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HOD BEZALEL
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Lodge Bezalel News
2025 HOD Biennial Conference Highlights
The Hebrew Order of David International's 2025 was a rousing success for the Order, North America Governing Lodge, the Atlanta Lodges, and Lodge Bezalel.
Nearly 200 brethren, spouses and dignitaries attended the four-day event, May 15-18. It began with a Thursday night hamburger/hotdog extravaganza for out-of-town guests, catered by the grill masters from Lodge Shimshon; continued with an important Grand Lodge meeting on Friday to nominate the Grand Lodge executive team and amend our constitution; and culminated with a busy Sunday that included the elevation of 11 brethren to Worthy Brother status, install the new North America Governing Lodge executive team, install WB David Joss as Grand Lodge president, and hand out awards at the evening gala.
Lodge Bezalel brethren Wayne Joss and Ron Scheinzeit were elevated to Worthy Brother status, with Wayne being collared by his father, WB David, on the same day WB David assumed the Grand Lodge presidency. Lodge Bezalel won the Best Newsletter Award for 2025, and WB Stan Schnitzer was installed as Scribe for Governing Lodge North America.
The evening was capped off by the presentation of a check for $400,000
to the IDF Widows & Orphans Fund, double the amount pledged at the
start of our campaign.
A Guy Walks Into a Bar...
Not
just any guy walks into a bar and finds stories that make him a
spirited spirits writer. Rafi Kohan, our May OLM Table Lodge speaker and
raconteur, 
is
not just any guy who walks into a bar. He's a writer who developed both
his career and his enthusiasm for alcohol - and the stories that go
with every bottle - by walking into bars and liquor stores and asking:
"So, what's new?" Get a "taste" of the evening's program.
Our Lodge Bezalel Picnic is Aug. 17
Come One, Come All
Put Aug. 17 on your calendar and get ready for a day of family fun at our Lodge Bezalel Family Picnic at Dallas Landing Park, 5120 Allatoona Drive on Lake Acworth. We just reserved the pavilion, and we're good to go for planning. Click here for more information and to register.
Lodges Present $200,000 Check to IDF Widows & Orphans Fund
The Hebrew Order of David Foundation, comprised of the 23 HOD Lodges worldwide, presented a check for $200,000 to the IDF Widows & Orphans Fund, Sunday, Nov. 3, during the installation ceremonies for Atlanta’s four Lodges. The check represents the latest results in an ongoing campaign to fund an endowment for educations for widows and orphans of fallen servicemen of the IDF, police officers, and other security personnel.
Since Oct 7, 2023, the number of widows and children who have lost one or both parents has increased by more than 750. Among IDFWO’s numerous programs and support initiatives, annual scholarships are a crucial component to foster the academic and personal growth of widows and adult orphans within the organization.
HOD leaders in North America began working with a network of benefactors this past summer to set up a program to match HOD donations to IDFWO dollar for dollar. In the process, they established the HOD Foundation to better manage donations for this and other causes.
You can donate now to the Hebrew Order of David International Endowment Fund, administered by the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization in Israel.
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The Atlanta Jewish Times published this article about the check presentation in Atlanta.
The Jewish Voice of Houston published this article about the HOD initiative.
Through campaigns to support IDFWO, Birthright Israel and United Hatzalah, HOD Lodges have raised more than $800,000 over the past year.
Monthly Planning Meetings!
Our monthly planning meetings are returning to the Publix in Woodlawn Commons on Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. Meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m. on the first
Monday of the month - but subject to change for holidays. Our next meeting is Monday,May 5, 2025
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Lodge
Bezalel of The Hebrew Order of David International (HOD), a Jewish fraternal
organization, recently presented a check to support the K-9 Unit of the Cobb
County Police Department. The money was raised through Lodge Bezalel’s
participation in the annual Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival, held in the fall at
Brook Run Park, Dunwoody. [
Zichron Menachem Project
Hebrew
Order of David is partnering with Zichron Menachem to fund the
construction of a Hair Salon at the Zichron Menachem campus in
Jerusalem.HOD Lodges from around the world are supporting this needed and valuable project.
Your donation is strongly encouraged. An anonymous donor will match 100% of your donation, so please give all you can. [Read More] about this wonderful project.