We Are HOD! 

Sharing Jewish Values through Community Service, Education, and Friendship!




HOD Pickleball Tournament '24

Benefiting Make-A-Wish

This promises to be a most exciting activity for HOD and the entire community with all proceeds raised to Make-A-Wish.  Details



Events/Meetings:


May 2024

Management Meeting 5/8

Lodge Meeting 5/23




June 2024

Management Meeting 6/4

Lodge Meeting 6/19




July 2024

Management Meeting 7/9

Pizza Party 7/25

Current News and HOD Events


Are your kid's/Grandkids on campus with brainwashed kids or worst being brainwashed too? Times Israel Story



Learn more about Hatzalah's global mission.  Hatzalah


HOD North America is considering a four night cruise to Cozumel from Texas. Please share your interest: Email

Bowl With HOD Brethren Without Leaving Dallas

Lodge Tikvah in Houston is running the inaugural HOD Bowling Tournament to benefit HOD Help Fund, which provides funds to any HOD Lodge that needs assistance as decided by North America Governing Lodge. More Info

Mark Gardener Published!

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Foreign Policy Speaker

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove leads an  interview and discussion with Dr. Richard Haas and Dr. Martin Indyk recorded during intermission on Yom Kipper '23 at Park Avenue Synagogue in NYC.  Watch 

Baseball Players 

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HOD International News

We move closer to our new web platform.  WB Warren Hamel and BR Don Swartz are representing the Shimon Peres chapter on an international committee to make over website and other communication tools across HOD chapters.  This will afford all of HOD an opportunity to better collaborate and act cohesively.  Target to move will be May 31, 2024.

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Installations and Visit from Int'l

October 18th was an amazing evening!  International leaders and North American leaders and guests from Houston visited our lodge.  Special thanks to WB Lowell and Boris for organizing this night we all will cherish for some time.


Grand President Anton Teper

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Welcome New Brothers!

Congratulations to our new leadership team and Yasher Koach to our leaders who served this past year.

Welcome Anatoli, Dror, Jim, Jon & Leonid.   Photos and More

Greetings from Argentina! 

The brethren of Lodge Shimon Peres celebrated the first HOD event in Mendoza / Argentina this week taking a tour of the Salentein vineyards.  Attendees in the picture are WB Matt Kurtzman, WB Warren Harmel, Bro Dave Sporkin, Bro Nelson Weil, and Bro Dave Balis.  


Community Service

Thank you Chaim Schnitzler for organizing the cleanup at the JCC Food Pantry.  


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Thank you Ivan Kahn for organizing our volunteer effort supporting JCC Golf Event.

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E-Waste and Recycle program details coming soon.  Think about those old electronic items you may no longer need or want.  This could help to raise money for local charities, provide refurbished items to people in need and simply help our planet.

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