IDF Reservist) of Our Soldiers Speak, an NGO that presents the mindset and motivations of IDF soldiers to audiences around the world. Lee Lasher, co-founder of U4U, introduced the community-wide session on ways to stand up for Israel, and SSDS Head of School Ruth Gafni served as moderator.