September 2011
Charity is a practice but it is also a virtue. To be kind and caring, for some, may mean to donate to a cause that is dear to them. I have several such causes. With each charity I support, I have some sort of personal connection.
I am a second generation supporter of YBA. I made the choice to give to YBA because I saw the impact my parents and their generation made in shaping the future of religious Zionist education in Israel. I not only want to continue this impact but I want to expand upon it. I know that when I give to these institutions, I will see an immediate impact of the lives of countless future leaders of Israeli society.
As an investor, I know that supporting YBA is supporting our most precious commodity-future leaders who are ingrained with Rav Kook’s philosophy of Am Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael Al Pi Torat Yisrael.
- Meir Nordlicht
CEO of Platinum Partners
Treasurer of AFYBA
Young Israel of New Rochelle was established in September of 1957, when they were accepted as a branch of the National Council of Young Israel. From its inception, Young Israel of New Rochelle was purposed to “become a pilot project for similar modern traditional synagogues in the area, catering to the needs of the modern adult and the youth.”
In 1969, three Jewish day schools merged to form SAR Academy. SAR Academy was born out of a desire to teach to the individual child, knowing that each child possesses a unique worth as well as a distinct potential for personal achievement.
Mark Nordlicht is the Chief Investment Officer of Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund. Mr. Nordlicht has over 19 years of experience in the industry.