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Support The Israel Ride!

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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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 $103
Susan Westmoreland Wellesley MA US $4,800 $0 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
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 Ride AlumJNF Rider
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 Ride Alum
Barbara Tyrrell Brookline MA US $1,800 $0
William Streusand Austin TX US $4,800 $0
Noah Stoffman Bloomington IN US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Melinda Steffey Northbrook IL US $4,800 $4,000
Bruce Stanger Roslindale MA US $4,800 $206 Mandell JCC Ride Alum
Charles Snyder Neville Island PA US $4,800 $0
barry Slosberg newton MA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Melvin Simon West Hartford CT US $4,800 $77 Mandell JCC Ride Alum
David Scinto Scarsdale NY US $4,800 $0
David Schreiber Arlington MA US $4,800 $103 Ride Alum
Benjamin Schreiber Kirkland WA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Julie Schreiber Kirkland WA US $4,800 $0
Andy Schiller Wellesley MA US $4,800 $847 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
Steven Sanderson Plymouth MN US $7,200 $5,461 Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
Jen Richler Bloomington IN US $4,800 $0
David Rendsburg New York NY US $4,800 $0 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 $4,800 $0 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
Jeffrey Pitler Glastonbury CT US $4,800 $0
Saul Pilchen Arlington VA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Sheri Olstein AUBURN ME US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
Randall Miller Ashland OR US $4,800 $14,602 Ride Alum
Jeffrey Miller Framingham MA US $8,000 $6,858
David Michael Stroud Glos GB $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
Todd Mezrah Tampa FL US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
MARIAN MARGULIES New York City NY US $4,800 $1,462
Craig Margolis Bethesda MD US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
Amy Krauss Philadelphia PA US $4,800 $0
Jeanne Kidd Knoxville TN US $4,800 $0
Sheldon Kahn Orinda CA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
David Jaffe havre de grace MD US $10,000 $0 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
Brenda & David Jaffe havre de grace MD US $10,000 $4,155 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
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 Ride Alum
David Haas Philadelphia PA US $4,800 $0 Ride Alum
David Green Monroe Township NJ US $4,800 $0
arthur gould alameda CA US $4,800 $1,177 Ride Alum
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 Ride Alum
Rachel Fish Waltham MA US $4,800 $86 Team JCDS Boston
Andrew Fischer Brookline MA US $7,200 $1,980 Ride Alum
Hanoch Fields Philadelphia PA US $4,800 $103
Neal Epstein New York NY US $4,800 $274 Ride Alum
David Eisenberg Needham MA US $10,000 $463 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
Stuart Diamant-Cohen Baltimore MD US $4,800 $0 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
Betsy Diamant-Cohen Baltimore MD US $4,800 $0 Team JNF Mid-Atlantic Ride AlumJNF Rider
Shira Deener NEWTON CENTRE MA US $4,800 $86 Team JCDS Boston
David de Graaf Auburndale MA US $4,800 $717 Ride Alum
Elliot Cohen Boca Raton FL US $4,800 $0
Sharon Cohen East Longmeadow MA US $4,800 $500 Team JNF Ride AlumJNF Rider
Ellen Cohen PALO ALTO CA US $4,800 $1,749 Ride Alum
David Chodirker NEWTON CENTRE MA US $4,800 $86 Team JCDS Boston Ride Alum
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 JNF Rider
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 Ride Alum
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 Ride AlumJNF Rider
Carole Balin New York City NY US $4,800 $0
Jamie Arnold EVERGREEN CO US $4,800 $0 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$504,200$70,456 

 

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.

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.

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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

 

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-logo-mini-icon 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.

JNF Donation FAQs

 

Does money I donate to my Israel Ride count towards my personal JNF donation or pledge?

  • Money donated to your own Israel Ride (or to support any other rider) counts as a JNF donation, however, it cannot be applied to any pledges.

Does money others donate to my Israel Ride count towards my personal JNF donation or pledge?

  • No. Riders get soft credited (credit for helping to raise those funds for Israel) for donations that others have made to their rides but this amount cannot be counted as your individual donation to JNF.

Does money I donate to other peoples Israel Ride count towards my personal JNF donation or pledge?

  • Money you donate to other people’s Israel Ride counts as your JNF donation and is included in your annual giving, but this donation cannot be applied to pledges made to JNF.

Can I donate to JNF and apply it to my or another Rider’s Israel Ride fundraising?

  • No. Please donate through the Israel Ride website, and if you donate towards a JNF-affiliated rider (for example, someone on a JNF team) we will reroute your contribution through JNF. 

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.