Submission #22093 by Temple Israel Men'S Club - Charlotte, NC (1709)
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Monday Minyan Mixer
Jewish Observance
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As a Men’s Club with a first-year Rabbi in the age of Covid, we were looking for opportunities to help our men build a stronger relationship with Rabbi Wolk. We did this with a special Men’s Club add-on to a Zoom daily minyan. We arranged a pre-HHD discussion of Rosh Hashanah traditions around the world between the Rabbi and Michael Abadi.
What could be an easier program in the age of remote services than having the Rabbi stay online after minyan for a discussion with the men of the congregation! We chose a date, chose a topic, invited the speaker, then promoted the conversation. We had a dozen guys that learned, participated, and enjoyed the program. This can easily be expanded to in-person conversations, HMV, etc. The idea of planning discussions in association with minyan adds to the Jewish context of our activities. Having a detailed discussion of Yehi Ratsones can become a nice traditional addition to High Holiday programming.
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Original Program