Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Ari Noe of OTR MEDIA holding his son's actual Bar Mitzva at Soup Kitchen
Prominent philanthropist and public activist Ari Noe wears two hats - one is lavish, the other simple. The proprietor of OTR Media, a New York City billboard company, is equally comfortable schmoozing with New York city politicians and hosting legislative breakfasts, as he is serving food to the city 's impoverished.
So when it came to celebrating his son's Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish ceremony that marks a boy 's transition into adulthood, Noe decided to honor both: Tonight he will be celebrating at a huge ballroom in Williamsburg among a list of city dignitaries that includes both prominent politicians, candidates in next week’s election and rabbis alike, and tomorrow Noe will be celebrating at Masbia, the Brooklyn based Kosher soup kitchen, where he will serve food to the poor.
But while tonight 's event promises to be quite an extravaganza, Noe 's heart lies elsewhere. It is no coincidence that tomorrow 's celebration at Masbia, the only Kosher soup kitchen in New York, marks the actual day on the Jewish calendar when Noe 's son, Zishe, turns 13. For his real Bar Mitzva, Noe and Zishe will celebrate by making those less fortunate feel a little more fortunate.
Currently Masbia has a program that solicits couples about to get married to sponsor a night 's meal at the soup kitchen, but Noe is taking this tradition a step further. Not only is he sponsoring the night, but he is holding his son's actual Bar Mitzva in the soup kitchen. Guests who arrive to eat there will be surprised to find extra lavish food, and joyous music to accompany them. Ari is no newcomer to Masbia. In the past he has donated billboards for Masbia's fundraising use, and sponsored hundreds of meals for the city 's poor.
So when it came to celebrating his son's Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish ceremony that marks a boy 's transition into adulthood, Noe decided to honor both: Tonight he will be celebrating at a huge ballroom in Williamsburg among a list of city dignitaries that includes both prominent politicians, candidates in next week’s election and rabbis alike, and tomorrow Noe will be celebrating at Masbia, the Brooklyn based Kosher soup kitchen, where he will serve food to the poor.
But while tonight 's event promises to be quite an extravaganza, Noe 's heart lies elsewhere. It is no coincidence that tomorrow 's celebration at Masbia, the only Kosher soup kitchen in New York, marks the actual day on the Jewish calendar when Noe 's son, Zishe, turns 13. For his real Bar Mitzva, Noe and Zishe will celebrate by making those less fortunate feel a little more fortunate.
Currently Masbia has a program that solicits couples about to get married to sponsor a night 's meal at the soup kitchen, but Noe is taking this tradition a step further. Not only is he sponsoring the night, but he is holding his son's actual Bar Mitzva in the soup kitchen. Guests who arrive to eat there will be surprised to find extra lavish food, and joyous music to accompany them. Ari is no newcomer to Masbia. In the past he has donated billboards for Masbia's fundraising use, and sponsored hundreds of meals for the city 's poor.
Comments:
very nice, but why does it have to be announced? if your doing something like that and its nice, do it privately, dont embarrass the people who are there, dont make it so everyone knows!
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: September 10, 2009 12:38 PM
: September 10, 2009 12:38 PM
Because Masbia wants the publicity
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : September 11, 2009 12:34 AM
: September 11, 2009 12:34 AM
Masbia needs more people to sponsor its operations, publicity creates awarness for others to follow and do the same.
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : September 11, 2009 1:07 PM
: September 11, 2009 1:07 PM
Very nice to see a person so full of himself reminds me if obama I. I I He is full of himself busy bragging about himself to the whole world and amazing how all Rebbes come licking him at bar mitzvah and then they call for tackonos in there shuls just horrible. So true "cesef metayer mamzerim
Comment Credit ---This article posted by : September 11, 2009 3:06 PM
: September 11, 2009 3:06 PM
YOU SHOULD BE SHAME OF YOUR SELF. A YID WHO GIVES HIS LIFE FOR OTHER PEPOLE AND SO MANY TZEDKUS WHAT A KIDDISH HASHAM WE SHOULD BE HAPPY THAT THERE IS A JEW LIKE HIM WHAT CHUZPUAH YOU TO SAY ALL RABUNIM CAME TO LICK HIM THEY CAME TO GIVE HIS RESPECT FOR KLALL YISRUAL AND BAL TZDUKAH AND I AS I KNOW HIM A BIG TALMID CHUCHIM!!
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