About the Brotherhood

broth•er•hood (bruth/r/hood) n. 1. the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers. 2. the quality of being brotherly, fellowship. 3. all those engaged in or sharing a common interest or quality. 4. the belief that all people should act with warmth and equality toward one another regardless of differences.

Brotherhood's primary focus lies in three areas - supporting religious events, assisting social action initiatives and planning events that promote fun and fellowship among our members.

Many of the ushers at Saturday morning services, at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and at High Holy Day services are Brotherhood members. They volunteer their time to ensure that these religious events go smoothly. In addition, we conduct an annual Brotherhood Shabbat service each May. The service highlights the role of males in the Jewish family.

Temple Jeremiah is the lead participating group for - and a co-founder of - the Jewish Children's Bureau Sunday Respite Program, a truly wonderful activity that helps Jewish families in need. Our members volunteer their time to work with and watch youngsters with special needs. Brotherhood also plays a major funding role in the program.

We are also a proud member of the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods (NFTB), which allows us to financially support religious and social action activities regionally, nationally and internationally. One NFTB program of note donates books about Judaism to colleges and provides campus speakers who lecture on Judaism - an extremely important activity on campuses where there are no, or very few, Jewish students or faculty members.

Every month, Brotherhood provides tzedakah to a worthy organization or individual. Membership dues also allow members to be listed in our Brotherhood Directory, that can be used to network with fellow members regarding business and personal interests.

We are planning a broad range of activities designed to appeal to not only Brotherhood members but the entire family. We believe we have a terrific lineup of programs, in which we know you will want to participate. For details, periodically check the Brotherhood Events page on the Temple Jeremiah web site.

We welcome all men of Temple Jeremiah to support Brotherhood and participate in our activities. We hope to make Brotherhood better than ever. We appreciate your support.

To see the monthly Brotherhood article, please click here.

- Michael Pfeifer
Brotherhood President

Help Wanted:

Volunteers are needed for Brotherhood's Saturday Morning Usher Program. Email Joel Rovner if you can lend a hand.