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.

Lodge Bezalel Calendar May 6, 2022

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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.

Click here for more results.

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:

• President - Worthy Brother Gary Fish
• Vice President - Brother Ryan Simmons 
  
• Treasurer - Brother Steve Tabb
• Secretary - Worthy Brother Craig Varon
• Master of Ceremonies - Brother Wayne Greenberg
• Scribe and IPP - Worthy Brother Stan Schnitzer
• Registrar - Brother Harry Korchia
• Preceptor - Brother Bruce Mellman
• Chaplain - Brother Harvey Brightman
• Inner Guardian - Brother Evan Busman
• Marshals - Brothers Yuval Mano, Wayne Joss, Mike Kedme, David Weingast, Ron Scheinzeit
• Trustees - Worthy Brothers Stan Sonnabend, Iosi Schwartz

Committees

• New Member - Brothers David Weingast and Doug Friedman
• Fund Raising - Worthy Brother Henry Levine and Brother Doug Friedman
• Under 50 Committee - Brothers Yuval Mano, Wayne Joss, Mike Kedme
• Cooking Committee – Worthy Brother Iosi Schwartz and Brother Mitch Frank

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