The Temple Beth Am Men’s Club (Margate) offers an opportunity to establish life-long friendships and offer a broad range of programming and activities including Trivia Night, Karaoke. Sporting Event Trips (Marlins, Panthers, Dolphins), Sunday Speaker Series and much more. The Men’s Club also helps support the Temple through various fundraising activities including running Monday night Bingo and seasonal raffles. Recent Beth Am Men’s Club activities include a four-hour fishing adventure aboard the 101 foot Starlight 101, a Super Bowl Squares contest and the FJMC World Wide Wrap. The Men’s Club Sunday Speaker Series speakers included breakfast with Major League Baseball legend Art Shamsky, member of the ‘Miracle Mets’ that won the 1969 World Championship.
In the “September-October-November 2024” issue of ‘The Scribe’, Temple Beth Am’s quarterly synagogue newsletter, Men’s Club President Larry Schwartz reflects on some highlights of his recent Men’s Club activities.
“It’s time for the Fall issue of the Scribe and you are reading the award-winning Men’s Club article. We are about one month away from the start of the Jewish New Year in October. As always, we are looking for volunteers to be a high holiday usher. If anyone is interested in ushering, please contact the office. Our annual football pool still has tickets if you want to purchase one or more. Even if you missed the first week of the season by the time you received your copy of the scribe, it’s not too late. There are plenty of weeks for you to still win $150 each week of the season. On August 18th, we once again had our annual Back to Shul BBQ. Hot dogs and hamburgers were served along with coleslaw, potato salad, chips, watermelon and drinks. A huge thank you goes out to everyone that helped prepare everything to make this another fun-filled afternoon. August 25th was this years Marlin’s Jewish Celebration game. The Marlin’s took on the Chicago Cubs at LoanDepot Park. As of the printing of this Scribe, the game result was not available but I’m going out on a limb to say we won. Hatikvah was sung and there was a Kosher food stand available.
Coming up in the Fall we have the following Men’s Club events planned:
September 15th – Jews in Baseball event where you can win a piece of artwork valued at $600 as well as a raffle ticket giving you $150 off the purchase of this beautiful item.
November 3rd – Sunday Speaker event featuring Walter Klein, a Kindertransport survivor, to discuss his experience. Breakfast will be served.
November 24th – Men’s Club is going bowling.
January 2, 2025 – Join us on the last night of Chanukkah for a Panthers Hockey Game!!! Limited ticket availability so purchase them ASAP at https://www.beth-am.org/event/panthers-2025.
January 18, 2025 – The Temple Beth Am Men’s Club invites you to a 50’s & 60’s Sock Hop music party with live music performed by the Happy Daze band. Be sure to come dressed in your greaser outfit or poodle skirt, as the best outfit wins a prize! General Admission is only $27 and Beth Am is offering sponsorship opportunities that may include 2 free admission tickets based on the amount you sponsor. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Snacks and drinks available for purchase. Buy your tickets now at: https://www.beth-am.org/event/happy-daze. Questions? Contact Larry Schwartz at 954-298-8923 or at mensclub@beth-am.org.
February 15, 2025 – The Temple Beth Am Men’s Club will host a Game Show Night. Join us as we play “Survey Says”, a Family Feud style game pitting temple “family” members against one another. “Survey Says” has the look and feel of the TV version. Form your own teams or come individually for a night of survey question trivia. Each member of the winning team receives a prize. Snacks and drinks included in the registration price. This event is being professionally hosted by Games Shows Alive! Doors open at 7:00 PM. Register at: https://www.beth-am.org/event/survey-says.
While all our events are open to everyone – men, women and children, I would like to address the men at TBA. If you have already renewed your Men’s Club membership, thank you. If you haven’t done so, I ask you to please sign up. Your dues help us put on great programs throughout the year. You can sign up by submitting the form in this scribe, calling the office or going to the following link: https://www.beth-am.org/form/mens-club-membership Well, that about does it for me. Thank you to everyone that helps make Temple Beth Am a second home to so many of us.
See Ya Soon….
Larry Schwartz
Temple Beth Am Men’s Club President“
Looking ahead, the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club 5785 programming calendar continues with:
- Sunday November 24 @1pm – Men’s Club Bowling
- Sunday December 3 @3pm – Monster Miniature Golf
- Thursday January 2, 2025 @7pm – Florida Panthers Hockey Game
- Saturday January 18, 2025 @7:30pm – Men’s Club Concert: Happy Daze 50s-60s Band
- Saturday February 8, 2025 @7:30pm – Game Show night: Survey Says (Family Feud style game)
- Sunday February 9, 2025 @9am – The FJMC World Wide Wrap and Superbowl Squares Football Pool
- Saturday February 22 @7:30pm – Movie Night: Field of Dreams
- Wednesday March 5, 2025 @8pm – Escape Room
- Saturday March 15 @9am – Men’s Club Shabbat
- Sunday April 27, 2025 @7:30pm – A Night of Magic
- Thursday July 3 to Sunday July 6 – Be part of the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club delegation to attend the FJMC International Biennial Convention in Chicago !!
Ongoing club activities include a weekly Monday evening Men’s Club Bingo game. If you have never played Bingo, give it a try. It’s so much fun, especially if you win!!
Men’s Club is Brotherhood. Men’s Club President Larry Schwartz invites you to learn more about the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club of Margate, Florida at https://www.beth-am.org/mens-club and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BethAmMargate/; “Join us, we need your help and welcome the opportunity to become friends, or better friends“. For more information about the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club, please email Larry Schwartz at mensclub@beth-am.org.
The Temple Beth Am Men’s Club of Margate, Florida is a proud member of the Florida Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC). We serve the needs of affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods throughout the State of Florida. Learn more about the FJMC Florida Region and our growing network of Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods at: www.floridaregionfjmc.org and please visit & LIKE our Facebook Group at: www.facebook.com/FloridaRegionFJMC.
The FJMC is 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 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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