Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

We are very much looking forward to our three upcoming events: our quarterly meeting, the Brandeis Dinner and our special “An Evening With Sgt. Benjamin Anthony” — and we strongly encourage you to get to all three of these. Each event will be powerful, upbeat and inspiring.
Our quarterly meeting will accentuate the positive about Israel and really reveal Israel’s untold story: The medical, scientific and technological breakthroughs developed by Israelis that benefit all of humanity. The event featuring Mark Cohen of Israel Ideas takes place on November 3 at Beth Sholom Congregation. See the graphic below. The event is free and open to the public.
On November 20 in Manhattan, more than 1,000 Zionists will gather to celebrate Israel and Zionism at National ZOA’s Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award Dinner. There will be yet another lineup of deserving honorees and uplifting and informative speakers, including Philadelphia’s own Gary Erlbaum — plus ZOA’s famous glatt-kosher reception. Join the many local ZOA members and friends who have already purchased tickets to this great evening. There is a generous discount for current ZOA members from the Greater Philadelphia ZOA area, plus an extremely deep discount for young professionals. See all the details in the graphics below.
We are truly thrilled to be able to again present an event with Sgt. Benjamin Anthony of Our Soldiers Speak. He is one of the most compelling and passionate pro-Israel speakers in the world today. He will be speaking on December 8 at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El. See the details in the graphic below.
There are sponsorship opportunities for “An Evening With Sgt. Benjamin Anthony.” It is a great way to help Greater Philadelphia ZOA, and if you have a business or are a service-provider, a great opportunity to promote your business.

 

Greater Philadelphia ZOA needs volunteers to help set up for our November 3 meeting at Beth Sholom. If you are able to arrive early and lend a hand, please call our Office at 610-660-9466.
We are also looking for volunteers to do Internet research and/or make calls. These tasks can be done from your home or office. If you have some time you can lend us, please call our Office. Thank you.

 

 

 

If you are already a member, please make sure your annual dues are up-to-date. If you are not sure, contact us and we will check and let you know. It may be time to renew your membership.
You can also invite your friends or relatives to join Philadelphia ZOA, and additionally, you can purchase a gift membership for a loved one.
You can join or renew online by clicking the donate/join tab above. Or you can call us at: 610-660-9466.
We value each and every member!

Also of Interest:
Greater Philadelphia ZOA Board Members To Be Honored
Our friends at Aish  Philadelphia are honoring Greater Philadelphia ZOA Board Members Jonathan and Bonnie Pontell and two other couples at their annual gala on Nov. 22. The Pontells are richly deserving of this recognition. There are opportunities to support the honoring of the Pontells by attending the Aish Gala or by purchasing an ad in the tribute book. For details, click the link below.
Aish Gala: http://www.aishphila.com/2011/event.php?id=360

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

Chag Sameach!

The BDS Movement is truly a menace, and there are many ways to counter and combat it. Greater Philadelphia ZOA is planning a “Buy Israel” Israel Food, Crafts and Judaica Festival to pro-actively and permanently battle the “boycott” component of BDS in a positive way. We want this event to be both comprehensive and successful, and the time and effort needed to meet those goals is too great to accomplish by December 6. Therefore we are postponing this event until the spring. But that does not mean that you need to wait until then to buy goods from Israel. There are many opportunities to do so, whether in local supermarkets, via the Internet or during your trips to Israel. Goods from Israel can include necessities for your cupboards, or gifts or Judaica. Meanwhile, we are excited about this festival and we will let you know the new date as soon as it is rescheduled.

• On November 3, please join us for an exploration of the wonders that Israel produces and shares with the world, at Greater Philadelphia ZOA’s quarterly meeting on November 3, featuring a presentation from Mark Cohen of Israel Ideas.
• We are privileged to present “An Evening With Sgt. Benjamin Anthony” on Dec. 8, featuring one of the most impactful and compelling speakers around. Come out to hear Sgt. Anthony’s passionate and crystal-clear message. Bring your friends and particularly students.
• In between these two local events is one of the most pleasurable and spectacular Zionist events of the year: The National ZOA Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award Dinner on November 20 in Manhattan.

Details on all of these events are below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Philadelphia ZOA needs volunteers to help set up for our November 3 meeting at Beth Sholom. If you are able to arrive early and lend a hand, please call our Office at 610-660-9466.

We are also looking for volunteers to do Internet research and/or make calls. These tasks can be done from your home or office. If you have some time you can lend us, please call our Office. Thank you.

 

 

If you are already a member, please make sure your annual dues are up-to-date. If you are not sure, contact us and we will check and let you know. It may be time to renew your membership.

You can also invite your friends or relatives to join Philadelphia ZOA, and additionally, you can purchase a gift membership for a loved one.

You can join or renew online by clicking the donate/join tab above. Or you can call us at: 610-660-9466.

We value each and every member!

Also of Interest:

Greater Philadelphia ZOA Board Members To Be Honored

Our friends at Aish  Philadelphia are honoring Greater Philadelphia ZOA Board Members Jonathan and Bonnie Pontell and two other couples at their annual gala on Nov. 22. The Pontells are richly deserving of this recognition. There are opportunities to support the honoring of the Pontells by attending the Aish Gala or by purchasing an ad in the tribute book. For details, click the link below

Aish Gala: http://www.aishphila.com/2011/event.php?id=360

 

A Message From Co-President Lee Bender:

“Friends:

As many of you know, I have been battling lung cancer for over three years. Overall, I am still doing pretty well, all things considered, and there are several new promising treatments that are or will be approved soon and of which I am on. But there is a long way to go.  I will be participating in the Free To Breathe Philadelphia Walk/Run on Sunday, November 6.  Last year, my first, we had 20 join us in the walk/run and raised over $5,000.  I am truly grateful.

I am again asking you to join my team, Lee’s Lasers, either via a donation and/or participation.

Any support will be greatly appreciated.  See the link below:”

http://participate.freetobreathe.org/site/TR?team_id=58327&pg=team&fr_id=3422#.V_pTiySfwRY;

Lee and Jane Bender To Be Honored by Their Synagogue on Nov 18 at a special Shabbat dinner:

 

 

 

 

Now More Than Ever!

Do your Friends and Neighbors Know All They Need to About Israel?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shalom Greater Philadelphia ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

We at Greater Philadelphia ZOA are as concerned and disturbed about BDS as each of you are, and we want to take steps that will have a long-term impact on countering and defeating this evil movement. In addition to our ongoing activities to combat this latest scourge meant to harm Israelis and the Jewish people, we want to have a series of positive, pro-active events to take on each element of BDS: promoting buying rather than boycotts; investing rather than divesting; supporting rather than sanctioning. The first of these events is scheduled for December 4: A “Buy Israel” Israel Food, Crafts and Judaica Festival that will encourage the purchasing of goods made or grown in Israel on that day and as a permanent practice for everyone who cares about Israel. While the event is nearly two months away, we need your help now to make the event the great success that it needs to be. If you have time to do Web research and make calls in the next week, please call our Office at 610-660-9466.

Meanwhile: If you came to and enjoyed the recent Greater Philadelphia ZOA Gala (video of the award-presentations ceremony is on You Tube – see information below as well as the link to peruse our Gala Tribute Book & Ad Journal), you will also enjoy and benefit from National ZOA’s Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award Dinner. Join many Zionists from the Greater Philadelphia area who attend this event every year at the Brandeis Dinner this year. See details on the honorees and speakers below. There are a limited number of deep discounts for ZOA members from our area, as well as for students and young professionals – but you must act quickly to get these special rates. Call our Office for details.

Get the New Year Off to a Good Start:
Join ZOA, Renew Your Membership or Introduce a Friend or Relative to ZOA

If you are already a member, please make sure your annual dues are up-to-date. If you are not sure, contact us and we will check and let you know. It may be time to renew your membership.

You can also invite your friends or relatives to join Philadelphia ZOA, and additionally, you can purchase a gift membership for a loved one.

You can join or renew online by clicking the donate/join tab above. Or you can call us at: 610-660-9466.

We value each and every member!

 

 

 

 

Buy Your Tickets Today:

Coming Up:

Save the Date! Help Out Now!

 

 

Watch the Greater Philadelphia ZOA Gala award presentations, speeches, prayers and songs on You Tube. If you were there, enjoy this great evening again. If you were not there, here is an opportunity learn from and be inspired by those who participated in this great event!

Direct link: YouTube: https://youtu.be/Che3AHND_1w

Greater Philadelphia ZOA’s 2016 Gala Tribute Book & Ad Journal Is Now Available on the Web!

Our 2016 Gala Tribute Book and Ad Journal is now available on-line. It includes bios of our honorees, messages from ZOA leadership, letters of support from elected officials, heartfelt notices congratulating those who received awards, and advertisements from a variety of local and national businesses, service-providers, professionals and organizations.

Please check out this souvenir from our most significant event of the year. Just click the copy of the front cover.

Also: Please patronize the businesses, service-providers and professionals who support us — and when you do, be sure to let them know that you saw their ad in our book.

Thank you!

If you would like to include your business or service in our 2017 book, please call us at 610-660-9466.

https://www.scribd.com/document/326559062/Gala-2016-Book-for-Internet

Also of Interest:

Greater Philadelphia ZOA Board Members To Be Honored

Our friends at Aish  Philadelphia are honoring Greater Philadelphia ZOA Board Members Jonathan and Bonnie Pontell and two other couples at their annual gala on Nov. 22. The Pontells are richly deserving of this recognition. There are opportunities to support the honoring of the Pontells by attending the Aish Gala or by purchasing an ad in the tribute book. For details, click the link below

 

 

Aish Gala: http://www.aishphila.com/2011/event.php?id=360

 

 

Greater Philadelphia ZOA needs volunteers to do research and/or make calls. These tasks can be done from your home or office. If you have some time you can lend us, please call our Office: 610-660-9466. Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

We are still delighting in the universally positive comments and feedback we have been receiving in the aftermath of our annual Gala, which took place last week. Thank you all for your kind compliments.

For those of you who were not able to attend the event, we are truly sorry you could not make it there for whatever reason. We hope you will be able to attend next year’s Gala.

Even for those of you who attended, from your seats you likely were not able to see the details of each of the awards that we presented. The collage below displays each special award that is a token of our appreciation to each of our special honorees.

We hope that by next Friday, video of the Gala awards presentations and acceptance speeches, and the songs, other remarks and prayers that were part of this grand evening will be available on our Youtube channel.

Out & About:

Greater Philadelphia ZOA Executive Director Steve Feldman will be discussing “Effective Strategic Advocacy” at brunch sponsored by the Men’s Club of Congregation Beth El Ner Tamid this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the synagogue, 715 Paxon Hollow Rd, Broomall. For tickets and reservations, contact the synagogue at [email protected] or (610) 356-8700.

Upcoming Events:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Brandeis Dinner takes place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan.

Special rates for students, young professionals and Philadelphia-area ZOA Members. Call 610-660-9466.

Exhibitors and merchants wanted. Call 610-660-9466.