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Brotherhood
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Events are listed chronologically. Click below for a calendar of Sisterhood,
Empty Nesters, Outreach, Israel-related and Junior Choir events.
Click on items with blue links for additional
information.
2008
Brotherhood Events - Description |
Date |
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Health Forum &
Shabbaton: "Chicken Soup for the Jewish Genes"
Temple Jeremiah's Brotherhood, Sisterhood and Caring
Community hosted a Health Forum and Shabbaton focusing
on Jewish genetic diseases. Keynote speaker was Scott
Weissman, Licensed Genetic Counselor at the Center for
Medical Genetics at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. |
April
12 |
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Break the Fast Pizza Party
Congregants celebrated the end of the Passover (bread)
fast with a party hosted by Brotherhood featuring pizza,
drinks, salad, dessert and good company, all at no cost.
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April 26 |
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Brotherhood Shabbat
Brotherhood invited the entire congregation to share
in a special Shabbat including a dinner and worship service. |
May
9 |
Annual Jim Rosenholtz Memorial
Golf Outing
Congregants gathered for breakfast at Eggshell Café followed
by a fun day of golf at scenic Sportsman's Country Club. |
June 6 |
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Brotherhood Opening Event
Brotherhood kicked off its 2008/09 season with this great
get-acquainted event. Temple Jeremiah men dropped in for
coffee, bagels, lox and great conversation, met old friends
and made new ones. This was also a great opportunity for
newcomers to learn about Brotherhood. |
September 28 |
2007
Brotherhood Events - Description |
Date |
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Brotherhood Bulls Night
Brotherhood organized a trip to the United Center to
see the Chicago Bulls take on the Atlanta Hawks. The
all-inclusive package price of $59.95 included a ticket,
transportation to and from the stadium, dinner, a Bulls
poster and chance to win a new Infiniti. |
February
20 |
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Father-Daughter Dance
Over 21 dads and 29 daughters attended Brotherhood's first
Father-Daughter Dance. This was a great chance for fathers
and grandfathers to enjoy a social event with that special
young lady (or ladies) in their life. Our package included
a DJ, corsage, soft drinks, food, keepsake photos and
other activities. Everyone had a great time and left with
long-lasting memories. |
March 18 |
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Break the Fast Pizza Party
Brotherhood invited congregants to celebrate the end
of the Passover fast with a pizza party |
April
9 |
Brotherhood Shabbat Dinner
& Service
Brotherhood hosted a dinner for all congregants, followed
by a Shabbat worship service |
April 11 |
| Annual
Jim Rosenholtz Breakfast & Golf Outing
This Brotherhood favorite began with breakfast, followed
by a fun day at the Wilmette Golf Club. The event included
green fee, cart and prizes. |
June
8 |
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Texas Hold 'Em Tournament
Adults ages 21 and over enjoyed this fun event featuring
poker, pizza, salad, munchies and drinks for the all-inclusive
price of $18. Prizes were awarded to the top winners.
Profits went to the Waukegan
School District Kitchen Project. |
November 14 |
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Brotherhood Bingo
Children and adults alike enjoyed this annual Brotherhood
event featuring games, prizes and snacks. |
December 2 |

2006
Brotherhood Events - Description |
Date |
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Brotherhood Bulls Night
Brotherhood planned a trip down to the United Center
to cheer on da Bulls. The evening included
round-trip bus transportation, dinner, prizes and a
raffle |
February
28 |
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Brotherhood Shabbat
Brotherhood hosted a Shabbat dinner open to the entire
congregation, followed by an Erev Shabbat Service. |
April 7 |
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Break the Fast Pizza Party
Brotherhood sponsored a pizza party to celebrate the
end of Passover. |
April
19 |
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End-of-School-Year Barbecue
To culminate our end-of-school-year activities, Brotherhood
hosted a barbecue for congregants and Religious School
families |
May 21 |
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Brotherhood Golf Outing
Congregants had a swinging time at the Annual Jim Rosenholtz
Breakfast & Golf Outing, beginning with breakfast
at Eggshell Café followed by golf at the scenic
Wilmette Country Club. |
June
9 |
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Brotherhood Ravinia Night
Brotherhood planned a relaxing evening of entertainment
with soul diva Patti LaBelle, who has enjoyed a long-standing
career in contemporary music, hitting it big with sounds
ranging from girl group and gospel to R&B and ballads.
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July 26 |
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Family Splash Party
All had a fun time at Brotherhood's pool party at the
newly renovated Deerspring Pool. |
August
26 |
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Brotherhood Bears Game Day
Participants had a great time watching the Bears defeat
their arch-rival, the Green Bay Packers, on a giant screen
TV at temple. The event included pizza, drinks, prizes
and half-time fun. |
September 10 |
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Brotherhood Opening Breakfast
Brotherhood members, new and old, enjoyed bagels, coffee
and conversation at this kick-off event for the 2006/07
year. |
October
15 |
Brotherhood Texas Hold 'em Tournament
Participants enjoyed Brotherhood's 3rd Annual Poker Night,
which provided a fun night of cards, along with pizza
and snacks. |
October 18 |
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Brotherhood Build-a-Playground
Project in Waukegan
As the exciting culmination of this social action project
to benefit Waukegan schools. congregants gathered together
to put up a playground at Waukegan's EPIC Pre-School at
326 Julian Street in Waukegan. Our crew worked throughout
the morning to install slides, swings and other playground
equipment. Sisterhood served lunch to our volunteers. |
October
22 |
Brotherhood Family Bingo
This annual favorite featured pizza, prizes and
of course lots of Bingo. |
December 10 |

2005
Brotherhood Events - Description |
Date |
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Brotherhood 1st Annual Texas Hold 'Em Tournament
Over 70 people joined Brotherhood for dinner and a card
tournament. Prizes were awarded to the top winners. Proceeds
went to the Tsunami Relief Fund. |
February 16 |
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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Ya'All Come Square Dance &
Dinner
Brotherhood and Sisterhood lined up a special treat for
members, as we grabbed a partner and joined in an evening
of dancing and dinner. |
March 6 |
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Brotherhood Shabbat Dinner & Service
Brotherhood hosted its annual Shabbat Dinner, followed
by a worship service. |
May
13 |
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Brotherhood Golf Outing
Temple Jeremiah members enjoyed a beautiful day out
on the links, preceded by breakfast at Eggshell Café. |
June 10 |
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New Member Breakfast
Brotherhood kicked off its annual get-acquainted event
with coffee, bagels, lox and great conversation. |
September
25 |
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Bears Game Day
Participants cheered on Da Bears on a humongous
6 x 8 foot TV while enjoying pizza, drinks, games, prizes
and half-time fun. |
October 23 |
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2nd Annual Texas Hold 'Em Tournament
Participants enjoyed an evening of cards and camaraderie. |
November
9 |
Brotherhood Family Bingo
This annual Brotherhood favorite featured bingo, prizes
and delicious food. |
December 11 |

2004
Brotherhood Events - Description |
Date |
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Brotherhood Dinner & Program
Brotherhood hosted a dinner and program at Temple Jeremiah.
Guest speaker was Rick Kruger of the National Federation
of Temple Brotherhoods, who talked about his organization
and the various causes it supports. |
June
15 |
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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Golf Outing
Brotherhood and Sisterhood jointly hosted this year's
fun event. Starting off the day, golfers and non-golfers
enjoyed breakfast at Eggshell Café. This was
followed by golf at Sportsman's Country Club's scenic
27-hole course. An awards ceremony with prizes took
place immediately following golf. |
June 18 |
Brotherhood Opening Event
Men kicked off the season in style at Brotherhood's
traditional opening event. We offered coffee, bagels,
lox and great conversation, as well as a chance to get
reacquainted with old friends and meet new ones. |
October
10 |
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Brotherhood Bears Game Day!
Temple Jeremiah families and guests enjoyed a box seat
view of the game from the comfort of Temple Jeremiah's
lobby. The Bears game aired on giant screen TVS with great
speaker systems. The event included pizza, drinks,
games, prizes and half-time show. |
November 7 |
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Brotherhood Family Bingo
Congregants enjoyed food, prizes, gifts and fun at this
annual Brotherhood favorite. |
December
5 |

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