“Recently I was asked to serve as Men’s Club co-President, alongside my friend Elliot Burns. It’s an honor to accept this role and I’m optimistic on what our club can achieve together! I’m also excited to see how our Men’s Club can strengthen the relationships within our membership, build on our connections in the community, and serve our congregation with distinction.
Personally, I joined B’nai Torah in 2018 upon marrying my wonderful wife, Jennifer Schosheim Alminana. Rabbi Steinhardt officiated our wedding and always made me feel part of the synagogue, even in the early days. When our son was born, Rabbi Englander gave a blessing at the Brit Milah. Without a doubt, our family’s connection to B’nai Torah is incredibly meaningful to us. By serving as Men’s Club co-President, this is a small way that I can give back to our synagogue. I look forward to working with our members and our board to reach our objectives and rise to new challenges. We will still be organizing our established events like Scotch in the Sukkah, Vodkas & Latkes, the Bagel Bites speaker series and others – but we are also establishing new events including a local service project entitled “The Mensch Club”. Our members show tzedakah and chesed year-round, and working together with local partners, we will aim to grow our impact when giving back. Please stay tuned for details on this and other events we will be putting together.
On the personal side, my wife Jen and I live in Boynton Beach with our son Jacob – a BTC “Mommy & Me” graduate! Jen is licensed clinical social worker working in private practice. She helps clients with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and facilitates a caregiver support group here at B’nai Torah. Jen is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and New York University. In my professional life, I’m a Senior Financial Advisor and Vice President with Merrill Lynch, based in our Palm Beach office. My focus is working with high net worth families and organizations, providing personalized investment management and complex financial planning strategies. I am a graduate of the University of Florida.
In a world that at the moment is full of tumult, conflict, and grief – we must be intentional about the kind of people and the kind of Jews we want to be. If you would like more information on Men’s Club, please call me at (561) 909-8084 or email me at Andres.alminana@ml.com. Thank you and Kind regards.”
Andres (Andrew) Alminana
Vice President Senior Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith, Inc.
Yasher Koach to Men’s Club President Dr. Eliot Burns for successful succession planning and Kol Hakavod to Andres (Andrew) Alminana, incoming Co-President of the Congregation B’nai Torah Men’s Club of Boca Raton. For more information about the B’nai Torah Men’s Club, please visit: https://www.btcboca.org/mens-club/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BnaiTorahBoca/ or email Dr. Elliot Burns at bocaburns@aol.com. “As Always…Looking forward to to seeing you at all of our upcoming events, and, supporting our Men’s Club…Remember…”Together We Can Do So Much More!” -Elliot”.
The Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation is a proud member 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/.
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