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HOD BEZALEL
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Lodge Bezalel News
Lodge Bezalel Annual Picnic: It's a Family (and Friends) Affair
Bring yourselves, your spouses, your families (as extended as you want), and your friends to our Lodge Bezalel Annual Picnic at Dallas Landing Park, Sunday, Aug. 17, from noon to 4 p.m.The address is 5120 Allatoona Drive on Lake Acworth. Last year was so successful that we're doing it all over again - including last year's prices! Just look at what you get.
KIDS 6 AND UNDER ARE FREE!!
- $18 Individual
- $34 Couple
- $42 Families (Families with all kids under 6 should register as Couple)
BONUS: The first 40 carloads/families registering will receive FREE PARKING. This will save you the regular $10 parking fee.Spoiler Alert: We've never run out of free parking.
Closing date for registration is August 15. To make sure there is enough food, NO WALK-INS, please.For more information on Dallas Landing Park, click here. For driving directions, enter Dallas Landing Park in your car or phone GPS system.
Everyone is encouraged to bring extra chairs and games.Questions? Call Wor Bro Gary at 770-846-2222.
Come One, Come All
Click here for more information and to register.
Pay by Zelle to treasurerhodbezalel@gmail.com
Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul is August Table Lodge Speaker
Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul, a frequent visitor to Israel and a leader of efforts on behalf of Jews and fighting antisemitism, will be our Table Lodge speaker at our Aug. 19 OLM at Congregation Or Hadash.
Elected mayor in November 2013, Rusty brings more than 40 years of federal, state and local public policy and public administration experience to the job. He is currently serving his third term.
- Time: 7 p.m. Snacks & Schmooze
- OLM: 7:30 p.m. (HOD Brethren Only)
- Table Lodge and Dinner: 8:30 p.m. (Registered Guests)
New Zelle Payment Process Now in Place
We now have a new process for making payments with Zelle to Lodge Bezalel. We've replaced Bro Mark Gaynor's cell phone with a new email address: treasurerhodbezalel@gmail.com.
The new process is in effect now. You can also use the email address for all treasurer-related correspondence with Mark.
IPP WB Ryan Simmons worked with Mark to set up the new email address.
It's a Wrap:
Grand Lodge Newsletter
A special Grand Lodge newsletter has the comprehensive coverage of the 2025 HOD International Biennial. Click here for the wrap-up and all the pictures.
A Guy Walks Into a Bar...
Not
just any guy walks into a bar and finds stories that make him a
spirited spirits writer. Rafi Kohan, our May OLM Table Lodge speaker and
raconteur, 
is
not just any guy who walks into a bar. He's a writer who developed both
his career and his enthusiasm for alcohol - and the stories that go
with every bottle - by walking into bars and liquor stores and asking:
"So, what's new?" Get a "taste" of the evening's program.
Lodges Present $200,000 Check to IDF Widows & Orphans Fund
The Hebrew Order of David Foundation, comprised of the 23 HOD Lodges worldwide, presented a check for $200,000 to the IDF Widows & Orphans Fund, Sunday, Nov. 3, during the installation ceremonies for Atlanta’s four Lodges. The check represents the latest results in an ongoing campaign to fund an endowment for educations for widows and orphans of fallen servicemen of the IDF, police officers, and other security personnel.
Since Oct 7, 2023, the number of widows and children who have lost one or both parents has increased by more than 750. Among IDFWO’s numerous programs and support initiatives, annual scholarships are a crucial component to foster the academic and personal growth of widows and adult orphans within the organization.
HOD leaders in North America began working with a network of benefactors this past summer to set up a program to match HOD donations to IDFWO dollar for dollar. In the process, they established the HOD Foundation to better manage donations for this and other causes.
You can donate now to the Hebrew Order of David International Endowment Fund, administered by the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization in Israel.
Click here to:
The Atlanta Jewish Times published this article about the check presentation in Atlanta.
The Jewish Voice of Houston published this article about the HOD initiative.
Through campaigns to support IDFWO, Birthright Israel and United Hatzalah, HOD Lodges have raised more than $800,000 over the past year.
Monthly Planning Meetings!
Our monthly planning meetings are returning to the Publix in Woodlawn Commons on Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. Meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m. on the first
Monday of the month - but subject to change for holidays. Our next meeting is Monday, Aug. 4, 2025
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Lodge Bezalel and HOD in the community
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Lodge
Bezalel of The Hebrew Order of David International (HOD), a Jewish fraternal
organization, recently presented a check to support the K-9 Unit of the Cobb
County Police Department. The money was raised through Lodge Bezalel’s
participation in the annual Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival, held in the fall at
Brook Run Park, Dunwoody. [
Zichron Menachem Project
Hebrew
Order of David is partnering with Zichron Menachem to fund the
construction of a Hair Salon at the Zichron Menachem campus in
Jerusalem.HOD Lodges from around the world are supporting this needed and valuable project.
Your donation is strongly encouraged. An anonymous donor will match 100% of your donation, so please give all you can. [Read More] about this wonderful project.