Temple Shalom Brotherhood connects the men of Temple Shalom to
a meaningful religious, cultural and social Jewish experience
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August
20 Monday @ 7:15 25 Saturday
@ 6:30
26 Sunday @ 10:30
Board Meeting Family Feud BARFS Draft
See Article See Article
28 Tuesday @ 6:30
Membership Phone-a-thon
See Article
September
13 Thursday 6:45 16 Sunday 8 am 17 Monday 7:15
Guys Night Out Sukkah Building Board Meeting
22 Saturday 1:45 28 Friday 7:45 [And a few High
Book Club - see article Salsa in the Sukkah
Holidays in between]
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Brotherhood Links
(100% BEEF and some are missing)
Want to receive text messages about upcoming Brotherhood events? Send an email to
David
.
Normal text messaging rates apply.
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Big Day for Brotherhood
Pancake Breakfast for
Rel. Sch. Opening Day 8:30-10
Blood Drive 8:30 - 12:30
Membership Coffee 9:45
Sukkah Teardown
12-2
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So, the last BRO's sign up link didn't work. We suppose we have to do everything for you, so this link should work. If you want perfect links every time, talk to Jimmy Dean.
But ... we still need some Superheroes to serve as Ushers every Friday.
Capes optional.
Please volunteer and save the day? Click
SIGN UP
!
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We love our Sisterhood as they are great supporters of our events and magnificent collaborators on events we put on together! They do great things as we do for our Temple and the greater community.
However, the gloves come off when we do our Annual Family Feud event on August 25
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from 5-8 pm at Keo Strull’s home. We were not the victors last year, but we are determined to be victorious this time! Shh…
don’t let this be known but I cohabit with the Sisterhood President. I would really like to rub it in that we prevailed this coming year if we leave this event as victors
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We play Brotherhood Annual Rotisserie Fantasy Football (BARFS) beginning with our Draft Breakfast Party on Sunday, August 26
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at 10:30 am. Venue and Signup link is featured in this Bro edition. When you sign up expect 5 ½ months of trash talk, excitement and heartbreak ending with catcalls and the poorest display of bad sportsmanship you’ll ever experience towards the winners at our final Trophy Awards dinner.
If you attended the Israel Today Symposium on August 12
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, you were treated to a day of wonderful speakers, authoritative sessions, presenters, and expertly placed seating provided by a pre-event Brotherhood setup team - some nursing injuries by the way. Our Temple venue put on a great event once again supported by our Brotherhood and many other volunteers. Our Mensch and Brother Extraordinaire, Ken Glaser, thought up, created and implemented this gathering. An event like no other with its informative and incredible scope of programming. His passion for Israel, the Dallas Holocaust Museum and many other Jewish and other community related causes is without equal. Every Brotherhood member is very proud to be affiliated with our incredible Brother!
I also want to plug our current membership drive where for only $55 (or more if you’d like to donate), you can be a part of our League of Extraordinary Mensches. Just click on this
SAUSAGE [Editor's note: he said put link here]
. You’ll be a part of something truly special for the coming year.
To All a Sweet and Happy New Year!
Brotherly Yours,
Steve Weintraub
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Minnie is very despondent about her aging looks and makes an appointment to see a plastic surgeon. After he examines her, he recommends she undergo a full face lift.
"Doctor," she says, "what will the operation to give me a full face lift cost?"
"For you," says the doctor, "I would estimate $30,000."
"Oy veh, that’s far too much, doctor," she says. "Isn’t there something less expensive?"
"Well," replies the doctor, "you could try wearing a veil."
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Guys Night Out will be held at the one (but not only)
Spring Creek Barbeque
, 270 N. Central Expressway in Richardson on
September 13 at 6:45 p.m.
Where do you want to go when you want to hold a business meeting? Well, not Spring Creek Barbeque. But if you want to have fun, eat some sliced beef (of course not the ribs), then go to the place that cannot even spell Barbecue! Be there or be spare.
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A great time was had by the gang at the Rough Riders game. Our fearless leader, Steve Weintraub, got friendly with Bullwinkle, and even passed him a membership form. Using his quick intuition, he mentioned that Bullwinkle's old friend Rocky is often seen at our high holiday services (usually in our tree).
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BROTHERHOOD SOFTBALL
OLD TIMERS GAME
Brotherhood softball is in the midst of its playoffs. Recently it held its Old timers game, and they brought out Bob Weinfeld to throw out the honorary first pitch. Bob insisted on quickly running over to the plate to take a swing at his own pitch.
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It is time to sign up for BARFS, the best (and only) fantasy football league in Temple Shalom Brotherhood. The draft is coming in August, so sign up now to participate in this annual tradition. To sign up contact:
The Commish
Join us and experience the agony of defeat, including the drafting of David Johnson. This is your chance to draft Dez Bryant and anyone from the Cleveland Browns - we won 't laugh. Rabbi Boxman is desperately searching for someone to draft since Tony Romo and Jason Witten both retired. Join Now!
Draft coming Aug. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Details forthcoming.
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Brotherhood mourns the passing of Jerry Gray, longtime member and benefactor. Jerry was our President in 1978, Man of the Year in 1987, and honored as an inductee to the Brotherhood Hall of Fame. Jerry's name and memory shall always be for a blessing.
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We thank the following for volunteering this month...
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Many thanks to Aaron Greenberg for planning the Rough Riders game...in the shade!
The Texas Rangers thank Brotherhood for its last minute cancellation of the road trip to Houston, which resulted in them sweeping the Astros. They have requested we plan and cancel more trips next season in hopes of getting them to .500.
A huge thank you to Rick Cohen for his work organizing the annual CHAI Bingo event. Thanks to volunteers Rick & Shirley Cohen, Scott & Brenda Butnick, Perry & Ilene Zidow, Steve & Ann Weintraub with their granddaughter Skylynn, Bill Hoffpauer, Mark Fisher, Louis & Kim Marx, Paul Jacobs, and Leon Harris.
Thanks to the Israel Today set up crew of Leon Harris, David Arndt, David Gordon, Alex Levi, Scott Butnick, Jim Warner, Irwin Kauffman, Bill Hoffpauer, Ray Farris, Maksim Weinstein, Bobby Schiff, Mark Fisher, Steve Weintraub, Bill Monsees, and Steve Weintraub.
And thanks our bag-stuffers,
Jennifer Weintraub, Skylynn Garcia, Earl Bensley, Steve & Ann Weintraub, Rena Glaser, Jim and Gail Davidson, Anita Weinstein, and Ken Glaser.
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Speaking of Todah Rabah, we need
High Holiday Ushers
! Ushering comes with a complimentary boutonniere, reserved seating for two, and a Taser (except for the Taser). Sign up today and reserve your place in the Book of Life: Contact either
Mark Fisher
or
Bobby Schiff
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Use our number and Brotherhood makes money. You feed the hungry (yourself) and we make $. That makes cents!
1549
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That's our number!
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Membership: Be Extraordinary.
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Construction has begun on replacing the seating in the main sanctuary. Mazel tov to the Temple Staff and Executive Committee for the donation of the old seats to 2 South Dallas Churches; very menschy. We hear that a few of the seats are on ebay, where you can purchase your old seat complete with foot prints where a small child stood on the cushion. An unconfirmed rumor has it the new seats in the sanctuary will come complete with lumbar control, cup holders for your wine glass, and chargers for your iPhone!
Temple is also selling copies of Mishkan HaNefesh. If you purchase a copy, please make sure that if you read ahead you don't spoil the ending for the rest of us.
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Mensch of the Month
Meet Robert Fishkind
Robert is entering his second year as the Commissioner of BARFS, Brotherhood's fantasy football league. Although a resident of Denton, he doesn't mind doing his job long distance (unlike a former commissioner). Robert has emphasized the requirement to stand when we play Hatikvah before the draft, because that will be the closest they will come to Hope for some of our captains.
Robert has served as a Brotherhood Board Member and leads our ushering team, as well as a variety of other activities. He is named Mensch of the Month this month in particular because he must deal with an extraordinarily unruly group (our BARFS captains), which only a true mensch can do. Moreover, he has yet to have suspend the captain of the Broadway Joes (his father).
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Brotherhood's relationship with CHAI (Community Home for Adults) is a source of pride for us all. If you would like to learn more about CHAI House, and how you can get more involved, go to:
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Sisterhood/Brotherhood Jewish Family Feud
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Saturday, August 25, 6:30 – 8:30
Keo Strull's home
Potluck Barbecue Dinner
. BYOB
Suggested food categories by last name:
A-L: Appetizer, salad or dessert
M-Z: Main Course or side dish
RSVP to Ilene Zidow by August 18:
Ilene
or 972 523-6231
Limited Space Available
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This is the year of the comeback as Brotherhood returns to its winning ways.
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Brotherhood Board Meeting
All members are invited to come and learn about Brotherhood activities, Tikkun Olam projects, Fundraisers, and join in the fun as we plan the next raucous Brotherhood program! We are always looking for fresh ideas. So get active! Meetings held at Temple Shalom. Toga optional.
August 20 @ 7:15
Why at 7:15? Why not?
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August 28
at
6:30
is the membership phone-a-thon. If you are available to help, please email
Bob Landers
. We feed phoners, so long as they swallow their food before calling. Join us at
Warner Search Group, 701 East 15th St. #100, Plano 75054
, and BYOCP (bring your own cell phone).
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BROTHERHOOD and SISTERHOOD MEMBERSHIP COFFEE
Sunday, October 7 @ 9:30 a.m.
Temple Shalom Congregational Gathering Space
This is an opportunity to meet new people and learn about all the wonderful upcoming activities (that you read about in the BRO) in Brotherhood and Sisterhood. Everyone is invited...please stop by! Brotherhood will be having its Fall Blood Drive at that time in the Radnitz Social Hall.
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Sisterhood/Brotherhood Coffee Break Book Club
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Saturday September 22, 1:45pm-3:00 pm
We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter
The author is planning to Skype with us! Please plan to come with questions.
Staci Mendelsohn will lead the discussion and also be our host. Temple Shalom members only. Limited space available.
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Are you known as "Captain Hook" by your fellow duffers? Do you slice so often your friends nicknamed you "the Moyel?" Do they really call you "Bogie" behind your back because they think you can get a date with Bacall? Does your shot land in the water so much they call you "Red October?"
Or maybe nothing thrills you more than winning 25 cents in Mah Jongg. Did you know that the Chinese letters written on the tiles translates to "Rummy Cube?" Can your blood pressure handle a game more stressful than Bunco?
Then temple's tournament is for you. For more information, go to:
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