Good Morning Men's Club Members & Prospective Members,

I hope this reaches you well.  The Men's Club is off to a fast start after the summer hiatus with a number of things planned to kick-off September and the coming months for our club.  Please read below for all of our updates and plan to join us as you are able.  Thank you.

3rd Annual - TBE Casino Night  

(Men's Club is the Title Sponsor) - Saturday November 2, 2019 - 7:02pm- 11:02pm - Individual Tickets and Ticket Packages will be on sale starting tomorrow via the link below. Please buy your tickets early and support the Men's Club for this fundraiser.

Tickets on Sale Starting Friday (8/30): Buy Your Casino Night Tickets

Men's Club Meeting - September Date Change

The Men's Club's next meeting will be held on September 15th at 9:15am (Brown Religious School) instead of September 8th.  Please note the change and Mark Your Calendars.

Men's Club
Rosh Hashanah Honey Fundraiser
 

The Men's Club uses proceeds from fundraising events like this to help support our efforts at the Brown Religious School and Temple throughout the year. Please consider buying a jar or two for family/friends, if you haven't done so already.

Send a jar to your loved ones! $12.50 per jar (plus shipping)

September 4 - Last day to order with delivery guaranteed by Rosh Hashanah
Order Now: Click here to order.

Men's Club (Social/Jewish Networking Event) - @ Tang & Biscuit (in Scotts Addition) - Thursday September 26, 2019 - 7:00pm.  Come join us for a fun night out with the guys and try out your shuffle board skills while enjoying a cold beverage and some good food.  Sign-up here and reserve your spot:  Tang and Biscuit RSVP

Men's Club Meeting - Sunday October 6, 2019 - 9:15am- Brown Religious School (601 N. Parham Rd.)

Sukkah Building - Sunday October 13, 2019 - Starting at 8:30am - Temple Beth-El (3330 Grove Avenue) - (Sukkah Take Down - Sunday October 27, 2019).  Come join us to setup the TBE Sukkah for the congregation.

Thank you for your support of the Beth-El Men's Club!!!

The Beth-El Men's Club 2019-2020 Executive Committee:

David Isenberg, President

David Lowenstein, Vice President

Stephen Frost, Membership/Financial Secretary

Jeffrey Bookbinder, Treasurer

Greg Fishman, Recording Secretary

Good Afternoon Men's Club,

Below you will find some of our upcoming events along with some Men's Club news:

Men's Club 2nd Annual Golf Outing - June 23rd - Sycamore Creek / SPOTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT - Sign-up Today!!

Date: Sunday June 23rd

Location: 1991 Manakin Road (just off W Broad St)
Manakin-Sabot VA. 23103

Tee Times: Start at 10:00 am (Please arrive by 9:15 am to warm up and get your golf cart)

Cost: $53.00 (Includes Green Fees and Cart) (Note: A service fee of 5% + $0.50 will be added to this item at checkout.)

Register and Pay for your spot at: Men's Club Golf Sign-up

Men's Club Honey Fundraiser - Coming Soon!!!

The Men's Club will be running a new Honey Fundraising event for congregation this year. This distinctive 8-ounce jar of kosher honey will arrive in time for Rosh Hashanah, decorated with a festive label, and includes a personalized card reading "Shana Tova - Wishing you a Healthy and Happy New Year". The cost will be $12.50 per jar which includes shipping and handling within the United States (We will gladly mail orders outside the US for an additional Fee*). Order Online by August 5th to avoid a $5.00 shipping fee.

Please look out for an email soon that will announce when the website is live to start placing your order(s). 

TBE - Casino Night Committee - Sign-up Today!!!

The 3rd Annual Temple Beth-El Casino Night is happening on Saturday November 2, 2019 from 7:01pm-11:00pm at the Brown Religious School (601 N. Parham Road). As we gear up for what plans to be another great event, we are looking for anyone in the congregation that is interested in participating with the Casino Night Committee. This year the Men's Club is the title sponsor of the event and we need your support to help us make this a successful event. The Committees first meeting for this event will be held this Thursday June 20th at 7:00pm at the Brown Religious School. We are looking for people to assist with Food Prep, Decorations, Admissions, Publicity, Setup, Cleanup, Silent Auction and more. If you are interested or know some one who is, please email David Isenberg, Casino Night Committee Chairperson at templebethelmensclub@gmail.com or call (804) 387-1371. Thank you for your support!!!

Men's Club Baseball Outing - July 7th

Come join the Men's Club as we enjoy an evening out at the ballpark. This event is open to all, so plan to bring your family and friends along.

Date: Sunday July 7, 2019

Location: The Diamond - Squirrels Stadium

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Ticket Price: $8.00 each

Reserve your spot by clicking the link below: https://www.bethelrichmond.org/event/squirrels2019

Or Call Don Light at (804) 337-0563

Checks can also be mailed to Don Light at 10844 Millington Lane, Richmond, VA 23238

For Questions: Please reach out to Don Light, Co-Sports Chair at adlight@aol.com

Attention Men’s Club,

Our June 2nd Meeting is Canceled.  

We are however looking at planning a couple of Men’s Club Casino Night meetings this summer, in preparation for the big event on Saturday November 2, 2019.  If you are interested in participating with the Casino Night Committee, please respond directly to this email.  The Casino Night Committee is open to both men and women, so please spread the word. We are looking to host our fist meeting in the next two to three weeks. Please look out for an email next week on a date, time and location of this meeting. 

Thank you,

Men’s Club Executive Committee

Good Afternoon Men's Club Members and Prospective Members,

I hope this reaches you well.  I wanted to make everyone aware of our upcoming Religious School End of the Year Picnic next week.  

Please join us on Sunday May 19th as we host the Annual Beth-El Religious School End of Year Picnic.  This has always been a great event for our Men's Club to sponsor. It has grown quite a bit in the last couple of years as we have continued to add to this event for our children.  This year is no exception as we will have bounce houses, snow cone machine, face painting and balloon art for the kids to enjoy.  We will also be grilling this year out at the school.

We need everyone's help to make this event successful.  Please sign-up for a volunteer job and time and lend your support.  (Please forward this to anyone you feel would like to participate) Thank you!

Date:  Sunday, May 19th

Location: Brown Religious School (601 N. Parham Road)

Picnic Time:  Picnic Starts at 12:00pm and ends at 2:30pm  (Volunteer jobs start at 9:30am)

Sign-up for volunteer jobs at:

Men's Club Volunteer Picnic Sign-up

Thank you,

Men's Club Executive Committee

Good Evening Men's Club Members and Prospective Members,

Just a few quick reminders and Men's Club updates: First, please remember to join us this coming Sunday for our April Men's Club Meeting (More Details Below). Also, I wanted to thank all of our members and many prospective members who came out to our 2nd Annual Bourbon Tasting this week. It was a great time had by all, along with an education and a wonderful tasting of 4 different kinds of Bourbon (Pictures below). The 30th Season of Men's Club Softball has started. Please see more information below, if you are interested in playing or just want to come out to cheer on the team. Thank you.

Pictures - 2nd Annual Men's Club Bourbon Tasting

Men's Club - April Meeting - Sunday April 14th

Please plan on joining us at our next club meeting this Sunday April 14th starting at 9:15am (601 N. ParhamRoad - Brown Religious School). Our meetings are open to members and prospective members alike, so please plan to come out to see what the Men's Club is planning next for our membership and while your here enjoy some brotherhood, a good bagel, coffee and nosh!

Agenda topics will include:

MC End of Year Picnic, Softball, 2nd Annual MC Golf Outing, TBE Casino Night 2019 and more.

Please sign-up at the following link and let us know your coming so we know how much Bagels and nosh to purchase,

Thank you: Men's Club Meeting Sign-up

Men's Club - Softball - 30th Season

Come join the Men's Club Softball team as we take the field for our 30th season in the Western Henrico Church League. Our Team is led and Coached by Dr. Michael Edelstein. The league season starts in April and goes through the early part of the summer months. We will be playing our games on Tuesday nights again this year. If interested in playing, please contact Michael at: fertdoctor@aol.com

(Requirement to play is to be an Active Men's Club Dues Paying Member - If you haven't paid Dues, please bring a check to the game payable to the Temple Beth-El Men's Club for $38.00)

Our First Official Games are this Tuesday (4/16) Night starting at 6:30pm at the Laurel Park Field (10301 Hungary Spring Rd Richmond, VA 23228).

Come on out to cheer on your Men's Club Team!!!

Softball Schedule can be found at this link: Temple Beth- El - Men's Club Softball Schedule

Next Men's Club Event: Men's Club End of Year Picnic - Sunday May 19th - 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Please mark your calendars for this Annual Event hosted by the Men's Club. The Annual MC Picnic is open to the TBE community and gives back to our Hebrew School Students and families by celebrating the last day of school and the start of summer. Volunteers will be needed in various roles to help with this great event. Please look out for future emails for sign-up. Thank you.

Thank you for your support of the Beth-El Men's Club!!!

The Beth-El Men's Club Executive Committee:

David Isenberg, President

David Lowenstein, Vice President

Stephen Frost, Membership/Financial Secretary

Jeffrey Bookbinder, Treasurer

Greg Fishman, Recording Secretary

If you have questions or comments, please respond directly to this email. Thank you!!!

Good Evening Men's Club,

Just a friendly reminder that our Bourbon Tasting event is soon approaching.  Please sign-up and pay by clicking the link below to reserve your spot.  Our deadline to sign-up is this Friday April 5th.  Thank you!

Good Afternoon Men's Club,

I hope your Purim celebration is going well.  I also trust those that came out to the community wide Purim celebration at the JCC this past Sunday also had a good time.  We had many of our Men's Club members in attendance helping us man the kitchen during the event.  Thank you to those of you that participated. 

Please join us this Sunday March 24th for our March Madness Watch Party (See Details Below).  Also,  we have postponed our Men's Club Poker Tournament on April 9th and have replaced it with a Whisky/Bourbon Tasting (More Details Below and Sign-up to follow in the coming days).

Purim 2019 Pictures

NCAA March Madness Watch Party - Sunday March 24th

Please join us for some brotherhood and great basketball as we watch the second round games of the NCAA Men's basketball tournament together. We will be meeting at:

Glory Days Grill

Good Afternoon Men's Club,

I hope this reaches you well.  Please read below about our upcoming Men's Club Meeting and Events for the month of March.  We look forward seeing everyone at these and others upcoming Men's Club Events.

Men's Club - March Meeting - Next Sunday March 10th - Important Votes - Please Attend!

Please join us for our March Men's Club Meeting at the Brown Religious School (601 N. Parham Road) starting at 9:15 am.  We will be meeting in the school library.  This meeting is very important as we will be discussing/voting on upcoming events, softball and club finances.  Please RSVP as coffee, juice, bagels and nosh will be provided.  

RSVP by clicking here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4DABAF2BA0FC1-mens11

Community Purim Carnival @ the JCC - with the Men's Club - Sunday March 17th

Please join the Men's Club as we volunteer to support the community wide Purim Carnival and represent Beth-El holding down the kitchen during this event.  The carnival starts at 11:30am this year and goes until 2:30pm.  We will be cooking starting at 9:30 am.

Please sign-up to join us for a shift and represent Temple Beth-El and the Men's Club at this great community wide celebration.

Sign-up at:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4DABAF2BA0FC1-purim

NCAA March Madness Watch Party - Sunday March 24th

Please join us for some brotherhood and great basketball as we watch the second round games of the NCAA Men's basketball tournament together.  We will be meeting at:

Glory Days Grill

Good Afternoon Men's Club,

I hope this reaches you well.  I wanted to provide some meeting and event updates in this weeks email.  Please read below and see what the Men's Club will be up to this month and next.  We hope you will find at least one event and possibly more that you would like to attend.

Next Men's Club Meeting - Sunday February 10th

Please plan on joining us at our February Men's Club Meeting this coming Sunday February 10th at the Brown Religious School (601. N. Parham Road) starting at 9:15 am.   We look forward to seeing you as we will be discussing club business and finalizing plans for upcoming events. Coffee and Nosh will be served.  Please sign-up at the sign-up genius link below so we know how much food to prepare:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4DABAF2BA0FC1-mens10

Temple Beth-El New Members and Congregational Dinner - February 22nd

Please mark your calendars and plan on joining the Men's Club as we Co-sponsors the New Members and Congregational Dinner on Friday February 22, 2019.  Services will begin at 6:00 pm and dinner will follow starting at 7:15 pm.  

Cost: $5.00 Per Person Or $15.00 Per Family (Childcare will be available)

• Please sign-up and pay at: https://www.bethelrichmond.org/event/FebDinner

Location: 3330 Grove Avenue

Men's Club 2nd Annual - Grocery Games and Cooking Competition - Feb. 24th 

You have heard of the show "Guy's Grocery Games" and  "Chopped", right?...Well now come and experience a taste of them both for yourself.                 

Please join the Men's Club as we host our 2nd Annual...Cooking Competition.  This event is open to all individuals/couples and will be held on Sunday February 24th from 3:00pm-5:30pm at the Publix Aprons Cooking School (5400 Windham Forest Dr Glen Allen 23059). This event has a minimum of 8 people and maximum of 24 who can attend.  

We will be split up into two teams and will be cooking a dairy style meal against one another using ingredients from right in the grocery store.   The Apron's Chef's will be by your side to assist, show you cooking techniques and answer any questions.  After the meals are prepared, the Publix Managers will judge both teams dishes and declare a winner.  Come join in the fun!!!

After the cooking competition, will then sit down to a nice gourmet (separate from the competition meal) prepared dairy meal from the Apron's Chef's. 

If interested, please sign-up as soon as possible as we expect spots for this event to sell out quickly. Cost: $50  per person.

Sign-Up at:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c4dabaf2ba0fc1-mens5

Here is the menu on tap for the prepared Dairy Gourmet Meal that will be served after the cooking competition:

• Dairy, Potato, Basil and Leek Quiche
• Baked Dijon Salmon, Israeli Cous Cous and Roasted Vegetables
• White Truffle Mac and Cheese
• Charred Brussel Sprouts and Cauliflower
• Challah Bread Pudding and Cinnamon Ice Cream

(1-2 non-alcoholic or alcoholic beverages will be included with your meal)

Date: 02/24/2019 (Sun.)

Time: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST

Location: Publix Aprons Cooking School at Nuckols Place

5400 Wyndham Forest Dr, Glen Allen, VA 23059 

Upcoming Events in March: Mark your Calendars!!

• March 10th - Men's Club March Meeting
• March 17th - MC at the Purim Carnival @ the JCC
• March 24th - Men's Club NCCA March Madness Watch Party
• End of March - Men's Club Softball Season Starts

Thank you for your support of the Temple Beth-El Men's Club.  If you should have any ideas or comments, please respond to this email.

Shalom, David

David Isenberg, Temple Beth-El Men's Club President | Templebethelmensclub@gmail.com | (804) 387-1371

Good Evening Men's Club,

Due to the expected inclement weather the Men's Club Meeting is canceled for tomorrow, January, 13.

We will reschedule our meeting for next Sunday January 20th starting at 9:15am (Brown Religious School - 601. N. Parham Rd).  A reminder notice will go out in the next few days.  Please be safe!

Thank you,

The Men's Club Executive Committee

Good Evening Men's Club,

On behalf of the Men's Club Executive Committee, I want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year!  As we embark on a new year, the Men's Club has many exciting events that we have planned for you over these next few months.  I would encourage you to please take some time to review the upcoming events below and determine which ones you would like to participate in.  We look forward seeing you all very soon.

Next Men's Club Meeting - Sunday January 13th

Please plan on joining us at our January Men's Club Meeting next Sunday January 13th at the Brown Religious School (601. N. Parham Road) starting at 9:15 am.   We look forward to seeing you as we will be discussing club business and finalizing plans for upcoming events. Coffee and Nosh will be served.  Please sign-up at the sign-up genius link below so we know how much food to prepare:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4DABAF2BA0FC1-mens8

Men's Club - Escape Room - January 17th

Please come join the Men's Club for some fun and brotherhood as we work together to solve the puzzles and escape the room.

Escape Room RVA has cultivated 2 unique escape room experiences that will challenge your mind and keep your heart pounding until the very end. Artifacts, clues, cryptic symbols, and unexpected interactive materials used in each room guide players through exciting adventures. Only the wiliest, most coordinated teams will escape to the other side. Does your team have what it takes?

Costs: $30.00

Date: Thursday January 17, 2018

Time: We will meet at 8:00 pm at the Escape Room RVA located at the Village Shopping Center (Entrance located behind the building).

Location address: 7025 Three Chopt Rd, Richmond, VA 23226

Sign-up and pay @: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0C4DABAF2BA0FC1-mens4

For anyone interested in arriving early, please plan on joining us at Toast (restaurant and bar) in the Village Shopping Center for a drink or quick bite to eat at 7:00pm before we walk over to the escape room. Please reach out to David Isenberg @ (804) 387-1371 if you are interested in going to dinner beforehand. (Dinner and Drinks are not included in the cost of admission)

Temple Beth-El New Members and Congregational Dinner - February 22nd

Please mark your calendars and plan on joining the Men's Club as we Co-sponsors the New Members and Congregational Dinner on Friday February 22, 2019.  Services will begin at 6:00 pm and dinner will follow starting at 7:15 pm.  

Cost: $5.00 Per Person Or $15.00 Per Family (Childcare will be available)

• Please sign-up and pay at: https://www.bethelrichmond.org/event/FebDinner

Location: 3330 Grove Avenue

Men's Club Grocery Games and Cooking Competition - Feb. 24th 

You have heard of the show "Guy's Grocery Games" and  "Chopped", right?...Well now come and experience a taste of them both for yourself.                 

Please join the Men's Club as we host our 2nd Annual...Cooking Competition.  This event is open to all individuals/couples and will be held on Sunday February 24th from 3:00pm-5:30pm at the Publix Aprons Cooking School (5400 Windham Forest Dr Glen Allen 23059). This event has a minimum of 8 people and maximum of 24 who can attend.  

We will be split up into two teams and will be cooking a dairy style meal against one another using ingredients from right in the grocery store.   The Apron's Chef's will be by your side to assist, show you cooking techniques and answer any questions.  After the meals are prepared, the Publix Managers will judge both teams dishes and declare a winner.  Come join in the fun!!!

After the cooking competition, will then sit down to a nice gourmet (separate from the competition meal) prepared dairy meal from the Apron's Chef's. 

If interested, please sign-up as soon as possible as we expect spots for this event to sell out quickly. Cost: $50  per person.

Sign-Up at:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c4dabaf2ba0fc1-mens5

Here is the menu on tap for the prepared Dairy Gourmet Meal that will be served after the cooking competition:

• Dairy, Potato, Basil and Leek Quiche
• Baked Dijon Salmon, Israeli Cous Cous and Roasted Vegetables
• White Truffle Mac and Cheese
• Charred Brussel Sprouts and Cauliflower
• Challah Bread Pudding and Cinnamon Ice Cream

(1-2 non-alcoholic or alcoholic beverages will be included with your meal)

Date: 02/24/2019 (Sun.)

Time: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST

Location: Publix Aprons Cooking School at Nuckols Place

5400 Wyndham Forest Dr, Glen Allen, VA 23059 

Upcoming Events: Mark your Calendars!!

• March 17th - MC at the Purim Carnival @ the JCC
• March 24th - Men's Club NCCA March Madness Watch Party
• End of March - Men's Club Softball Season Starts