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TORCH AWARD WINNERS 2003 2001 1999 1997 1995 1993

2003

1  Category:  Best Overall Activities

Blurb:  These activities are to do good things for Club members, the synagogue, and the community.  They emphasize fund raising that provides for scholarships, the synagogue and its needed equipment, the religious school, youth programs, member attendance at regional and international meetings, for Club events (speakers, dinners, etc.), and hosting mentally-challenged individuals.

Recognition:  Brotherhood of Temple Israel Sharon

2  Category:  Best Men's Club Shabbat Program

Silver award (tied with 1 other club):  Temple Beth Emunah Brockton

Blurb:  The major objective of the "Shabbat Under the Stars" program was to create a new, fun, fresh way to observe Shabbat.  It resulted in increased attendance and participation in future programs.

3  Category:  Best Use of FJMC Programs

Gold award:  Brotherhood of Temple Israel Sharon

Blurb:  This program, Hearing Men's Voices, resulted in eighteen discussion groups conducted in members' homes.  Over 50 Brotherhood members and 200 congregants participated.

Recognition:  Brotherhood of Temple Israel Sharon

4  Category:  Best Holocaust Remembrance/Yom Hashoah Yellow Candle Program

Gold award (tied with one other club):  Brotherhood, Congregation Mishkan Tefila

Blurb:  This program was a major memorial breakfast and activity held to commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance including several programs held in conjunction with the major event.  It was initiated to involve a cross generational involvement and expand the number of congregant participation.

Recognition:  Brotherhood of Temple Israel Sharon

5  Category:  Best Mitzvah/Social Action Program

Bronze award:  Brotherhood of Temple Israel Sharon

Blurb:  This program's purpose is to build a business community for Southeastern Massachusetts professionals, to assist them in finding jobs, identifying consulting work, finding and matching employees and employers, providing funding, venture capital, and identifying partners.

Recognition:  Temple Emeth Brotherhood
Recognition:  Brotherhood of Temple Israel Sharon

6  Category:  Best Club Administration Program

Honorable Mention:  Brotherhood, Congregation Mishkan Tefila
Honorable Mention:  Brotherhood of Temple Israel Sharon

7  Category:  Best Program Series

Silver award (tied with one other club):  Congregation Beth Israel

Blurb:  This program series provides Sunday morning services, breakfasts and speakers nearly every week stimulating the brotherhood members.

Bronze award (tied with one other club):  Brotherhood, Congregation Mishkan Tefila

Blurb:   This program series is abridged Shacharit services on Sunday mornings with explanations of structure, content and rationale and help with tefillin where needed.  It enhanced participants ability to, and enthusiasm for, davening.

Honorable Mention:  Temple Emeth Brotherhood
Recognition:  Temple Emeth Brotherhood

8  Category:  Best Israel Support

Honorable Mention:  Temple Emeth Brotherhood

The Region's clubs received awards in all but two categories (Best Adult Education Program and Best Youth Program).

Note on the website that we (the regional leadership) challenge the clubs to both continue the excellent programming that led to so many awards this year, as well as to add (or submit applications for awards for existing good programs in) the two areas in which we were not represented this time.

2001

Best Tefillin Program-Gold

A successful World Wide Wrap Program was held at Temple Emeth, planned by the Brotherhood in cooperation with the Rabbi, Ritual Director, and Education Director.  The program emphasized the participation of pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah students and women, as well as men who needed practice in wrapping Tefillin.

Temple Beth Emunah, Brockton
Contact Steve Weiner, wein560@attbi.com

Best Mitzvah/Social Action Program-Gold

A Bronze Veteran's Plaque was unearthed at a local landfill in early 2000.  One of the town engineers, a Board member of our Brotherhood, brought its discovery to the attention of the Board of Directors.  The plaque was stolen from the burial plot of WWI Jewish Veteran, Bernard Porter.  An action plan was immediately devised and a committee was assigned to find out where it came from, arrange for its return, and to locate surviving family to let them know what happened.  The year culminated in a rededication ceremony for a new Granite Plaque attended by members of cooperating organizations, our members and family of Bernard Porter.

Temple Emunah, Lexington
Contact Steve Dangel, 781-275-0470

Best Youth Activity-Bronze

Participation before or after Hebrew School classes, this young student project to construct a model house using foods found in the Passover kitchen was also a hook to lure young fathers into an active role in our Brotherhood.
 
 

1999

BRONZE FOR OVERALL PROGRAMMING
SMALL ONE FOR COMPUTER
Beth Emunah Brockton

1997

Best Computer Activity
Beth Emunah Brockton
Shaare Tefilah Norwood

Best Holocaust Remembrance / Yom Hashoah Candle Program
Mishkan Tefila Newton

Special Consideration - Activities not meeting other criteria
Emeth Chestnut Hill

Best Community Service Program
Beth Emunah Brockton

Best Mitzvah Project
Emunah Lexington

SILVER FOR SOCIAL ACTION RE MLK PROGRAM
Beth Emunah Brockton

1993

TRAIN SHOW
Beth Emunah Brockton

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