Submission #28326 by B'nai Jeshurun Men's Club - Pepper Pike, OH (325)

Submission information
Submitted by Joel Herman
Wed, 2023-04-26 22:03
173.91.42.103
2023
I have read the 2023 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Club Name
B'nai Jeshurun Men's Club - Pepper Pike, OH (325)
Men's Club Shabbat and Congregational Cholent Cookoff
Club Representative
Person completing form
Dr. Jeff Shore
Joel
Herman
Club President at time of convention if known at this time
Joel
Herman
Club President Now
Joel
Herman
Mens' Club Shabbat

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The B'nai Jeshurun Men's Club Shabbat and Cholent Cookoff is presented to encourage services participation by our members and congregational comradery. It was vitally important to resume this Shabbat program, after a two year absence as a result of Covid 19 precautions.
B'nai Jeshurun Men's Club Shabbat each year involves approximately twenty of our members who actively participate in all aspects of the Shabbat morning service. We promote the service weeks in advance, encouraging congregational attendance. When the Shabbat service is over, the congregation is invited to enjoy an afternoon luncheon in the Synagogue larger hall, presenting our Men's Club 23rd Annual Shelia Rabb Memorial Cholent Cookoff. This past year was extremely well attended, having been suspended this past two years due to Covid 19. Over 300 congregants, family members and community guests sampled from nineteen different Cholent recipes, all prepared from our own B'nai Jeshurun different teams of chefs. Each delicacy was judged, recognitions were awarded, and all in attendance enjoyed themselves. Our Men's Club Shabbat event encouraged congregants to reconnect with the Synagogue, as well as with fellow congregants. This year's event was most impactful.
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Self Assessment
The success of this program is measured by the overwhelming attendance, as well as the culinary contribution from nearly sixty-five of our congregational "chefs".
The mere fact that so many of our members participated in the Shabbat service exemplifies leadership and compassion for B'nai Jeshurun Congregation, and continue to do so throughout the year.
We would encourage other Men's Clubs to enjoin a congregational activity with their annual Shabbat service, presenting a morning of prayer and an afternoon of congregational community, the result of our Men's Club Shabbat.

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