Join us for the 2023 Israel Ride: October 24-30, 2023!
The Israel Ride is the premier cycling experience in Israel benefiting The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.
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Denotes a returning alumni rider
Denotes a JNF rider
Riders
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Country | Target | Raised | Team Name | |
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| Susan | Zinder | New York | NY | US | $4,800 | $103 | ||
| Susan | Westmoreland | Wellesley | MA | US | $4,800 | $0 | Team JNF |   |
| Michael | Weizman | Asheville | NC | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Neal | Weiss | Northbrook | IL | US | $4,800 | $4,000 | ||
| Mona | Weiss | Northbrook | IL | US | $4,800 | $4,000 | ||
| Bruce | Weiss | Northbrook | IL | US | $4,800 | $4,000 | ||
| Lisa & Michael | Weiss | Denver | CO | US | $9,000 | $0 | ||
| Lisa | Weiss | Denver | CO | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Russell | Wasserman | Milwaukee | WI | US | $4,800 | $0 | Team JNF Wisconsin | |
| Ronit | Walker | Atlanta | GA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Jon | Ungar | Scarsdale | NY | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Nicole | Ungar | Scarsdale | NY | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Vlad | Uman | Chicago | IL | US | $4,800 | $1,336 | |
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| Barbara | Tyrrell | Brookline | MA | US | $1,800 | $0 | ||
| William | Streusand | Austin | TX | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Noah | Stoffman | Bloomington | IN | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Melinda | Steffey | Northbrook | IL | US | $4,800 | $4,000 | ||
| Bruce | Stanger | Roslindale | MA | US | $4,800 | $206 | Mandell JCC | |
| Charles | Snyder | Neville Island | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| barry | Slosberg | newton | MA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Melvin | Simon | West Hartford | CT | US | $4,800 | $77 | Mandell JCC | |
| David | Scinto | Scarsdale | NY | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| David | Schreiber | Arlington | MA | US | $4,800 | $103 | |
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| Benjamin | Schreiber | Kirkland | WA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Julie | Schreiber | Kirkland | WA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Andy | Schiller | Wellesley | MA | US | $4,800 | $847 | Team JNF | |
| Steven | Sanderson | Plymouth | MN | US | $7,200 | $5,461 | |
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| Edward | Russakoff | Pittsburgh | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Keith | Rosten | WASHINGTON | DC | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Laila | Rosten | WASHINGTON | DC | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Howie | Rodenstein | Needham | MA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Jen | Richler | Bloomington | IN | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| David | Rendsburg | New York | NY | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Miriam | Raviv | Austin | TX | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Eyal | Raviv | Neve Shalom | Israel | IL | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Gregory | Rapp | Chapel Hill | NC | US | $4,800 | $0 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | |
| Jeffrey | Pitler | Glastonbury | CT | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Saul | Pilchen | Arlington | VA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Sheri | Olstein | AUBURN | ME | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Mindell | Nitkin | Evergreen | CO | US | $4,800 | $2,099 | ||
| Joel | Neuman | Brookhaven | GA | US | $4,800 | $1,588 | ||
| joshua | Musher | Newton | MA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| George | Morton | Acton | MA | US | $4,800 | $0 | CBE Acton | |
| Randall | Miller | Ashland | OR | US | $4,800 | $14,602 | |
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| Jeffrey | Miller | Framingham | MA | US | $8,000 | $6,858 | ||
| David | Michael | Stroud | Glos | GB | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Todd | Mezrah | Tampa | FL | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| MARIAN | MARGULIES | New York City | NY | US | $4,800 | $1,462 | ||
| Craig | Margolis | Bethesda | MD | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Jodi | Mansbach | Atlanta | GA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Robert | Lynn | Windham | NH | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Andrew | Loewinger | Washington | DC | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Mark | Lewis | Washington | DC | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Scott | Levy | Chicago | IL | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| David | Leifer | Berkeley | CA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Neil | Leifer | Brookline | MA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Amy | Krauss | Philadelphia | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Jeanne | Kidd | Knoxville | TN | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Sheldon | Kahn | Orinda | CA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| David | Jaffe | havre de grace | MD | US | $10,000 | $0 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | |
| Brenda & David | Jaffe | havre de grace | MD | US | $10,000 | $4,155 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | |
| Zena | Jacobi | Irvine | CA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Lee | Jacobi | Irvine | CA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| WILLIAM | HURON | Idaho Springs | CO | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Larry | Herring | San Diego | CA | US | $4,800 | $180 | |
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| David | Haas | Philadelphia | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| David | Green | Monroe Township | NJ | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| arthur | gould | alameda | CA | US | $4,800 | $1,177 | |
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| David | Ginley | Evergreen | CO | US | $4,800 | $2,408 | ||
| Nathaniel | Gertzman | San Francisco | CA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Michele | Garazi | Barrington | RI | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| steven | fuchs | New York | NY | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Jon | Frankel | Brighton | MA | US | $4,800 | $4,129 | Team JCDS Boston | |
| Fern | Flomenhaft | New York | NY | US | $4,800 | $185 | |
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| Rachel | Fish | Waltham | MA | US | $4,800 | $86 | Team JCDS Boston | |
| Andrew | Fischer | Brookline | MA | US | $7,200 | $1,980 | |
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| Hanoch | Fields | Philadelphia | PA | US | $4,800 | $103 | ||
| Neal | Epstein | New York | NY | US | $4,800 | $274 | |
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| David | Eisenberg | Needham | MA | US | $10,000 | $463 | Team JNF | |
| Stuart | Diamant-Cohen | Baltimore | MD | US | $4,800 | $0 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | |
| Betsy | Diamant-Cohen | Baltimore | MD | US | $4,800 | $0 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | |
| Shira | Deener | NEWTON CENTRE | MA | US | $4,800 | $86 | Team JCDS Boston | |
| David | de Graaf | Auburndale | MA | US | $4,800 | $717 | |
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| Elliot | Cohen | Boca Raton | FL | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Sharon | Cohen | East Longmeadow | MA | US | $4,800 | $500 | Team JNF | |
| Ellen | Cohen | PALO ALTO | CA | US | $4,800 | $1,749 | |
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| David | Chodirker | NEWTON CENTRE | MA | US | $4,800 | $86 | Team JCDS Boston | |
| Dina | Chaitowitz | Windham | NH | US | $4,800 | $20 | ||
| Hector | Carmona | Land O Lakes | FL | US | $4,200 | $389 | ||
| William | Burns | Mequon | WI | US | $4,800 | $0 | Team JNF Wisconsin | |
| Stephen | Brown | Lincoln | MA | US | $4,800 | $86 | Team JCDS Boston | |
| Sara | Brown | Lincoln | MA | US | $4,800 | $86 | Team JCDS Boston | |
| Stuart | Bogom | Philadelphia | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Craig | Berkson | Framingham | MA | US | $4,800 | $703 | ||
| Michael | Berger | Cabin John | MD | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Cantor David | Barash | Milwaukee | WI | US | $4,800 | $153 | Team JNF Wisconsin | |
| Carole | Balin | New York City | NY | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
| Jamie | Arnold | EVERGREEN | CO | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| David | Arfin | Palo Alto | CA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Mike | Aichenbaum | Bryn Mawr | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | |
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| Totals | $504,200 | $70,456 | ||||||
Donations flow through Friends of the Arava Institute:
Tax ID/EIN#:11-3485736
Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Please note that donations are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Checks should be mailed to:
Friends of the Arava Institute
1320 Centre Street, Suite 206
Newton Centre, MA 02459
ALL DONATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED IN USD.
If your donation is less than $250, your Payment Acknowledgment is your receipt for tax purposes.
For any single donation greater than $250, Friends of the Arava Institute will issue acknowledgments after December 31.
Contact info@friendsofarava.org with questions regarding donations.
Self-Funding Riders
Self-funders will be issued a tax receipt after December 31 stating the amount personally donated and the value of goods and services that are not deductible. For the 2022 ride, the value of goods and services received by riders will be $2500. Please contact info@friendsofarava.org for more information.
We strive for 50% of our fundraising to go to our beneficiary while the remaining 50% of our fundraising and 100% of our registration fees goes to cover our Ride costs.
To donate online by credit card
Search our participant list and click on the person you would like to support. This will take you to their personal secure donation page where you can donate using a credit card. You will receive an email receipt of your donation.
To donate by check
Checks should be made out to Friends of the Arava Institute and mailed to the address at the top of the page. Be sure to designate it to “[Rider’s Name] Israel Ride.”
To donate by donor-advised fund / charitable fund
To donate by donor-advised fund / charitable fund to someone’s ride (not to your own)
Please speak with your donor-advised fund about directing a gift to a donor’s ride.
Direct the gift to the Friends of the Arava Institute, and be sure to designate it to “[Rider’s Name] Israel Ride.”
Riders wishing to donate to their own ride from their donor-advised fund/ charitable fund
Please contact us at info@friendsofarava.org prior to initiating a payment through your donor-advised fund.
DAF rules forbid riders from supporting events from which they gain benefit.
To make a matching gift
Maximize your Israel Ride contribution by doubling your gift through your employer’s matching program. Consult your company for details on matching program availability.
To donate stock
Donate stock to the Israel Ride! If you are interested in a direct stock transfer, please contact info@friendsofarava.org.
To donate from outside the US
If you would like to make a tax deductible donation from outside the United States, please contact us at israelride@friendsofarava.org
To donate to Team JNF
Please view the Team JNF Donations tab above.
Jewish National Fund USA: Proud to present Team JNF
It started with a simple ask: ‘Would I like to go for a bike ride in Israel?’ Now, Jewish National Fund-USA and the The Israel Ride are both an integral part of my life.”
—David Eisenberg, Israel Ride Vice-Chair
Join Team JNF, and support their critical work in Israel!
JNF Teams fundraise like all riders, but their fundraising goes through JNF.
JNF then disburses the funds to the Israel Ride’s beneficiaries.
JNF riders have a JNF icon next to their name on the rider list, for easy viewing.
Anyone is welcome to join Team JNF!
Upon registering, click: Join a Team > Please select a Team > JNF
For more information on JNF & The Israel Ride or on joining Team JNF, contact David Eisenberg or Rachel Kalikow.
We welcome JNF riders from all over the country!
For registration questions, please contact info@israelride.org.
About Jewish National Fund (JNF)
In over 113 years, JNF has evolved into a global environmental leader on battling land degradation and combating desertification, sharing afforestation techniques across the world, funding research on grappling with arid land management, and leading the world in water desalination and purification techniques, helping solve Israel’s water crisis.
JNF has planted over 250 million trees, built over 240 reservoirs and water recycling centers, increasing Israel’s water supply by 10%, developed over 250,000 acres of land, created more than 1,000 parks and recreational areas, built security roads along the border of Lebanon, provided the infrastructure for 2,000 communities, and educates students around the world about Israel and the environment.
Today, JNF continues to restore northern Israel and is putting its century of experience to work with Blueprint Negev, supporting Israel’s newest generation of pioneers in developing the Negev Desert. JNF is helping Israel and other countries care for the Land and protect the earth with cutting edge environmental technologies.
A United Nations NGO, JNF sponsors international conferences on desertification, shares afforestation techniques, and funds research on arid land management. JNF is a registered 501(c) (3) organization and continuously earns top ratings from charity overseers.
Join us for the 2023 Israel Ride: October 24-30, 2023!
The Israel Ride is the premier cycling experience in Israel benefiting The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.