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Will Sam Fox Purge His Guilty Conscience Before It's Too Late?
Perhaps Roni Robbins, author of the award-winning novel Hands of Gold, will spill the beans when she talks about her book as the Table Lodge speaker at our April 21 OLM at Congregation Or Hadash.
Loosely based on true events, Robbins pulls from the original cassette tapes left by her maternal grandfather, Sam, who survived TB, a workplace shooting and an accidental killing, and walked thousands of miles across several countries to flee antisemitism in pre-Nazi Europe.
The novel won the 2023 Global Book Awards, gold medal, for biographical survival and the 2023 International Book Awards for multicultural fiction.
Currently a freelance health reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Medscape/WebMD, Robbins was an editor/writer for Medscape and previously associate editor of the Atlanta Jewish Times with a seasoned history as a staff reporter for daily and weekly newspapers and as a freelancer for national, regional and digital publications.She speaks to book clubs, synagogues, community centers, and other groups on such subjects as the value of preserving family history and the existence of antisemitism in the world today.
Our OLM is open to HOD Brethren only. Table Lodge and dinner are open to all. RSVP required.
Snacks and Schmooze: 7 p.m.
OLM: 7:30 p.m.
Table Lodge: 8:15 p.m.
Dress Code: Business Casual
Poker Tournament Raises $720 for Ambucars
Our Lodge Bezalel - All Atlanta Lodges Texas Hold 'Em Tournament raised $720 for the HOD Foundation's project to fund two Ambucars for United Hatzalah, Israel's largest EMS service.
Ambucars are compact SUVs that are fully outfitted for first responders to medical emergencies. Their smaller size enables them to negotiate the narrow streets and heavy traffic in all Israeli cities and towns. They are able to arrive at emergencies in three minutes or less instead of the average 10-minutes-or-more time frame for standard ambulances.
You can still donate to the Ambucar effort by clicking here.
Elite Eight Watch Party
Don't be sidelined. Be at Sidelines Grille for our Elite Eight Watch Party, March 29 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Sidelines Grille is located at 4719 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, and we have tables on hold.
Register Now for your seat at the table.
Questions? Contact WB Craig Varon (craigvaron@gmail.com) or Bro Marc Gault (mgg135711@gmail.com).
You can also send them an email to let them know you'll be there.
April Monthly Planning Meeting
Our next monthly planning meeting has been moved to Monday, April 13, due to Pesach. It will begin at 7 p.m., but we're not sure of the date. The meeting room at the Publix in Woodlawn Commons is undergoing renovations. Our new site will be announced in our weekly newsletter, the Bezalel Gazette.
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.
Click here to:
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.
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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.