Rabbi Schneier Facilitates First-Ever Kosher Reception at Embassy of Kazakhstan

FFEU President Rabbi Marc Schneier facilitated the first-ever Kosher reception, a pre-Rosh Hashanah luncheon, at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington, D.C., at the request of Ambassador Yerzhan Ashikbayev.

The Ambassador hosted a gathering of prominent American Jewish and local rabbinic leaders on the eve of the High Holy Days Season

In his presentation to Ambassador Ashikbayev, Rabbi Schneier remarked: “Kazakhstan is a model of interreligious and intercultural coexistence, a country that hosts one of the largest Jewish communities in the Muslim world. On the global stage, Kazakhstan has promoted the values of interfaith cooperation through the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. We are most grateful to you today for opening your Embassy and sharing a pre-Rosh Hashanah meal with leaders of the American Jewish community on the eve of the Jewish High Holy Days Season. We look forward to strengthening our bonds of friendship with you and the Republic of Kazakhstan.”

In addition to Rabbi Schneier, the attendees included William Daroff, CEO, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,   Daniel Mariaschin, CEO, B’nai B’rith International, Mark Hetfield, CEO, HIAS, Marc Levin, Executive Vice-Chairman & CEO, National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry, Lesley Weiss, Deputy Director, National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry, Alan Ronkin, Regional Director, American Jewish Committee, Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Founder, Congregation B’nai Tzedek & President, Rabbinic Cabinet of the Jewish Federations of North America, Marshall Breger, Professor of Law, Catholic University of America, Rabbi Hyim Shafner, Senior Rabbi, Kesher Israel Synagogue, Georgetown, Rabbi Nissan Antine, Senior Rabbi, Beth Sholom Congregation, Potomac, Maryland, Jason Guberman, Executive Director, American Sephardic Federation, Shai Franklin, CEO, Your Global Strategy & Partner, Gotham, Government Relations & Communications, and Ezra Friedlander, CEO, The Friedlander Group.