Why Get Involved with MoTAS?

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At our September meeting, I asked the members present why they got involved with the Men of TAS. A fair number got involved for the service component — being in MoTAS provides and easy and fun way to do service and support the TAS Community. We cook, we build, we clean, we provide support (both physical and financial). Contributions of both time and funds come back to the congregation, and a lesser extent, the membership.

However, service wasn’t the primary reason that most people got involved and stay involved. It was the people — the men — of MoTAS. MoTAS provides a group of reasonable size that permits you to get to know others in the congregation. Unlike the cohort of parents in the Religious School who are bound together by their children, the Men of TAS come together because we like each other. Yes, we have a speaker at our meeting. The bulk of the meeting, however, is seeing our friends.

If you are a man in the congregation — whatever age — we invite you to come to a meeting. Get to know the men who are active in the congregation, across all age ranges. We count on you for the continuity of MoTAS.

Overwhelmed by Shabbabaque – We Want To Make It Right

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The following will appear in this week’s MoTAS weekly, as well as being worked into a congregational message:

Wow! What a Shabbabaque! On Friday, August 21st, MoTAS (in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary Committee) hosted our 50th anniversary Shabbabaque. Attendance was amazing – with an extremely large number of last minute walk-ups at the door. We did our best to accommodate everyone, but some food items unfortunately ran out early (we based our purchases on the RSVPs by the Wednesday deadline plus volunteers and an allowance for typical late registrations and walkups). In our long string of successful Shabbabaques, this has very rarely happened. MoTAS wants participants in its events to walk away with a good feeling – if you left dissatisfied, please let us know and we will do what we can to make things right (including a refund, if appropriate). To do so, contact the MoTAS President, Daniel Faigin, at president@tasnorthridge-motas.org or the Treasurer, Roger Lowe, at treasurer@tasnorthridge.motas.org or 818-576-8980. Pictures will be on the TAS website shortly.

Our goal is to constantly improve our Shabbabaques — we can always make them better. To that end, we would love your comments on what worked well about the Shabbabaque (pluses), and where we can improve (deltas). We already know to order more food J . You can leave a comment on the event page at http://shab-bbq.tasnorthridge-motas.org/, or send an email with your pluses/deltas to president@tasnorthridge-motas.org. You can also comment on this post.

Building on the Support of the Men of TAS

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Support. The dictionary definition is the supports bear the weight of something or keep it upright. For MoTAS, it is the support of the men of Temple Ahavat Shalom and the larger community that enables us to do what we do. This support comes in many forms:

  • Our Annual Appeal (link). This occurs in January, and we’re very pleased at all of you who responded. Even without formal dues, the men of TAS show they value what we do.
  • The Golf Tournament (link). The bulk of our support comes from the Golf Tournament. There are many ways for you to support the Golf Tournament, from playing or recruiting players, sponsoring or recruiting sponsors, buying or soliciting ads for the TAS Calendar/Golf program, or getting donations. The Golf Tournament is a wonderful way to bring in support from friends, colleagues, co-workers, and the community.
  • Sports Squares (link). The sports squares program is an easy way to fund specific activities of the congregation that might not normally get funded.
  • Underwriting Events. Something we haven’t done before — but are seriously considering — is soliciting event sponsors for our “breakeven” activites. Underwriting an event — be it a monthly breakfast, the Pancake Breakfast, a special activities — relieves the cost of that activity and permits any income raised to support MoTAS. Contact the MoTAS President if you would be interested in sponsoring an activity.

Thank you in advance for your support of MoTAS, be it in one (or more) of the ways above, or simply by showing up at an activity or volunteering to help MoTAS.