National Young Israel gala March 15 in Flushing
The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) will celebrate 70 years of the State of Israel and applaud the United States’ declaration of Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel, at its gala diner on Thursday, March 15, at Terrace on the Park in Flushing.
The gala will honor current and former government officials and visionaries and activists who embody the values and core mission of the national council.
The guest of honor will be former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.
Speakers will include Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida, chairman of the National Security Subcommittee and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees; Stuart Force, father of Taylor Force, whose death led to the landmark legislative effort to defund the Palestinian Authority until it publicly denounces terrorism, works to end violent terrorist acts, and terminates the practice of giving stipends for terrorists; Morton Klein, president, Zionist Organization of America; Sander Gerber, CEO of Hudson Bay Capital; and television news anchor and correspondent Rita Cosby.
Other honorees will include:
•Shofar Award recipients Kenneth S. Abramowitz, managing general partner and co-founder of NGN Capital; Morty and Rozi Davis, owner and chairman of D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp. and chairman of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce; Michael and Susan Gross, active members of the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst; Drs. Robert and Jennifer Lebovits, active members of the Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh; and Stanley Sved, former president of the Young Israel of Elkins Park and the Young Israel of the Main Line, and former regional vice president of the National Council of Young Israel.
•Rabbinic Leadership Award recipient Rabbi Yosef Singer, spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Potomac and president of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.
•Young Leadership Award recipient Rabbi Duvi Honig, founder of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce and the non-profit Parnassah Network organization.
•Aishes Chayil Award recipients Helen Freedman, co-executive director of Americans for a Safe Israel; and Cindy Grosz, pro-Israel and education activist.
The 106-year-old National Council of Young Israel has approximately 135 branch synagogues throughout the United States, Canada, and Israel, with more than 25,000 member families. It is a multi-faceted organization that embraces Jewish communal needs and often takes a leading role in tackling the important issues that face the Jewish communities in North America and Israel. The NCYI provides religious, educational, Zionistic, social, and communal programming for all its member synagogues and their affiliated families.
Dinner Chairman is NCYI First Vice President Dr. Joseph Frager and the co-chairman is Jonathan Burkan. Program chairmen are NCYI Executive Director Rabbi Marc Volk and NCYI Director of Rabbinic Services Rabbi Binyamin Hammer. Journal and dinner coordinators are Judah and Carol Rhine of the Young Israel of West Hempstead. Master of Ceremonies is Washington Examiner Senior Editor and CNN political analyst David Drucker.
The event begins at 6 pm with an elegant buffet dinner. The program, starting at 7:30 pm, will be followed by a Viennese dessert. For reservations, visit YoungIsraelDinner2018.com or email yi_dinner@youngisrael.org.
Source: NCYI
