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Support The Israel Ride!

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Riders

Click on a person's name to go to their homepage and make a donation
First NameLast NameCityStateCountryTargetRaisedTeam Name
Susan Zinder New York NY US $4,800 $5,047
Susan Westmoreland Wellesley MA US $4,800 $2,509 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
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 Ride AlumJNF Rider
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 Ride Alum
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 Ride AlumJNF Rider
Scott Slater boston MA US $4,800 $7,241
Melvin Simon West Hartford CT US $6,000 $7,639 Mandell JCC Ride Alum
David Scinto Scarsdale NY US $4,800 $0
David Schreiber Arlington MA US $4,800 $4,144 Ride Alum
Andy Schiller Wellesley MA US $4,800 $1,958 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
Steven Sanderson Plymouth MN US $7,200 $7,745 Ride Alum
Edward Russakoff Pittsburgh PA US $4,800 $0
Howie Rodenstein Needham MA US $10,000 $4,949 Ride Alum
Miriam Raviv Austin TX US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Eyal Raviv Neve Shalom Israel IL $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Gregory Rapp Chapel Hill NC US $5,000 $0 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
Jeffrey Pitler Glastonbury CT US $4,800 $4,800
Saul Pilchen Arlington VA US $4,800 $4,111 Ride Alum
Sheri Olstein AUBURN ME US $4,800 $5,000 Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
Ron Minsk Chevy Chase MD US $4,800 $0
Randall Miller Ashland OR US $4,800 $15,126 Dare to Dream Team 2023 Ride Alum
Jeffrey Miller Framingham MA US $8,000 $7,103
Daniel Miller Tacoma WA US $4,800 $111 Dare to Dream Team 2023 Ride Alum
Max Miller Tacoma WA US $3,600 $1,876 Dare to Dream Team 2023
David Michael Stroud Glos GB $4,800 $4,944 Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
Jeanne Kidd Knoxville TN US $4,800 $3,165 Team JNF JNF Rider
Sheldon Kahn Orinda CA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Brenda & David Jaffe havre de grace MD US $15,000 $11,892 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
Brenda & David Jaffe havre de grace MD US $10,000 $0 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
WILLIAM HURON Idaho Springs CO US $4,200 $2,887
Larry Herring San Diego CA US $4,800 $2,355 Ride Alum
David Haas Philadelphia PA US $5,000 $4,419 Ride Alum
David Green Monroe Township NJ US $3,900 $5,025
arthur gould alameda CA US $4,800 $5,646 Ride Alum
Debra Gorra Barash Mequon WI US $4,800 $4,200 Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
Hanoch Fields Philadelphia PA US $4,800 $4,803
Neal Epstein New York NY US $4,800 $4,523 Ride Alum
David Eisenberg Needham MA US $10,000 $7,381 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
Shira Deener NEWTON CENTRE MA US $5,000 $5,714 Team JCDS Boston
David de Graaf Auburndale MA US $4,800 $6,133 Ride Alum
Sharon Cohen East Longmeadow MA US $12,000 $10,448 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
David Chodirker NEWTON CENTRE MA US $5,000 $4,015 Team JCDS Boston Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
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 Ride AlumJNF Rider
Carole Balin New York City NY US $4,800 $4,800
Jamie Arnold EVERGREEN CO US $5,400 $541 Ride Alum
David Arfin Palo Alto CA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Mike Aichenbaum Bryn Mawr PA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Totals$448,300$302,949 

Support The Israel Ride

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.