EPIC StepUp: The Premiere Dinner

Please join NEXTGen Detroit’s Ben-Gurion and Herzl Societies as we welcome in
Shabbat and celebrate the launch of the EPIC StepUp Program at the Inaugural
Dinner. Enjoy a cocktail hour, family-style Friday night dinner of classic
Jewish favorites and our special guest comedian, podcast host and writer Eitan
Levine
([@eitanthegoalie](https://www.instagram.com/eitanthegoalie?igsh=MThmd3U0cmZnb3kxNA==)).
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow young Jewish adults who are
deeply committed to ensuring a vibrant Jewish future here in Detroit, Israel
and around the world through their support in the Federation’s Annual
Campaign.

6 – 7 PM: Cocktail Hour | Explore the Market | Meet & Greet with Eitan Levine

7 – 9 PM: Dinner and Program

Dietary laws observed.

Snappy casual attire suggested.

This event is intended for households who have committed to the EPIC StepUP
program or have already made a BGS or Herzl Society level gift to the
Federation’s 2026 Annual Campaign.

**About EPIC StepUP**

The EPIC StepUp program is a pathway for welcoming and cultivating the next
generation of Ben-Gurion Society (BGS) donors. EPIC StepUp invites
participants to “step up” their giving over three years, with a clear and
achievable plan: year one: a $500 gift, year two: a $750 gift and year three:
a $1,000 BGS-level gift to the Federation’s Annual Campaign. From the moment
they join, EPIC StepUp participants are recognized and celebrated as BGS
donors, with access to all BGS community experiences. **EPIC StepUp is brought
to the community by Sue and Alan J. Kaufman & Family**.

**Thank you to Our Leadership**

_Event Chairs:_

Alec Cherrin

Natalie Gordon

Molly Moss

Jonah Newman

Gage Wakula

_NEXTGen Detroit President_

Andrew Luckoff

_NEXTGen Detroit President Elect_

Abigail Epstein

_NEXTGen Detroit Immediate Past President_

Spencer Lucker

_NEXTGen Detroit Campaign VPs_

Erica Dovitz, Nicole MacWilliams, Andrew Moss and Blair Thoenes

_BGS Co-Chairs_

Jacob R. Gordon and Taylor Weintraub

**Thank you to Our Sponsors**

**Presenter**

The Sue and Alan J. Kaufman & Family

Burns & Wilcox

Kaufman Financial Group

**Leader**

AJM Packaging

**Advocate**

Erin & Jonathan Modiano

LARC Properties

**Friend**

Civic Companies

Organized by: Jewish Federation NEXTGen Detroit

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