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Our Lodge Bezalel OLM for January 15:
Restoring Poland’s Jewish Heritage – One Gravestone at a Time
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Your Seat Now
Steven D. Reece has gone from telling stories as a
photojournalist to continuing the story of Poland’s Jewish heritage as the founder
and President of The Matzevah Foundation,
a nonprofit organization incorporated in Georgia in 2010. He leads Foundation members
and volunteers to educate the public about the Holocaust and restore Jewish
cemeteries in Poland. Its purpose is to remember and honor the Jewish heritage
of Poland, restore what was lost, and reconcile Jews and Gentiles through a
common mitzvah, or good deed.
You can see and hear the latest chapter in the Foundation’s story at the Table Lodge, following our next Lodge Bezalel OLM, January 15, at Congregation Or Hadash, Sandy Springs. HOD brethren are encouraged to gather at 7 p.m. for socializing before our 7:30 Lodge meeting. Non-member guests can arrive at 8:30 for dinner and Mr. Reece’s riveting presentation. There is no charge, but RSVPs are required.
Lodge Bezalel Calendar
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Jan. 15, 2019 |
Open Lodge Meeting |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. to schmooze 7:30 p.m. for OLM Table Lodge: Rev. Steve Reece, Matzevah Foundation http://www.matzevah.org/
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Jan. 28, 2019 |
Lodge Planning Meeting |
Publix at Woodlawn Point
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7:30 p.m. Seating area near deli |
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Feb. 2 |
Theater Outing Legally Blonde |
Anderson Theatre
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Curtain at 8 p.m. Optional Dinner at 6 p.m. at Atlantic Grill & Sushi |
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Feb. 19 |
Open Lodge Meeting |
Congregation Or Hadash
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7 p.m. to schmooze 7:30 p.m. for OLM Table Lodge: Julie Zeff |
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Feb. 25 |
Lodge Planning Meeting |
Publix at Woodlawn Point
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7:30 p.m. Seating area near deli |
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March 2 |
Wine & Cheese Tasting & Social Event |
New Bedford Clubhouse |
8 p.m. Details TBD
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March 19 |
Open Lodge Meeting |
Congregation Or Hadash
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7 p.m. to schmooze 7:30 p.m. for OLM Table Lodge: James Roth (Pittsburgh Jewish Community) and Jerry Kwan (retired Cobb County PD) on synagogue security |
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March 25 |
Lodge Planning Meeting |
Publix at Woodlawn Point
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7:30 p.m. Seating area near deli |
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April 14 |
Clean Up Your Chametz Charity Poker Tournament |
New Bedford Clubhouse |
6:45 p.m. Doors Open 7 p.m. Cards Fly Bring all the snacks you need to get rid of before Pesach |
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April 16 |
Open Lodge Meeting |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. to schmooze 7:15 p.m. 2nd Degree Raising 7:30 p.m. for OLM Table Lodge: Dr. Tim Mullichan, Chief Veterinarian from Georgia Aquarium |
Atlanta’s ‘Super Mario Brothers’ at Zichron Menachem
Worthy Brother Mario Oves, President of HOD’s North America Governing Lodge, and newly-initiated Brother Mario Karpuj, Lodge Bezalel, were in Jerusalem to present a check for $22,000 at the Zichron Menachem campus in Jerusalem.
The money will fund the construction of a hair salon dedicated to helping children with cancer. The salon will provide custom made wigs, along with payot for the religious boys. In the last year alone, they created over 500 custom-made wigs for children and young adults. They style and color the wigs, to create a look as close as possible to their existing hair style. [Read More]
Lodge Bezalel Initiates 13 Brothers into HOD
Lodge Bezalel made it a merry month of May by initiating 13 brethren into the Hebrew Order of David International at its new home, Congregation Or Hadash in Sandy Springs. [Read More]
Lodge Bezalel Officers Installed During HOD International Biennial Weekend
Worthy Brother Barry Simon’s return as President of Lodge
Bezalel, Hebrew Order of David International, was made official when he and his
leadership team were installed during HOD’s International Biennial Weekend in
Atlanta. More than 200 Worthy Brethren and Brethren from around the world
attended. [Read More]
Raise-Worthy:
Craig Varon, David Weinberger, Henry Levine Raised to Worthy Brother Status
Henry Levine, Lodge Bezalel Immediate Past President (second from left); Craig Varon, Secretary (third from left); and David Weinberger, Trustee (second from right) were raised to Worthy Brother Status during The Hebrew Order of David International weekend. They join Stan Sonnabend (left) Barry Simon (center) and Ian Platt (right) as Worthy Brethren in Lodge Bezalel. Worthy Brother Adam Waxman was not present for this picture. [Read More]
 | New Leadership Teams Step Up Throughout HOD The Hebrew Order of David International installed all of its new leadership teams during the International Weekend in Atlanta last March, from Grand Lodge to Governing Lodge of North America to all Lodges in North America. Worthy Brethren and Brethren in Atlanta welcomed the initiation of Wor Bro Alan Rubenstein as President, Grand Lodge, marking the first time a North American holds the Order’s highest position. Wor
Bro Mario Oves was installed as President, Governing Lodge of North America,
marking the first time that post is held by a brother of Latin American
descent. [Read More] |  |
Lodge Bezalel and HOD in the community
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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.