Yoni was someone who deeply loved his Judaism but at the same time was not afraid to challenge it and ask brave questions. Yoni was also concerned for the future of his community and for the future of the Jewish People. 

The 'Yoni Jesner Conversations' provides a forum where open and honest dialogue can take place and serious issues can be thought through and grappled with in a novel way. The audience are taken on an innovative, stimulating and exciting journey and are exposed to the thinking and ideas of individuals at the cutting edge of the Jewish experience. This open and frank conversation deals with up-to-the-minute issues of Jewish interest and concern but at the same time is a very personal and intimate experience. The audience witnesses a meeting of minds of individuals who are important and influential voices in creating the Jewish present and building the Jewish future.

The 'Yoni Jesner Conversations' is an annual memorial event that takes place around the anniversary of Yoni’s death. The 'Yoni Jesner Conversations' is a partnership between the Yoni Jesner Foundation and the London School of Jewish Studies.

Yoni Jesner Conversations 2003

The first of the Yoni Jesner Conversations was held in November 2003. Joshua Rozenberg chaired the conversation between the Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks, patron of the Foundation, and Natan Sharansky MK, in the presence of the Israeli ambassador, His Excellency Dr Zvi Shtauber. The conversation attracted some 700 people and was a most memorable evening.

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Yoni Jesner Conversations 2005

Click here for details of this year's conversation between the Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks and Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles.