The mission of the Beth El Temple Men’s Club is to involve temple men in all aspects of Jewish life while serving the entire Beth El community through various programs and charitable endeavors. Click here for additonal information!
Breakfast programs over the last few years have included
- Rabbi Rosen discussing how to lead a more spiritual life
- ESPN personalities
- Investing/Financial Planning
- Legal Issues, interesting CT law cases
- NYC attorney and author’s inspiring story of his kidnapping survival
- Medical: Men’s health issues; pain management; CT Chief Medical Examiner; cancer survivorship
- Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation
- Politics: Mayor of West Hartford; Quinnipiac University Poll; panel discussion on presidential election
- Islamic extremist groups
- Israeli Martial Arts (Krav Maga)
Other activities that the Men’s Club has sponsored or co-sponsored
- Wine tasting social to raise money for religious school technology
- NYC Trips: Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty; Jewish Museum
- World Wide Tefillin Wrap program
- Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle program
- Annual Distinguished Service Award Banquet
- Comedy Night
- Purim party
- Temple wide Mitzvah Day
The Men’s Club has provided regular donations to the Camp Ramah Scholarship fund. We have made contributions to the temple’s building and cemetery funds. We co-sponsor with Sisterhood to provide Kiddish cups to B’nai Mitzvah. Along with USY, we sponsored a car wash to raise money for charity. The Men’s Club assisted in the purchase of an LCD projector for Yachad, a community educational program for Jewish teens. We have made several donations to support the causes of various speakers at our breakfast programs. We regularly attend meetings with other chapters of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC).
Your membership is important in keeping the Men’s Club vital and fostering a sense of fellowship among the men of the temple. We welcome your ideas and invite all temple men to become active members of the Men’s Club. Membership is complimentary for the first year after joining Beth El and $30/year thereafter. Membership includes admission to all breakfast programs free of charge and discounts to other events.
Men’s Club Officers for 2011 – 2012
Jacob Kovel – President
Marty Melnick – VP, Membership and Immediate Past President
Dave Diamond – co-VP, Programming
Harley Graime – co-VP, Programming
Joe Springut – VP, House and Assistant Treasurer
Phil Schulz – VP and FJMC Liaison
Open - Secretary
Bruce Shein – Treasurer
David Klau – Assistant TreasurerRemaining Board of Directors for 2011 – 2012
Jonathan Cohen, Henry Cohn, Tom Greenebaum, David Hoff, Alan Rothstein, Ira Samberg, Marty Toyen, Stan Wiesen
