This year’s Fall Fundraiser & Hatanim Celebration will support our new wheelchair lift for congregants with mobility difficulties.
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Join our virtual culinary journey through Jewish history and discover the truth behind the statement of the French politician Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin: “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.”
As our annual Spring Fundraiser, this lecture series provides essential support to our Congregation. Premiering Wednesday, May 8, and airing on Tuesdays, May 14 – June 4, each engaging session will be livestreamed over Zoom at 7:30 pm.
All sponsors will be recognized in a beautiful content-rich commemorative booklet that will be mailed out after the series.
SERIES UNDERWRITERS
All Series Underwriters will receive: (1) a distinctive, full-page color ad, and up to 5 commemorative booklets;(2) a recording of the series at the conclusion if requested and (3) all bonus offerings below.
SESSION SPONSORS
Bonus Culinary Edutainment Experiences with Rabbi Soloveichik* |
For Series Underwriters Only ($3,600 and up) |
Join Rabbi Soloveichik and others for an in-person exclusive kosher food tour |
For Session Sponsors of $1,800 and up |
Sunday, June 2 | Afternoon
Be part of a small live studio audience to view the pre-recording of the final series session: A Talmudic Fisherman, Chagall’s Herring, and Rabbinic Sushi: The Jewish Affection for Fish from Egypt to Today. Following the session, enjoy an “afterparty” featuring a sampling of high-quality herrings and beverages. |
For Session Sponsors of $360 and up |
Sunday, June 9 | Early Evening
Attend a private conversation between Rabbi Soloveichik and Elizabeth Ehrlich, acclaimed author of one of Rabbi Soloveichik’s favorite Jewish food-centric books, Miriam’s Kitchen: A Memoir |
Premiere Session #1 | Wednesday, May 8 | 7:30 pm
Holy Hallah to Holey Bagels:
The Striking, Shocking, Amusing, and Inspiring 4,000 Year Story of Jewish Bread
Session #2 | Tuesday, May 14 | 7:30 pm
Hamin, Cholent, Adafina:
The Stirring Story of Sabbath Stew
Session #3 | Tuesday, May 21 | 7:30 pm
Boureka, Latkeh, Knish:
How the Humble Potato Changed Jewish Life Forever
Session #4 | Tuesday, May 28 | 7:30 pm
Arbes to Hummus:
A Little Legume, Jewish History, and the Future of Israeli Cuisine
Session #5 | Tuesday, June 4 | 7:30 pm
A Talmudic Fisherman, Chagall’s Herring, and Rabbinic Sushi:
The Jewish Affection for Fish from Egypt to Today
Stacey & Oliver Stanton
Anonymous
Gillian & Simon Salama-Caro
Solomon Family
Anonymous
Karen & Jack Daar
Roberts Family
Madelene & Stan Towne
Anonymous
Lewis Bateman
Sharon Dane and Gail Propp
Rose & Morty Landowne
Juan Mesa-Freydell
Nathan Family
Carol & Alan Schechter
Susan & Warren Stern
Rachel Neumark Herlands & Jonathan Herlands
Alene Schneierson & Morris Krimilovsky
Debbie & David Sable
Sisterhood of the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
Aviva & Marvin Sussman
Malaika & Anthony Bregman
Judy & Albert Milstein
Anonymous
Bonnie Barest and Family
Nava & Dan Bettinger
Viviane Bregman
Faith Fogelman
Frieber Family
Nicola & Philip Garcia
Raymond Jasen
Temima & Symcha Klerer
Neumark Family
Rodrigo Pinto
Barbara & Guy Reiss
Andrew Saidel
Carla & Jonah Schein
David Schimel
Esther & Bill Schulder
Lu Steinberg & Michael Schulder
Marci Shore
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Siskind
Sara & Warren Sherman
Linda & Howard Sterling
Drs. Margo & Douglas Woll
Charlotte Triefus & Lloyd Zuckerberg
Alfandary-Nahon Family
Anonymous (2)
Ceceil & Ariel Bengio
Karyn Braka Bogart
Rabbi Meier Brueckheimer
Chaplain, Major, Bruce Bublick, USAF (Retired)
Rose & Henry Edinger
Judy & Robert Friedman
Barbara Klein
Ruth & Larry Kobrin
Michael Lewyn
Jan Rothschild
Tovah & Rabbi Gershon Segal
Donna & Benjamin Tripp
Roy Young