We are looking forward to our event with the one and only Frank Luntz later this month, and we invite you to be a part of it. Tickets are on sale now.

Please see full details below.

Help us get the word out by letting your friends, contacts and social media outlets know about this important opportunity.

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It is not often that one has the opportunity to hear from someone recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on communication – but you will on Tuesday, June 26, as Greater Philadelphia ZOA brings TV personality and public-opinion maven Frank Luntz to town for a Taylor Forum event.

Luntz will give a presentation on “American Public Opinion About Israel: What Forms It and What Can Pro-Israel Advocates Do To Help Improve It.”

The event will take place at the Philadelphia Marriott at 1201 Market St. Luntz’s presentation will take place at 7 p.m. Tickets are $36/$18 for students and those ages 25 and younger.

At 6 p.m., there will be an exclusive Patrons’ Reception with Luntz where you can meet him and speak with him – there will not be an opportunity to do so during the presentation. The reception will include glatt-kosher food plus wines from Israel.

Tickets are on sale now at Eventbrite.com and you can also purchase them by check.

The reception will be limited to 40 people.

Reception tickets are $200 each and include admission to Luntz’s presentation.

Purchase tickets online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-frank-luntz-taylor-forum-tickets-46327028389

Checks made payable to “ZOA” can be sent to: ZOA, P.O. Box 56, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19066.

“An Evening With Frank Luntz” is taking place in memory of attorney and dedicated Zionist Jerome Taylor, who was a Greater Philadelphia ZOA board member.

For more information, call our Office at 610-660-9466.

Spring Membership campaign winding down – Please Join or Renew Your Membership!

Greater Philadelphia ZOA is looking for volunteers to make calls for our upcoming events.

You can either make them from our Bala Cynwyd office, or wherever is convenient for you.

If you can lend us your time and talent, please call us at 610-660-9466.

Thank you!

When Greater Philadelphia ZOA was in the early planning stages of our 2018 Gala, we announced prematurely that it would be happening in June. As you can see from the “Save the Date” notice above, it is taking place on October 17. We apologize for any confusion.

Has the (unorthodox) organized Jewish community fallen off the rails?

By Lee Bender

In Numbers 10:35-36, the Torah describes the years of exile and wandering when the Children of Israel were exposed to those who sought to cause them harm. Moses would say the following when the Ark was set out: “Advance, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered, and may your foes flee before You!” This prayer is said today in synagogue services when the Torah is taken out of the Ark. Upon its return to the Ark the prayer continues: “Return, O Lord, You who are Israel’s myriads of thousands!”  The rabbis explain that during tranquil times, when the danger is not persecution but assimilation, the prayer is a homiletic interpretation, “O Lord, return the thousands of Israel who have strayed.”

Unfortunately, too many of our co-religionists have indeed strayed and continue to drift so much so to the left that the question is: Has the (generally unorthodox) “organized” Jewish community’s religion become Leftism? There are disturbing trends.

Isi Liebler cogently summarizes several prominent recent examples of such behavior with regard to the latest violent Gaza protests:

Read the entire article at: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/has-the-unorthodox-organized-jewish-community-fallen-off-the-rails/

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Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

If you are receiving this email, you are familiar with the  Zionist Organization of America. You are either a ZOA member, or you’ve come to one of our events, attended a ZOA Speakers Bureau presentation or stopped by our booth at a pro-Israel event. You know at least a little about us, and now we would like to know more about you and the broader community. We also want to find out what others know about the Zionist Organization of America as well as the work that we do.

To achieve those goals, we have created a simple, quick, three-part questionnaire on the Survey Monkey Web site. Nearly each of the 26 questions requires just a “yes” or “no” answer.

Please click on the first link below, complete it, and then subsequently do the surveys at each of the other two links.

Please help ZOA improve by copying/pasting the three links and email them to friends and contacts plus post them on your social media networks and encourage others to fill out the surveys.

Survey Part 1:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8XLCGCR

Survey Part 2:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8GX5DGQ

Survey Part 3:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LKCBHYQ

You already know the educational and advocacy work that ZOA does. Help others find out about us and all the good that we do. Help expose your friends, neighbors, family and others to the truth about Israel and the war against Israel and the Jewish People. They won’t get it from most of the media, nor many politicians or even educators for the most part. But they will get it and understand it from ZOA – with your help. Host a parlor meeting or a public event with one of our speakers.

Learn more about our Speakers Bureau and what we offer at: http://philly.zoa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/05/speakers-bureau-050418.pdf

You already know the educational and advocacy work that ZOA does. Help others find out about us and all the good that we do. Help expose your friends, neighbors, family and others to the truth about Israel and the war against Israel and the Jewish People. They won’t get it from most of the media, nor many politicians or even educators for the most part. But they will get it and understand it from ZOA – with your help. Host a parlor meeting or a public event with one of our speakers.

Learn more about our Speakers Bureau and what we offer at: http://philly.zoa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/05/speakers-bureau-050418.pdf

Purchase tickets to the Patron’s Reception or the main event by credit card at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-frank-luntz-taylor-forum-tickets-46327028389

You may also pay by check. Call our Office at 610-660-9466 for prices, including the student and young-professional discount.

https://zoa.org/donate/philly/

On Tuesday, May 15, the Israeli flag on Benjamin Franklin Parkway was desecrated by vandals. It was sprayed with red paint. One suspect was arrested and mysteriously released by Philadelphia’s District Attorney. Meanwhile, there is video showing part of the attack against this symbol of the Jewish Homeland by a second suspect — whose face was partially obscured. A second individual is seen videotaping the crime. See below some screen shots from the video of the attacker and the taper. Perhaps you or someone you know might recognize one or both of the individuals.

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Also of Interest:

Jim Showers to be Honored

Friends of Israel executive director Jim Showers, a recipient of ZOA’s Friends of Zion Award, will be honored on Sunday, June 3, 2018 by the Jewish Community of Bucks County. The celebration will take place at Congregation Beth El, 375 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067, at 2 PM.

Beth El, Brothers of Israel, The American Friends of Kaplan Medical Center in Israel, and the Zionist Organization Of America (ZOA) among other Jewish groups are inviting the entire community to attend our celebration.  There is no charge for this event, and refreshments will be served immediately following.

Please join with us as we honor one of our kindest and dearest friends.

To sit with other ZOA members at the ZOA table, call our Office at 610-660-9466.

For more information about the event, contact either the Beth El office, 215-493-1707, or Albert Algazi, 267-981-4548.

We thank those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

Have a meaningful Memorial Day!