Brotherhood Events Google Calendar
Wellness Programs
The Wellness program series is held from 6:00-7:30pm and is open to the TE community. A light dinner is available from 6:00 – 6:30 pm followed by a speaker from 6:30 - 7:30 pm.
There is no cost, but RSVP’s are requested.
Dates: October 20th, 6:00-7:30pm // Benjamin Vestry
December 2nd, February 2nd, April 27th, June 15th
Brotherhood Meeting Night and Meeting After the Meeting
8:00pm – Business Meeting
Join us to learn about upcoming Brotherhood events and initiatives. This is an opportunity to also provide feedback on future programming.
8:45pm – Meeting After the Meeting
Time to play ping pong, foosball, shoot baskets, socialize or just watch the game on TV.
Feel free to join us for either meeting or both! Snacks and drinks served all evening.
Dates: September 8th 8:00–9:30 pm // Solomon Youth Lounge
November 3rd, January 5th, March 16th, May 4th
Sunday Morning Breakfast Speaker Series
Discussions with experienced experts in their respective fields. Past speakers include Scott Black, Adam Suttin, Larry Glazer, Arnie Eisen, and many more.
Dates: October 19th, 9:00-10:30am // Adelson Community Hall – Panel discussion led by Howie Breslau on the important but uncomfortable topic of funeral education
December 14th, 9:00-10:30am // Adelson Community Hall – Conversation with Best Selling Financial Author, Roger Lowenstein
Scotch in the Sukkah
Join us for an unforgettable, spirited evening in the sukkah with:
• Unlimited blind tastings of top-shelf scotch (guess what’s what!)
• Rami’s buffet dinner + non-alcoholic drinks
• Your own custom tasting glass to take home
Date: October 9, 2025
Hanukkah Party
Join us for our annual Hanukkah celebration.
Featuring craft beer tasting stations, Chinese food dinner (from Zhu Vegan in Arlington) and live music (provided again by the Nick Grondin Jazz Trio, regularly appearing on Monday nights at Bluebird Bar, and TE’s very own Elias who will lead us in a few Hanukkah songs). All are welcome!
Date: December 16, 2025
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Community Shabbat Dinner
A festive Shabbat dinner in Adelson Hall. Schmooze, share, and connect with each other over friendships made and continued.
Date: January 30, 2026
Brotherhood Shabbat
Brotherhood leads a special Shabbat morning service that honors many of the men who help keep our community vibrant and strong. Be there as we celebrate passing our traditions from generation to generation (l’dor v’dor) with a diverse lineup of participants.
Date: February 28, 2026
Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Assembly
Help finish the Yellow Candle packaging so every TE member has a Shoah Yellow Candle to light at sundown. Each yellow candle provided by the TE Brotherhood bears the name of a Jew who perished in the Shoah - either a relative of a congregant or a resident of Dvur Kralove, the town in Czechoslovakia whose Torah scroll continues to serve as a constant visual presence and reminder at Temple Emanuel.
Date: March 12, 2026
Casino Night
A professionally run poker tournament with professional dealers and a pit boss! The winner will receive a prize and TE bragging rights good for one year.
Date: April 23, 2026
Join New England's first and oldest weekend retreat for Jewish men in the US for a weekend of fun and learning with outstanding speakers, lay-led worship, sports, music, games, jokes, a campfire, camaraderie, and fabulous food.
Date: June 4-7, 2026
Join Brotherhood in sponsoring the Tour de Shuls bike ride, which is the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ fundraiser for the Tikvah program at Camp Ramah New England. The Tikvah program, in existence since 1970, provides for the social, religious and educational needs of campers with a wide range of disabilities.
Date: June 21, 2026