Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

As all of you know, this past Tuesday, ZOA had its annual Washington Advocacy Mission. There is a lot of post-mission work to be done, and that is where each of you come in.

If you have not already done so, please take five minutes to call or email each of your senators and your House member and ask them to co-sponsor each of the legislative items that we went to Washington to lobby for. Then, please take a few minutes more to post the information on social media and send emails to your contacts and encourage everyone you know throughout America to call or write their lawmakers. These four bills in the Senate and seven resolutions in the House are each vitally important both to America and Israel. With each of you joining in this effort, together we can get the legislation passed and one step closer to becoming law.

Imagine the difference it will make if U.S. aid is cut to the Palestinian Authority because it pays terrorists and murderers to kill Jews; if more sanctions are placed on Iran; if waivers are removed preventing the president from delaying the moving of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem; if the United Nations is penalized for its anti-Israel vendetta.  These are the objectives of these pieces of legislation.

To get the legislative numbers and names of the bills and resolutions, links to copies of the legislation, contact information for all 535 members of Congress and to see which area lawmakers are already co-sponsors, please click on this link: http://philly.zoa.org/local-news/help-us-lobby-congress-pro-israel-legislation/

Meanwhile, see a report and pictures from the ZOA Washington Advocacy Mission later in this newsletter.

We are hoping to have a quarterly meeting on June 21 – location to be announced. We know it is short notice but we have an opportunity to have some special guest speakers. So please save the date and we will let you know all of the details next week.

“Father’s Day” is just around the corner, and with neckties being the traditional gift, we have something appropriate for the holiday for you to give or wear yourself. See an item about it later in this email.

We have had to postpone our mailing scheduled for Monday – but we are still in need of volunteers. See the “Volunteers” notice below.

Are you a part of ZOA’s “120 Club” yet? See details below and add your name to the growing list of participants for this special commemoration of our 120^th anniversary. Time is limited to participate.

Finally, a special community event is taking place in August that Greater Philadelphia ZOA is thrilled to be participating in. See details about “Hava NaGrilla” below.

Greater Philadelphia ZOA is looking for volunteers to help with a special mailing that we are doing next week.

The mailing will take place near our office in Bala Cynwyd. If you are able to lend us a hand and a few hours of your time, we would greatly appreciate it. We will let you know by email when it is taking place.

Please email us or phone us at 610-660-9466 if you are able to help out.

Thank you in advance!

 

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Out & About

Greater Philadelphia ZOA Executive Director Steve Feldman will be speaking on Sunday, June 11 at 9:30 a.m., at Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras Israel, known as “The Little Shul,” at 2017 South 4th Street in Philadelphia. Feldman will discuss “The Six-Day War and its Ongoing Impact.”

 

Promote Your Business or Service While

Helping Greater Philadelphia ZOA Help Israel

We are now accepting advertisements and congratulatory notices for our 2017 Gala!

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Print out the form above, and return it with your ad and payment. Full page ads include tickets to our Gala – an evening celebrating Israel and America!

For questions, please call our Office at 610-660-9466.

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Greater Philadelphia ZOA maintains an active speakers bureau, suitable for both large events (such as congregations) or parlor meetings. Help ZOA educate others. For more information, see the link:

http://philly.zoa.org/about-zoa/host-a-zoa-speaker/

When you do your food shopping, remember to “Buy Israel.” See our “Buy Israel” project flyer at the link:

http://philly.zoa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/02/buy-israel-flyer-revised-january-2016-p.pdf

Honor the memory of a loved one or celebrate an upcoming simcha with a classy, frameable custom-made certificate from Greater Philadelphia ZOA. For details and to see some examples, see the link:

http://philly.zoa.org/about-zoa/169-2/

Get Involved in ZOA!

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Greater Philadelphia ZOA in Bucks County

Greater Philadelphia ZOA was privileged to once again take part in the Bucks County Jewish

Coalition’s annual Israel celebration. We had a table with literature and items offered in

exchange for a donation. In the spirit of our “Buy Israel” project, we gave away Bazooka

gum and candy from Israel.

Among our volunteers who helped out at the event (from left) are: Ed Rosen, Linda Rosen,

Beverly Sher and Betsey James. Perry Paul and Garry Miller also helped us during the day.

Other Events of Interest:

Hava NaGrilla Smoke BBQ Festival

The Men’s Club of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El will host the first annual Kosher BBQ Championship in the mid-Atlantic region, certified by the Kansas City Barbeque Society on Sunday, August 27 at the synagogue, 1001 Remington Rd. Wynnewood, PA 19096, beginning at 11:00 AM

There will be a pickle eating contest, face-painting for the kids, a wandering magician, craft artisans, mechanical bull riding, educational & interactive  booths (how to make the perfect matzah ball, how to clean a barbeque grill, how to make a grill into a smoker, have your swing analyzed by a PGA professional and more…). Come and visit the Greater Philadelphia ZOA table while you are there!

For all of the details, go to: https://phillykosherbbq.com/