September 5-8, 2025 | Círculo Israelita de Santiago & NBI – Nueva Bnei Israel

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IMPORTANT ADDRESSES AND CONTACT DETAILS

Wyndham Santiago Pettra Hotel | Comandante Malbec 12851, Lo Barnechea, Santiago, 7690286, Chile

Círculo Israelita de Santiago Community | Comandante Malbec 13210, 7690138 Santiago, Lo Barnechea, Región Metropolitana, Chile

NBI – Nueva Bnei Israel Community | Mar Jónico 8880, 7640282 Vitacura, Región Metropolitana, Chile

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Tehila Reuben | Tel.: +972 52 613-6131

Adriana Rosenkranz | Tel.: +54 9 11 5614-4863

Friday, September 5: (Shabbat Ki Tezeh)

9 am ▸▸ Shacharit on your own

9:30 am - 12:30 pm ▸▸ Optional Tour of Jewish Santiago (pre-registration required)

10 am - 12 pm ▸▸ AmLat Board Meeting (invitation only)

▸▸ Lunch on your own

1:30 pm ▸▸ Masorti Olami Gathering Begins at Círculo Israelita de Santiago community

3:30 pm ▸▸ Break - prepare for Shabbat

6 pm ▸▸ Meet in hotel lobby to walk to Círculo community

6:10 pm ▸▸ Candle lighting

6:15 pm ▸▸ Tour of Círculo community

7 pm ▸▸ Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner with Board Members and Rabbis of Círculo community

Shabbat, September 6:

10 am - 12 pm ▸▸ Shacharit at Círculo community

12:15 pm - 2 pm ▸▸ Kiddush/lunch and community-wide talk with Dr. Yizhar Hess, WZO Vice Chairman

2 pm - 2:40 pm ▸▸ Mincha

2:45 pm - 4 pm ▸▸ How does your community live and practice Masorti Ideology? | Panel with Rabbis: Gesa Ederberg (Germany), Rafi Kaiserblueth (Australia), Harold Kravitz (USA), and Eduardo Waingortin (Chile). Facilitated by Rabbi Mauricio Balter

4 pm ▸▸ Coffee break / Shabbat rest

7:06 pm ▸▸ Havdalah at hotel led by Rabbi Leandro Galanternik, Marom Co-Chair

7:20 pm ▸▸ Meet in hotel lobby for evening departure

8 pm - 9:30 pm ▸▸ Visit and tour of Sky Costanera

9:30 pm ▸▸ Dinner on your own in the area of Nueva Costanera

10:45 pm ▸▸ Bus returns to hotel from Nueva Costanera

Sunday, September 7:

▸▸ Shacharit on your own

8:30 am ▸▸ Meet in hotel lobby for bus departure to NBI – Nueva Bnei Israel community

9 am ▸▸ Gather at NBI community

9:30 am - 11 am ▸▸ Masorti Olami Annual General Meeting

1. Call to order and President’s welcoming remarks | Margo Gold
2. D’var Torah by Rabbi Alejandro Bloch, Senior Rabbi at NBI Community
3. Update on MERCAZ Elections around the world and upcoming World Zionist Congress | Dr. Yizhar Hess
4. Executive Director’s Report | Rabbi Mauricio Balter
5. Regional Reports from Africa, AmLat, Australia, Europe, Ukraine, Marom, NOAM Olami
6. Treasurer’s Report | Mary Sanders
7. Report and recommendations from the Audit Committee on the 2024 financial statements | Rabbi Gustavo Gryncwajg
8. Approval of 2024 financial statements | Mary Sanders
9. Recommendation for auditing services for 2025-26 | Mary Sanders
10. Recommendation for Audit Committee membership for 2025-26 | Mary Sanders
11. Governance Committee Report | Gillian Caplin, Chair
12. Nominating Committee Report | Rabbi Philip Scheim, Chair
13. Election of Officers and Board Members | Margo Gold
14. Any other business
15. President’s closing remarks | Margo Gold

11 am - 11:15 am ▸▸ Break

11:15 - 12 pm ▸▸ Keynote Speaker | Dr. Robert Funk: “Being Jewish in Latin America Today: Political Context and Antisemitism”. Dr. Funk is a Chilean political scientist and professor at the University of Chile, specializing in Latin American politics and democratic institutions.

12 pm - 1 pm ▸▸ Lunch

1 pm - 2:20 pm ▸▸ Strategic Session Opening | Facilitated by Daniel Yoffe

• Welcome and introductions | Margo Gold, Masorti Olami President
• Framing: purpose and expected outcomes | Daniel Yoffe
• Regional Perspectives | Panel with Denise Alterwain (Uruguay); Ezequiel Klas (Chile); Bruce Rigal (UK); and Rabbi Philip Scheim (Canada). Moderated by Margo Gold

2:20 - 4 pm ▸▸ Collaborative Work | Group discussions to identify and prioritize common strategic topics for 2026–2030

4 pm - 4:30 pm ▸▸ Break

4:30 pm - 5 pm ▸▸ Plenary: Group Presentations | Each group presents its key priorities

5 pm - 5:45 pm ▸▸ Collective Synthesis and Projection

• Final reflections from the panel
• Presentation of the Global Scenarios Team (GST)

5:45 pm - 6 pm ▸▸ Closing

6 pm ▸▸ Bus departs for hotel

8 pm ▸▸ Optional night out as a group