Ram Shefa ( he, רָם שֶׁפַע, born 15 February 1985) is an Israeli politician. A former head of the

National Union of Israeli Students The National Union of Israeli Students (Hebrew: התאחדות הסטודנטים בישראל, Arabic: إتحاد الطلاب في إسرائيل; NUIS) has been the representative body of students' throughout Israel since 1934. Today NUIS repr ...

, he was a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for the Labor Party from 2021 to 2022, having previously been an MK for the Blue and White alliance from 2019 to 2021.

Biography

Shefa was born in kibbutz

Givat Haim (Ihud) Givat Haim (Ihud) (, lit. ''the hill of life haim's Hill(Union)'') is a kibbutz near Hadera in Israel. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . History It was formed in 1952 by ...

, the son of

Gershon According to the Torah, Gershon ( he, גֵּרְשׁוֹן ''Gērǝšôn'') was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were ...

, an Olympic swimmer and Tamar, a kindergarten teacher. He attended Maya'an Shahar school, after which he did a

Service Year The Pre-Army Service Year ( he, שנת שירות, ''Shnat Sherut''), abbreviated Shin-Shin ( he, ש"ש), is a one-year voluntary service program for Israeli high school graduates prior to their service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Contrar ...

in the Beit HaYeled boarding school in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. In his national service in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

he served in the

Shaldag Unit Unit 5101, more commonly known as Shaldag ( he, שלדג, ''Kingfisher''), is an elite Israeli Air Force (IAF) special forces unit and one of the main Israeli special forces units. The unit is part of the Special Air Forces Wing (Wing 7) in the IAF ...

. After completing his national service, Shefa moved to the

Ein Yahav Ein Yahav ( he, עֵין יַהַב) is a moshav in Israel. Located 100 m below sea level in the northern Arava, 12 km south of Hatzeva and between the Yahav and Nikrot streams, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Central Arava Regional ...

moshav in the

Arava Valley The Arabah, Araba or Aravah ( he, הָעֲרָבָה, ''hāʿĂrāḇā''; ar, وادي عربة, ''Wādī ʿAraba''; lit. "desolate and dry area") is a loosely defined geographic area south of the Dead Sea basin, which forms part of the borde ...

, where he worked in agriculture for a year, before spending six months volunteering abroad for Tevel B'Tzedek. When he returned to Israel, he worked for the Aharei organisation. In 2012 he began an undergraduate course at the Kibbutzim College, and at the end of the year he was elected head of the college's student union. In 2014 he became deputy chair of the

. In 2016 he started a master's degree course in public policy at Tel Aviv University, and was elected chair of the National Union of Israeli Students. In February 2019 Shefa resigned from the union and joined the new Israel Resilience Party. After the party became part of the Blue and White alliance, he was given the twenty-ninth slot on the joint list, and was subsequently elected to the Knesset as the alliance won 35 seats. He announced on 25 January 2021 that he had joined the Israeli Labor Party and would run in its primaries, placing sixth. He left the Knesset on 31 January and was replaced by Ruth Wasserman Lande. He was re-elected to the Knesset as the Labor Party won seven seats in the 2021 Israeli legislative election, 2021 elections. For the 2022 Israeli legislative election, 2022 elections Shefa was placed fifth on the Labor list, but lost his seat as the party won only four seats. Shefa is married to Efrat Resner, with whom he has a son. The couple live in Givat Haim (Ihud).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shefa, Ram 1985 births Living people Blue and White (political alliance) politicians Israel Resilience Party politicians Kibbutzim College alumni Jewish Israeli politicians Kibbutzniks Members of the 21st Knesset (2019) Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020) Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021) Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022) People from Central District (Israel) Tel Aviv University alumni Israeli Labor Party politicians