Daryl Messinger

Chair
Organization: ARZA
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Topics: General Israel Update, WZC 101 - Why you Should Vote Reform, The Reform Movement and liberal Judaism in Israel, Democracy in Israel and Judicial Overhaul, Women and gender issues in Israel
Types of Events: Virtual, In Person

Daryl Messinger is the current chair of the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA).  As chair she serves on the board of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the American Zionist Movement and ARZENU, the Reform Movement's international Zionist arm. She is a past chair of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Board of Trustees.  In addition to ongoing responsibilities with the URJ, she currently serves as chair of Leading Edge, an organization seeking to improve talent, culture, and leadership throughout the Jewish non-profit sector.  She is also on the boards of Israel Policy Forum and Hebrew Union College. From 2011-2015, Daryl was chair of the Reform Pension Board (RPB), which serves Reform movement professionals. She was the first woman to serve as chair of ARZA, URJ and the RPB.