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Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz will be honored at the Jewish Community Relations Council of NY's 2025 Gala on Monday, June 23, at Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan, where he will receive the JCRC-NY "Areivut Award" alongside his colleagues and friends, Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl, Senior Rabbi at Central Synagogue, and Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, Senior Rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue, recognizing their deep dedication to Jewish identity and communal unity.   To honor our Rabbi Steinmetz and support JCRC, please visit www.jcrcnygala.org.

ORA (the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot) is proud to honor KJ Rabbi Emeritus Haskel Lookstein and his son, Rabbi Joshua Lookstein, at their Annual Gala on Tuesday, May 13, right here in the Gottesman Center, 114 East 85 Street.  RSVP HERE to join us in celebrating our remarkable father-son duo!

Rabbi Daniel Kraus upon being selected for the 3rd Cohort of Sacks Scholars which explores the enduring wisdom of Rabbi Sacks while empowering individuals who share his values and vision within communities around the globe.  Building on the success of the previous two cohorts, the program continues to unite prominent educators, academics, and community leaders from various countries.

KJ Member Louise Chazen Banon will be honored by The Jewish Education Project at their Spring Event “A Global Call to Action: Championing Jewish Education,” on May 21 at Park Avenue Synagogue.  Louise will be celebrated as she completes her final year of service to the Jewish Education Project, following 22 years on the Board of Directors, and for her groundbreaking contributions to advance the agency’s work and impact.  For more information or to attend the event, please email Jo Icaza at:  SpringEvent@jewishedproject.org.

KJ Member Stephanie Knepper Basman upon being invited to join the Board of Trustees of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.