Ari Bornstein Ari Bornstein of Lafayette is a member of Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland and has a B.A. in international relations and Middle Eastern studies from UC Santa Barbara. On July 26, he is scheduled to fly to Israel with 44 other young Jewish Californians, all enlistees in the Israel Defense Forces. They are part of Garin Tzabar, a program that helps foreigners serve in the IDF and make aliyah. Recent Stories Jul 21, 2020 I am an American Jew and I'm enlisting in the Israeli Defense Forces