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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

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

For Israeli survivors of Oct. 7, speaking tour becomes form of therapy

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer For an hour on March 19, four Israelis shared their stories with members of Dayton’s Jewish community and allies about how each survived the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. Halfway through the program, moderated by Jewish Federation President-Elect Dan Sweeny, Eitan Frankl of Kibbutz The post For Israeli survivors of Oct. 7, speaking tour becomes form of therapy appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

The Catskills opens JCC Film Fest May 30

Documentary celebrates lost world more marvelous than Mrs. Maisel ever knew By Dan Pine, J. The resorts are gone now, either demolished or rotting in the humid air of upstate New York. But for nearly a century, the Catskill Mountains served as a lush playground for America’s upwardly mobile Jews. The post The Catskills opens JCC Film Fest May 30 appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

By Rabbi Haviva Horvitz, Temple Beth Sholom, Middletown Approximately one month prior to the deadline for this article, my husband, Ely David Spiegel, passed away of pancreatic cancer. In an effort to bring me comfort, a number of well-meaning friends tried to reassure me that “God only gives us what The post God is always by my side appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

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