Helping Jewish Men to be Better Jews and Better Men

The Brotherhood is dedicated to enhancing the vitality of Temple Beth Israel. To achieve this goal, we:

• Create an atmosphere of brotherhood among the men of TBI
• Brotherhood Shabbat
• Monthly Sunday brunch meetings – we get a lot done while having fun
• Super Bowl Party, Angels and Quakes games, End of Year Dinner, Game nights
• Promote social interaction within the Temple and the surrounding communities
• Mitzvah Day, Social Action Teach-In, San Gabriel Valley Fire Relief Fund, Fundraising campaign for Israel – ARMDI – American Red Mogen David Adom
• Address issues affecting Jewish men today
• Seminars on Men’s Health, on Leading Seders and on Men and Families
• Initiate and support activities designed to promote and improve the Temple
• Magic Night – a premier family evening including dinner and entertainment
• FYI Day, Religious School computer center, Golf Tournament Fund Raiser, Purim Party, Goods and Services Auction
• Assist the Rabbi with religiously significant programs and projects
• Scholar-in-Residence program, Yom HaShoah Candles, Mezuzzahs for new members

Meetings are conducted during the first first Sunday of each month at 9:15 am and everyone is welcome to participate. You don’t have to be a paid up member to attend the meetings, but it always helps. All new members of the Temple obtain a one year free membership to the Brotherhood. For more information contact us via e-mail.

Welcome to the first in a series of TBI Brotherhood Happenings!

Brotherhood Officers: President – Joel Beezy: Vice President (of Everything) – Mark Feinman: Treasurer – Simon Saul; Secretary – Steve Strumar.

Especially for newcomers (Welcome!) to our Temple, our activities include, but are not limited to, the following: BBQs at the beginning (FYI Day) and end of Beit Sefer year, Magic Night on the first Saturday of November (Nov. 5), Ushering during the High Holy Days, Super Bowl Party (Feb.6), Man of the Year (Ray Serafin, March 5) dinner organized by the Southwest Region of Men of Reform Judaism (MRJ), Brotherhood Shabbat (March 18).

This year, thanks to the efforts of Joel Beezy, past president and board member of Kiwanis of South Hills, Covina, free tickets are made available to children to attend Clippers’ games. For more information, please contact Joel at 909-593-4069. “To help one child at a time” is Kiwanis’ motto, as quoted by Joel.

We are annually pleased to contribute to the Campership Fund for our Beit Sefer students. This year, we increased our contribution to $2,500. Among the other contributions made this year are: Operation Lifeshield, protecting the residents of Sedorot, Israel from Hamas’ rockets, Jewish Books for Poland’s Jews, Haiti Relief, Youth Maccabees, and AFMDA for the recent Mt. Carmel fires in Israel.

Simon Saul.