For any questions, please contact Julie Reeder at julie@friendsofarava.org
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2024
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Temple Emanuel, Reisman Hall
385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA
*With Special Guest Mandy Patinkin
Kosher brunch will be served
Join Co-Chairs, Karen Schapiro, Frank Chudnow, Amy Goldman, Michael Marcus, Howie Rodenstein and Steve Sanderson, as we honor our CEO, Miriam May, for her immeasurable impact on the environmental peacebuilding work of The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.
This event will honor Miriam’s leadership, as well as her legacy, with the establishment of the Miriam May Fund for the Future. While this is a painful and unsettling time in Israel, it’s imperative that we look towards the future…and what happens the day after this war ends. That is when the cross-border, environmental diplomacy work of the Arava Institute will be more critical than ever. This fund will be the living legacy to Miriam’s success in growing the Institute’s impact in Israel – and the region.
The Miriam May Fund for the Future will encompass the future sustainability of the Arava Institute through special initiatives and the growth, including the expansion of our campus with the new dormitory and education buildings, scheduled to break-ground this coming Spring.
Help us reach our goal of raising $500,000 to create this meaningful commemoration, which will recognize Miriam’s commitment to ensuring Arava Institute’s pivotal work in the wake of this war. In supporting the Miriam May Fund for the Future, you will be helping to achieve her vision of environmental peacebuilding in Israel and beyond.
For those who are attending, you can reserve a room at the AC Hotel Boston Cleveland Circle, Chestnut Hill, MA at 617-730-3660 or click here to book online.
For any additional information or questions, please contact our new Associate Director of Development,
Julie Reeder julie@friendsofarava.org
Thank you, شكراً ,תודה to our sponsors:
Gold
Consultants and Advisers
to Nonprofits and Foundations
Silver
Community Partner
Community Friend
Thank you, شكراً ,תודה to our host committee:
Visionaries:
Danielle Ruymaker and Eric Berzon
Janine and Edward Biskind
Miriam May and Rabbi Prof. Dr. Shaye Cohen
Amy Goldman and Joel Brill
Laurie and Michael Marcus
Karen Schapiro and Douglas Frazer
Steven and Penny Sanderson
Partners:
Margie Patlak and Frank Chudnow
Phyllis and Michael Hammer Fund
Marc Friedman
Craig Margolis and Carrie Flaxman
Peter and Deborah Wexler
Supporters:
Kim Shafer and Isaac Finkle
Sylvia Neil and Dan Fischel
Andrea and Jack Platt
Susan and Howard Rodenstein
Ellen and Michael Rubin
Sharon Shapiro
Allies:
Justine Levin-Allerhand and Paul Allerhand
Jane Barnet and Paul Gottsegen
Gwen Borowsky and David Camp
Daniel and Claire Caine
Beth and Adam Goldstein
Elisheva and Rabbi Daniel Gordis
Ethan Grossman
Mary Beth (Betsy) and Ted Kaptchuk
Jeffrey Menick
Joan and Stuart Schoenfeld
Lori Schuldiner Schor and Joshua D. Schor
Jon and Rabbi Carol Harris-Shapiro
Merry Sherman and Mark Saifer
Frederique and Conrad Smits
Friends:
David Arfin and Madeline Chaleff
Prof. Joan Blum and H. Daniel Hassenfeld
Sharon B. Cohen
David Eisenberg and Fran Caplan
The Elovitz Family
Neal Epstein
Carolyn and Steven Flammey
Nanette Fridman
Brenda and David Jaffe
Rachel Kalikow and David de Graaf
Gerald and Nancy Kolodny
Miriam Newman and Michael Pinnolis
Jean Rawitt
Marcee Samberg
Nigel Savage
Gifts:
Debra Benovitz and Mendy Teppler
Monica Brettler
Nancy Buck and Jim Sebenius
Heidi and Brett Cohen
Rabbi Michael M. Cohen and Allison R. Hill
Elissa and Michael Deener-Agus
Joe Eppstein
Ruth and Gene Fax
Susan and Benjamin Fendrick
Eileen and Roberto Fischmann
Elkan and Zelda Gamzu
Rabbi Jeff and Mindy Glickman
Patti and Harvey Gould
Robin Hasenfeld and Lester Blumberg
Sally and Ira Korinow
Judith May and Prof.Robert Hoberman and Miki Hoberman
Naomi & Keith Osher
Beth-Ann Roth and Richard Kirby
Jaymie Saks
Judy and Hillel Salomon
Tammy and Craig Schneider
Esther Schor
Joanne Shapiro
Naomi and Prof. Richard Shore
Linda and Bruce Stanger
Sarina and Allan Steinmetz
Harvey and Ann Tettlebaum
