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Sing with Global Hatikvah Now!

Global Hatikvah is a virtual choral movement to unite the Jewish community and friends of Israel around the world through the unique power of music.

Participants—like you!—from around the world will submit videos of themselves singing “Hatikvah” in a show of solidarity and allyship.

Join the Global Choir for this Opportunity!

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On June 28, KOSHERPALOOZA takes the Meadowlands by storm for an all-day festival of feasting, entertainment, and elbow-rubbing with the pros

[JUNE 28, 2023, Meadowlands, Secaucus, NJ] – Get ready to explore every corner of the innovative and ever-expanding kosher universe! You (and your appetite) are invited to a massive celebration of all things kosher with hundreds of food brands, cookbook authors, influencers, and experts, all under one roof.

Known as—what else?—KOSHERPALOOZA, this first-of-its-kind festival for foodies, hosted by FleishigsMagazine and Powwow Events, takes place Wednesday, June 28 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ.

The full-day extravaganza is packed with events like Chopped-style cooking competitions, cooking and mixology demonstrations, wine tasting classes, exclusive book signings with renowned cookbook authors, and informative panel discussions. Visitors are also welcome to hobnob with some the top kosher creatives and influencers from across globe.

Of course, it wouldn’t be KOSHERPALOOZA without bites and sips! With a wide range of exhibitors—from restaurants and visionary startups to the classic brands your grandmother grew up with—expect an endless offering of products from across the kosherverse. Among them are more than 100 booths including: The Cheese Guy, Prairie St. Prime, Jacks Gourmet, Holy Wagyu Meats, Kosher Valet, Bethel Creamery, Royal Wine Corp., Pizza Biza, Bread and Batter, The Nuttery, Pelleh and so much more.

So nu, who’ll be there? The lineup includes noted kosher cookbook authors and influencers Kim Kushner, Levana, Naomi Ross and Paula Shoyer who will be cooking up a storm and competing a la CHOPPED; Headliners including Chanie Apfelbaum, Danielle Renov, Gabe Geller and Dani Klein hosting and toasting; Games including blind taste tests, hot sauce contests, and a wine glass challenge, along with a panel of experts offering wine tastings, mixology demos, as well as People’s Choice for best new product.

It’s a full day of fun and food where you can sink your teeth into gourmet treats from featured brands, participate in panel discussions, see live streaming cooking demos, drink from among the finest wines and cocktails, learn from the best kosher talent, catch the latest news in the kosher restaurant scene, win prizes and giveaways, vote for your favorite products and hear from leading organizations including the Orthodox Union (OU) and Masbia, too.

About Fleishigs Magazine

More than just the authority on kosher cooking, Fleishigs Magazine serves up kosher like never before. Each of its eleven annual issues is a jewel box of triple-tested recipes, entertaining tips, food trends, Shabbat and holiday entertaining guides, in-depth chef spotlights, luxe travel features and more. A feast for the eyes dedicated to the best modern cuisine, Fleishigs takes kosher to unexpected heights to reach and inspire the discerning chef, the food obsessed and budding gourmand in us all.

For tickets and further information, visit https://www.kosherpalooza.com.

For more information, photos, and interviews, contact Vicki Jakubovic, VICKIGJPR, vickigj@gmail.com, 973-519-8926.

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Contact: Vicki Jakubovic, VickiGJ PR, vickigj@gmail.com, 973-519-8926

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Chanukah on Ice NYC is back at Wollman Rink!

(December –, 2022)—

From its inception in 2008, Chanukah on Ice NYC has become a treasured holiday tradition for Jewish families in Central Park’s beautiful Wollman Rink.

Chabad Family Programs is once again hosting Chanukah on Ice NYC, on the 2nd night of Chanukah, Monday, December 19, 2022.

“Chanukah on Ice NYC is an opportunity for Jewish families to celebrate together the joyous and positive messages of the holiday,” Sarah Alevsky, coordinator of Chanukah on Ice NYC explains, “ and particularly now when being Jewish can seem scary and fraught to our kids, it feels really important to host a party that is an unapologetic celebration of who we are.”

Skaters will enjoy the experience of skating to the sounds of Chanukah festive music, together with the signature Dreidel mascots spinning on the ice.

At 7:30 pm the giant ice Menorah carved by ice artisan Bill Bywater will be lit in a moving ceremony. Israeli Olympic skater Hailey Kops will be on hand to help light the Menorah, and Ta Shma orchestra will bring their live music to the celebration as everyone will join in to sing the traditional blessings and prayers.

Skate rental and complimentary kosher food and beverages are included in the admission fee.

TIME: 6 -9 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2022.

PLACE: Wollman Rink in Central Park, in NYC, located near the 59th or Central Park South entrances.

For more information and to reserve, visit www.chanukahonicenyc.com.

Admission when reserving online is $28. At the door, admission is $35.

Under three is free.

Special group rates are available. Please call Sarah Alevsky at (212) 864-5010 ext 114 for more information. Sponsorships welcome!

Chanukah on Ice is a project of Chabad Family Programs, a division of Chabad of the West Side, in partnership with Chabad Centers throughout the city.

ABOUT THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION

Chabad of the West Side offers Jewish education, outreach and social services programming for families and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations.

For more information, visit www.chabadwestside.org

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Humans without borders work to assist everyday Palestinians with access to appropriate medical care.

By GERSHON BASKIN Published: OCTOBER 20, 2022

Every so often, I write a column about good people and good organizations that the public should know about. I write about organizations that I am personally involved in and who are very worthy of support.

This column is a call for support, mostly for additional volunteers in the Jerusalem region, which are needed more than financial contributions.

Humans Without Borders (HWB) is a volunteer organization devoted to assisting Palestinian families whose children require advanced medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.

In this era of barriers, fences and bloodshed, one of our most important tasks is to create and maintain personal connections between Israeli volunteers and Palestinian families. Such personal contacts promote mutual understanding and warm friendships.

Humans Without Borders volunteers drive families to and from hospitals, providing secure and timely assistance to Palestinian families in dire need and furnishing diverse assistance to these families when their children are hospitalized. The volunteers of HWB make about 6,000 unique trips each year between the checkpoints and hospitals in the Jerusalem and greater Tel Aviv area. They also organize fun days at the seashore and at local Palestinian resorts, giving sick children and their extended families a day of relaxation and a break from their difficult daily routines.​HWB also funds medical supplies that the Palestinian Authority no longer agrees to provide, purchases medicines and medical equipment, and directly pays hospitals to cover the cost of medical procedures.

They assist more than 100 families every year, sometimes driving them five days a week and sometimes taking a child for an occasional post-operative checkup.

An organization for everyone

Each trip is a blessing to a family and a singular experience for the volunteer, creating and maintaining personal bonds among the Israeli volunteers and the Palestinian families. Such special relationships generate goodwill and help in promoting mutual understanding and warm friendships in a desperately troubled area.

In 2021, corona continued to batter the activities of HWB. Some of the drivers contracted corona and others, due to their age or the vulnerability of members of their households, elected to reduce or cease their volunteering.

Notwithstanding, since the government decided that repeating the national lockdowns of 2020 was untenable, it became possible for a solid group of volunteer drivers to meet most of the transportation needs of our children and their parents. People have learned how to live alongside the virus – windows open no matter what the weather, full masking and serious distancing.

To the best of our knowledge, neither volunteers nor family members contracted the disease during HWB activities. In 2021, they managed almost 5,800 trips, involving about 110 children, some five times a week and some once every few months. A little more than 1,000 of these trips were handled by taxi drivers and about 80 volunteers completed the remaining 4,800. In 2022, they resumed normal activities without worrying so much about corona and the number of trips increased significantly.

Almost all of the trips were to hospitals in the Jerusalem area with a few dozen to hospitals such as Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv and the Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer.

HWB HAS also supported surgery for several children at Jordan Hospital in Amman. In the case of kidney transplants, the Palestinian Authority only covers expenses related to surgery and hospitalization, and requires that the family pay the costs of most medications, post-surgical testing and even lodgings for the father, while the mother (the donor) and child are hospitalized. In such cases, they step in and assist the families that can not possibly cover the expenses involved. The board of HWB set up a medical committee, including a retired registered nurse and a retired physician, which established firm rules for the provisioning of assistance. The committee handles requests from families and consults with Israeli physicians about appropriate steps to be taken.

Recently, several of the volunteers have been supporting older brothers and sisters of children we assist who are studying in Palestinian colleges and universities. These young people often are unable to cover the expenses, forcing them to drop out of their studies.

One of the issues is notebook computers, which are too expensive for the average Palestinian family. Members have donated used computers, which we have refurbished prior to distribution. Education is one of the few tools available for these young people to break out of the strictures of poverty.Some time ago, a small group of volunteers decided

to renew workshops for Palestinian mothers, which are held while their children undergo daily dialysis. In the past, the subjects discussed were related to women and their bodies.

This series of workshops was a great success but unfortunately, there was no follow-up. Alexandra, a recent and very devoted volunteer, negotiated with the management of Augusta Victoria hospital in order to establish a framework for the renewal of such workshops and activities.

I am not one of the very active volunteers, my wife is much more active. I do a weekly trip, taking a child from Beit Jalla home from Augusta Victoria Hospital in east Jerusalem following his dialysis, which he receives three times a week.

I can assure all of you that this is a very rewarding task, and anyone with a car and a good heart can make a small effort and put a human and humane face on someone who is usually considered to be part of the enemy.

These are our neighbors and we are their neighbors and when it comes to health and our human bodies, there is absolutely no difference between us. I strongly recommend looking up the organization on the internet, contacting them and giving some time as a volunteer to do something good.

The writer is a political and social entrepreneur, who has dedicated his life to Israel and to peace between Israel and her neighbors. He is now directing The Holy La

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Good News speaks to Andrea Videlefsky about this most important organization and the projects that they are doing.

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We were blessed with many messages, including Pope Francis, Borough Presidents Gale Brewer of Manhattan and Eric Adams of Brooklyn. Along with Oprah, Dr Oz, Urban Zen, Sarabeth’s and many more peacekeepers.

Good News Corporation, is a non-profit, est. 2002, created www.peacedayparty.org and has been involved with strengthening the message to Achieve World Peace since our inception, especially for children. Our shows included celebrities/organizations such as Paul McCartney, Michael Douglas, Dr. Jane Goodall, CEO Clubs, 39 Steps, New York New Works Festival, Ronald McDonald House, Rotary, KIND Snacks, Sarabeth’s, Lush Cosmetics, Steve Madden, Junior’s Restaurant, Peace Prayer Society, Hugg- a – Planets, Urban Zen, Brooklyn Nets, IHeart Radio, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, Captain Planet Foundation… who speak for peace.

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I’m amazed at the remarkable musicians of the Israel Philharmonic, who serve their county and people with such dignity and grace. Israel is blessed to have such wonderful ambassadors. Each one of our donors is an ambassador too, and this Yom Haatzmaut, we’re celebrating you and everything you do to support our musicians.

Our world needs beautiful music now more than ever. Please donate today!
P.S. I hope you’ll join me on the new social platform Clubhouse for “Hummus Thursdays,” a weekly discussion room where I talk Israel, the Middle East, and life at large with Israeli actress & producer Noa Tishby, media personality Shanni Suissa, and celebrity guests. Happening every Thursday at 12 pm PST / 3 pm EST. See you there!

Hans Lewitus: Music and Memories
Go back in time to the earliest beginnings of the Israel Philharmonic, then called the Palestine Symphony Orchestra, with Eva Lewitus, widow of original founding member Hans Lewitus, clarinetist. Eva’s first-person testimony is a riveting oral history of the fascinating but little-known members that made the Israel Phil what it is today. Click below to read our interview with Eva (plus, view her private collection of photos).

Schmoozic! with Actress & Activist Noa Tishby
Join us as we commemorate Israel’s Memorial and Independence Days on an all-Israel Schmoozic!, TODAY at 12 PM PST / 3PM EST / 8 PM GMT / 10 PM IST. We’ll be joined by Israeli author, actress, writer, and activist Noa Tishby as we discuss Israel, its complex history, and the role of the Israel Philharmonic in shaping this young nation’s identity.

Noa is the author of Israel: a Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth.
Save the date for these upcoming Schmoozic! webinars:
May 4th: Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder
May 23rd: Daniel Libeskind, world-renowned architect

Content to Watch, Listen, and Love This Month!

Israeli Poets Series: “The Guard Song” by Nathan Alterman
In the second part of the Israel Philharmonic’s “Playing Poetry” project, the extraordinary Achinoam Nini delivers a stunning rendition of Nathan Alterman’s “The Guard Song” with the full orchestral backing of IPO musicians.

Watch the performance of the song by Nathan Alterman for his daughter, poet Tirza Atar, set to music by Alexander (Sasha) Argov, arranged by Gil Dor, under the baton of Guy Feder. Atar’s song, Daily Love, was the subject of the first installment of the series last month.

Sulamot in Photos
Sulamot, the Israel Philharmonic’s music education program for children from disadvantaged and underprivileged backgrounds, is back in full swing. Two new programs have opened in Bat Yam and Kuseife and we are all feeling the excitement in the air. And the best part? We’ve captured it all in photos!

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana

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Have a warm relaxing Shabbos.

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