Temple Torat Emet is an Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue in the heart of Palm Beach County, Florida. Their mission is to provide all members of the community with the opportunity to participate in prayer, education, and social activities in a warm and friendly environment that promotes the growth and ideals of Conservative Judaism.
Torat Emet is also a vibrant, inter-generational Kehillah that strives to be an extended family for its members with a mission is to engage community members of all ages in dynamic Jewish communal life inspired by the ideals of Conservative/Masorti Judaism. They strive to achieve this mission through our shared commitment to the following values and ideals of Conservative Judaism. Torat Emet creates a culture of warmth where everyone feels welcome and included, and enhance the sense of feeling closer to G-d and one another through our shared commitment to the lifelong study of Torah and Jewish values and the performance of mitzvot; worshiping together in services that are participatory, egalitarian and inspiring, balancing tradition and modernity within the framework of Jewish law in order to foster a sense of Judaism that is central and relevant to the way members live their lives. Torat Emet promotes a personal and collective responsibility to Tikkun Olam (Repair of the World), dedicating ourselves to the support of K’lal Yisrael (the entire Jewish people) and the State of Israel and strengthening our collective Jewish identity to meet the challenges of our ever-changing environments.
The Torat Emet Men’s Club regularly comes together to involve Jewish Men in Jewish life and help address family and community concerns in a spirit of camaraderie and fun. The Torat Emet Men’s Club sponsors blood drives, visits the sick, tutors children, builds sukkot and engages in serious discussions about being a man in an increasingly egalitarian world. They cultivate volunteers and train leaders, find jobs for those in need, sponsor parent-child activities and athletic events, help families learn to make Shabbat, read Hebrew, commemorate Yom HaShoah and put on tefillin, as well as raise needed funds for their synagogue, the community and the global Conservative/Masorti Movement.
Over the past year, the Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club offered its members a array of fun activities including “A Chorus Line” at FAU, the Marlins for Jewish Heritage day, the Panthers for “Chanukah Hockey Guys Night Out” and a Sunday morning bagel & lox tailgate breakfast to watch the Miami Dolphins play the Kansas City Chiefs, to name a few. The Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club welcomed 2024 with the FJMC World Wide Wrap, followed by a sold-out “BEATLEMANIAX-USA” live concert, as well as a trip to the Ball Park of the Palm Beaches for Spring Training as the NY Mets took on the Washington Nationals for an afternoon of Major League awesomeness. The highlight of the annual Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club programming cycle was Men’s Club Shabbat weekend, including with a delicious Friday night Shabbat Dinner and participatory Shabbat services.
Looking head to summer 2024, High Holidays 5785 and beyond, Men’s Club President Ira Brandell and his leadership team are ahead of the proverbial curve (YASHER KOACH) by becoming the first Florida Region FJMC club to draft a tentative 2024/2025 programming schedule, beginning July 28 with a trip to FAU in Boca Raton to see Xanadu, Live on Stage! On August 25 the Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club will take part in the Miami Marlins Jewish Community Celebration. From there, Men’s Club members will be get busy packing Honey for Rosh Hashanah, raising the communal synagogue Sukkah and “raising a glass” for a special paid-up membership Men’s Club event in the Sukkah on October 20. The Torat Emet Men’s Club is planning a joint event with Sisterhood on October 27, followed by a special Kristalnaght commemoration program on November 17; plans are also in the works for a possible December 24 event at Torat Emet, more information coming soon. Upcoming 2025 programs of note will include the FJMC World Wide Wrap and Men’s Club Shabbat weekend.
Club President Ira Brandell invites you to learn more about the Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club of Boynton Beach at https://www.templetoratemet.org/mens-club/ and on the Torat Emet Men’s Club Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/394082673956959. The Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club generally meets via Zoom on the first Thursday of every month. For more information about the Torat Emet Men’s Club, please email Ira Brandell at IraBrandell@bellsouth.net.
The Men’s Club of Temple Torat Emet is a proud member of the Florida Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC). We are part of a confederation of over 200 Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods representing over 20,000 members across the United States, Canada, Latin America, and beyond. Learn more about how your Jewish Men’s Club or Brotherhood can affiliate with the FJMC at: https://fjmc.org/for-clubs/affiliating-with-the-fjmc/.
The Florida Region of FJMC serves the needs of affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods throughout the State of Florida. Get to know more about the FJMC Florida Region and our growing network of Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods at www.floridaregionfjmc.org and please visit and LIKE our Florida Region FJMC Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/FloridaRegionFJMC.
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