Conference Leadership
Deb Lust Zaluda, President
Dr. Sol Lizerbram, Chair
Jeffrey E. Levine, Chair
Ronald S. Lauder, Chair Emeritus
Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer
2026 Global Conference for Israel Chairs
National Chairs
Sheryl Buchholtz - Brooklyn, NY
Sol Lizerbram - San Diego, CA
Larry Russ, Los Angeles, CA
Raeefa Shams - Washington, DC
Gil Wasserman - Scottsdale, AZ
Bob Wigoda - Chicago, IL
International Recruitment Chairs
Abe Glowinsky, Toronto President, Friends of JNF Canada
Max Federman, President and CEO, KKL Sweden
Sponsorship Chair
Myra Chack Fleischer, San Diego, CA
Recruitment Chairs
Frances Bilak, Beverly Hills, CA
Sara Cannon, Santa Monica, CA
Civia Caroline, Los Angeles, CA
Scott Gelb, Los Angeles, CA
Alyse Golden Berkley, Encino, CA
Rachel Herman, Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Herman, Marina Del Rey, CA
Jack Kaplan, Mahwah, NJ
Max Kaplan, Mahwah, NJ
Helen Locke, Scottsdale, AZ
Martin Locke, Scottsdale, AZ
Inbar Madar, Westminster, CO
Sepideh Makabi, Los Angeles, CA
Mark Meyer, Denver, CO
Penny Rosen, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Eric Schechter, Scottsdale, AZ
Miriam Seiden, West Orange, NJ
Matthew Simmons, Los Alamitos, CA
Patricia Sokol, Austin, TX
Susan Toczek, Los Angeles, CA
Sherri Weintrop, St. Louis, MO
Adam Zeelens, New York, NY
Inbar Madar, Westminster, CO
Sepideh Makabi, Los Angeles, CA
Mark Meyer, Denver, CO
Penny Rosen, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Eric Schechter, Scottsdale, AZ
Miriam Seiden, West Orange, NJ
Matthew Simmons, Los Alamitos, CA
Patricia Sokol, Austin, TX
Susan Toczek, Los Angeles, CA
Sherri Weintrop, St. Louis, MO
Adam Zeelens, New York, NY
Inbar Madar, Westminster, CO
Sepideh Makabi, Los Angeles, CA
Mark Meyer, Denver, CO
Penny Rosen, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Eric Schechter, Scottsdale, AZ
Miriam Seiden, West Orange, NJ
Matthew Simmons, Los Alamitos, CA
Patricia Sokol, Austin, TX
Susan Toczek, Los Angeles, CA
Sherri Weintrop, St. Louis, MO
Adam Zeelens, New York, NY
Rabbinic Host Committee
Rabbi Josh Dorsch, New York, NY
Rabbi Pini Dunner, Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbi Tim Gaylord, Santa Ana, CA
Rabbi Andy Green, Scottsdale, AZ
Rabbi Sam Klibanoff, Livingston, NJ
Rabbi Michael Kushnick, Dallas, TX
Rabbi Hanan Leberman, San Diego, CA
Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, San Diego, CA
Rabbi Devorah Marcus, San Diego, CA
Rabbi Scott Meltzer, San Diego, CA
Rabbi Sarah Metz,Tucson, AZ
Rabbi Jason Nevarez, San Diego, CA
Rabbi Joel Nickerson, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Sammy Rosenbaum, Memphis, TN
Rabbi Scott Rosenberg, El Paso, TX
Rabbi Brian Schuldenfrei, Valley Village, CA
Rabbi Michael Schwab, Highland Park, IL
Rabbi Erez Sherman, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Eli Weinstock, Atlantic Beach, NY
Rabbi Gersh Zylberman, Newport Beach, CA
Kosher Food Consultant
Elan Kornblum, President, Great Kosher Restaurants Media Group
Catering
Five Star Caterers – Premier kosher catering under Orthodox Union supervision