In This Issue:
- SUKKAH BUILDING – THU SEP 28
- PANCAKE BREAKFAST – SUN OCT 1*
- FALL POKER TOURNAMENT – SUN OCT 22*
- OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING – SUN OCT 8*
- COASTAL CLEAN UP – SUN OCT 15*
- SEPTEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES*
- IN CLOSING
(* indicates updated items)
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1. SUKKAH BUILDING – THU SEP 28
When you’re tired, what sounds appealing? Perhaps a little shack out the field, with some fruits, where perhaps you can see the twinkling stars in the sky? In other words, it’s Sukkah Time!
Of course, we have to build the Sukkah first. JEWISH MEN WITH TOOLS (MoTAS) are scheduled to build our temple Sukkah on Thursday, September 28. We’re doing this mid-week because Yom Kippur is on Sunday, and Sukkot is on Friday, and we can’t build it before Yom Kippur. The current plan is to start early: some social time around 815a, and the construction will commence at 830 am. All able bodied men [and women] are invited to come help build our community Sukkah and join in the fun and camaraderie. Bring your gloves, Allen wrenches, your mask. your appetite and your smiles. There will be free bagels, cream cheese and coffee for all. This easy job can be completed in about an hour. It is extremely important that you attend if you can, as a number of regulars will not be available this year due to the timing.
Please let Scott Gore (scott22g@msn.com) know if YOU can shop for chicken wire and wire ties. We believe we have a source for palm fronds, but if you have an additional source for palm fronds, corn stalks, or other similar flat-ish vegetation that would be good for the roof or the sides, please let us know.
We will be passing around a sign-up sheet at the September meeting.
2. PANCAKE BREAKFAST – SUN OCT 1
[Note: Key changes are underlined] Batter up, not for baseball but for our annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, October 1! Our Master Flippers, Scott and Bill, will be up at the plate, I mean grill, with their hot bats, I mean spatulas. We need the rest of the team that morning ready to play their positions: mixer, table set-up, serving and clean-up. The Rabbi wants to serve the pancakes between 11:00am and 11:30am, so we’ll start setting up around :900am (this may change as we learn more of the logistics for the day). We should be done by 1pm. as there will be no extra innings. A sign up sheet was circulated at the September meeting; if you missed it, you can signup online at https://volunteersignup.org/PEK89 .
If you’re curious, the menu will include: Pancakes, fresh fruit, Syrup, Powdered Sugar, Butter, plus loads of great other toppings. It will be free to students and parents, although donations will always be welcome.
3. FALL POKER TOURNAMENT – SUN OCT 22
Our Fall Poker Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, October 22, and should operate similar to the Spring tournament. The sign up forms and on-line signup is available at the expected place: https://wp.tasnorthridge-motas.org/activities/poker/.
4. OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING – SUN OCT 8
Our next monthly MoTAS meeting is Sunday, October 8. Specific location to be given once we know it, but the time will be our usual time: 8:45am for Breakfast, with the meeting starting at 9:00am (sorry that was omitted for the last meeting, but it hasn’t changed in years). Join us for our traditional MoTAS breakfast and our planning for our October activities.
5. COASTAL CLEAN UP – SUN OCT 15
MoTAS has been invited to partner with TASTY for a Coastal Cleanup on October 15th. This is a program with Heal The Bay. It starts with a ‘Beach Talk’ discussing pollution, then there’s a team building activity, followed by the beach cleanup. More information once we have it.
6. SEPTEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
Men of Temple Ahavat Shalom General Meeting Minutes
Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023, TAS
Presiding: President Larry Hoffman
Members Present: Larry Hoffman (President), Hal Bass (Secretary), Les Birken, Bob Brostoff, Al Lapides, Bob Levine, Roger Lowe (Treasurer), Joel Lowell, Mark Moskowitz, Jeff Neiman, Larry Pfefer (Immediate Past President), Russ Rapoport, Bill Shapiro, Bernie Singer, Alan Stepakoff, Mike Thornhill, Scott Yollis (VP)
Coffee & Breakfast: Bob Levine, Roger Lowe, Mike Thornhill, Scott Yollis
Question of the Day: What entertainment venues do you recommend in view of the writers’ strike?
President’s Report:
Larry Pfefer announced that the temple has installed an additional IT server
The temple is in the process of digitizing reams of paper documents dating back to our founding in 1965
TAS is contemplating a Mitzvah Day project to spruce up the landscaping
New striping in the parking lot
Roger Lowe’s Treasurer’s Report as of 9/7/2023
- See emailed bulletin
New Business:
Volunteers are needed for Sep 28 Sukkah building, Oct 1 Pancake Breakfast and Poker Tournament Oct 22. Sign-up sheets were circulated.
Ideas for future MoTAS events were generated and will be discussed further at our Oct 8 meeting: a men-only discussion group, car rally & scavenger hunt, go-carts, coffee at Starbucks, trip to Las Vegas to include the new MSG Sphere, making and/or selling hamantaschen, escape room exercise, visit to the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar and possibly to the Petersen Automotive Museum in L.A.
Adjournment and Next MoTAS Meeting: The next MoTAS membership meeting will take place at the temple, Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 9 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Hal Bass/Secretary
IN CLOSING
As always, remember that the Men of Temple Ahavat Shalom is *your* organization. Keep up to date on our activities at http://www.tasnorthridge-motas.org/ and participate. Sign up for our action alert list at http://tinyurl.com/motas-action-alert. We want to serve all the men of Temple Ahavat Shalom and welcome new participants from the TAS membership. Join our Facebook group and “follow” our website. Join the MoTAS Google Group at https://groups.google.com/g/tas-motas (you may need to be logged into your Google account, if you have one). Come be part of the Men of Temple Ahavat Shalom!
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