Welcome to the Men’s Club

Men’s Club Events

Monday, October 27 – Men’s Club Golf Tournament
Rossmoor Golf Course
Produced by Men’s Club of B’nai Shalom, B’nai Tikvah, and Temple Isaiah
Noon – 5:00 pm
$125.00 per person. Includes green fees and box lunch.  Proceeds benefit Magen David Adom
Reservations through B’nai Shalom office
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Thursday, November 6, 2025 – Lunch and Learn with Joshua Cohen
Leket Regional Director of U.S. Development
Cost:  $24.00, Men’s Club members $20.00,11:45 am-1:30 pm – Buttercup Diner
Reservations through Bob Levine justiceguy@aol.com
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Monday, November 10, 2025 – Men’s Club Poker
Rick Gordon’s home
7:00 dinner 7:30 poker
Reservations through Scott Dodson dodson@alumni.duke.edu
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Sunday, November 16, 2025 -Movie and Dinner/Discussion – SPECIAL EVENT!
“Nuremberg”
2:35 pm – Movie at Century Theatres, Walnut Creek (time to be confirmed)
5:30 pm -  Dinner and Discussion at Buttercup Diner moderated by Rabbi Daniel Stein
Dinner includes choice of entrée, tossed green salad, beverage, tax, and tip
Grilled salmon with rice and vegetables - $60.00 Senior 60+  $54.00 includes movie and dinner
Linguini with tomato basil sauce - $50.00 Senior 60+ $46.00 includes movie and dinner
Reservations through Bob Levine justiceguy@aol.com
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Monday, November 17, 2025 – Poker for Fun
Mike & Sue Lefelstein’s home
7:00 dinner 7:30 poker
Reservations through Gaston Bernstein gasberns@gmail.com
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Monday, December 8, 2025 – Men’s Club Poker
Jay Mumford’s home
7:00 dinner 7:30 poker
Reservations through Scott Dodson dodson@alumni.duke.edu
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Lunch and Learn with Hazzan Sandy Bernstein
11:45 am – 1: 30 pm Buttercup Diner
Cost:  $24.00 Men’s Club members $20.00 each
Reservations through Bob Levine justiceguy@aol.com
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Sunday, December 21, 2025 – Hanukkah Latke Party
5:00 pm – Social Hall
Community Hanukkiah lighting with Rabbi Stein
Sing Hanukkah songs with Hazzan Bernstein
Latkes, salad bar
Games
Cost:  $12.00 adults $8.00 Youth 7-17 6 and under free
Reservations through Bob Levine justiceguy@aol.com
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Sunday, January 11, 2025 – Jewish Heritage Night – Warriors Vs. Hawks
5:30 pm tipoff – Chase Center, San Francisco
Upper level seats - $125.00.  Men’s Club member and a guest $120.00 each
Lower level seats - $190.00. Men’s Club members and a guest $185.00 each
Reservations through Adam Brooks adam.guy@gmail.com
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Monday, January 12, 2025 – Men’s Club Poker
Dennis Danziger’s home
7:00 dinner 7:30 poker
Reservations through Scott Dodson dodson@alumni.duke.edu
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Thursday, February 19, 2026 – Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Emeritus Gordon Freeman
11:45 am – 1: 30 pm Buttercup Diner
Cost:  $24.00 Men’s Club members $20.00 each
Reservations through Bob Levine justiceguy@aol.com

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The Congregation B’nai Shalom (CBS) Men’s Club

CBS is an eclectic club affiliated with the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) Club #1094 offering diverse programming, educational programs, community Shabbat and holiday observances, two different monthly poker games, attending sporting events, discussions, and much more. 

Other activities organized by the Men’s Club include but are not limited to:

• A’s baseball, Warriors basketball, and Sharks hockey games, normally Jewish Heritage Nights
• Movie Clubs
• Social Justice (Tikkun Olam) activities including cooking for homeless shelters-several times per year
• Award winning Lunch & Learn and Dinner & Discussion programs

Federation of Jewish Men’s Club Programs:

• World Wide Wrap promoting the use of “wrapping T’flin”
• Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle program commemorating the victims of the Holocaust
• Men’s Club Shabbat where our members lead the service, read the Torah, chant the Haftorah, and deliver a sermon

Programs Supporting the Synagogue and larger community including:

• Building the Sukkah, Scotch and Games in the Sukkah, and Salmon in the Sukkah
• Annual Latke Dinner an Chanukah Party
• Annual Community Seder

Men’s Club supports the synagogue in many ways.
Some of the revenue is spent on:

• Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts for our students,
• Supporting the synagogue at community barbecues,
• Providing food for the Yom Kippur Break the Fast,
• Supporting various capital purchases and supplementing professional development for staff,
• Sponsoring a table annually at the Synagogue Gala,
• Co-sponsoring selected programming including Yiddish Dancing and Singing, educational programming and scholarship for professional development,
• Helping to support bringing in guest clergy in residence

Men’s Club is the volunteer cooking arm of Congregation B’nai Shalom.
If you are into slicing, dicing, peeling, mixing, stirring, grilling, flipping, serving, and/or cleaning, then the club would appreciate your assistance. The club’s world famous latkes are cooked to perfection in the B’nai Shalom kitchen during the family Hanukkah Dinner & Latke Party, and cooking occurs at special events such as some community events and new member open houses, as well as our Dinner & Discussion programs.

Men’s Club Calendar of Events

View the Men’s Club ONLINE CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Please complete the online membership application.
If you prefer to complete a written online membership application, download it and print it.

Mail the application in or bring it to CBS Men’s Club
c/o CBS Synagogue Office (see address on application)

Once you have provided the club with your email address, you will be kept informed of events throughout the year.

Would you like to show your support for the club and make a contribution i.e., in honor of someone, in memory of someone, to supplement your annual dues, to support a program, etc.? 
Click here to do this

If you would prefer to make a donation to the CBS Men’s Club or pay for a CBS Men’s sponsored event, you could also make a check payable to CBS Men’s Club.