Spring 2020 Fundraiser | Biblical Tours of the World’s Greatest Sites: A Journey Through Jewish History
A Major 10-Part Series by Rabbi Soloveichik
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A VIRTUAL BIBLICAL TOUR AROUND THE WORLD
This year we cannot hold our annual gala; current circumstances make that impossible. However, the need to support our vital institutions, especially our spiritual home, is more crucial than ever.
So many of us have been gratified by the dazzling array of inspiring virtual programs that Shearith Israel has been providing from the moment we could no longer attend our beloved synagogue building. This Spring Fundraiser program — an ambitious 10-part series — promises to be an exceptional way to celebrate and support our congregation. And every guest can enjoy the best seat in the house (their own house, that is).
Over the course of ten evenings leading up to Shabuot, Rabbi Soloveichik will, sequentially and thematically, take us through highlights of Jewish history, drawing on great art and archaeology exhibits around the world. Each session, we will accompany Rabbi Soloveichik to a different city where we will delve into exhibits that offer insights into a theme of the Tanakh.
You will not want to miss this!
SPONSOR A SESSION OR THE ENTIRE SERIES
We ask that you take this opportunity to show your appreciation for all that Shearith Israel stands for, means to you, and, especially now, has been doing to support and inspire you, your friends, and the community at large.
Sponsorship levels range from $250 to $3600 and beyond - you can sponsor one or more individual lectures, or the entire series. All sponsors whose total contributions reach $3600 or more will be recognized as Series Sponsors. Sponsors will be acknowledged at each session, at the conclusion of the series, as well as listed in a special edition of our Fall Bulletin. See below for current sponsors.
CLICK HERE to sponsor.
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OUR VIRTUAL TOUR ITINERARY
All lectures will be delivered via conference call.
Dial-in instructions:
USA: (712) 770-5581 (this number also works for Canada)
UK: +44 (0) 333 015 4181 (not to be used on Ereb Shabbat/Shabuot)
Israel: +972 (0) 55-966-1137 (not to be used on Ereb Shabbat/Shabuot)
Australia: +61 (0) 3 8672 0100 (not to be used on Ereb Shabbat/Shabuot)
Panama: +507 838-7820
Participant code: 124005#
(For other locations, send your inquiry to info@shearithisrael.org)
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Monday, May 18, 7 PM | Cairo, Egypt
Reliving the Exodus from Egypt - in Egypt: A Biblical Trip to Cairo
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Tuesday, May 19, 7 PM | Paris, France
Moabites and Baal at the Louvre: A Parisian Intro to Ruth, Elijah, and the Messiah
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Wednesday, May 20, 7 PM | London, UK
Looking for the Ten Lost Tribes at the British Museum
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Thursday, May 21, Ereb Yom Yerushalayim, 7 PM | Istanbul, Turkey
The House of David in Istanbul: A Yom Yerushalayim Story
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Friday, May 22, Ereb Shabbat, Yom Yerushalayim, 5:30 PM | Jerusalem, Israel
What is the Most Valuable Object in Israel?: Jerusalem’s Archeological and Artistic Treasures
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Sunday, May 24, 7 PM | Berlin, Germany
Nebuchadenezzar and the Nazis in Berlin: A Reflection on Enemies Old and New
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Monday, May 25, 7 PM | London, UK
I am Cyrus: A Persian Emperor Meets Rembrandt and Harry Truman
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Tuesday, May 26, 7 PM | Athens, Greece
Alexander and Antiochus in Athens: The Battle between Hellenism and Judaism
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Wednesday, May 27, 7 PM | Rome and Vatican City, Italy
An Orthodox Jew finds God in Rome: The Capitoline and Vatican Museums
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Thursday, May 28, Ereb Yom Tob, 5:30 PM
Traveling with the Torah: A Shabuot Conclusion
Following these sessions, our conference call provider sends us lists of phone numbers that have dialed in. We do not share this information with anyone outside the Synagogue; however, we would like to thank you, and you may get a call from us.
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Thank you to our generous sponsors (list in formation):
Series Sponsors:
Nicole & Raanan Agus
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bengio Family, in memory of Rachel & Amram Bengio and Henri Misrahi
Norman Benzaquen
Karen & Jack Daar
The Freilich Family
Zoya Raynes & Naftali Friedman
Carol & Arthur Goldberg and Penny & Mark Aaron
Halana & Alan Greenberg
Rachel Neumark Herlands & Jonathan Herlands, in honor of Shearith Israel's incredible rabbinic and lay leadership
Linda & Michael Jesselson
Ivan Kaufman & Arbor Realty Trust
George Klein, Chalom & Alexandra Silber
Michael Lustig & Rachel Brody
Ruth & Theodore Mirvis
Nathan Family
Naomi & Peter Neustadter
Propp/Gomberg/Riesenberg Families
Carol & Alan Schechter, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Netanel, and in honor of the high school graduation of their granddaughters, Ita and Aliza
Judith & Joel Schreiber
Ruth & Irwin Shapiro
The Solomon Family
Oliver Stanton
Madelene & Stan Towne
The Tsesarsky Family
Session Sponsors (highest giving tiers listed first)
Lewis Bateman
Boys of Summer, in memory of Elliot Freilich
Sharon Dane, in honor of Rabbi Soloveichik
Faith Fogelman
Annalisa & Mendi Gertner
Adele & Ronald Tauber
Anonymous
Rabbi Meier Brueckheimer for Hakarat Hatov (in appreciation) of Rabbi Meir Soloveichik's lectures, and in loving memory of Hindel Bat Elyakim HaCohen a"h
Suzan & Fred Ehrman
Edward W. Kerson
Irene & Martin Kofman
Marilyn, Leon, Debbie, and Sam Moed
Hanna Bismuth, Sheldon Tepler, & Barbara Reiss, in memory of their mother, Feiga Tepler (and in honor of Rabbi Soloveichik)
Esther & Bill Schulder
Janet & Saul Spitz
Paula & Leslie Walter
Anonymous, in memory of Mrs. Reggie Richman
Viviane Bregman
Doina & Larry Bryskin
Ken & Marcie Cappell, in memory of Evelyn Cappell
Shlomit & Chaim Edelstein
Anne & Natalio Fridman
Miriam & Michael Gervis
Wendy & Sholem Greenbaum
Raquel & Steve Herz
Lois & Gerry Kirsh
Jackie & Andrew Klaber
Jane Shiff & Alan Lubarr, in gratitude to Rabbi Soloveichik, and in memory of Elliot and Dennis Freilich
Roni and Robert Pick
Debbie & David Sable
The children of Irene Schenker, z"l, on the occasion of her nahala
Beth & Kuty Shalev
Edward Sopher
Linda & Howard Sterling
Perri & Akiba Stern
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Robert & Sandy April
Barest Family
Lori Zeltser & Len Berman, in memory of Feiga Tepler
Rob Bernstein, in memory of his father, Bernard
Nava & Dan Bettinger
Alan and Janice Blumenthal, in memory of their parents, Bernard and May Blumenthal and Dr. David and Ruth German
Malaika Amon & Anthony Bregman
Lucienne Carasso Bulow
Shelley & Ruvan Cohen
Daniel D. Chazin
Vivienne Roumani-Denn & Morton Denn
Arlene & Avrom Doft
Suzanne & Jacob Doft
Jane & Roger Gerber
Ron Goldofsky
Doris & Marshall Greenberg
Lynnette Gruenhut
Miriam Hausman, in memory of Judy and Gershon Hausman
Alvin Hellerstein
Ruth & Marc Kalton
Josh Katzin
Kaufthal Family, in memory of Elliot Freilich
Rona & Ira Kellman
Chavie Kahn & Heshy Kofman
Karen & Bruce Lerman
Aviva Roumani & Ethan Mackin
James Nuzzo
Tikva & Irwin Ostrega
Bonnie & Isaac Pollak
Susan and Lenny Presby
Marc & Lynn Rohatiner
Andrea Weiss and Sarah Rosenfeld
Helene and Jerry Schutz in memory of our fathers Joseph Amster and Sidney Schutz
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schwartz
Karen & Roy Simon
Susan & Daniel Sklarin
Barbara Herlands Smith
Phyllis and Mark Speiser
Marilyn Stein
Ellis & Ellen Tavin
Sophie and Olivia Tulkoff, in honor of their father's birthday
Tova & Howard Weiser
Lois Liebowitz & Irving Wiesen
Susan & Mark Wiesen
Sheila Wisotsky & Dr. William Zeitz
Wolkovisky Family
Elizabeth Schultz Zimmer
Other Contributors:
Steven Cove, in honor of his grandmother, Chai Sarah Bat Yoniton Benyamin
Rebecca Davis & Percy Deift
Alan Mendelowitz
