Welcome to the Men’s Club
Men’s Club Events
Wednesday,September 9, 16, and 23, 2026 – Sukkah Building
4:00-7:00 pm
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. PIZZA WILL BE SERVED
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Friday, September 25, 2026 – Salmon in the Sukkah
B’nai Shalom Sukkah
After Shabbat Services
Adults: $28.00,
Youth (age 7-17) $18.00
6 and under- FREE
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Monday, September 28, 2026 – Scotch and Games in the Sukkah
B’nai Shalom Sukkah
7:00 – 10:00 pm
Men’s Club Poker, Poker for Fun, Bingo, backgammon, Maj Jong, board games
Pizza and libations
No charge
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Monday, October 12, 2026 – Men’s Club Poker
Dennis Danziger’s home
7:00 pm – dinner
7:30 pm – poker
Reservations through Scott Dodson dodson.scott@gmail.com
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Monday October 19, 2026- Poker for Fun
Location to be announced
7:00 pm – dinner
7:30 pm – poker
Reservations through Gaston Bernstein gasberns@gmail.com
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Thursday, October 22, 2026 – Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Daniel Stein
Buttercup Diner
11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Cost: $24.00 includes entrée choice, beverage, tax, and gratuity
Men’s Club members $20.00 each
Reservations through Bob Levine justiceguy@aol.com
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Monday, November 9, 2026 – Men’s Club Poker
James Fitzsimmons home
7:00 pm – dinner
7:30 pm – poker
Reservations through Scott Dodson dodson.scott@gmail.com
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Thursday, November 12, 2026 – Lunch and Learn with Hazzan Sandy Bernstein
Buttercup Diner
11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Cost: $24.00 includes entrée choice, beverage, tax, and gratuity
Men’s Club members $20.00 each
Reservations through Bob Levine justiceguy@aol.com
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Monday November 16, 2026- Poker for Fun
Location to be announced
7:00 pm – dinner
7:30 pm – poker
Reservations through Gaston Bernstein gasberns@gmail.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.
