Denotes a returning alumni 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 | $5,047 | ||
Susan | Westmoreland | Wellesley | MA | US | $4,800 | $2,509 | Team JNF | ![]() ![]() |
Michael | Weizman | Asheville | NC | US | $4,800 | $4,896 | ||
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 | $4,800 | ||
Lisa & Michael | Weiss | Denver | CO | US | $12,000 | $11,169 | ||
Russell | Wasserman | Milwaukee | WI | US | $4,800 | $177 | Team JNF Wisconsin | ![]() ![]() |
Ronit | Walker | Atlanta | GA | US | $4,800 | $668 | ||
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 | $5,455 | ||
Melinda | Steffey | Northbrook | IL | US | $4,800 | $4,800 | ||
Charles | Snyder | Neville Island | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
barry | Slosberg | newton | MA | US | $4,800 | $570 | Team JNF | ![]() ![]() |
Scott | Slater | boston | MA | US | $4,800 | $7,241 | ||
Melvin | Simon | West Hartford | CT | US | $6,000 | $7,639 | Mandell JCC | ![]() |
David | Scinto | Scarsdale | NY | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
David | Schreiber | Arlington | MA | US | $4,800 | $4,144 | ![]() |
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Andy | Schiller | Wellesley | MA | US | $4,800 | $1,958 | Team JNF | ![]() ![]() |
Steven | Sanderson | Plymouth | MN | US | $7,200 | $7,745 | ![]() |
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Edward | Russakoff | Pittsburgh | PA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
Howie | Rodenstein | Needham | MA | US | $10,000 | $4,949 | ![]() |
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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 | $5,000 | $0 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | ![]() ![]() |
Jeffrey | Pitler | Glastonbury | CT | US | $4,800 | $4,800 | ||
Saul | Pilchen | Arlington | VA | US | $4,800 | $4,111 | ![]() |
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Sheri | Olstein | AUBURN | ME | US | $4,800 | $5,000 | ![]() |
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Mindell | Nitkin | Evergreen | CO | US | $4,800 | $4,010 | ||
Joel | Neuman | Brookhaven | GA | US | $4,800 | $1,691 | ||
joshua | Musher | Newton | MA | US | $10,000 | $3,249 | ||
George | Morton | Acton | MA | US | $4,800 | $0 | CBE Acton | ![]() |
Ron | Minsk | Chevy Chase | MD | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
Randall | Miller | Ashland | OR | US | $4,800 | $15,126 | Dare to Dream Team 2023 | ![]() |
Jeffrey | Miller | Framingham | MA | US | $8,000 | $7,103 | ||
Daniel | Miller | Tacoma | WA | US | $4,800 | $111 | Dare to Dream Team 2023 | ![]() |
Max | Miller | Tacoma | WA | US | $3,600 | $1,876 | Dare to Dream Team 2023 | |
David | Michael | Stroud | Glos | GB | $4,800 | $4,944 | ![]() |
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MARIAN | MARGULIES | New York City | NY | US | $4,800 | $4,241 | ||
Jodi | Mansbach | Atlanta | GA | US | $4,800 | $9,841 | Peaches to Beaches - From Atlanta to the Med to the Dead to the Red | |
Robert | Lynn | Windham | NH | US | $4,800 | $4,800 | ||
Andrew | Loewinger | Washington | DC | US | $7,000 | $4,199 | ||
Scott | Levy | Chicago | IL | US | $4,800 | $139 | ||
David | Leifer | Berkeley | CA | US | $4,800 | $4,466 | ||
Neil | Leifer | Brookline | MA | US | $4,800 | $6,671 | ![]() |
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Jeanne | Kidd | Knoxville | TN | US | $4,800 | $3,165 | Team JNF | ![]() |
Sheldon | Kahn | Orinda | CA | US | $4,800 | $0 | ![]() |
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Brenda & David | Jaffe | havre de grace | MD | US | $15,000 | $11,892 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | ![]() ![]() |
Brenda & David | Jaffe | havre de grace | MD | US | $10,000 | $0 | Team JNF Mid-Atlantic | ![]() ![]() |
WILLIAM | HURON | Idaho Springs | CO | US | $4,200 | $2,887 | ||
Larry | Herring | San Diego | CA | US | $4,800 | $2,355 | ![]() |
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David | Haas | Philadelphia | PA | US | $5,000 | $4,419 | ![]() |
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David | Green | Monroe Township | NJ | US | $3,900 | $5,025 | ||
arthur | gould | alameda | CA | US | $4,800 | $5,646 | ![]() |
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Debra | Gorra Barash | Mequon | WI | US | $4,800 | $4,200 | ![]() |
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David | Ginley | Evergreen | CO | US | $4,800 | $2,408 | ||
Nathaniel | Gertzman | San Francisco | CA | US | $4,800 | $3,600 | ||
Michele | Garazi | Barrington | RI | US | $4,800 | $0 | ||
Jon | Frankel | Brighton | MA | US | $4,800 | $5,251 | Team JCDS Boston | |
Rachel | Fish | Waltham | MA | US | $4,800 | $6,583 | Team JCDS Boston | |
Andrew | Fischer | Brookline | MA | US | $10,000 | $9,780 | ![]() |
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Hanoch | Fields | Philadelphia | PA | US | $4,800 | $4,803 | ||
Neal | Epstein | New York | NY | US | $4,800 | $4,523 | ![]() |
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David | Eisenberg | Needham | MA | US | $10,000 | $7,381 | Team JNF | ![]() ![]() |
Shira | Deener | NEWTON CENTRE | MA | US | $5,000 | $5,714 | Team JCDS Boston | |
David | de Graaf | Auburndale | MA | US | $4,800 | $6,133 | ![]() |
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Sharon | Cohen | East Longmeadow | MA | US | $12,000 | $10,448 | Team JNF | ![]() ![]() |
David | Chodirker | NEWTON CENTRE | MA | US | $5,000 | $4,015 | Team JCDS Boston | ![]() |
Dina | Chaitowitz | Windham | NH | US | $4,800 | $4,800 | ||
Stephen | Brown | Lincoln | MA | US | $4,800 | $2,886 | Team JCDS Boston | |
Sara | Brown | Lincoln | MA | US | $4,200 | $5,163 | Team JCDS Boston | |
Stuart | Bogom | Philadelphia | PA | US | $4,800 | $2,500 | ![]() |
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Craig | Berkson | Framingham | MA | US | $4,800 | $703 | ||
Michael | Berger | Cabin John | MD | US | $4,800 | $1,121 | ||
Cantor David | Barash | Milwaukee | WI | US | $4,800 | $724 | Team JNF Wisconsin | ![]() ![]() |
Carole | Balin | New York City | NY | US | $4,800 | $4,800 | ||
Jamie | Arnold | EVERGREEN | CO | US | $5,400 | $541 | ![]() |
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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 | $448,300 | $302,949 |
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.
The average participant raises more than the minimum. We encourage self-funders to consider supporting the Ride via a minimum contribution of $6,000.
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
Next Israel Ride: October 29 – November 4, 2024
The Israel Ride is the premier cycling experience in Israel, benefiting The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.