Ribfest is an excuse to raise money by coming together for good company (no kids), good drinks, and of course... ribs (all kinds of meat). Proceeds are split 50/50 between the Michael Levin Base in Jerusalem and Young Israel of Sharon.
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Last year's lineup, all of it eaten. This year's menu is coming soon.
Every guest goes home with this year's custom Ribfest glass.
Over three years: $19,000 raised, doubled to $38,000 given through a corporate match.
Every ticket covers dinner and sends the rest to the Michael Levin Base and Young Israel of Sharon. Sponsorships are how we push past that. Almost every sponsorship dollar goes straight to the two charities, and sponsors are a big reason Ribfest has grown every year.
Every level is open to as many sponsors as want in, and every sponsor's name goes up on the sponsor board at the event.
For the people who keep the l’chaims coming. Your name on the sponsor board.
A step up for the grill crowd. Your name on the sponsor board. Includes 1 ticket.
Our headline level. Top billing on the sponsor board. Includes 2 tickets.
Lone soldiers serve in the IDF without parents in Israel. Some made aliyah on their own, and some are Israelis whose parents have died or who are estranged from them. The Michael Levin Base gives them, and young women doing National Service (b’not sherut) in the same situation, a home away from home in Jerusalem: Shabbat and holiday meals, one-on-one counseling, practical help, and a community to come back to.
The Base is named for Michael Levin, an American who made aliyah and served as a lone soldier in the Paratroopers. He was killed in the Second Lebanon War in 2006, at 22. His parents asked that a place like this be built in his memory.
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An annual event on an early Friday night to come together to eat great ribs (all types of meat really), have some l’chaims, and raise some money.
The main goal of Ribfest is to raise money for causes near and dear to us. Proceeds are split 50/50 between the Michael Levin Base in Jerusalem and YIS. We expect to spend about $45 per person on food and drinks, and the remainder is split between the two charities.
Yes. Add a sponsorship to your RSVP. The Lamb Chop Sponsorship includes 1 ticket and the Rib Sponsorship includes 2. If you can’t make it, choose “I can’t make it, but would like to give.” For anything else, reach out to Eytan Baratz directly.
You MUST come hungry or you will regret it. I repeat, do not have a first course of soup or fish before this. We will have challah if you want to wash here, and there will be plenty of kiddush available.
Please RSVP by December 20. We order the meat based on the headcount.
Fill out the RSVP again using the same email address. Your new answer replaces the old one, so guests and money are never counted twice. The confirmation shows exactly what’s left to pay. If you already paid, you only send the difference. Please use the same email: a different one creates a second RSVP.