Lunch and Share
Lunch & Share, Sunday, 1/11/26
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker: Andrea Draisen
A Western PA native, Andrea arrived in the upstate in 1980. She is a retired Pediatrician and President of the Anderson Jewish Temple.
TOPIC: Fate and a Jewish singles gathering

 

Lunch & Share, Thursday 2/26/26
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM 

Speaker: Tami Blumenfield
Anthropologist, Filmmaker, Educator, Mother, and Synagogue Librarian..living in Greenville since 2012.
TOPIC: A Jewish anthropologist's Research Journey, in China's Himalayan Foothills.

 

Lunch & Share, Sunday, 3/15/26
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM 

Speaker: Mati Karni
Owner of Karni Handyman, founder of Karni Family Farm and Ag-Novation LLC, former teacher, entrepreneur, father of AMAZING 6 children, married to Miki.
TOPIC: Growing up in the Kibbutz

 

Lunch & Share, Sunday 5/17/26
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM 

Speakers: Lori Schur
Author, What Happened to Normal? President SC Board of Directors Breakthrough T1D
TOPIC: Accepting a New Normal when faced with an unexpected, life-altering situation.

 

Lunch & Share, Sunday, 6/7/26
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM 

Speaker: Shelly Salomon & Drew Gardner
Shelly Salomon is a multi talented Jewish Israeli, a dancer, and the first Israeli to perform at Greenville Theater
Drew Gardner is an actor, educator, and animal rights activist
TOPIC: Fiddler on the Roof - Journey from Page to Stage and our GREENVILLE Theatre Experience.

 

Lunch & Share, Thursday 7/16/26
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM 

Speaker: Jackie Bechek
Greenville resident for 14 years. Now retired Trustee Emerita of the BMW Car Club of America Foundation.
TOPIC: You won't believe how I got to this stage in life!

 

Lunch & Share, Thursday, 9/3/26
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM 

Speaker: Rick Zepel
Married to Beth 46 years; 41 year member of Beth Israel; educator for 35 years.
TOPIC: Growing older in an intentional way, to become the adult that you want to be.

 

Lunch & Share, Sunday 10/18/26
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM 

Speaker: Ido Friedman
A Podiatrist, originally from Israel.
TOPIC: IDF military service 1984-1990 (Only what I'm allowed to share).

 

Lunch & Share, Thursday, 11/12/26
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM 

Speaker: Cynthia Michel
Growing up in Washington, D.C. during the 1950s and 1960s and having witnessed the evolution of modern politics and major national change, she later became part of CNN's early years, experiencing firsthand the dawn of global news and real-time communication.
TOPIC: 2 Secret Heroes From Holocaust Survivor to Nazi Interrogator.
The unbelievable story of Fred Michel, a veteran of WW2.

 

Lunch & Share, Sunday 12/13/26 
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM 

Hosted by: Miki Karni - Party of Stories!
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