The Men’s Club is an arm of Beth Israel. The purpose of this organization is to strengthen Jewish consciousness by cultivating social interaction, encouraging social services, offering religious education, supporting activities that benefit the Congregation and promoting closer fellowship among its members. We welcome Jewish men in the congregation and community at large. Men’s Club men support the Beth Israel congregation and each other with a variety of spiritual, educational, and social activities.
Annual dues are $18 (Chai).
Men’s Club men support the Beth Israel congregation and each other with a variety of spiritual, educational, and social activities:
- Build and then take down the Sukkah for Sukkot
- Contributions to Beth Israel operational expenses
- Hands-on help and funds to augment special temple projects
Officers
Stephen Tabin, President
Les Zwain, Executive VP
Ed Blecher, VP Membership
Steve Blesofsky, VP Programming
Paul Grossman, Secretary
Treasurer, Jeff Beller
Barry Ross, Vice President-At-Large
February 2026
Greetings to members of the Men’s Club, our Sisterhood, and all of the members of our Beth Israel family.
Our latest Bagels & Discovery program welcomed speaker Harvey Skolnik, after a really nice brunch of bagels lox, cream cheese, coffee, tea, and orange juice, with sides of whitefish salad, tomatoes, and onions at each table. Guests were encouraged to meet old and new friends at the table of their choosing. We had a very interesting speaker who spoke about his career as an air traffic controller. Our new entrance procedure was welcomed by all. Instead of waiting in the sanctuary for everything to be set up, attendees came early and entered through our sanctuary to check in, get their hand-written name tags, purchase raffle ticket, and proceed directly through the hallway to our Social Hall. First you took your seat. There were no reserved seats except for the speaker’s table near the TV. You brought your guests with you when you entered. Then you helped yourself to hot coffee, hot tea and orange juice, and socialized. Food was served after the Motzi. We will continue to use the same entrance policy in the future.
Our next Men’s Club program is open to all of our congregants and their guests. It is a “Day at the Race Track — Tampa Bay Downs”, scheduled for Wednesday, February 18, 2026. There will be no transportation provided. If you are interested, see Page 9 in this issue for more details. You may call Les Zwain, (973) 766-3996, to check for availability.
Future Men’s Club events will include:
- Our next Men’s Club luncheon will be held on Wednesday, February 25. Our guest speaker will be from The Carnival World Museum in Riverview. He will discuss the museum and have some interesting stories to tell us about the outdoor show business world and of his own background. This luncheon is only open to Men’s Club members.
- The local Wells Fargo Financial Group will host our annual “Financial Report and Luncheon” on Wednesday, March 11. It will again be held in our Social Hall, and all congregants and their guests are invited
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Watch your inbox for future emails about these programs.
Wishing you a fantastic February!
Stay Safe and Stay Healthy,
Stephen
Scheduled monthly meetings and events
Summer recess June-August for membership meetings
NOTE: Unless shown otherwise Membership Meetings begin at 12:00 Noon. Board Meetings begin at 10:00 AM. Starting September, 2023
Bagels and Discovery begins at 10:30 A.M.
