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HOD BEZALEL
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Lodge Bezalel News
New Member Initiation Set for January 20
Lodge Bezalel will hold a New Member Initiation ceremony at its January 20 OLM.
Snacks & Schmooze: 7 p.m.
OLM & Initiation Ceremony: 7:30 p.m.
Table Lodge Dinner: 8:30 p.m.
Dress Code: Dark suit and tie
Place:
Congregation Or Hadash
7460 Trowbridge Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Bezalel-JWV Hanukkah Party a Success
Our 2nd Annual Hanukkah party with Jewish War Veterans Post 112 was a success on many fronts.
We had nearly 100 people in attendance, and we raised $734 in donations for HOD's campaign to deliver two Ambucars to United Hatzallah, Israel's largest EMS organization. (See the article below for more details - and consider making a donation.)
At risk of leaving out anybody, special thanks go to Worthy Bros Henry Levine, David Weinberger, Stan Schnitzer, Craig Varon and Joel Rosenfield and Bros Bruce Rosenblum, Marty Cohen and Robert Max for all the work they did to prepare and serve the food and drink, run our 50/50 raffle and clean up afterward. Click here for our photo gallery.
Watch our work for United Hatzalah here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FPE13K9alkB_W6c-LVj2qQcmfMPYRpBU/view?usp=sharing.
Click here to register and donate!
New Zelle Payment Process Now in Place
We now have a new process for making payments with Zelle to Lodge Bezalel. We've replaced Bro Mark Gaynor's cell phone with a new email address: treasurerhodbezalel@gmail.com.
The new process is in effect now. You can also use the email address for all treasurer-related correspondence with Mark.
IPP WB Ryan Simmons worked with Mark to set up the new email address.
It's a Wrap:
Grand Lodge Newsletter
A special Grand Lodge newsletter has the comprehensive coverage of the 2025 HOD International Biennial. Click here for the wrap-up and all the pictures.
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.
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.
Monthly Planning Meetings!
Our monthly planning meeting will be held on Monday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. at the home of President WB Joel Rosenfield. Lodge members can find his address in our Membership Directory. Monthly planning meeting are normally held at the Publix in Woodlawn Commons on Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, at 7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month - but subject to change.
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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.