I’m delighted that I’ve been invited to speak to the Jewish student community at a major U.S. university. I’d be participating in a speaker series whose previous participants were some of the major players in the American Jewish community. Those of you who’ve read my critiques of the leadership of American Jewry and what ails it, will know how excited I am to speak at one of America’s distinguished universities on these issues. It’s a wonderful opportunity to present my ideas to a wider Jewish audience.
The sponsoring group usually brings its speakers from within its local region and doesn’t have a budget to subsidize my full airfare. I’m turning to you and asking that my readers invest in this important project. You may donate via the Paypal button (you may donate a one-time gift or subscribe with an ongoing gift) or, if you wish your gift to be tax-deductible, use the green ‘Support Tikun Olam‘ button at the top of the sidebar.
Thanks for being my partners in making this important event happen.
Update: I discovered an account Phil Weiss wrote of his own earlier participation in this series. Through it, I discovered that the event is quite informal, occurs over Shabbat dinner, and also draws a relatively small audience. My invitation hadn’t made that entirely clear. While it’s not worth a special trip back east for such an event, I plan on joining them on campus the next time I find myself back there.
Thanks to everyone who stepped up for your support.
Seems to me when you are seeking support for something like this, you need to give more details. There is not even a shred of information about which “distinguished” university this is or even the location. Kind of like telling people that you are going out to eat at a restaurant and you would like a donation. Are you going to McDonalds in Seattle or are you going to La Tour d’Argent in Paris? You need to tell people more about this when you ask for help. You will get better results. Maybe even an offer of accommodations.
Bill Hoover
@ William N. Hoover: I gave as much information as I could. I’d rather not allow others to generate any controversy or pressure over this, which some might.
Congratulations.
How much are you trying to raise ? I read a cost to cost ticket is $800 + hotel’s, rental car, food = $1500 ? which university invited you ? what would be the event ?
I think this is a good thing.
Well done Mr. Silverstein, a voice for the Palestinian cause needs to be heard. These coming months are crucial as all the right-wing hawks try all to block a independent Palestinian state. The Knesset is doing overtime and US Congress will be in Netanyahu’s corner and Israel’s self-interest.
ADL’s ‘Top 10 Anti-Israel Groups’: Blacklists Return – shameful.
“Anti-Defamation League”, very Orwellian – an organization in the business of defaming others.
Good going Richard and all the best!!
Looking forward to your news afterwards.
I hope many attend. I wish I could, which most likely would be impossible, anyway, for me. Hope you have a good “entourage” and supporters with you.
@Richard As I recall, you are cited several times over in Blumenthal’s “Goliath” in connection with leaks, if I recall correctly.
In article Bibi’s #Jeans.
Searching the Internet, found this article on the Bibi’s bunker leak – Persian Blinds.
I made a small contribution. Best of luck with your trip and all the good work you do.
The man who [almost] came to dinner
[Yr link] A year ago I met a scholar named Ben Karp who asked if I would come for Sabbath dinner at a Jewish society at Yale called Eliezer.
Oliver Benjamin Karp co-founded Eliezer, the Jewish Society at Yale University in 1996 with Rabbi Shmully Hecht and Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker. Writes for the Algemeiner.
It’s a long fight, keep up the good work.
Yeah, I realize that any institution run by a Chabad rabbi is going to have a decidedly right wing perspective. You can tell by Phil’s narrative that many of the guests who attended his talk were quite right-wing. Note also, they’ve invited Michael Steinhardt & Alan Dershowitz as part of this series (along with Phil Weiss!). But if people invite me in good faith, I’m going to respond in kind.