The Mission of the Adath Israel Brotherhood is to involve Jewish men in Jewish life through the performance of mitzvot and service and to provide a sense of community to Adath Israel. Brotherhood members provide a wide variety of services that include:
- Funding and/or assisting to fund Adath Israel programs such as the annual Purim Party, Chanukah Party, golf tournament, Kol Rina Choir and the Westgate Veteran’s Garden.
- Supporting our Chesed Committee by joining with other arms of the synagogue on Mitzvah Day
- Performing a Shabbat service for War Veterans at Sunnybrook Hospital
- Organizing an annual Brotherhood Shabbat program in partnership with the Sisterhood
- Providing resources to BBQ at events to support of Programming Directors, Spiritual Leaders or Board of Governors
- Arranging social programs like movie nights, hockey pub nights and lectures
- Serving as representatives on all committees of the synagogue
- Purchasing and distributing Shoah [yellow candles] to raise voluntary contributions used to provide scholarships to children of our synagogue family for Shoah education
- Contributing scholarship funds in conjunction with the Scholarship Committee
- Evaluating opportunities to support our synagogue financially in lasting and meaningful ways, such as donating a chapel window in memory of our Senior Rabbi Steven Saltzman z’l
The Adath Israel Brotherhood is a part of the global organization, Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs [FJMC]. Our Brotherhood has received awards for our community involvement and has had a number of our Brotherhood members hold executive positions both regionally and internationally. The Adath Israel Brotherhood has been a strong supporter of regional FJMC fund raising functions such as the Man of the Year/Youth of the Year Program. World-Wide Wrap and FJMC synagogue bike ride.
Circle of Care Partnership
Join Adath Israel Brotherhood as we partner with Circle of Care to adopt a Kosher Meals on Wheels route.
Circle of Care volunteers deliver over 154,000 meals a year to seniors and individuals with disabilities in our community, many who are holocaust survivors.
We are looking for members of our Brotherhood to volunteer once a month. Deliveriers start between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and all routes are designed to be finished within
1 ½ to 2 hours to ensure food safety. The route we choose will be ours to do.
If you are interested in helping our Brotherhood adopt a route, please contact:
Sheldon Wayne at swaynelaw@gmail.com or
Gary Stoller at gstoller@sympatico.ca
Our Brotherhood group takes great pride in being a part of the fabric that makes our synagogue unique and vibrant.