Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) will hold its fundraising gala dinner together with its parent organization, The Beit El Yeshiva Center, on Sunday, Dec. 6th, 2009, in New York City. The keynote speaker will be Israeli Minister of Public Affairs and the Diaspora Yuli-Yoel Edelstein.

The annual event is the largest of its kind for any organization from Judea and Samaria, drawing some 1,500 supporters. The focus of the evening is The Beit El Yeshiva Center, which founded and operates Arutz Sheva.

About Beit El and Arutz Sheva
The Jewish People returned to establish the ancient town of Beit El in 1978 with the Beit El Yeshiva Center at the forefront of the initiative. Under the spiritual guidance of the Yeshiva Dean, Rabbi Zalman Melamed, and the administrative direction of Yom Kippur War hero Yaakov "Ketzaleh" Katz (now a Knesset Member), the dream of rebuilding Beit El was actualized despite intense international pressure and internal political opposition.

When the first Intifada (Arab rioting) was launched in Dec. 1987, Israel's government-owned radio and TV portrayed the Jewish victims of Arab violence in Judea and Samaria as warmongers and aggressors. In response, Rabbi Melamed and Ketzaleh established an offshore, private national radio station – Arutz Sheva - to broadcast a message of optimism and hope, and promote Israel's territorial integrity.

The station -  Arutz Sheva Israel National Radio - filled a vacuum in the Israeli media and quickly gained popularity becoming Israel's third largest commercial radio station. In stark contrast to the predominantly foreign rock music played on the government-run channels, Arutz Sheva declared itself a platform solely for authentic Israeli, Chassidic and Sepharic music.

Large segments of the populace, including Kibbutz factories and Tel Aviv cab drivers, rushed to patronize Israel's first home grown music station. In between hours of music, the station management scheduled audio segments explaining Jewish values and providing political analysis from a fresh pro-Israel perspective.

In 2003, the Beit El Yeshiva launched BeSheva, a national Hebrew weekly newspaper, which boasts feature articles on Israeli society and politics.

Other Beit El Yeshiva institutions include a pre-military academy, separate boys and girls high schools, a teachers institute, and outreach projects run by graduates in the Greater Tel Aviv area. The most famous of the outreach projects is the HaMakom Theater and Coffee Shop, strategically located right off Shenken street in Tel Aviv, which offers secular Israelis cultural events and lectures celebrating the Jewish nation's rich spiritual heritage.

The 27th Annual Dinner
On December 6, 2009 at 5:00 pm, Beit El institutions and Arutz Sheva will hold their 27th annual dinner at the Marriott Marquis, Broadway at 46th st., New York City.

With years of experience, Honorary Dinner Chairman Eugene Gluck leads the preparations to ensure an inspiring evening with a fast-paced program that will not exceed one hour.

This year's honorees include:

• Guests of Honor Rabbi Ely and Chani Rosenzveig of Congregation Anshe Shalom in New Rochelle, New York.
• Shomer Bet El Awardee Shmuel (Sam) Goldstein of Brooklyn, New York who with his son, Benjy Goldstein of Lawrence, New York, runs the family business and together they have been pillars of support for Beit El and many other important Israel projects
• Aishet Chayil Awardee Susan Rosenbluth, Editor and Publisher of The Jewish Voice and Opinion
• Young Leadership Awardees Shalom & Amy Schwartz of Kew Garden Hills, New York and President of Kehilas Ishei Yisrael.

The gala smorgasbord begins at 5:00 pm, followed by the dinner and program.

Couvert $500 per couple R.S.V.P.

Both dinner attendees and friends from afar can further show their support by purchasing an ad in the dinner journal to salute the Beit El Yeshiva Center and Arutz Sheva. You submit the ad text that you want in various sizes and placements ranging from $100 to $25,000.

To receive an invitation and for more information, contact Baruch at: baruch@IsraelNationalNews.com or (516) 515-1539.