Congregation Beth Emeth Brotherhood goes back many years, as long as I can remember. When our family came to Beth Emeth, my father joined the Brotherhood, and the meetings for breakfast had up to 150 people. A group of the members made an extensive breakfast. Unlike Temple committees, Brotherhood provides larger numbers of men to become involved with Temple projects, as well as the camaraderie of getting together with members of the Beth Emeth family. The idea of Brotherhood is to create a sense of fellowship within a family type atmosphere. Brotherhood also has projects like Habitat for Humanity builds, where not only do we feel a sense of fellowship but also feel the power of the Mitzvah that we are doing: men, women and our children come together to help those that are less fortunate in our community and at the same time create goodwill within the community. With our new additions as well as our renewed excitement at Beth Emeth, Brotherhood is poised to see much growth and as president I am committed with the help of the board and our other members to bring back the interest, fellowship and family involvement of the past. Come join us!
--Scot Savitch
The Beth Emeth Brotherhood would like to invite you to come and socialize, meet other members and save the trips home & back when you bring your kids to Religious School on Sunday. We will be in the New Library and Board Room and for those Tech folks - bring your laptops or whatever and take advange of our free WIFI. Stop in and try our gourmet coffee!
September 19th, 9:00am We are needed, as usual, to assemble the Sukkah. The holidays are early this year, so we will combine our opening meeting with the Sukkah build. Breakfast will be available a la carte from the Kiskha Cafe, and we can talk about plans for this year. Please bring your ideas and your tools, because after breakfast, we will migrate into the Social Hall to assemble the Sukkah. We would love to see every adult male Beth Emeth member! (How many Brotherhood members does it take to put up a Sukkah?...) Of course, women are always welcome to attend! RSVP to Steve Zimmerman.
October 10th, 9:00am, with Jeffrey Hill, Sergeant Major (ret). The presentation follows Jeff's deployment as a Sergeant Major with the Pennsylvania National Guard from April 2007 through May 2008. Most of that time was spent at a joint base in Kuwait serving the troops moving into and out of Iraq. But what really made it an interesting experience from a Jewish perspective was his service as Lay Leader, building a small but remarkably vibrant Jewish "congregation" of both resident and transient Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen on the base in the Kuwaiti desert. All members of Beth Emeth and the community are welcome to attend this fascinating talk. Please invite your spouse or friends. Let us know how many people will be coming. Breakfast will be a la carte from the Kishka Cafe. RSVP to Steve Zimmerman.
Join us for Brotherhood's monthly breakfast and speaker at 9:00 on Sundays, 10/10, 11/14, 12/5, 1/9, 2/6, 3/6, 4/3, 5/1
ATTN: Men and Women-- Are You Ready for Some Fun? Looking for a great time socializing with your fellow Beth Emeth congregants? Then how about going bowling! The Brotherhood would like to invite you to one of its future outings. You don't have to throw "strikes." All you need is just a little "spare" time. All who are interested in this NON-COMPETITIVE event can e-mail Jeff Ostroff.
Past Events
Beth Emeth Brotherhood Meets Moses Mordechai
OCTOBER 4th 2009
The Beth Emeth Brotherhood, with other Congregation members, visited Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia, the oldest residential street in the United States. Our tour guide was the well known Moses Mordechai (Garry Greenstein), a Jewish citizen of 18th century Philadelphia. The group of over 20 participants agreed that this was one of the best Brotherhood programs yet. “Moses” regaled us with many interesting facts and stories about Jewish life in Colonial Philadelphia, and showed us relevant sites in the area near Independence Hall. The houses on Elfreth's Alley were built in the early 1700's, and many are still occupied today. Some of them contain period furniture and can be toured, adding to the feeling of being immersed in history. We also saw the original site of Mikveh Israel, one of the oldest Temples in the country, as well as other historical sites including Ben Franklin's grave and the monument to Benjamin Netanyahu’s older brother Jonathan (http://www.yoni.org.il/), who was killed at Entebbe. Thanks to Steve Zimmerman for organizing this worthwhile trip, which we hope to repeat in future years not only for the Brotherhood but also for the rest of the Congregation and interested members of the Wilmington community. For photos, please visit the Beth Emeth Brotherhood Facebook page.
New excitement shows Beth Emeth Brotherhood the way
Exciting programs that have drawn large audiences and upcoming subjects show brotherhood is on the rise. A new start for Beth Emeth seems to spark a new start for Brotherhood. With the help of Steve Zimmerman & Jerry Arenson, brotherhood is seeing a very welcome resurgence. The program on Jews in the Civil War brought out a large crowd and the upcoming programs should stimulate growing crowds as well as membership growth. The fellowship and the friendship will keep you coming back. For info on Membership contact Scot Savitch or Jerry Arenson.
Scot Savitch President
Officers
President - Scot Savitch
Vice Presidents - Jeff Margolies, Mike Brower
Secretary/Programming - Steve Zimmerman
Treasurer - Jim Littman
Habitat for Humanity - Rob Goodman
Breakfast Director - Bob Gamiel
Jewish Chautauqua Society - Phil Fishgold
At Large Members - Bill Brown, Rich Litwin, Les Rapkin, Phil Weinberg
The Beth Emeth Brotherhood, with other Congregation members, visited Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia, the oldest residential street in the United States. Our tour guide was the well known Moses Mordechai (Garry Greenstein), a Jewish citizen of 18th century Philadelphia. The group of over 20 participants agreed that this was one of the best Brotherhood programs yet. “Moses” regaled us with many interesting facts and stories about Jewish life in Colonial Philadelphia, and showed us relevant sites in the area near Independence Hall. 
The houses on Elfreth's Alley were built in the early 1700's, and many are still occupied today. Some of them contain period furniture and can be toured, adding to the feeling of being immersed in history. We also saw the original site of Mikveh Israel, one of the oldest Temples in the country, as well as other historical sites including Ben Franklin's grave and the monument to Benjamin Netanyahu’s older brother Jonathan (
Thanks to Steve Zimmerman for organizing this worthwhile trip, which we hope to repeat in future years not only for the Brotherhood but also for the rest of the Congregation and interested members of the Wilmington community. For photos, please visit the Beth Emeth Brotherhood Facebook page.
