Chabad banking on a diamond

CHABAD House of North Shore was dealt a cruel blow late last year when the value of its property was halved through rezoning but now it is bringing out the big guns – with internationally acclaimed business speaker Kivi Bernhard set to headline its annual fundraiser dinner – to try and avoid what could become a consider- able financial problem.

The son of a renowned South African rabbi, Bernhard relocated to the United States with little more than $860 in the bank and went on to build a multimillion-dollar wholesale diamond business. Most recently, he rose to fame with his business book Leopardology – The Hunt for Profit in a Tough Global Economy.

Now, the observant Jew and regular Fortune 500 speaker is promising to discuss his unique journey at the shul’s dinner on February 23.

“To find an Orthodox Jew standing on the platform of Fortune 500s in front of thousands of people literally all over the world at global conferences, is rather unusual,” the Atlanta-based Bernhard told The AJN. CONTINUE READING...