Guests of Honor

Stuart A Shorenstein is respected by his colleagues and clients for his resourcefulness, creativity, intellect, passion and effectiveness on behalf of the Firm's clients. A member of the Business Law Department, Stuart also heads up the Firm's New York Public Strategies team, where he advocates on behalf of clients with decision makers in all branches of local, state and federal government.

Over the past three decades, Stuart has been involved in national, local and state politics. He has served on transition teams at the national level for President Clinton, as well as statewide officeholders. He and his family have hosted events and provided strategic advice to literally hundreds of candidates, including senators, governors, congressmen and local and state officeholders and office seekers in New York. He has represented colleges, ports, major insurance companies, industry associations, not-for-profit organizations and a host of companies seeking change in government policy or an opportunity to present their positions and have their voices heard. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York.  He serves on the Board of Project Rebirth and is a member of the National Council of AIPAC.

Dr. Janice Weinman Shorenstein, born in London and a resident of New York City, currently serves as ED/CEO of Hadassah, an organization comprised of 330,000 members, donors and supporters with nearly 900 chapters around the United States. The organization owns the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel and offers programs on healthcare, leadership development and Advocacy in the U.S. Immediately prior to coming to Hadassah she was the President of Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S.)  K.I.D.S is an international charity that annually provides new products to approximately 40 million children in need around the U.S. and the world.  Previously, she served as Corporate Vice President for External Affairs at Mount Sinai-N.Y.U. Medical Center, where she oversaw marketing, communications, PR, and government and community relations for the five hospitals of the merged entity.  Before that she served as Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Education during the Clinton Administration. Prior to that, she was the Executive Director of the American Association of University Women, the national organization that promotes education and equity for women and girls. 

Before her appointment to AAUW, Janice was the Executive Vice President at the College Board, a national non-profit association of some 3,000 colleges, secondary schools, school systems, educational associations, and agencies best known for its services to aid students in transition from high school to college. There she oversaw all programs and field offices for the organization.

Community Service Award

In her many years at LSS, Wendy has dedicated herself to deepening the shul's commitment to chesed. As a result of her ingenuity and incredible heart, LSS has donated hundreds of thousands of tons of food to the greater West Side community through the Food Funnel and Chametz Drive. Countless homeless and hungry people have benefited from Wendy's devotion and she has provided us, as a community, with a continued opportunity to do chesed. We are so fortunate to benefit from her incredible work.