About Our Event
With support from Jewish National Fund, the Arava Institute advances cross-border environmental cooperation in the face of political conflict, and also educates and prepares future leaders from Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, and around the world to cooperatively solve the pressing environmental challenges of our time.
This event is open to the public, and the entire Mountain States community is welcome to attend.
Guest Speakers

Mohammed Azraq
Arava Institute Alumnus
Mohammed Azraq was born to Jordanian parents in Kuwait City. A recipient of the Atkin Fellowship for Arab Israeli Peace at King’s College London, he published a paper on grassroots community initiatives for renewable energy generation in West Bank villages. Mohammed is developing a migration narrative project to help young Arab immigrants and Mizrahi/Sephardic Jews connect in Europe.

Odeliya Matter
Arava Institute Alumna
Odeliya Matter was born and raised in Jerusalem with a short stint in Arizona, where her mother performed as a reform cantor. After her Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service Odeliya organized a delegation of volunteers to the Island of Lesvos, Greece to assist their refugee population. Upon her return to Israel in 2018, Odeliya studied at the Arava Institute where she developed her interest in the fields of grassroots activism, environmental development, and community-based collaborations.
Event Chair
Sherrie Zeppelin
Mountain States Women for Israel Co-Chairs
Natalie Goldman & Amy Zeppelin Kirschbaum
More Information
Melissa Asarch, Associate Director, Mountain States
[email protected] or 303.573.7095 x978
Important Security Information
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