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Existing Interest Groups
Adult Chavurah (Maura Roberts)
Meets monthly at members' homes for potluck and conversation. Attends Jewish film festival, summer outdoor outing and dinner-out in November (Contact: Maura Roberts, mroberts@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Coed Book Group:
TBT's monthly book group for both women and men. Bring your desire to learn and to participate in stimulating, thought provoking discussions (expect lots of laughter too). Doors open at 6:30 pm the second Wednesday of each month to shmooze and eat with the formal discussion beginning at 7 pm. Please bring your own food/wine, although you are welcome to bring enough to share with others. Visit www.templebnaitorah.org for book listings (Contact: Jayne Carlin, jcarlin@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Coed Softball
Current Events from a Jewish Perspective(Donna Blankinship)
Meets the first Wednesday of each month to discuss current events in the Jewish world and events in the wider world that affect the Jewish community: from Argentina to Iraq. Facilitated by Donna Blankinship, with occasional guest speakers (Contact; Donna Blankinship, dblankinship@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Investment Club (Stuart Rosen)
Meets monthly to learn about informed investment decisions and manage a small shared portfolio ($50 monthly) and enjoy camaraderie with fellow TBTG members. TBTMaGIC -- formed by the Brotherhood in 2000 and is open to all TBT members -- is a member of and guided by the principles of the national association of Investors Corporation (see www.betterinvesting.org). (Stuart Rosen, srosen@a.templebnaitorah.org).
JOBS Initiative Group (Ray Extract)
Provides support to members who are unemployed or seeking a career change. Be prepared to share your experiences and frustrations in trying to get past the initial screening process, networking attempts and successes, interview experiences including questions asked and your responses, job leads, and any other matters relating to your job pursuit. Meets second and fourth Mondays from 7-9 pm (Contact Ray Extract, rextract@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Knitting (Nina Schecter)
Receive advice on your knitting projects while getting to know other women at the Temple. Meets second and fouth Mondays at 10:30 am (Contact: Nina Schecter, nschecter@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Lay-lead or Clergy-led Torah Study
We meet weekly at 9 a.m. each Saturday morning year-round, except when Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur falls on a Saturday, in the Youth Room to discuss the Torah portion being read at services that day. The choice of a translation and commentaries is up to each participant. Clergy from TBT and other synagogues near and far occasionally join us and are always welcome but there is never a designated leader. Our discussion emerges organically. For those who want to explore the Torah portion of the week with guidance from our clergy, the Clergy-led Torah Study also will be available at the same time (Contact: Jeff Schwartz, jschwartz@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Mah Jongg for Beginners (Peggy Loshin)
Originated in China, Mah Jongg involves skill, strategy, and calculation, as well as a certain degree of luck. While played by all ethnic backgrounds, many consider the modern American version a Jewish game, as many American mahjong players are of Jewish descent and players usually use the American game as a social activity, not as gambling. Learn this fascinating while getting to know other TBT members. Meets first and third Mondays at 10:30 am (Contact: Peggy Loshin, ploshin@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Men's Dine-A-Round (Monte Zwang)
The Dine-o- round Activity is a special interest group composed of Brotherhood members and their friends who meet the third Thursday of each month at a different restaurant selected by the participants. There are separate checks. Menus are made available in advance. Men RSVP if they are able to attend. No one is expected to attend all dinners. Average attendance is 8 men. Lively conversation and light a light hearted spirit dominate-- so it’s a great way to make friends and forge new social and business connections (Contact: Marty Glass, mglass@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Men's Poker (Skip Wayne)
Interested in an evening of bluff and kibbitz? The TBT Brotherhood poker group is a once-a-month gathering of men who enjoy varied games of poker. Stakes are very low ($10 buy-in) and "split pots" and wild cards are commonly played. In other words, we're not playing much "hold 'em" and the players don't expect to make or lose much money. We meet at a player's home, changing locations every month. Generally on 3rd Thursday's around 6pm- 9pm. (Contact Skip Wayne, swayne@a.templebnaitorah.org).
Silver Swingers (Jessie Brynan & Gladys Stern)
Diverse group of mature, active, participating folks interested in social affairs with a Temple connection. Meets once a month for an adventure to explore the cultural, social and physical bounties of Seattle and the Puget Sound region. Usually carpool from Temple to events off-site with “adventures” usually scheduled during daylight hours. Some past events have included trips to art museums, lunch and a movie, an afternoon of humor and more (Contact: Jessie Brynan, jbrynan@a.templebnaitorah.com).
TBT Jewish Climate Challenge (David Schwartz)
Provide mutual support, tips and assistance in establishing reduction targets, reducing personal household emissions and tracking progress towards your goals. (Contact: Carrie and Dick Stein, cstein@a.templebnaitorah.org)
Women's Sunday Brunch Book Group (Nancy Alpern)
This group for women of all ages meets on the second Sunday of the month from 10 to 11:30 AM at Jitters near the Temple (15010 NE 20th, Redmond, WA) to discuss contemporary fiction and memoirs (sometimes pertaining to Judaism), usually pertaining to women-related issues. Visit www.templebnaitorah.org for book listings. (Contact: Jayne Carlin, jcarlin@a.templebnaitorah.org) |
