Gala 2023

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Honorees

For his steadfast commitment to protecting workers, fighting climate change, and advancing justice and human rights for Israelis and Palestinians as a representative in the United States government.

Anne Germanacos

Kemach Torah Award

For her commitment to the Jewish movement for justice as a generous philanthropic leader at T’ruah.

Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann

Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award

For her courageous mobilization of congregants and fellow clergy to show up for New York City’s most vulnerable.

Rabbi Mira Rivera

Rabbinic Human Rights Hero Award

For ensuring that the gifts, voices, and experiences of Jews of Color are seen, heard, and known by all in the wider Jewish community.

Rabbi Mordechai Liebling

Founder’s Award

For his prophetic vision in the co-founding of T’ruah and everlasting commitment to the Torah of justice.

Get Tickets / Join the Host Committee

The gala has come and gone, and it was a huge success!

It’s not too late to honor our human rights heroes by joining the Host Committee.

Our 2023 Host Committee levels are the following:

Honorary Chair $20,000.00
Human Rights Leaders $15,000.00
Healers of the World $10,000.00
Visionaries $7,500.00
Prophetic Voices $5,000.00
Righteous Ones $3,600.00
Pursuers of Justice $1,800.00
Guardians of Justice $1,000.00
Builders $720.00

All Host Committee names will be listed on the T’ruah website.

Host Committee

Honorary Chair

Masimo Foundation
Anne Germanacos
Sara and Andrew Litt
Marc Gross and Susan Ochshorn

Human Rights Leaders

Sally Gottesman

Healers of the World

Jeannie Blaustein, Ph.D, D. Ministry
The John & Terry Levin Family Foundation
Rabbis Joanna Katz and Jeff Roth
Betty Robbins and Moses Silverman

Prophetic Voices

Eleanor Friedman and Jonathan Cohen
Marina and Stephen Kaufman
Joshua M. and Debra Fried Levin
Suzanne Schecter and Todd Ruback
Elaine Reuben
Zegar Family Fund
Linda Ziglar

Righteous Ones

Donna Katzin and Alan Altschuler
Martin and Shirley Bresler
Rabbis Margot Stein and Myriam Klotz
Kathleen Peratis
Rabbi William Plevan and Sara Shapiro-Plevan
Myra and Matthew Zuckerbraun

Pursuers of Justice

Karen Adler
Anonymous
Madeleine & David Arnow
Jennifer Battat
Eric Sloan and Dominique Bravo
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Sandy Levin and Family
Rabbi Aaron Brusso and Hana Gruenberg
Andrew Rehfeld, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Rabbi Lauren and Jon Grabelle Herrmann
James Klutznick
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer and Seth Kreimer
Michael and Alice Kuhn Foundation
Rabbi Tom Gutherz
Michael Hirschhorn and Jimena Martinez
Emma Mayerson
Lisa Kohn and Harvey Nathan
SAJ- Judaism That Stands For All
Rabbi Les Bronstein and Cantor Benjie Schiller
Emily Sack and Robert Schloss
Bernstein/Schoen Family
Rabbi Shira Stutman and Russell Shaw
Evely Laser Shlensky
Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi Jonathan Singer
Rabbis Eric and Jenny Solomon
Marjorie A. Swig
Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg and Jim Talbott
Rabbi Susan Talve
Rabbi Rachel Timoner
Judith Tuller
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Randi Weingarten
Rabbi Daniel and Louise Zemel

Guardians of Justice

Sara Adler
Anita Altman
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Rabbi Michelle Dardashti
Pearl Beck and David Fisher
New Israel Fund
Riva Silverman and Abram Heisler
Ruth Messinger and Andrew Lachman
Rabbi Esther Lederman
Rabbi Ken Chasen and Allison Lee
James and Leah Lieber
Rabbi Ellen Lippmann
Rabbi Jonathan Litt
Dr. Jerome and Lois Lowenstein
Rachel Tiven and Seth Marnin
Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon
Rabbi Jeffrey Eisenstat and Rabbi Sarah Messenger
Aimee Beyda and Daniel Miller
Laura Myers
Rabbi Sid Schwarz and Sandy Perlstein
Kenneth Plevan
Michael Young and Debra Raskin
Rabbi Lori Shapiro
Abby Sher
Rabbi David Shneyer
Rabbi Felicia Sol
Audrey Weiner and Jeffrey Solomon
Betsy and Rabbi David Teutsch
National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT)
Nancy Meyer and Marc Weiss
Dr. Terry and Dr. Carol Winograd
Rabbi Debra Rappaport and Robert Zelle

Builders

Rabbi Laura Abrasley
Rabbi Deborah Waxman and Dr. Christina Ager
Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld and Shimon Anisfeld
Anonymous
Cantor Lisa and Micah Arbisser
Rabbis Jill Jacobs and Guy Austrian
Peter Beinart
Jeremy Ben-Ami
Rabbi Benjamin Ross and Liz Bennett
Rabbi Ariann Weitzman and Joel Bogorad
Janet Brain
Rabbis Brian Walt and Caryn Broitman
Dr. Jessica Brown and James A. Brown
Robert Bank and Alan Cohen
Ellen Gesmer, Rabbi Steve Gutow, Hon. Abe Clott
Rabbi Rachel Gartner and Dr. David Ebenbach
Rabbi Susan Falk
Rachel and Halli Faulkner
Mark Gunther
Susie Coliver and Bob Herman
Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann
Rabbi Mordechai Liebling and Lynne Iser
Rabbis Yael Hammerman and Jeremy Kalmanofsky
Robert Kanter
Nancy Kaufman
Rabbi Claudia Kreiman
Rabbi Sheldon J. Lewis
Rabbi Andrea and Danny London
Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen and Rabbi Marc J. Margolius
Rabbi Judith Edelstein and Jim Meier
Rabbi Diana Miller
Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb and Minna Scherlinder Morse
Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow
Rabbi Elyse Wechterman and David Nerenberg
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster and Dr. Paul Pelavin
Micki Kaplan Reiss and Jonathan Reiss
Romemu
Seth and Joan Rosen
Jeffrey Dekro and Rochelle Tuzman
Aliza Schwartz
Margo Bloom and Mark Seal
Nancy Buck and Jim Sebenius
Dr. Cindy Arnson and Rabbi Gerry Serotta
Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell and Nurit Levi Shein
Daniel Sokatch
Ambassador Alan Solomont (retired)
Hadar Susskind
Rabbi Laurie Hahn Tapper
Rabbi Nancy H. Wiener and Judith Tax
Rabbi Elliott Tepperman
Kelly Whitehead
Mark and Margie Zivin