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We Honor Israel Gala
January 21, 2024

Speakers

Mark & Rabbi Erica Gerson
Writer & Social Entrepreneurs

A graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School, Mark is the author of books on intellectual history and education. His articles and essays on subjects ranging from Frank Sinatra to the biblical Jonah have been published in The New Republic, Commentary, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. He hosts the popular podcast “The Rabbi’s Husband”. Mark is married to Rabbi Erica Gerson. They and their four children live in New York City.

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Mark and Erica believe that philanthropists should make their investment allocations in the same way that financial investors do — oriented towards achieving the highest potential return on investment.  In the case of philanthropy, the fundamental principles are lives saved, suffering ameliorated and opportunities created.  

Consequently, they co-founded and Chair African Mission Healthcare and United Hatzalah of Israel. 

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United Hatzalah of Israel is a crowd-sourced network of more than 7,000 trained and equipped first responders.  When emergencies occur, rapid medical treatment increases chances of survival exponentially. Using specially equipped motorcycle ambulances, United Hatzalah’s network helps save thousands of lives each year across Israel by providing medical treatment in an average response time of 3 minutes or less.

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African Mission Healthcare partners with Christian medical missionaries in three ways: to provide clinical care, infrastructure and training.  All are in service of strengthening the Christian health capabilities in Africa -- providing care for people in Africa now, while amplifying it well into the future.

mission statement

In view of the growing incidents of antisemitism, BDS, and the growing boldness of those who hate Israel and wish her to be annihilated, it is incumbent upon right-minded people to develop a response and to educate those open to reason for the support of Israel and the Jewish people and to openly oppose the antisemitism and its results.  Our mission is to educate; also to expose, and to excoriate those individuals and Institutions that propagate or tolerate antisemitism and BDS [Boycott/Divestiture/Sanctions]

vision statement

Israel is the only democracy in the middle East and is America’s best ally in that area. God continues to bless Israel and 2023 marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. It is appropriate that the people of North Carolina celebrate that milestone with an event to honor both the state of Israel and individual Jewish people who have blessed all the peoples of the earth (Gen. 12:3) with great contributions in the area of science, medicine, music, and culture.

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.  Psalms 127:1

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