Café Da'at – Mr. Nissim Rasouli, Mr. Roni Akrish, the artist and director Jerome Eros

09:30 | Mr. Nissim Rasuli, “Between Professional Mission and Kindness as a Way of Life”

Nissim Rasuli, 67, is an insurance agent with 46 years of experience. He is an exceptional professional who sees his work as much more than a means of earning a living. For decades, he has helped people exercise their pension and insurance rights, file disability claims, and cope with the need to finance medical treatments not covered by the health funds.

It is no coincidence that he calls himself the “Robin Hood” of the insurance world. In his lecture, he will reveal the meaning behind the nickname, share his extensive experience, and explain how a profession can become a human mission and a way of life devoted to kindness and giving.

Alongside his professional activities, Nissim devotes his time to Torah study and to examining and delving into new Torah insights, out of a belief in the connection between knowledge, action, and responsibility toward others.

11:00 | Mr. Roni Akrish, “Was Democracy Born at Sinai?”

Roni Akrish is an essayist, lecturer, and founder of the Free Popular University in Jerusalem and Ashdod. He teaches biblical historiosophy. His work explores the connections between biblical thought, philosophy, history, ethics, and contemporary society.

In his writings and teaching, he seeks to bring Jewish sources into conversation with universal thought, through a culture of inquiry, responsibility, and the transmission of knowledge.

12:20 | Artist and Director Jérôme Arous, “The World of Medical Clowning”

Jérôme Arous is a multidisciplinary creative artist working in theater, street theater, clowning, and public-space art.

Arous is one of the founders of medical clowning in Israel, a field that combines art, humor, compassion, and human sensitivity, offering moments of joy, comfort, and hope even under the most complex circumstances of life.

He is also a co-founder and director of the Barmouza Theater in Ashdod, and has worked for many years to promote artistic creation, human encounters, and community culture.

In his lecture, we will glimpse the marvelous world of the medical clown, discover the power of laughter in moments of pain and vulnerability, and examine how humor, imagination, and human presence can become tools for closeness, relief, and hope.