Brotherhood
Upcoming Events
Attend a Special Film Event With Brotherhood
Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. at Shalom Austin
Contact Mark Fern by Nov. 1 for group rate of $30
Brotherhood invites you to join them to view "Yaniv," a comedy with an accompanying program during the Austin Jewish Film Festival. Following the screening, you will have the opportunity to learn and play the Yaniv card game, and taste spirits from Johnny Pickles Distillery.
Any questions about Brotherhood events? Contact us and we will put you in touch with the organizers.
Thank you to all who attended our outing to the Round Rock Express baseball game on Aug. 18, 2024! A good time was had by all.
Meet the Temple Beth Shalom Brotherhood
Join Brotherhood for the 2024-2025 Year Today!
We are a group of guys from our congregation—your friends and peers—who get together to build personal, professional, and spiritual relationships with each other and the temple.
We talk about issues important to men: being married, being single, children, health, finance, cooking, cars, sports, and generally provide a place for venting, inquiry, seriousness, and silliness. Brotherhood is self-powered, not financed by the temple, and is a unique group of friends. See below for a glimpse at “What We Do.”
Ask us to add you to the email list to get notices about our events.
Join Brotherhood Now
Brotherhood membership donations are welcome ($36 suggested), but you’re part of the group either way!
Please submit our membership form. You will find further instructions on the form.
Contact us for questions.
Officers
Andrew Johnson (President)
Mark Mellon-Werch (Vice President)
Mark Fern (Vice President)
Kevin Richie (Treasurer)
Bruce Corman (Secretary)
Directors
Mike Fedrid, Steve Feibus, Dan Greenfield, Paul Greening, Keith Gurian, Lance Kutnick, Simon Wellner, Steve Winograd, YOU!
Members
Many active members participate in our projects and events. Brotherhood membership donations are welcome ($36 suggested), but you’re part of the group either way!
What We Do!
We serve the temple and the greater community. We gather to eat, drink, and be merry. We build friendships and support each other. We grow beyond events into greater engagement with fellow members. Peek at the sampling of what we did over the past year:
- Meet second Thursdays of the month at the temple. See email for room and instructions. This gathering is casual, purposeful, and open to all Temple members. Ample snacks and beverages!
- Build the temple sukkah and host gatherings like Sangria in the Sukkah with Sisterhood.
- Help with the High Holy Day services and other temple events.
- Gather for somewhat monthly breakfasts/lunches—recently at Another Broken Egg and outside at Foodhead.
- Project the Super Bowl onto the Social Hall wall with a potluck feast.
- Enter our Jew-wrench Racing team into the Reuben Kogut Memorial Kosher Chili Cook-off.
- Break out the Brotherhood bar, Haman’s Watering Hole, to serve wine, beer and cocktails (Whiskey Shamash!) for Chanukah and Purim.
- Fire up the grill for the annual End-of-School-Year Picnic for 300 people.
Irregular gatherings:
- Organize social outings and community mitzvah projects.
- Partner with Sisterhood to organize joint events.
- Attended a UT women's basketball game.
- Organized a community Introduction to Krav Maga.
- Met downtown for Fareground dinner and Chosen Comedy show.