7:30 PM | Opening Segment Musical Performance – Matt Herskowitz trio featuring Paul Merkelo Matt Herskowitz, internationally recognized pianist, composer, and arranger. Paul Merkelo, internationally renowned trumpeter .

Canadian National Anthem

7:45 PM | Opening Remarks & Presentations

Alysa Langburt - 2026 Negev Gala Chair
Moe Liebman - President, Friends of JNF Canada, Eastern Region
Eliaz Luf - Consul General of Israel in Montreal

8:30 PM | Featured Program

Galit Suissa - 2026 Negev Gala Honourary Chair
Jonathan Conricus in Conversation with Mitch Garber - Jonathan Conricus is Middle East expert, terrorism analyst, and retired IDF Lieutenant Colonel. Mitch Garber is a Canadian entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and Order of Canada recipient. 

9:20 PM | Featured Program Video Tribute  

Dr. Dan Deckelbaum - 2026 Negev Gala Honouree Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, McGill University. Founder & Co-Director, Centre for Global Surgery, McGill University Health Centre
Karen Aflalo - Executive Director, Friends of JNF Canada, Eastern Region

9:35 PM | Live Performance - Matt Herskowitz trio featuring Paul Merkelo

9:45 PM | Hatikvah – Israel National Anthem 

Thank you for supporting the 2026 Negev Gala and for helping to strengthen life-saving trauma care in Northern Israel.