We wanted to have a special community-wide celebration of Israel's 75th anniversary, on Yom Ha'Atzmaut itself (i.e., not a week later or on a convenient weekend) that would highlight the best of Israel in an entertaining and enjoyable fashion. Our program coordinators, David Schiller and Andrew Symons, were familiar with the Israel Hour Radio program on Rutgers University's WRSU-FM, and decided to bring him in as the centerpiece attraction of the program, around which we would create a celebratory dinner and gathering. We marketed and promoted the event widely in the community, not only through our Brotherhood and synagogue, but through all the area synagogues and the Buffalo Jewish Federation. We secured the event space in our synagogue social hall, planned out the meal, purchased the food and other items, and decorated the social hall with Israeli flags. We also arranged for security. The dinner consisted of grilled chicken and hotdogs, hummus and pita, Israeli salad, pickles and condiments, fruit and vegetables, Israeli snacks (Bamba), Israeli wine, Israeli beer and Israeli desserts. Josh Shron delivered a highly engaging two-hour slideshow and video music presentation, highlighting the power of modern Israeli music to entertain, kvetch, unite, and heal - sometimes with reverance and sometimes not. He took us through Israeli songs, performers and videos from the 1960s through 2023, including the winners and losers of the Eurovision competitions and other Israeli reality-TV shows (Israel's Got Talent, etc.), and showed us that Israeli music today is far more than Hava Nagila, Bashana Haba-a and Al Kol Eileh, but is diverse and talented. Over 90 people were in attendance, including three rabbis and the Buffalo Jewish Federation CEO, and the crowd largely stayed.