Welcome to the Men’s Club

Men’s Club Events

Monday, September 15, 2025 – Poker for Fun

Jon Medwin’s home
Reservations through Gaston Bernstein gasberns@gmail.com
7:00 pm – dinner
7:30 pm – poker
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Sunday, October 5, 2025 – Sukkah Building Party

CBS Sukkah in the Social Hall Courtyard
9:00 am
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 – Scotch and Games in the Sukkah

Congregation B’nai Shalom Sukkah
7:00 – 10:00 pm
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Men’s Club Poker, Poker for Fun, Backgammon, Scrabble, Bingo, Maj Jong

Rocco’s Pizza
No charge (donations appreciated)
Friday, October 10, 2025 – Salmon in the Sukkah
Congregation B’nai Shalom Sukkah
6:15 pm – details to be announced
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – Movie Night at the International Film Showcase

“Freida’s Fall” (Switzerland)
No host dinner before the show at The Fourth Bore, Orinda Theatre Square
Movie at the Orinda Theatre (showtime to be announced)
Post film discussion to be announced
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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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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.