Our team
Lucia Pizarro, Founding Spiritual Director
Lucia Pizarro is an expert on modern anti-Zionist spirituality. She was born in Mexico City, where she became qualified to practice law. She completed anM.A. and a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Essex in the UK. She followed her academic passion for Jewish thought with four years working for social justice in Palestine. She recently became a mother and a Rabbi.
SandraLaya Ruch, Founding Ritual Director
SandraLaya Ruch, Neviat Shalom Tzedek, is a fully ordained Kohenet (Hebrew Priestess). She is a mother and grandmother, a choir member, after school teacher and lay leader in her Temple community. She lives in the Toronto area and works as a Holistic Health Care practitioner, human rights activist, and Teacher/Facilitator. She has traveled extensively for both work and pleasure.
Robert Allison, Founding Executive Director
From a very early age, Robert Allison has been involved in community organizing. In 2006, after the brutal Israeli attack on Lebanon, he found himself becoming involved in the Palestinian solidarity movement. He is one of the co-founders of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival. He is a newish father.