On the agenda just this morning at the @JewishAgency Board of Governors meeting: discussing combating antisemitism with @JeremyLeibler, promoting Aliyah for the Bnei Menashe, and expert analysis of Israel’s upcoming elections. And of course, seeing my friends representing MERCAZ and Masorti/Conservative Jews, their values, and their communities from around the world. Often during the elections for the World Zionist Congress, I was asked ‘Okay, there’s the Congress, but what about over the following five years? Why does my vote matter?’ The answer lies in gatherings like this. Because here in each committee and conversation - whether on how JAFI engages with the Israeli government, or how it spends its money, or what programs it prioritizes - your vote is what gives us the representation and power to speak up and make sure you and your values are represented.