The Temple Beth El Brotherhood is about social activities and service. Join Brotherhood and meet TBE members and help around TBE. It’s a mitzvah…and its known, you will feel better, be healthier, live longer and prevent/delay dementia. Join a temple and your kids will be Jewish…participate and your grandkids will be Jewish. So “kenahora” – even if you can’t now participate – join anyway…to offer your support for the Brotherhood. You will be helping with the Chanukah Bash, the Purim Party, pancake breakfasts for the Religious School, ushering on the High Holy Days, building the Sukkah and so much more.
Brotherhood assisted with the Chanukah Bash and gave out Chanukah Gelt. Cooking the latkes and goodies were Barry Schwalb and Harley and Karen Kudler. Staffing the ever-popular Brotherhood Dreidel Table were Cliff Lester, Art Mont, Mark Goldman and Ian Weitz.
Brotherhood helped Social Action with the Community Thanksgiving Celebration. Assisting with the meal and/or driving were Algis Anilionis, Tom Cohn, Mike Dannenberg, Mark Goldman and Joe Perlman. Assembling bicycles presented as gifts were Brad Harmon, David Hirsch, Mitch Kittenplan, Sal Levi, Barry Schwalb, Alan Wachtel, Ian Weitz and Bob Zucker.
Brotherhood’s ROMEO – Retired Old Men Eating Out – continues to meet for lunch at the Golden Dolphin one Monday a month at noon, having last met on November 10th and December 5th. Join us and let’s support the Golden Dolphin which supports Israel. And you don’t have to be retired…leave work, have lunch, go back to work. And Brotherhood’s “Hebrewnians” continues to meet over dinners at Finnegan’s Bar in Huntington occasionally for Tuesday evening get-togethers, having recently met on November 25th.
Brotherhood hosted a trip to a Long Islanders Hockey game on Thursday, November 21st at UBS arena in Elmont with discount tickets facilitated by Jeff Rosen. The Ducks were soundly defeated. And you should have been there.
Brotherhood continues to participate with the MRJ (Men of Reform Judaism) in activities with other Reform Temple Brotherhoods. The recent MRJ meeting with dinner and a speaker on Men’s Health at Temple Sinai in Roslyn was on November 5th. And we met with the Brotherhood of Temple Beth El in Great Neck with a speaker on Emotional Self Care on November 24th.
Upcoming events include an overdue bagels and lox luncheon at TBE, a pastrami tasting at the Lido Deli and possibly a comedy night and/or a whisky tasting at TBE. And we still need a venue for Superbowl Sunday with a large screen TV and a kitchen. Got a plan for an event? Let us know and help to make it possible. Member or not, kindly get on the Brotherhood email list: let Mike know via email to michaelwidawsky@yahoo.com.