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SIGN UP FOR MEN'S CLUB SHABBAT 2025

Men's Club Shabbat this year will be on Saturday, May 10th starting promptly at 9:30 AM. We will be taking over the entire service and looking for our members to come forward by signing up for pasts in Hebrew or English or just showing up to support our brother. Kiddish will be sponsored by us as well so come with your appetites. Barry Weiss and Alan Gerberg will schedule the parts with all interested parties so please reach out to them before they reach out to you.

B'nai Israel Congregation

Men's Club

The B'nai Israel Men's Club was formed in 2003. Our mission is to foster a sense of brotherhood and friendship for male members of the Congregation and to support the Congregation in religious, cultural, and social activities as well as fundraising events. Additionally, we look outside our internal community for volunteering opportunities that benefit those less fortunate.

OFFICERS 2024-2025

President: Phil Sassoon

Vice President: Lloyd Zeldin

Programming: Barry Weiss

Treasurer: Shai Abisch

Coordinator: Harold Eichenholz

Next Men's Club DINE OUT Thurs., Jun 12th TBD

Please come and join us for our next Men's Club DINE OUT.

Everyone attending must register in advance. This will be open to all members with their wives or significant other. We will keep a waiting list should the need arise.

Men's Club Calendar of Scheduled Events 2025

EVENTS CALENDAR 2025

Sat., May 10^th Men's Club Shabbat @ BIC 9:30 AM

Sun., Jun 8^th General Breakfast Meeting & 2025-6 Dues @ BIC at 10 AM

Thurs., Jun 19^th Dine Out at 6:30 PM (Cafe Chinois)

Sun., July 6^th July 4^th Weekend Cook Out @ BIC at 12 PM

Sun., Jul 20^th Israel Scouts Caravan Meet & Greet / Performance w/TOI @ BIC at 2 PM

Sun., Aug 31^st Special Labor Day - Brooks Academy Family Cook Out @ BIC at 12 PM

Tues., Sept 9^th Fort Fisher Museum & Brunch w/TOI Men's Club at 11 AM

Sun., Oct 5^thErect Sukkah Schach at 9:30AM

Fri., Oct 17^th FridayService and Dinner in the Sukkah @ BIC at 6 PM

Mon., Oct 20^th Take Down Schach and Decorations at 10 AM

For more information, please contact Phil Sassoon (President) at philipisassoon@gmail.com.

Our annual activities include publishing the Yizkor Book of Remembrance, hosting the Labor Day Weekend BBQ/Cook Out, putting up the Congregation's community Sukkah and hosting a Friday Night Dinner in the Sukkah. We also plan a member sponsored Super Bowl Party.

We encourage new members to get involved, meet the men of B'nai Israel and be part of our strong community. The Men’s Club members usually meet quarterly for a Sunday breakfast/brunch meeting and periodically bring in guest speakers to enlighten us on topics of mutual interest.

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Men's Club News and Events

B'nai Israel Men's Club Facts Going Forward for 2025-6

This year in 2025 we currently have 58 paid members and hope to grow our membership for the 2025-6 period. Membership dues will be collected for the period July 2025-June 2026 ($36).

We've extended our membership to the non-Jewish spouses of our BIC members and to Jewish non-BIC members.

We've discussed projected calendar events and activities (on this page above) that we want to continue with and new ones we would like to implement. We purchased additional sound equipment to enhance the High Holy Day experience and to provide portable sound capability for outdoor events. We fortified the existing sukkah structure this year and hope to replace it in the future once we find donors interested in sponsoring the effort. Our Annual Men's Club Shabbat will be this May 10th, 2025.

We will continue having guest speakers at future Breakfast/Brunch Meetings. We have and will schedule periodic "Dine Outs" at local restaurants or sports events to further enhance our social interaction.

We will join forces with Sisterhood to sponsor various activities and run joint Men's Club activities with Temple of Israel (TOI MC). We welcome volunteer opportunities to further Tikun Olam (Repairing the World).

We will bring back the Israel Scouts again in July (20th) making this an annual joint event with TOI and UJA.

Lastly, we have purchased a large 85" Smart TV and rolling stand for better visible capability of presentations for both the BIC community and our school. We will look to donate to other causes that will benefit our synagogue and community and recently purchased an Electric Piano to enhance the KavaNote experience

If you have a desire for an activity or want to look into membership with us, please click on the link below:

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Or....please reach out to me, Phil Sassoon (President) with any questions you may have at philipisassoon@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

YIZKOR 2023-2024

Book of Remembrance 2024 (5785)

The B'nai Israel Men’s Club will once again be publishing a Book of Remembrance for use during the 2024-2025 Yizkor Services starting with Yom Kippur on October 12, 2024. The cost for inclusion in the Yizkor Book is a donation of $10 per individual name memorialized. Deadline for inclusion in the booklet is Friday, October 4, 2024.

Please click the link provided and return the form shown below with a check made out to B’nai Israel Men’s Club to:

Book of Remembrance (Yizkor Book) 2023

To access last year's Yizkor Book to check your listed names from 2023
CLICK HERE

Thu, May 1 2025
3 Iyyar 5785

SHABBAT

Friday evening service

6:00 pm

Saturday morning service

9:30 am

All services on Zoom and

in-person.

For a complete program of this week's Shabbat Service