Submission #28084 by B'nai Israel Men's Club - Rockville, MD (1103)

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Submission information
Submitted by jsalant
Wed, 2023-03-15 23:27
100.15.88.93
2023
I have read the 2023 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Club Name
B'nai Israel Men's Club - Rockville, MD (1103)
Yellow Candles
Club Representative
Person completing form
Dr. Jeff Shore
JONATHAN
SALANT
Club President at time of convention if known at this time
JONATHAN
SALANT
Club President Now
JONATHAN
SALANT
Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle

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Many synagogues participate in the Yellow Candle program to mark Yom Hashoah. But at B'nai Israel, we send a candle to every member of our congregation, all 1100 of them.
Using Men's Club volunteers and often sixth graders in our Hebrew School, we make sure that every member of our congregation gets a candle to light on Yom Hashoah.
Attachments
candle.pdf
mensclubletter.pdf
yom_hashoah_signed_rabbis_ltr_2023.pdf
helpus.pdf
help.pdf
20230315_203719.jpg
20230315_203710.jpg
Self Assessment
The Yellow Candle program engages the entire congregation as everyone gets a candle, even members who have moved far away but remain connected to the synagogue. It also engages our Hebrew School sixth graders as they learn about the Holocaust while helping to ensure everyone in the congregation is able to mark Yom Hashoah by lighting a candle. In addition, we include a donation envelope and ask for contributions to help cover the cost of the Yellow Candle program.We get a wonderful response.
The program engages our members in helping to mark one of the most solemn occasions on the Jewish calendar and gets the entire synagogue community to participate in Holocaust remembrance.

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Original Program
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