A TASTE OF ISRAEL
Tribute Event 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 6:00pm
527 Lombard Street, Philadelphia
We look forward to welcoming you, to express our gratitude to G-d, and to celebrate the gift of community and connection that we are blessed to enjoy.
Tuesday Evening, August 12, 2025
18 Av, 5785
6:00pm: Outdoor Cocktail Reception & BBQ Buffet Dinner
7:30pm: Program featuring presentation by Judith Ra’anan, followed by Q & A
9:30pm: Dessert Reception
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CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY
Please consider supporting our event as an event sponsor, by placing an ad in the Tribute Journal, or by attending.
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Proceeds will support the historic preservation of B’nai Abraham Chabad and its educational programs that benefit the Philadelphia Jewish community. We are grateful for your generous support!
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Join us in celebrating this momentous occasion as a community in our historic synagogue and spiritual home.
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Sponsorship Opportunities & Tribute Journal Ads
Tribute Event 2025
Proceeds will support the historic preservation of B’nai Abraham Chabad and its educational programs that benefit the Philadelphia Jewish community. We are grateful for your generous support!
All Sponsors will receive:
– Recognition through PR and media coverage before, during, and after the event
– Prominent Display recognition at the event itself
– Name and/or Company Logo on the event website and social media pages and all print and online marketing materials
Please visit the Sponsor and Ads page to view the full list of sponsorship opportunities.
Meet Our Special Guest:
Judith Ra’anan
As Chicago residents Judith Ra’anan and Natalie, her 18-year-old daughter, sat expectantly in the plane bound for Israel, neither could have imagined their ultimate destination would be… Hell.
The plan was to celebrate the 85th birthday of Judith’s mother, a resident of Kibbutz Nahal Oz. It was bright. It was sunny. They were giddy with anticipation. It was October 7th, 2023.
Judith and Natalie were taken hostage and into Gaza. With unfaltering faith, Judith prayed. And they were delivered, miraculously to be among the first to be released by their captors two weeks later. But Judith remains in the grip of memory, praying and advocating daily for those who remain.
Judith’s experience has left her family forever scarred by the attack, some murdered, some taken hostage, some others freed. But despite her own ordeal, Judith continues to spread a message of resilience and faith, encouraging Jews to come together and support one another. Hear her story and be inspired by her courage.