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A proud yet scarred leader haunted by the Holocaust and decades of war, former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin struggled to balance history and heroism to make peace with his greatest enemy and cement a legacy long misunderstood. His life is a nuanced and complicated canvas that tells the story of key events and currents in the history of modern Israel and its relationship to its Middle East neighbors.

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Wed. July 28th at The Brownstone, East Village, NYC

Co Hosts: Adina Brilleman & Eli Hanovitch

Ticket proceeds benefited JOIN Literacy, providing library and reading programs for disadvantaged elementary school students in Israel.

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On Sunday, April 18th 2021, over 60 supporters in 9 states joined together to experience a guided chocolate tasting to celebrate Israel’s 73rd birthday. Supporters received a kosher chocolate tasting kit in the mail from Laughing Gull Chocolates.

The proceeds went towards providing educational consultants for STEM Education (Science Technology, Engineering and Math). STEM provides at-risk student the skills to help lift themselves out of poverty and into a bright future.

The tasting was opened by Board Member, Maurice Dayan. Maurice talked about his background in chocolate and his experience as a long-standing supporter of JOIN Israel. “As donors to JOIN Israel we get a lot of bang for the buck, the organization is doing g-d’s work in Israel.”

Participants then heard from Hila Shraga, Educational Consultant for JOIN Israel (see video below).

Founder and Chief Chocolatier of Laughing Gull Chocolates, Lindsay Tarnoff gave a step-by-step tasting with eight samples. Viewers tasted their way through the world of chocolate, with a guided discussion about the broad range of flavors in their kit, created by small batch chocolatiers.

Over 100 supporters in 10 states, Canada, England and Israel joined the fundraiser too kick of Hanukkah.  Proceeds from the virtual event provided tablets for at-risk Israeli students that are distance learning through project Bolster Education.

Participants had the option to purchase a kit with the needed ingredients sent to their home in advance. The virtual experience included instruction on how to cook a latke and mix a vodka cocktail.

Chef Tracy Zimmerman, gave step-by-step instruction on how to fry the perfect latke. Mixologist Alex Levy taught participants how to create the perfect Hanukah themed vodka cocktail- ‘Gelty Pleasure’.

Thank you to our sponsors: Regina Bisk, Lauren Bisk, Andrew Gold, Moderchai Iluz, Avi Kaner, Rosalie Kleinhaus, Jake Marder, Daniel Nir, Linda Rubin, Ned Schoenfeld, Rick Smilow & Adam Sussman

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On October 15th, The Grad Network: Powered by Colombia/Barnard Hillel, Jewston and JOIN Israel hosted artist Rebecca Matsil. Rebecca provided step-by-step instructions on how to paint a ‘Tree of Life’.

The virtual event was attended by Graduate Students at Colombia University, Barnard College, University of Houston, Rice College, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Young Professionals in Texas and New York.

The proceeds went towards JOIN Therapy, addressing the immediate mental health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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On the evening of Sunday, August 9th, JOIN Israel supporters virtually joined together for an ‘Israeli Wine Tasting with Carmel Winery’. Over 100 supporters attended from 9 states in the US as well as from England, Canada and Israel. Attendees had the option to purchase a bottle of red and white wine in advance of the tasting.  All proceeds of the event went towards providing immediate assistance to Israelis struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Board of Director, Jeffrey Kleinhaus opened the evening recounting his latest trip to Israel and his visit to a JOIN Lifeline benefactor. He then introduced Roni Jesselson, President of Carmel Winery in North America. Ronni started the tasting with the Carmel Sauvignon Blanc Selected Series and then continued to the Carmel Cabernet Sauvignon Appellation Series.

The tasting was followed by a Q&A with Roni, as well as an interactive game where attendees competed for a complimentary bottle of wine. The tasting ended with a video from JOIN Israel and a quick conversation with Stephen Bisk, JOIN Israel’s Executive Director.

Thank you to Joshua Greenstein, The Israel Wine Producers Associations, Skyview Wine & Spirits, Roni Jesselon and Carmel Winery.

What attendees had to say:

“The host was great! Very informative, not intimidating to those of us who know little about wine and his tips and stories were relevant. Great organization to support and to know more about. Thanks so much!”

“I had to talk my wife into joining the event and at the end, she commented how nice an event it was and how surprisingly good Carmel Wines were.”

Ticket proceeds will go towards assisting Israelis in crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.