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HOD BEZALEL
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Lodge Bezalel News
Run for Fun…Eat Some Brisket
Maccabi/HOD Fun Run at The Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival, Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Brook Run Park, Dunwoody
Make It a Day of Fun and Food
Start with the Fun Run presented by Maccabi USA Future Leadership Forum and the Atlanta Lodges of the Hebrew Order of David.
- Join the 5K run at 10 a.m. or the 1K run at 10:30 a.m. – and make it a family affair to support the Atlanta Jewish Abilities Alliance on behalf of HOD.
- Register as an individual or family at https://www.maccabiusa.com/funruns2021/to raise funds and receive tasting tickets for The Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival.
Stay for the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival.
- Tastings ($1 each) and competition judging begin at 11 a.m.
- Brisket
- Ribs
- Chicken
- Chili
Buy food, enjoy kids' activities, listen to music, visit vendors, bid at the silent auction
Enjoy the day in spacious Brook Run Park, Dunwoody.
- Fun Runs at 10 and 10:30 a.m.
- BBQ Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lodge Bezalel Welcomes 11 New Brethren
Before a Multi-Lodge gathering of more than 80 brethren at Congregation Or Hadash, Lodge Bezalel brought 11 new members at the first initiation ceremony in Atlanta since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic 17 months ago. Lodge Magen David initiated six new brethren, and Lodge Sjhimshon initiated five. 
Also attending were members of Grand Lodge, Governing Lodge and Lodge Carmel.
Lodge Bezalel's new brethren are:
Burton Brody
Michael Epstein
Ezra Flom
Marc Gault
Mark Gaynor
Bob Gordon
Matt Green
Gary Lotner
Arnold Meyer
Bruce Rosenblum
Lodge Bezalel Calendar
Sept. 20, 2021
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LOCATION |
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Tue. Sept. 21 |
Sukkot |
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Tue. & Wed. |
Shmini Atzeret |
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Thurs. Sept. 30 |
Braves-Phillies baseball game |
Truist Park |
7:20 p.m. Event Fully Subscribed. Check for Cancellations! |
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Sun. Oct. 17 |
Atlanta Kosher Barbeque Festival |
Brook Run Park Dunwoody |
AKBF from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sign Up HERE to Run and Eat Brisket |
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Tue. Oct. 19 |
Open Lodge Meeting |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. for Snacks and Schmooze |
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Sat. Nov. 13 |
Social Event with Spouses, Partners and Friends |
New Bedford Clubhouse |
The Wine Tasting Returns Details to follow |
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Tue. Nov. 16 |
Open Lodge Meeting |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. for Snacks and Schmooze |
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Sat. Dec. 4 |
Hanukkah Party |
TBD |
TBD |
The Cat Association: Saving Lives in Israel and Around the World
Lodge Bezalel was honored recently to present Jason Blankfield – live from Israel on Zoom – to talk about how special forces, such as his Unit 669, the elite Airborne Search & Rescue Unit of the IDF, are saving lives when Israel comes under attack. He invited our Lodge Bezalel brethren and brethren in lodges throughout the world of HOD to support the extra efforts his fellow members of the Cat Association are taking to help Israeli citizens and former active members of his unit. Learn more about Unit 669 and how you can help. Click here.
Read Our Meeting Minutes
Click to read the minutes from our last OLM and mintues from all 2021, 2020 and 2019 OLMs.
We're Back !!!
We had our first OLM in 14 months on May 20. What more is there to say?
New Lodge Bezalel Officers Installed
Worthy Brother Gary Fish and Brother Ryan Simmons were installed as President and Vice President, respectively, along with a new officer team during a special Zoom ceremony March 21.
Our new Lodge Bezalel Officers are:
- President - Worthy Brother Gary Fish
- Vice President - Brother Ryan Simmons
- Treasurer - Brother Steve Tabb
- Secretary - Worthy Brother Craig Varon
- Master of Ceremonies - Brother Wayne Greenberg
- Scribe and IPP - Worthy Brother Stan Schnitzer
- Registrar - Brother Harry Korchia
- Preceptor - Brother Bruce Mellman
- Chaplain - Brother Harvey Brightman
- Inner Guardian - Brother Evan Busman
- Marshals - Brothers Yuval Mano, Wayne Joss, Mike Kedme, David Weingast, Ron Scheinzeit
- Trustees - Worthy Brothers Stan Sonnabend, Iosi Schwartz
Committees
- New Member - Brothers David Weingast and Doug Friedman
- Fund Raising - Worthy Brother Henry Levine and Brother Doug Friedman
- Under 50 Committee - Brothers Yuval Mano, Wayne Joss, Mike Kedme
- Cooking Committee – Worthy Brother Iosi Schwartz and Brother Mitch Frank
Pat Yourselves on the Back
Lodge Bezalel was awarded for the Highest Percentage of Growth for 2018-2020 Grand Lodge term. The award was given during the Biennial Grand Lodge Conference in Johannesburg, March 6-8. The award is the harvest of the seeds we planted and cultivated over the past 18 months, led by our Membership Chairs, Bros Steve Tabb and David Weingast, who provided the direction and organization. Read More
Get Involved with Lodge Bezalel
Join one of our committees and make your mark on Lodge Bezalel. Our committees and chair contacts:
Social: David Weinberger and Paul Flexner
Community Service: Alan Wind
Membership: David Weingast
Table Lodge: Wayne Joss
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 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.