Presenting…The CSAIR Spring Dinner Series
Come together with your old friends; make some new friends; enjoy a special time together eating, talking, and learning; and – best of all – help raise money for CSAIR.
Over the course of two Sundays and one Thursday in June, eight events will be held in the homes of CSAIR members. Each of these events will feature a special theme and entertainment in the form of lectures, discussion, or performance—by professionals, most of whom are CSAIR members.
Choose from a Persian dinner, a wine tasting, a family brunch, a Brazilian barbecue…
Learn some Talmud…hear a performance of chamber music…listen to a professional storyteller…take part in a discussion of the state of the economy…
Each of these events promises to be a great opportunity to eat, drink, learn, be entertained, and support CSAIR!
Capacity at each event is limited and reservations will be accepted on a first come-first served basis. Call the CSAIR office at 718-543-8400 to make reservations. You may attend more than one event but you must RSVP no later than one week before the event and all reservations must be paid in advance.
See the following list of events. Then, call the office right away -- events are already filling up!
Thank you for your support of CSAIR.
L’Shalom,
| Debbie Ezrapour | Eric Nussbaum |
| Program Chair | Executive Director |
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Sunday, June 7
Brunch
11:00 am
At the home of Susan Schwartz and Mitch Posilkin. Featuring Joel Chasnoff. A professional standup comedian and writer, Joel’s new book – which will be published later this year by Simon & Schuster – is a humorous memoir of his experience in the Israeli army.
Up to 40 guests. $50/adult; $20/child; $150 max/family
Sunday, June 7
Wine Tasting Party
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Home of Alyson Spindell and David Marinoff. Featuring Richard Kalmin, the Theodore R. Racoosin Chair of Rabbinic Literature at The Jewish Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on the interpretation of rabbinic stories, ancient Jewish history, and the development of rabbinic literature.
Up to 30 guests. $100 per person
Sunday, June 7
Persian Dinner
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Home of Debbie and Robert Ezrapour. Featuring Music by Classical Pianist Claudia Knafo.
Up to 30 guests. $100 per person
Thursday, June 11
Dinner, 6:00 pm
Home of Rabbi Shlomo and Bernice Balter. Featuring Rabbi Joseph Brodie, vice president for Student Affairs Emeritus and instructor of Professional Skills and Bible at The Jewish Theological Seminary. “Senator Arlen Specter and Israelite general Avner ben Ner: Politics is politics. Ambition is ambition. Now and then. II Samuel, Ch. 2 and 3.”
Up to 12 guests. $100 per person
Sunday, June 14
Family Brunch, 11 am- 1:00 pm
Home of Jennifer and Matt Fenster. Featuring Storyteller Kathy McQuown
Up to 20 families. $50/adult; $20/child; $150 max./family
Sunday, June 14
Buffet Dinner, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Home of Rabbi Barry Dov Katz and Shoshi Katz. Featuring Professor Baruch Lev, Director of the Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research, New York University. “The Economic Crisis – How Did We Get Here…and Where are We Going?”
Up to 20 guests. $100 per person
Sunday, June 14
Dinner, 6:00 pm
Home of Faye and Josh Berger. Featuring Music by Violinist Sheila Reinhold. A student of Jascha Heifetz, Sheila gave her first performance as violin soloist with orchestra at the age of nine. She has appeared with Zubin Mehta and Andre Kostelanetz and has worked on major films and Broadway productions.
Up to 30 guests. $100 per person
Sunday, June 14
Brazilian Barbecue, 7:00 pm
Home of Rachel and Shalom Kalnicki. Featuring Philip Alcabes, Associate Professor in the Program in Urban Public Health at Hunter College’s School of Health Sciences and author of the just-released: Dread: How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu.
Up to 20 guests. $100 per person
Please note: Event performers/speakers may be subject to change. You will be notified of any changes.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Spring Dinner Series is made possible through the generosity of our host families -- all of whom have volunteered to host these events at their expense -- and the speakers and performers (most of whom are CSAIR members) who have donated their time. All the proceeds from the Spring Dinner Series will benefit CSAIR.
Program Sponsorships are available at several levels:
$750 Patron -- Entitles you and a guest to attend one of our events, a listing in the Series program, plus a special gift.
$500 Sponsor -- Entitles you and a guest to attend one event plus a listing in the Series program.
$300 Supporter -- Entitles you to attend one of the events and a listing in the Series program.
To become a sponsor, please call Executive Director Eric Nussbaum at 718-543-8400.
We know that June is a busy month for a lot of people. If you are unable to attend any of the events in the CSAIR Spring Dinner Series we hope you will consider making a contribution to support the ongoing work at CSAIR. Please send your check (made out to CSAIR; please write “Spring Fundraiser” in the memo section of the check) to: CSAIR |