The Foundation's dynamic programs open new doors for Jewish culture. In 2002, the first major international conference on the 17th-century hero of Jewish choral music, Salamone Rossi, was featured in The New York Times. Each year, the Foundation sponsors an Open Sing on December 25th in New York City. The Foundation also convenes the National Jewish Chorale, a gathering of singers from the finest Jewish choruses in America, to celebrating significant events in the life of the Jewish people.