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Lodge Bezalel News
May 17 OLM - Informal and Informative
Join us for something different at our May 17 OLM at Congregation Or Hadash, 7460 Trowbridge Road, Sandy Springs.
Festivities
start at 7 p.m. with snacks and schmoozing, followed by dinner with a
meet & greet and a presentation by Bro. Paul Flexner on volunteer
opportunities available for working with voter registration and election
monitoring. This will be strictly nonpartisan and a chance for you to
decide on your own commitment. Click here to learn more.
We're also using this meeting as a way to introduce vetted candidates for membership to our lodge brethren. They can find out what we're all about and who we are.
Registration is extremely important.We want to make sure nobody goes hungry - especially our guests.
REGISTER NOW!Lodge Bezalel Calendar May 6, 2022
Date |
Event |
Location |
Time and Details |
Tue. May 17 |
Monthly OLM Informal Gathering |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. for Snacks & Schmooze - followed by dinner with "Getting to Know You" and "Election Volunteering Opportunities" Presented by Bro Paul Flexner |
Thu. May 19 |
Lag B’Omer |
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Sun-Mon June 5-6 |
Shavuout |
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Tue. June 7 |
Monthly Planning Meeting |
Zoom |
7 p.m. – Zoom link to be emailed |
Tue. June 21 |
Monthly OLM |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. Snacks & Schmooze |
Sun. June 26 |
Family Fun Event |
TBA |
TBA |
Mon. July 11 |
Braves-Mets Baseball Game |
Truist Park |
7:20 p.m. for first pitch Contact Gary Fish ASAP if interested by email bigfish600@gmail.com or phone/text 770-846-2222 |
Tue. July 12 |
Monthly Planning Meeting |
Zoom |
7 p.m. – Zoom link to be emailed |
Tue. July 19 |
Poker Night |
TBA |
TBA – Will be open to all who want to play |
Mon. Aug. 1 |
Monthly Planning Meeting |
Zoom |
7 p.m. – Zoom link to be emailed |
Tue. Aug. 16 |
Monthly OLM – Possible New Member Initiation |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. Snacks & Schmooze |
Sat. Aug. 20
Sun. Aug. 21 |
Lodge Bezalel Bar Mitzvah Weekend |
Congregation Or Hadash
Lodge Family Picnic – Details TBA |
Shabbat Services at Congregation Or Hadash 9:15 a.m. with Kiddush to follow – Anyone interested in participating should contact Wor Bro Stan Schnitzer Picnic Details TBA |
Tue. Sept. 6 |
Monthly Planning Meeting |
Zoom |
7 p.m. – Zoom link to be emailed |
Fri-Sun |
R Ranch Weekend Retreat |
R Ranch, Dahlonega |
Details TBA |
Week of Sept. 12 |
Monthly OLM |
TBA |
Looking to combine with another Atlanta Lodge |
Mon-Tue |
Rosh Hashanah |
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Mon. Oct. 3 |
Monthly Planning Meeting |
Zoom |
7 p.m. – Zoom link to be emailed |
Wed. Oct. 5 |
Yom Kippur |
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Mon-Tue Oct. 10-11 |
Sukkot |
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Mon-Tue Oct. 17/18 |
Sukkot/Simchat Torah |
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Sun. Oct. 23 |
Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival |
Brook Run Park, Dunwoody |
11 a.m.-3 p.m. |
Tue. Oct. 25 |
Monthly OLM |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. Snacks & Schmooze |
Mon. Nov. 7 |
Monthly Planning Meeting |
Zoom |
7 p.m. – Zoom link to be emailed |
Sun. Nov. 13 |
Bar Mitzvah Dinner-Dance Gala |
TBA |
TBA |
Tue. Nov. 15 |
Monthly OLM |
Congregation Or Hadash |
7 p.m. Snacks & Schmooze |
Mon. Dec. 5 |
Monthly Planning Meeting |
Zoom |
7 p.m. – Zoom link to be emailed |
Sun. Dec. 18 |
Hanukkah |
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Holiday begins at sundown |
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Community Turns Out for First Atlanta Gravestone Project Unveiling
Dozens of HOD brethren and members of the Jewish community turned out at Greenwood Cemetery on a cold, blustery morning, March 13, for the first unveiling ceremony of the Atlanta Gravestone Project. It was the culmination of cooperative venture between HOD’s Atlanta Lodges and Jewish Family & Career Services, Atlanta, bringing together two programs.
Read the full story and see our slideshow. Click here for more.
Lodge Bezalel's Pirates of the Cow-Rib-Bean
Takes 3rd in Chicken at AKBF Competition
A drumstick saved the Pirates of the Cow-Rib-Bean from walking the plank at the 2021 Atlanta Kosher Barbecue Festival.
The team, which features brothers from Lodge Bezalel and members of the Congregation Or Hadash Men's Club took third place in the chicken competition. Lodge Bezalel Pirates included Wor Bro Gary Fish, newly initiated Bro Marc Gault and prospective member Jason Goldman. Aaron Diamant represented the COH Men's Club, and Bro Paul Flexner and Wor Bro Stan Schnitzer represented both organizations.
Team members met on Thursday night before the competition to prep their award-winning chicken as well as their brisket and ribs. They reconvened after Shabbat to spend the night tending to their grills and preparing their chili for the fourth category in the competition. Bros Ron Scheinzeit and Wayne Joss pitched in during the festival to help prepare tastings for the estimated 5,000 attendees.
Before the festival's opening, some 150 children and adults took part in the first HOD/Maccabi Fun Run, a joint international effort of the Hebrew Order of David and Maccabi International. Among the runners were Rabbi Lauren Henderson of Congregation Or Hadash, which provides meeting space for Lodge Bezalel, and members of both COH and Lodge Bezalel and their families.
New Lodge Bezalel Officers Installed
Worthy Brother Gary Fish and Brother Ryan Simmons were installed as President and Vice President, respectively, along with a new officer team during a special Zoom ceremony March 21.
Our new Lodge Bezalel Officers are:
Committees
Get Involved with Lodge Bezalel
Join one of our committees and make your mark on Lodge Bezalel. Our committees and chair contacts:
Social: David Weinberger and Paul Flexner
Community Service: Alan Wind
Membership: David Weingast
Table Lodge: Wayne Joss
Lodge Bezalel and HOD in the community
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