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COLUMBUSCOMMUNITY SHALIACH 2014-2015 Annual Report
It was another great year for me to serve as the Senior community Shaliach.With the help and the support of our professional team at the Federation, the Chairs and the volunteers we created another successful year with lots of achievements.
A major goal for this year was the massive promotion of our partnership between Columbus and Kfar Saba; The medical trip(With 12 participants!), the joint steering committee in Israel, the educational bridge, the 13 together Bar Mitzvah events and the Q.5 visit were all a major projects with a tremendous impact on our community.
During the elections in Israel I had the chance to speak for several crowds in our community and to explain about the complex political realty in Israel.
Yom Ha'Zikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut events were a huge successes with the wonderful show by ‘Quinta and a Half’ that brought the sounds of Israel all the way to Columbus.
On the personal level, we have a new proud member of the Columbus Jewish community, our son, Yanai Abarbanel.
I hope that the next year will be also great and I encourage you to share your ideas with me an to create together new opportunities to strengthen the awareness and the connection to Israel in our community.
L’Shana Tovah!Lior Abarbanel,Your Community Shaliach
Annual Summary
2014-2015The Great Moments
Writing in the Torah at Torat Emet (Honoring Moshe Frank z”l)September 2014
Speaking about Israel at Kensington Place September 2014
Hosting a community Shabbat dinner September 2014
Learning about Israel in the sukkah at Beth Tikvah
October 2014
Hosting events at the Israeli SukkahOctober 2014
Israeli American Council – IAC, conference in DC November 2014
With the Israeli director Avi Nesher at the Jewish film festival
November 2014
Playing at the CTA scholarships dinner November 2014
The Federation staff for a Chanukah partyDecember 2014
The educational bridge -Eran Rosenberg and Dror Karavani creating a Skype Chanukah party with kids from Columbus and Kfar Saba
December 2014
December 2014
Chanukah party for the Israeli community in Columbus
A panel after the movie ‘Beneath the Helmet’ at the JCCJanuary 2015
With the Israeli musician Shaann Street at the Ohio Israeli advocacy training at OSU Hillel
February 2015
With Lihi, our young Shlicha, at the Ohio Israeli advocacy training at OSU Hillel
February 2015
Speaking about the elections in Israel February 2015
The Medical trip to Kfar Saba February 2015
February 2015
The Medical trip at my parents home in Israel
Touring with our P2G committee at the Lewinsky market
March 2015
Celebrating our partnership Bar Mitzvah in a special event
March 2015
March 2015
The Joint steering committee at the Brenner school in Kfar Saba
Remembering together exhibition April 2015
April 2015
Yom Ha'Zikaron ceremony
Honoring Julie Saar at the P2G Bar Mitzvah in ColumbusApril 2015
April 2015
Celebrating Israelis' independent day at the JCC
April 2015
The main show-Quinta and a Half
June 2015
Unity day ceremony
June 2015
Israeli community summer event
Young partners 9 and 10 in Israel and ColumbusJuly 2015
Speaking to the women of Hadassah
July 2015
Consul General Sideman speaking at the JCC about the Iran deal
August 2015
June 2015
New member to our Jewish community
Columbus Shaliach Lior Abarbanel
Lior Abarbanellabarbanel@tcjf.org
614-736-5872Columbus Shaliach
L’Shana Tovah