Parking is available at lots near Felicia Blumenthal on Tchernichovsky st. and at the Dizengoff Center.

Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

December 30, 2006, 

8:30 pm

H.M.S. Pinafore

Yale Gilbert and Sullivan Society veteran Bezalel (Chip) Manekin (BA '75) performswith the Jerusalem Gilbert and Sullivan Society in its production of HMS Pinafore. He will share the role of Sir Joseph Porter with Robert Binder, president of the Society and director of the production. 
Robert Binder ‘69 Drama School, is the founder of the Jerusalem Gilbert and Sullivan Society and has been directing their annual productions.

Eight performances of H.M.S. Pinafore are planned, at the Hirsch Theatre in Mercaz Shimshon (Beit Shmuel, near HUC).  Matinees at 5:00 p.m. on March 23 and 30.

Tickets may be obtained through the ticket agencies (Klaim 622-2333, Bimot 623-7000), or the Hirsch Theatre (620-3455).

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Yale Club Event

Wine Tasting

Event Summary:

About 25 alumni enjoyed a wonderful evening of wine tasting at the Castel Winery on January 19th at Ramat Raziel in the Jerusalem Hills.  The owner,  Eli Ben-Zaken described the evolution of his small farm from chickens and horses into one of the most exclusive wineries in Israel.   We enjoyed award-winning wines, home baked bread and an excellent assortment of fine cheeses.   The event  was a great opportunity to talk to old friends and make new ones.  Thanks to the Zalkinder's who organized the evening and who offered their home afterwards for coffee and cake - a perfect way to wind-down the evening.

The YALE CLUB OF ISRAEL
Invites you to an event for the entire family
 
Private Tour of the Bahai Gardens in Haifa
followed by a
Picnic in the Carmel Forest
 
Date:  Mon. April 17, 2006
Time: 10:30am
Location:   Bahai Gardens, Haifa
(directions to follow)
 

Yale Club Executive Committee member and US Honorary Consular Agent in Haifa, Jonathan Friedland, has offered to arrange a private tour of the Bahai  gardens for the Yale Club Alumni during Hol hamoed Pesach. The one hour tour will take us through the unique hillside gardens, as well as their visitors' centre with a good short film and cool drinks. (the tour is free of charge)
 
This will be followed by a picnic in the nearby Carmel forest. (approx. a half hour drive from the Bahai gardens)

“The divinity school had a program whereby the students would study a subject for a term and then visit the country where the subject was based.  My colleague, Wes Avram and I renewed the program this year.  We brought 20 of our students from Yale Divinity School to Israel for 11 days.  The trip was the culmination of a semester of studying the political conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians.  We met with a wide variety of speakers (priests, rabbis, political scientists, activists) and visited Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, and various parts of Jerusalem; we also spent one night at Neve Shalom. 

            On Friday, January 6th, we attended a service at Kol haNeshama in Jerusalem, following which we attended erev shabbat dinners in the houses of Yale alumni.  When my students returned to our hotel later that night, they were bubbling over with stories.  Several students said that the dinner was the most meaningful event of their 11 days in Israel.  The two students who were with me that evening agreed that if we lived in Jerusalem, we'd like to have dinner with our hosts every week:  it was an amazing opportunity to learn about life in Israel--and in our case, to learn about Orthodox Judaism.

            We really appreciate the generosity and hospitality of these families, and we are grateful to Carice for her industry in organizing the dinners on rather short notice.  If anyone is in New Haven, please look me up, as I'd love to repay the debt in some small measure.”

            - Jeremy Hultin, Assist. Prof. of New Testament, Yale Divinity School

-Alisa Odenheimer ‘82

“We had a lovely time hosting the divinity guests.  The conversation was theological, a fascinating opportunity in particular for my Israeli children.” 

“I wanted to thank you for connecting us with such terrific families.  Many of the students felt that the dinner was the most meaningful moment of their 11 days in Israel.  The two students who were with me agreed that if we lived in Jerusalem, we'd like to have dinner with the Weiss's every week”. 
– Jeremy, Yale Divinity School

“The two women had a very good time. They thanked us profusely -- one was from outside Baltimore, my home town. We didn't talk politics, although they gathered what our politics were. Frankly, while they seemed very interested, they seemed also a bit clueless, as well they should be, since they have not a lot of background knowledge. So they were very respectful and not judgmental. and were very thoughtful.  They were taken to mostly leftwing activist places, although they were also taken to the Christian Embassy, which is very rightwing. So in short, while the trip was not particularly balanced (they are div students, after all, so one expects a liberal slant), it wasn't entirely one-sided.” - Chip Manekin

-Stephanie and Steven Wald

    Not a walk along the Sea of Gallilee,

    Not a fisherman in Jaffa,

    Not a Kibbutz in the Jezre'el Valley,

    Not a glimpse at the newly uncovered church mosaic at Meggido,

    Not a venture to the ancient sites of Cesearia, Hebron or Tiberias,

    Not a climb to the top of Massada,

    Not a walk through the spring at Ein Gedi,

    Not a talk with a pilot from Tel Nof A.F.B.,

    Not a hike along the Israel Trail,

    Why visit Tel-Aviv ?

    Not a chat with a merchant in Mea Shearim,

    Not a glimpse of Haifa Bay from the Carmel lookout,

    The Golan Heights - where is that ?

    Not breakfast with a settler in Samaria or Judea,

    Not  lunch with a Kibbutz family in Ein Shemer, 

    Not supper with a Druse family in Usfia,

    Not a Golani infantry soldier,

    Not a shopkeeper in the Netanya Mall,

    Not a family in Sderot,

    The Jordan River ???

    Not the Black Hebrews in Dimona,

    Not the Military Cemetary at Mt. Herzl,

    Not a school for the handicapped,

    Not a Yeshiva,

    Not the ancient city restoration in Beit Shean,

    Not a Jewish Ethiopian family,

    Not a Circassian village,

    Not the Samaritan neighborhood on Mt. Gerizim,

    Not a bird sanctuary,

    Not the National Water Carrier,

    Not the Israel Aircraft Industry,

    Ben-Gurion University, Haifa University, Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv University ?

    Not a chat with a moshavnik in the Beit Shean Valley,

    Not a visit with a newly arrived American immigrant family,

    Not a walk through the Carmel Forest,

    Not a fish dinner at Ein Gev on the Kinneret,

    The Air Force Museum at Hatzerim ? The Science Museum in Haifa ?

    120 years of Zionism, 58 years of Jewish statehood and a 12 day visit to Israel which encompassed

    Bethlehem and Jerusalem only !!!??? (the Dead Sea visit was only a fluke).

If their trip was a visit to Israel (o.k., The Holy Land ) , at best their exposure was less than minimal.

 If it was a seminar on the Arab-Israeli conflict, what happened to the best of open, balanced, intellectual academic tradition ?

 Have you received similar feedback ? If so I feel that such feedback should make its way back to New Haven, and not solely to Prof. Agenda.

    Thanks so much for your important initiative.

 -   David ’75 MFS and Susie Kavon

“We enjoyed them very much and would be glad to host them in the future. Barbara & I did not feel that they had any very left positioning, though they may have been prompted to stay clear of politics. Wesley (?) the prof mentioned to Barbara that at times it was hard for Arabs to get to Hadassah hospital  due to check points. B replied that acts have results. Israel isn't happy to have to dump million of $ into a separation fence but restricting flow means restricting terrorist access.”

- Gerry Schroeder, Author and Barbara Sofer, Author and Journalist

“The experience was - as always with Yale people - very positive for all concerned. We're glad we had the opportunity to meet these students directly and expose them to Israeli life.

It was clear they had been exposed to Palestinians and their message.  The students were very nice, inquisitive and intelligent and our whole family enjoyed having them.

I feel that this is an important aspect of what the club is all about” All the -Orrin Persky ‘70

It is also important to note that through this club activity, Yale Hillel’s Slifka Center learned of the divinity school student’s visit, contacted the Div school and proposed working with them on a program to follow up to their Israel visit.

See the Newspaper article (Ha'aretz, Feb. 17, 2006) about Matt's decision to come play ball in Israel

Private Tour of the Castel Winery

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Wine tasting and private tour of the Castel Winery was hosted by the owner, Eli Ben-Zaken.  The evening was arranged by Ari Zalkinder.  All in attendence enjoyed the award-winning wines along with fascinating explanations of how the winery's blends are made.  The wines have received accolades from reviewers worldwide, making them some of the finest Israeli wines available.  Veteran club members, as well as several new-comers also enjoyed fine cheeses and home-baked breads.  The event was a great opportunity to talk to old friends and make new ones.  Coffee and cake at the Zalkinder's was a perfect way to wind-down the evening.

Contact:  Shimi Weiss 054-631-5892 or Rafi Poch 054-453-7624

 Anyone interested in going as a group,
please email Matt: matthewmausner@yahoo.com

Sept. 15th, 8:30pm

The Yale Club's Jerusalem Branch, J-Branch, opens the season with a cocktail event welcoming Yale undergraduates who have deferred matriculation to spend the year in Israel.

It is with great pleasure that

The Yale Club of Israel

invites you to the first ever Yale Club gathering featuring

alumni performers

Date: Wed., Sept. 28^th, 2005

Time: 8:30pm

Location:  Felicia Blumenthal Music Center Auditorium

26 Bialik Street in Tel Aviv.

NIS45 / 30 (for Yale Club dues paid members)

All are invited to join us after the concert at a nearby caf?

We look forward to welcoming members of the Harvard, Barnard, Princeton and MIT Clubs

 as well as other music lovers

LIMITED SEATING

To reserve your tickets please contact

Carice(cdland@netvision.net.il) or 052-488 6711

THE PROGRAM

Contemporary folksinger Sandy Cash '83 will perform a selection of original story-songs illustrating why the Jerusalem Post called her show "stand-up comedy with guitar."

BRIEF BIOS:

Miriam Hartman,  SM '80, is the principal violist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. She was born in Philadelphia, and obtained a B.A. from Yale University, and an M.M. from The Juilliard School. Her primary viola teachers were Raphael Hillyer, Paul Doktor and Max Aronoff.   Ms. Hartman has performed as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra which she joined in 1984, and with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. She is a faculty member of the Tel Aviv University Buchmann-Mehta School of Music.  Ms. Hartman has recorded for Koch International Classics, Music in Israel, and RCA.

Desmond Beazley was a clarinetist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra from 1981 until 2000.  He is a founding member of the Israel Contemporary Players and the Van Leer Chamber Players. Prior to his arrival in Israel Desmond appeared regularly in his native Australia, Asia and the United States as a soloist and chamber musician before studying at the Guildhall School of Music in London with the renowned clarinetist Yona Ettlinger.  He is a member of the Harmonia Woodwind Ensemble.

Ashok Chandrasekhar, PC '85, a partner in the Tel Aviv law firm Goldfarb, Levy, Eran & Co., studied piano at Yale and continues to perform solo and chamber music as a devoted amateur.

The program will include selections from seven Gilbert & Sullivan operas, featuring soloists Daniel Forst, Claire Greenfeld, Chip (Bezalel) Manekin, Aviella Trapido, and Robert Binder, as well as the complete one-act opera, "Trial by Jury."  Conducted by Maestro Paul Salter with a troupe of 25, the program will be preceded by a wine and cheese reception.  Reservations through the Museum.

Our own Matthew Mausner '96 is performing the English language theatrical version of

The Princess Bride!

Dates:  Monday, May 30, 2005 and Wednesday, June 1 at 8 PM

Venue:  Bar Ilan University-- Schlieffer Auditorium

Tickets: 20 NIS in advance, 30 at the door, 1/2 price for kids

To Reserve call Matthew 054-621-4658

The Yale Club of Israel

invites* you to the Launch of J-Branch where we will honor our

outgoing president, Aaron Levin

  The catered evening will feature

American stand-up comedian, Chareley Warady  

Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:30pm

At the home of Nurit Altura MBA '03 in Ramot, Jerusalem

(directions to follow)

  Please RSVP by May 18th to Nurit: naltura@yahoo.com

We are pleased to invite you to a very special meeting for all alumni in Israel where we will pay tribute to Aaron Levin who helped found the Yale Club of Israel and served as president since its inception in 1985.  We will also celebrate the launch of the Jerusalem branch of Israel's Yale Club.  J-Branch will provide the many club members based in and around Jerusalem with the opportunity to enjoy a diverse range of events and activities.

The evening will include entertainment by Charley Warady,  "former headlining stand-up comedian in the States performing in comedy clubs and colleges all across the country.  Charley has also been seen several times on Comedy Central and NBC's Friday Night. Charley moved to Israel in 1996 for reasons yet undetermined."

This club meeting will also constitute the Club's periodic formal General Meeting (agenda attached).

*free of charge; the evening is being sponsored by the Club

Wolf Prize to Yale Professor

  May 22, 2005 6:30pm

The President of Israel will present the Wolf Prize for Mathematics to

Yale Mathematician Gregory Margulis

Please reserve these dates for upcoming Yale-related events in Jerusalem:

MAY 7, 2005  11am

Musical Performance by Yale Alum

"Memorial to the Shoah"

Cellist, Inbal Megiddo (BA1998CC,Mu.M200l,ArtA-cello-2002) will perform at the

Targ Music Center 29 Ha Mayan St., Ein Kerem for reservations tel:02/641-4250 

tickets 60nis/40nis for students, seniors, new immigrants

Please join us for an evening with visiting Yale Faculty

Speaker: Yale Physics Professor Moseh Gai

Subject: Experimental Nuclear Physics

Date: Wed. January 5th 2005

Time: 8pm

Location: HOME OF LESTER and MIRA  SHULMAN, PC ’68 (REHOVOT)

Tel: 08-937-0585/Cell: 052-257-4456

Email: cvlsheba@netvision.net.il

Please reply to Lester at cvlsheba@netvision.net.il if you might attend so that we’ll be sure to have enough chairs…
Looking forward to seeing you next week!

Yale Club of Israel

June 29, 2004

Dear Friends,

     On June 29th alumni from Yale and Harvard along with a few Yale undergrads interning in Israel this summer had the opportunity to spend an evening with students and faculty of the Netivot pilot program created and designed to launch a “sophisticated new educational model to satisfy the deep desire of young people to connect intellectually and emotionally with Israel. This summer's curriculum, entitled "Connection and Conflict" considered the competing narratives and ideologies that describe and assert the connection to the land of Israel / Palestine by Jews and by Palestinian Arabs. It explored what is entailed in living and even thriving while caught in the vise of a highly complex political-cultural-religious-military conflict. It searched for realistic bases on which to ground a hopeful vision of future reconciliation. Among the guest teachers were: David Hartman, Moshe Halbertal, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Michael Oren.

     After introductions from the Yale Club President, Aaron Levin, Harvard Club Co-president, Professor Malka Schaps, Dr. Bernard Steinberg, Director of Harvard Hillel, and Yale Jewish Chaplin, Rabbi Jim Ponet, Director of Yale’s Slifka Center, we heard from undergrads representing each of the participating universities- NYU, Yale, Harvard and Bar Ilan. For many, it was their first time visiting Israel. All agreed that the 18 days were intense with sensory overload both from the ‘confusing’ array of information about life and politics in Israel as well as the wide range of views and opinions of their fellow travelers. All agreed that it was a thoroughly enriching and eye-opening experience. It was also clear to the undgrads and faculty alike that it would take some time and effort to synthesize and absorb all that the students had seen and heard during the intensive two and half week period.

     Following the presentations, undergrads and alumni enjoyed refreshments in the Beit Shmuel Garden courtyard. Undergrads were interested to hear about life for Yalies in Israel. Alumni had the opportunity to meet the staff including, Rabbi Lina Frazier-Zerbarini, Rabbi Ponet’s assistant at the Slifka Center who was instrumental in helping to organize the Yale student end of the project. We also found out more about the Netivot experience as well as current campus life and caught up in general with friends and acquaintances. A number of alumni were very pleased to see Rabbi Jim Ponet back in Israel.

Yale Club Members Attending:
Deborah (BK '98) and Ozer Herzog
Rachel Alpert (ES '03) & Aaron Faust (TC ‘02)
Atara Stein (SY '85)
Sandor Joffe (CC '84)
Rachel & David Reeder ('81)
Miriam Hartman (SM '80)
Aaron Levin (DC '43)
Carice Witte (BK '83)

Also attending:
David Frommer SM '04
Jeremy Ershow '05
Ayalon Eliach '06
Jake Saper '06
Josh Goodman '05

The YALE and HARVARD CLUBS OF ISRAEL

Invite you to an evening with

The Netivot Pilot Program for Undergraduates

Participants and Organizers

TUES., JUNE 29TH

8:30pm

BEIT SHMUEL 02 620 3456, Jerusalem

30nis/45nis for those who haven't paid dues

cocktails and refreshments will be served

December 19, 2003

Peter Salovey, Dean of the Yale Graduate School and Professor of Psychology, will be giving a lecture on

"Emotional Intelligence: Is There Anything To It?"

Although the Workshop is not open to the public, a small number of Yale Alumni will be admitted. If you wish to attend, please contact me ASAP.

Aaron Levin, President, Yale Club of Israel
Phone:(04) 694-3145, Fax:153 4 6943145, e-mail:levinaaron@yahoo.com

December 23, 2003

The Harvard Club of Israel and Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Israel and the Wharton-Penn Club of Israel and the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Israel have invited the Yale Club of Israel to participate in their annual event created to support and promote social change in Israel. (see invitation below)

The Gala Dinner was established last year by the alumni clubs of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania to encourage community advancement in Israel by honoring initiatives in this field.

Last year, the event recognized the Atidim Program, launched by the IDF to support advanced studies for promising soldiers from the nation’s periphery. This year the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence), founded and directed by Rachel Marani will be honored. IcExcellence identifies the best artistic talents in Israel and supports chosen artists en route to local and international distinction.

The evening’s program includes brief performances by Pianist-Singer Shlomi Shaban, Jazz Saxophonist Eli Degibri, and Clipa Theater.

We encourage The Yale Club of Israel to participate in this unique event as it will provide our club members the opportunity to meet alumni interested in supporting social change as well as enjoy an interesting and entertaining evening.

Look forward to seeing you there.

RSVP form is below.

Sincerely,

Carice Witte '83
Laura Shenkar '86
Ron Lehmann '85
Ashok Chandrasekhar '85
Alex Rechter '69

Invitation

The Harvard Club of Israel
The Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Israel
The Wharton-Penn Club of Israel
And The University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Israel

cordially invite you to join us at our Second Annual Gala Dinner and to candle lighting on the fifth evening of Hanukah

Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 7:00 PM, Dan Accadia, Herzliya.

Keynote Speaker:
Professor Menachem Magidor
President of the Hebrew University

The 2003 Recipient of the Leadership Formation Award:

The Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation (IcExcellence), founded and directed by Rachel Marani. IcExcellence identifies the best artistic talents in Israel and supports chosen artists en route to local and international excellence. We will enjoy brief performances by: Pianist-Singer Shlomi Shaban, Jazz Saxophonist Eli Degibri, and the Clipa Theater

Alumni Address From:
Tal Keinan, Giza Venture Capital

RSVP before December 16, 2003, as space is limited.

185 NIS per person for early registration. 250 NIS per person on-site registration.

For more information please see the Registration Form or call 03-632-2091 or email sacho@zahav.net.il

The Organizing Committee:

Gideon Tolkowsky, Azi Fishman, Itzik Devash, Mor Sweil, Larry Bergman, Liat Shibolet, Eytan Bidderman, Guy Rubinstein, Amit Kiesel, Adam Cutler, Sigal Bussel, Tal Keinan, Eyal Kaplan, Ron Waldman, Eli Streit, Eitan Pisetzky, Ofir Nahum and Laura Shenkar

This evening has been made possible by generous grants from:

Tamir Fishman - Giza Venture Capital - Walden Israel - K2K - HP-Indigo - Dan Accadia Hotel

Location: 14 Avishai Street, Tel Aviv (Home of Laura (BK '86) and Yuval Shenkar)

Help us welcome the current Yale students visiting Israel this summer and enjoy an informal discussion on the topic of:

BEING JEWISH AT YALE IN 2003
with Adina Lopatin '05 (co-president of Yale Hillel)
Elyse Schneiderman '05 (former co-president of Yale Friends of Israel)
Zvika Kreiger '06 (co-editor of the new Yale Israel Journal)

Several undergrads visiting Israel this summer expressed interest in meeting Yale Alumni. They look forward to sharing their experiences at Yale this past year and hearing our perspective on issues that have influenced their lives on campus and that we live with everyday. We look forward to seeing you then.

For those of you planning to attend your reunion during the last weekend of May, you are invited to a cocktail event for international alumni being hosted by the AYA. For those of you interested in attending, please contact :

Nory Babbitt
Director of Club and Association Relations
Association of Yale Alumni
203-432-7099
nory.babbitt@yale.edu

Get Together with the Presidents of Yale Friends of Israel

Slifka Center: Services, Meals, and Events

For those of you attending your Yale College Reunion, you will be pleased to know that your Jewish Alumni House at Yale, Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life, 80 Wall Street, will be open throughout providing Shabbat meals and services, as well as an open-house and a Sunday brunch.

We look forward to seeing you.

Jim Ponet

Howard M. Holtzmann Jewish Chaplain
Slifka Center
203-432-1134
203-432-8690 (fax)

Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Time: 8:30PM

An evening of musical entertainment with Israel's best-loved folksinger, Sandy Cash (www.sandycash.com).