Holy Blossom Temple Brotherhood

 

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Holy Blossom Temple Brotherhood is the men's club of Holy Blossom Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ... more

 

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Brotherhood Photo Group

 

Our next meeting  will be held Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m.more

 

Doug Barden and Shelley Lindauer, the Executive Directors of Men of Reform Judaism (MRJ) and Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) discuss the role of Brotherhood and Sisterhood organizations today… Part 1, 2, 3, 4  

 

Holy Blossom Temple Brotherhood is the recipient of the

2005 - 2007 Star Programming Award

for overall star programming

(multiple, diverse activity throughout the years) picture

 

North American Federation of Temple Brotherhoods

Men of Reform Judaism

 

 

Dr. Bernie Goldman, Cardiologist and Chair of Save a Child’s Heart Foundation will be our speaker on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.

 

Save A Child's Heart provides urgently needed pediatric heart surgery and follow-up care for children from third world and developing countries. Dr. Goldman has had a long association with the Foundation and hospitals in Israel and in particular the surgeons at the Wolfson Medical Center who run this program. They have operated on more that 2000 children from 33 countries – at no charge – and fully half from the neighbouring Arab countries including the Palestinian Authority.

 

Dr. Goldman writes, “It is an incredible sight to see an Iraqi mother bring her blue baby infant, helped across Jordan by Christian evangelists, to Israel for a cure, and to see her chat with a Kenyan nurse, a parent from Ramallah and a cardiologist from Bethlehem – under the watchful eye of the Irish woman who runs the ‘Children’s House’.”

 

Dr. Goldman will explain the history of the Foundation, how it started and what it does – to help children from poor countries live better lives and also to build a bridge to better relations between Israel and its neighbours.

2008 Annual Report

Our 2008 Annual Report to the congregation is available here

Federal Candidates’ Debates

Holy Blossom Temple Brotherhood, with co-sponsors B’nai Brith Canada and Beth Tzedec Synagogue Men’s Club, presented two all candidates’ debates in 2008. Candidates in St. Paul’s riding debated Sept. 24 at Beth Tzedec. Candidates in Eglinton-Lawrence riding (pictured right), debated Sept. 25 at Holy Blossom.

Brotherhood Baseball

Inter Synagogue Baseball LeagueWith some mid-season roster additions the Holy B’s finished 2008 strong, winning 6 of their last 9 games and taking the title in the ISBL consolation round playoffs.  Next year, we should be back in the championship round where we belong. With a good start in 2009 anything is possible!

Annual General Meeting and Installation

Our Annual General Meeting and Installation of directors and officers was held Sept. 21, 2008. Rabbi John Moscowitz conducted the installation.

 

Our new Brotherhood President is John Sweet. Outgoing President Jeff Levy was presented with a gift in recognition of his leadership and service to Brotherhood during the past four years.

Brotherhood Study Group

Mark your calendars. Brotherhood Study Group with Rabbi Michael Stroh will be Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4, 11, 18 and March 11, 18, 25, 2009.

A gift of Torah

The Torah: A Modern CommentaryFor many years Holy Blossom Brotherhood has given a copy of the Plaut Torah Commentary to all bar and bat mitzvah youths at Holy Blossom.

 

We hope these volumes will be a valuable resource for the students of our synagogue as they prepare for their bar and bat mitzvah celebrations and for many years to come.

 

 

Holy Blossom Temple Brotherhood

1950 Bathurst Street Toronto ON M5P 3K9

Phone: 416-789-3291 ext. 530  Fax: 416-789-9697

Web: www.hbtbrotherhood.ca E-mail: brotherhood@holyblossom.org

MRJ logoHoly Blossom Temple Brotherhood is a member of

Men of Reform Judaism (MRJ) and of

Ontario Brotherhoods of Reform Judaism  (OBRJ).

 

 

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