BHA Centennial Blog

If you weren’t able to be there on April 7th when Beacon Hebrew Alliance celebrated its centennial, you now get a chance to see what it was like and enjoy the festivities again and again. Peter Skorewicz of Video Ventures documented the gala event at the Roundhouse. We love how he captured not just the featured speakers, but also many of the guests, and the settings of the events. We hope you enjoy watching this video.

The BHA Centennial Gala took place at The Roundhouse Event Space in Beacon, NY on April 7th, 2022 from 6-9pm. The honorees were Stewart & Sandy Cahn and the Cahn Family and Cantor Ellen Pearson Gersh and the Pearson Family. 175 people attended.

Program Order:

Event MC - Peter Ullian

HaMotzi and Kiddush - BHA Board President Jesse Lunin-Pack with past board presidents

Shehecheyanu - Cantor Ellen Pearson Gersh

Welcome and D’var Torah - Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek

Honoree - Stewart Cahn

Guest speaker - Israel Nitzan, Deputy Consul General of Israel

Honoree - Cantor Ellen Pearson Gersh

Centennial Acknowledgements - Anna Marcus, Chair of BHA/BHS Centennial Committee

Acknowledgements continued - Karen Mayer, BHA Centennial Gala Committee Chair

Beacon Historical Society - President Diane Lapis

Surprise Guest as Samuel Beskin - Dan Anderson

Fund for the Second Century - Jesse Lunin-Pack

Closing Remarks - Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek