Submission #21884 by Temple Israel Men'S Club - Charlotte, NC (1709)

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Club Name
Temple Israel Men'S Club - Charlotte, NC (1709)
Kosher Shofar Distribution
Club Representative
Person completing form
Mike
Fried
Club President at time of convention if known at this time
Josh
Loewensteiner
Club President Now
Michael
Eisner
Jewish Observance

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Due to in-person restrictions for participation of in-Temple religious services due to Covid-19 restrictions, the overall goal of this program, was to promote the learning of the Shofar blowing, in order to facilitate the observance of Listening the Shofar during the month of Elul 5780 - Rosh Hashana 5781.
Temple Israel Mens Club co-sponsored (with a MC VP) a packet containing 1 Kosher Shofar to every Hebrew School student household in our synagogue, and gave online tutorials on how to blow it to make the Kpsher sounds for the ritual.
Attachments
i_toot_for_tirs_detail.docx
Self Assessment
The program was well received, as many students where very excited to receive an actual shofar and the opportunity to learn how to blow it, and provide a Mitzvah in their homes during the High Holidays.
This was a high-impact program because it linked kids with Men's Club in the Jewish context of the shofar. It generated new member interest in Men's Club, and is sustainable year-to-year by purchasing shofarot only for new families. Families will be invited to bring their "Men's Club Shofarot" to services for the HHD.
The overall goal of this program, was to facilitate the observance of Listening the Shofar during the month of Elul 5780 - Rosh Hashana 5781, due to in-person restrictions for participation of religious services due to Covid-19 restrictions

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