Brotherhood

      

Temple Beth El Brotherhood Offers Fellowship, Fun, Synagogue Support
 


What is the Brotherhood?

We're a group of men who promote meaningful fellowship and celebration of our Jewish heritage.


Our Mission

To strengthen the social and spiritual ties among Temple members and provide rewarding, enriching and entertaining programs, social activities and community projects.  We raise funds for an array of temple activities; however, most of our fundraising efforts support Beth El teen programs, including financial aid scholarships for two high school seniors, sponsorship of Tot Shabbat services, and helping underwrite the expense of the confirmation’s annual class trip to Washington, DC . Members of The Brotherhood also serve as usher during Shabbat services as well as High Holy Day services.

How to join

The cost is just $36/year. Send your check c/o Temple Beth El,
5101 Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC 28226.


Are you a member, but not receiving Brotherhood emails?

Contact Jeff Cohen at jeff_cohen717@yahoo.com




When does the Brotherhood meet?

The Brotherhood generally meets from September through June, and has guest
speakers at its Sunday breakfast or weekday evening dinner meetings. Our most
popular meeting is held in March, when we gather to pack and mail Yom
HaShoah candles to every household in the Beth El community. We also hold
a Men’s Seder every April. Click here for picture of this year's seder. 

Sometimes, we get together just to have fun, like our annual bowling party every December, our book club or our sports memorabilia group. We also meet the third Thursday night of every month at a local restaurant/bar for drinks and dinner.

Want to help?

We have several committees in need of talented people like you, including:

  • Membership – help attract new members

  • Programming – help identify speakers for our monthly meetings

  • Fund-raising – help create and plan new fund-raisers

For more information, contact Brotherhood President Brian Emery at nairbyr@gmail.com.




The Brotherhood Golf Tournament will be held Wednesday, May 5 at The Palisades, a private club with one of
 the area's finest golf courses. Cost is $72, including breakfast, range balls, golf, lunch, prizes and tons of fun.
Captain's choice format -- all skill levels welcome. 9 AM shotgun start. To sign up, send a check payable to
 Temple Beth El Brotherhood to Jeff Cohen, 2027 Greenway Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204, along with your
handicap or recent golf scores and team member preferences, if any. Nonmembers welcome.


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Thank you to our 2009 Yom Hashoah (Yellow Candle) Donors!



Each year, the Temple Beth El Brotherhood sends a Yom HaShoah candle to the home of each congregant to commemorate the Holocaust. This mitzvah project requires 60 hours of manpower to physically assemble and pack the shipping boxes.  While the Brotherhood proudly underwrites this mitzvah project at a cost of $2,750, we appreciate and accept donations from our congregants.  This year we wish to thank the following congregants for their generous contribution:

Rose Atkinson
Odell Bennett
Martin Bernbaum
Mark Bernstein
Adam Bernstein
Jeff Bierer
Barry Blau
Charles Blotnick
Mitchel Bollag
Scott Boyar
Louis Boyar
Susan Cernyak-Spatz
Bishop Cheen
Harvey Chesler
Sandi Cleary
Jeff Cohen
Sid Cojac
Dorothy Coplon
Beverly Darienzo
Michael Diamond
Mitch Eisner
Brian Emery
Howard Epstein
Barry Ezarsky
Jerome Fine
Walter Finkelstein
Lawrence Fleishman
Theodore Frank
Joe Freiberg
Steven Gainsboro
Steven Garfinkel
Doug Gentile
Andrew Gerber
Martin Goldfarb
Barry Golembe
Doris Goldsmith
Alan Gottheim
Sheila Gottlieb
Edward Green
Fay Green
Linda Greenfield
Matthew Gromet
William Grubb
David Hall
Leonard Harris
Keith Harris
Gary Henning
David Jacobson
R. A. Jacobson
Jon Jagodinski
Harvey Katowitz
Sally Katz
Seth Katz
Ivan Kirsh
Andrew Korcznski
Bruce Kramer
Marcia Lampert
Jack Lash
Randy Leclair
Edwina Leighton
Peter Levine
Robert Lewis
Bob Lidz
Ronald Liss
Victoria Malz
Ilya Margolis
Robert Markiewitz
Walter Marx
Michael McGimley
Mcleod Realty
Elise Menaker
Fred Miller
Bruce Mirman
Mel Morganstein
Jeffrey Myers
Larry Nicholson
Michael Norman
Claire Notrica
Paul Paskoff
Lee Pesakoff
Robert Pharr
Stefan Pienkny
Milton Poler
Carol Ritter
James Rosewater
Leon Rutman
Jay Safir
Kenneth Sass
Jeff Saul
Paul Schneider
Bill Schwartz
Judith Shafran
Ruth Shapack
Robert Siegel
Marvin Silver
Thomas Smith
Norman Steinberger
Nancy Tarbis
Beverly Tirsun
Christopher Totten
DS Uri
David Wahlberg
Andy Weingarten
Nick Weinrib
Seth Werner
Howard Widis
David Woldman
Bob Yudell

 

If we did not list your name, please accept our apologies and contact Scott Boyar at sboyar@carolina.rr.com.

Following is a video of Brotherhood members packaging the candles and preparing them for shipment to the congregation:



Untitled from jeff Cohen on Vimeo.