Sunday, May 20th is the final week of Religious School. We will continue work on the Temple grounds and Latke Hut and the Brotherhood will be cooking our traditional end of Religious School hot dog and hamburger lunch for the Religious School students and families.
Saturday, May 26th Brad Smith is coordinating the preparation of lunch for this years Confirmation luncheon. Please contact Brad Smith if you would like to help.
TBD The Brotherhood board is currently working on plans for our annual Brotherhood members meeting to elect next years officers. More details on time and location to be provided.
The Brotherhood is a vital affiliate of the Temple as you can see from the list of upcoming event. I hope you will consider volunteering for events as your interest and time permits. Simply click the I Want to Volunteer button below to sign up for any event.
Latke Hut Donation:
The Brotherhood is planning on building a Latke hut back by the kitchen. You can help us make this happen by making a donation to the Latke Hut. For as little as $18 you can buy a board for the hut. Please consider making a donation so the Brotherhood can build this hut and have a great place to cook our famous Latkes. You can make checks payable to Brotherhood and put Latke Hut in the memo line or do an Online Donation.
If you are interested in any of these activities, or would like something included on the Brotherhood webpage, please e-mail David Carr at brotherhood@tolsc.org.
You may also find the information on Upcoming Events and Activities on the Brotherhood Bulletin Board located across from the Chapel.
Preparing the Sukkah and Enjoying Time Together at the 2010 Sukkot Steak Dinner
Fulfillment of the Mission:
Progress toward our mission is accomplished with a variety of service and social activities. Highlights of our service activities from the past year include:
Setting up the Sukkah
Annual Sukkot Steak Dinner
Cook Pizza Lunches and Pancake Breakfast for Sunday school
Cooking latkes at the Hanukkah party
Serving a spaghetti dinner for Shabbat Across America
Honoring the ladies at Tree of Life with an Annual Mother’s Day Brunch
Provided ushers for B’nai Mitzvot celebrations
Provided gifts for honorees at B’nai Mitvot and Confirmation services.
On the social side of things, we meet several times a year for dinner and to attend lectures or sporting events. This year we hope to expand our activities to include some family activities and some joint events with the Women of Reform Judaism (i.e., Sisterhood).
Brotherhood Officers: (2011/2012)
President: David Carr
VP Programming: Jerry Emanuel
Treasurer: Ed Hertz
Secretary; Open
Immediate Past President: Brad Smith
History of the Brotherhood
There is a long history of having a Brotherhood at Tree of Life, but unfortunately the organization lapsed into inactivity sometime during the 1990s. In the spring of 2002, some interested members began meeting monthly for dinner and by the fall of 2002, we officially reorganized and members began paying dues. The charter members of the recent resurgence of the TOL Brotherhood included Brad Smith, Marc Rapport, Steve Savitz, Ed Hertz, Todd Weiss, Jerry King, Steven Langer, Marshall Diamond, and Benar Amado. In the first year of the new Brotherhood (2002-2003), we ultimately had about 36 members and established a useful and visible presence in the congregation. Highlights that year include giving copies of Pirke Avot to B’nai Mitvot celebrants, purchasing Chumashim to honor the Confirmation class, making jalapeno pepper latkes at the annual Hannukah party, serving lunch at the Purim play (which included TOL Brothers in crucial roles), and having Inez Tenenbaum speak about progress in the South Carolina schools at our first Annual Mother’s Day brunch. In the second year (2003-2004), we expanded our membership to over 50 members, continued with all of our major activies associated with Jewish holidays, and expanded our activities to include underwriting the Break the Fast following Yom Kippur, cooking dinner for Shabbat Across America, and supporting the TOL Cookbook and food festival.
If you are interested in any of these activities, or would like something included on the Brotherhood webpage, please e-mail David Carr at brotherhood@tolsc.org.
