Presidents Dinner

Tikkun Olam is a Hebrew phrase and key Jewish belief, which references the shared responsibility to heal, repair and transform the world. The goal of the Presidents Dinner is to bring in world-renowned speakers for a one-of-a-kind experience that will inspire our community with a global message of Tikkun Olam on an intimate level. We accomplish this by making the event accessible to all community members, while at the same time providing Corporate Sponsors the opportunity to gain awareness for their exposure.

Presidents Dinner is held annually between May and June.

Presidents Dinner 2023

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton is pleased to present the 2023 Presidents Dinner on Sunday, May 21, at 6 p.m., at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education

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Past Speakers

2022 Keynote Speaker Noa Tishby

Israeli-American actress, producer, writer, and activist

2017 Keynote Speaker Dr. Deborah Lipstadt

Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta.

2019 Keynote Speaker Dr. Ruth Westheimer

World-renowned psychosexual therapist, author, and lecturer

2016 Keynote Speaker Randi Zuckerberg

Founder & CEO of Zuckerberg Media

2018 Keynote Speaker Lior Raz

Lead actor and co-creator of the critically acclaimed Netflix drama series FAUDA

2015 Keynote Speaker David Gregory

Seasoned NBC Journalist & Anchor

Jewish Observer

Look at Us celebrates our Jewish artists & artisans

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer In a talk at Temple Israel nearly 30 years ago, celebrated local artist Ray Must made a point that was important to him: “I am a Jew who is an artist, not a ‘Jewish artist.’ My work is directed to wider audiences and The post Look at Us celebrates our Jewish artists & artisans appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Rabbi Hillel’s strong call to action

By Rabbi Levi Simon, Chabad of Greater Dayton There is a captivating story in the Talmud that illuminates the extent to which Judaism values, loves, and is tolerant of all people — and teaches us to do the same. There was once a gentile who wished to convert to Judaism The post Rabbi Hillel’s strong call to action appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Mazel Tov!

Beavercreek’s library has a new name: on June 21 it was renamed the Carol Graff Beavercreek Library in honor of the city’s former mayor and current Greene County Public Library president. Carol has served for 19 years on the board of the county’s public library system, seven of them as The post Mazel Tov! appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]