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HIWP GALA 2025

Please join us on Sunday, May 18 at 6:00 PM for the 75th annual HIWP Gala!
We will be honoring Michael Kellman and Gadi Romm, leaders in our community who have given tirelessly of themselves to help our shul thrive. Our Community Builder Award will be presented to Becky Cooper Nadis for her outstanding contributions to our kehilla.
When you sponsor the Gala you will have the opportunity to reserve a spot to attend and also share a message with our honorees and the community. It should be a wonderful evening—we hope you can join us!
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Click here to sponsor the Gala and post a message
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Learn more about our honorees here
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Contributions in excess of $150 per dinner attendee are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

 

Messages for Honorees & the Community

 
DIA MOND SPONSORS
Yasher Koach to such deserving honorees. Thank you for making HIWP such an amazing community! - The Gitig family
 
RUBY SPONSORS
Michael & Gadi, Thank you for your tireless devotion to our community. We appreciate all that you do! Becky, Mazal tov on receiving this well deserved honor. - Diane and Gary Katz
 
Mazel tov and thank you, Gadi and Michael for all the hard work you put in to growing our kehila while always preserving our core values and HIWP warmth! Yasher Koach Becky, for stepping up and helping build our community! - Rena Fredman and David Lichtenstein
 
SILVER SPONSORS
Mazel tov to all of the Honorees! Your tireless efforts on behalf of the HIWP community are truly appreciated. Kol Hakavod! With appreciation, Terence and Lisa Schwartz
 
Mazal tov Michael and Gadi - you are leaving some pretty big shoes to fill! Thank you for everything you have done for our shul and will continue to do... Mazal tov to Becky - thank you for the delicious kiddushes and your tireless efforts on behalf of HIWP. - Rebecca and Marc Wolf
 
Mazel tov to all the honorees -- our community wouldn't be what it is without you! - Simona and Abbaleh Savitt

Mazal tov to our inspiring honorees who do so much to make this community so special. - Tanya and Jonathan Singer 
 
PEARL SPONSORS
Mazal Tov and Yasher Koach to the Honorees for all you do for the Community. - Judy and David Gilberg
 
Mazal Tov to Michael, Gadi and Becky. Thank you for all that you do for our community. May we go from Strength to Strength. - The Brasch Family
 
- Rabbi Chaim and Suzie Marder
 
- Dahna and Steven Stadtmauer
 
Y'shar kochechem to all the honorees! May you go from strength to strength. Rebecca, as you move forward from this special evening, may you be blessed with only increasing joy, love and ease. With all our love, Aunt Sally and Uncle Bruce
 
Mazel tov to our very deserving honorees! Gadi and Michael - thank you for the long hours and endless meetings... your dedication HIWP seems bottomless. Becky - thank you for attending to our kiddush culinary needs. You make it look effortless, and we know it's not! - The Waitman/Amaru Family
 
A hearty mazal tov to all of the honorees! We are so grateful for your hard work, commitment and dedication in making our shul and community so wonderful. - Matthew and Talia Crystal
 
Dear Gadi and Michael, Thank you so much for your incredible leadership, dedication and commitment that has enables the HIWP family to not only grow but thrive. Mazal Tov! - Jane and Josh Grauer
 
- Dana Erdfarb Weiner and Joseph Weiner
 
Michael and Gadi, Lara and I have known the two of you for a combined 100 years. Mazal Tov as the two of you have done so much for our amazing community. - David and Lara Siegel
 
TOPAZ SPONSORS
Mazal Tov to Gadi! Your dedication to the community is an inspiration for all of us. Love, Rebecca, Michael, Ella, and Avery Chasan
 
Mazal tov and thanks to all of the honorees for their dedication and passion to our shul community. All of you bring an energy and spirit to your leadership roles that set the tone for everyone involved in making HIWP the special place it is. - The Yolkuts
 
Congratulations to all of our Honorees for your well-deserved honors. Your dedication to HIWP and your hard work is very much appreciated, - Audrey and Keith Reich
 
Mazel tov Becky! HI is so lucky to have you and all the work you've put in for the community, and we're so lucky to count you and your family as friends. Mazel tov to Gadi and Michael on your tremendous service as co-presidents! - Ariella Deutsch and Andrew Kleinfeld
 
Michael and Gadi - thank you both for your many years of service to our community. It’s inspiring to work alongside community leaders who give so much of themselves to a place they love so dearly. Becky - it’s been incredible to see how you and Joe have thrown yourself into serving our community in the few short years you’ve been in White Plains. We love forward to many more years to come! - Talia and Marc Metson
 
Mazal tov Michael and Gadi for your outstanding leadership and service to the HIWP community. Mazal tov Becky for all of your work with enhancing the kiddush experience for everyone! - Daniela and Jeremy Lehmann
 
Yasher koach to my beloved son, Gadi, who brings creativity, imagination, and joy to everything he does. I'm so very proud of you!! - Diane Romm
 
Michael, Gadi, Becky, thank you for everything you do for our incredible community. Mazal Tov from the Pollak Family!
 
Mazal Tov Gadi, Michael and Becky - we are grateful for all that you do! - Sam Calabrese and Pamela Ryan
 
Mazel Tov to Gadi and Michael on a very well deserved honor. You are the best ex-Gabbai's that I have worked with to be Presidents. Looking forward to seeing you get back in the Gabbai business. Mazel Tov to Becky. You are super Cooper when it comes to executing a kiddush! - Shoshana Peyser and Bob Brody
 
Mazel Tov to Gadi, Michael, and Becky! You are each exceptional community leaders who inspire us through your dedication and commitment. Thank you for helping to make HIWP a thriving, dynamic, warm, and meaningful community. - Orrie Levy and Michelle Biller-Levy
 
Best wishes and Yasher Koach to you both, Michael and Gadi, on this tremendous accomplishment in leading our synagogue—may you go from strength to strength! - Eric and Roxanne Levine
 
- Ari and Davida Rosenstrauch
 
Thank you to the incredible honorees for all you have done to make this a community and shul where we are so happy and fulfilled! Mazel tov! - Sara Labaton and Gavy Posner
 
- Aaron and Adina Steinberg
 
AMETHYST SPONSORS
Mazal Tov to Gadi Romm, Michael Kellman and Becky Cooper Nadis on this well deserved honor. May you continue to serve as an inspiration to the White Plains community. With Gratitude, Adina, Ari, Ayelet, Noam, Liat and Orly Shrage
 
Mazel tov Becky, Michael and Gadi! Thank you for all the warmth you bring to the community. - Boris and Ellie Rappoport
 
- Daniel Deutsch and Maggi Feldman-Deutsch
 
Congratulations to the honorees, with extra love and mazal tov for our wonderful daughter-in- law Becky Cooper Nadis. Thank you for all that you do! - Sally Zanger and Daniel Nadis
 
To Michael, Service and commitment to the community and synagogue is in your genes. Your contributions over the years have helped the HIWP to thrive. וכל מי שעוסקים בצרכי צבור באמונה… May Hashem reward you for your incredible time and effort. Always proud, Toba and Bob Goldberg aka Mom and Dad
 
Mazal tov, Michael. We are so inspired by your commitment to you community. - Yuri Simon and Allie Alperovich
 
Michael and Gadi, your dedication and unwavering commitment to our shul serve as an example to all. Mazal tov on this much deserved honor! - Arielle and Yehuda Cohen
 
Congratulations to all the honorees. Special thanks to Gadi and Michael for all their hard work. - Wendy Leibowitz
 
AMBER SPONSOR
Mazal Tov to all the honorees who dedicate their time to making HIWP our spiritual home. - Adina Frydman and Avi Orlow
 
- Rachel Federman and Hillel Greene
 
- Eric Bressman and Virginie Halpern-Cohen
 
We are so blessed to be part of this amazing HIWP community. Thank you to Michael and Gadi for their leadership, friendship, and amazing senses of humor! We appreciate your hard work. - Jessica and Jeremy Rosenblum
 
OTHER SPONSORS
Mazal Tov to the deserving honorees. Thank you for your hard work. - Gerry Angel, Barbara and Martin Marks, Sari Wacks and Nathan Rosenblatt
 
Mazel Tov to Becky! We are so proud of you and can't wait to partake in a MVK soon! Love, Dina, Benjamin, Gila, and Shai Cooper
 
Mazel Tov Michael and Gadi!! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to our community. - Joyce and Reuvaine Kinches
 
Mazel tov to our dear friend, Becky Cooper Nadis, on this well-deserved honor! With love, Liz and Jon Miller
 
Dear Michael, We know how incredibly well-deserved this honor is and join your community in wishing you a tremendous Mazal Tov. We are so proud to be your friends and love that Jamie and Justin and their family get to be the beneficiaries of all the greatness you put into the Hebrew Institute and the community at large. All our love, Rachel, Andrew, Kira and Julia
 
Kol ha-kavod to Becky and the other honorees for your valuable service to the community! - Lenore and Philip Garon
 
Mazal tov to the honorees! Thank you for all you do to make our community thrive. - Hannah Kober and Josh Pernick
 
Mazal Tov to honorees Michael, Gadi, and Becky and their families, with much appreciation. - Toby and Alan Zaitchik
 
Mazel tov, Gadi and Michael, on this well-deserved honor! Thank you for both your friendship and tireless efforts on behalf of our shul—you are truly pillars of the community. And thank you Becky, for jumping right in and making important contributions so quickly. Looking forward to continuing to build community together for many years to come! - Shira Goldman
 
Mazal Tov Gadi on this wonderful honor! - Shira and Gavri Slasky
 
Mazel tov to the honorees! - Heda Silverstein
 

 

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