Covenant friends join together from far and wide to bless the 2020 Covenant awards recipients as they sing a medley version of the beloved Naomi Shemer song “Al Kol Eleh.”

On Sunday October 18th the Covenant Foundation honored 2020 Award recipients Maxine Segal Handelman, Russel Neiss and Amanda Pogany, at the Foundation’s first-ever virtual celebration. In addition to the bestowal of the awards, the hour long program included original films about the Award recipients, performances by Richard Saudek, Alicia Jo Rabins, Oren Kaunfer, Natan Kuchar, Karina Zilberman and Israeli social musical initiative Koolulam, as well as greetings from Mr. Lester Crown and Mrs. Barbara Manilow Goodman, President of the Board of the Covenant Foundation.

On November 14, 2018, The Covenant Foundation and The Jewish Theological Seminary co-sponsored a symposium in memory of Dr. Jonathan S. Woocher. Titled “Accessing Jewish Wisdom,” the symposium featured Tippett, Founder of the On Being Project and host of On Being, in conversation with Dr. Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor of JTS, and was followed by a Q&A from educators in the audience. Covenant Award recipient Peninnah Schram asked the first question, and both her question and Tippett’s answer are featured in this video.

On November 14, 2018, The Covenant Foundation and The Jewish Theological Seminary co-sponsored a symposium in memory of Dr. Jonathan S. Woocher. Titled “Accessing Jewish Wisdom,” the symposium featured Tippett, Founder of the On Being Project and host of On Being, in conversation with Dr. Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor of JTS. In this clip, Krista Tippett and Dr. Eisen discuss the place of love and kindness in education.

Alicia Jo Rabins, Karina Zilberman, Camp Ramah Nyack, Camp Nesher, the Ramaz Chamber Choir, and Tizmoret, Queens College Hillel’s professional Jewish a cappella group, directed by Daniel Henkin, sing the song “Build This World Together” by Debbie Friedman, z”l. Film by Ilana Trachtman.

An original work of art commissioned in honor of The Covenant Foundation’s 25th Anniversary. Music and lyrics by Debbie Friedman, z”l. Sand Art and videography by Ilana Yahav.