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Greetings! Advocate, Educate and Connect with Israel through BZD's upcoming events in the month of May. Mark your calendar today so you don't miss the opportunity to dialogue with Middle East experts at the Dr. Morton and Toby Mower's Israel Symposium, remember and give tribute to our brave soldiers who lost their lives defending the State of Israel at the community wide Yom Hazikaron, commemorate 63 years of Israel's Independence at the community wide Yom Ha'atzmaut celebration while you shop at the Shuk with over 20 Israel and Maryland artists and vendors, Israeli entertainment, activities for the kids and delicious falafel, pizza and treats from Praiser's bakery, Chug Aliyah session on employment with Nefesh B'Nefesh as we end the month with a discussion and book signing book with author J. Wandres. We look forward to seeing you at there! |
Dr. Morton and Toby Mower
2nd Israel Symposium
Sunday, May 1, 2011
9:00am - 12 noon at Suburban Country Club
Yossi Klein Halevi
Keynote Speaker
Author, journalist and researcher of Israeli culture, politics and society. Mr. Klein Halevi is a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is Israel correspondent and contributing editor of The New Republic. Klein Halevi has been active in Middle East reconciliation efforts, and serves as chairman of Open House, an Arab-Jewish educational project in the working class town of Ramle. Born and raised in New York, he made aliyah in 1982 and lives in Jerusalem.
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Galit Baram
Counselor for Public and Academic Affairs
at the Israeli Embassy
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David Brog
Executive Director of Christians United For Israel (CUFI), an American pro-Israel Christian organization.
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Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld
Director American Center
for Democracy and the Center for Study of Corruption & the
Rule of Law
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Natasha Mozgovaya
Chief US Correspondent for
Ha'aretz, the Israeli National daily newspaper
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Avi Posnick
Regional Coordinator for the Israel advocacy organization,
StandWithUs
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8:30am Breakfast Provided by Hoffman and Company
Dietary laws observed
$10 BZD members & young adults
$15 Non-members in advance, $20 at the door
Last year's Symposium was sold out! Reserve your ticket today!
Buy your tickets here
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Community-Wide Yom Hazikaron Ceremony
Memorial Day Ceremony for
Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
Sunday, May 08, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by and held at
Beth Tfiloh Congregation
Rosen Arts Center
Mintzes Theatre
3300 Old Court Road
Enter through the High School
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Community-Wide Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration
Tuesday, May 10th
Starting at 4:30p.m.
Free & open to the community
Co-sponsored and held at
Chizuk Amuno Congregation
Interactive Israel activities for children of all ages!
Shop in the Israeli shuk! Over 20 vendors from Israel & Maryland!
Sounds of Israel - Live concert with Israelis Yonatan Miller & Avi Amitai at 7p.m.!
Opening act Who Knows 5!
Dinner of pizza, falafel and treats will be sold by Prasiers Bakery.
Dietary laws observed.
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Discussion and Book Signing with
J. Wandres, author The Ablest Navigator
Sunday, May 15
2- 4 p.m.
Edward A. Myerberg Center
3101 Fallstaff Road
No Admission Charge
Co-sponsored by The Jewish Museum of Maryland,
and Edward A. Myerberg Center
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Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 12, 7p.m.- Employment Seminar
with Kim Ephrat from Nefesh B'Nefesh Employment Department
Thursday, May 26, 7p.m. - Pre-Aliyah Tax Considerations
The US and Israeli Income Tax
With Eldad Kaufman, CPA (USA & Israel), Kaufman Accounting, PC
Both events will be held at the BZD Office
Please RSVP to Ayala Brilliant at abrilliant@bzdisrael.org
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For additional information on any event in this email please
call BZD at (410)484-4510
or log onto our website www.bzdisrael.org
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