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Shalom H . averim!

By the time you read this, we will have held the Keeper of the Flame award to honor David Srebnick. Over the years, David has made many important contributions to Temple Emunah, and we’re pleased to honor him. I hope everyone who attended the Keeper of the Flame event enjoyed it and the Emunah-only event before the dinner.

As the year marches to a close, we are preparing for our other seasonal events, though with some COVID-forced modifications.

We will begin putting up the H . anukkiah on November 22nd, with the intention of completing the assembly and having it ready in plenty of time for the festival of lights, which starts the night of December 10. As always, the H . anukkiah will be in the front of the shul, visible from the entire parking lot. We will, of course, follow physical distancing guidelines when setting it up.

Those of you who have joined us for “Men’s Day” in past Decembers will find that we will be approaching it a little differently this year. Our plan now is to hold it on Sunday, December 13, and brew two batches of beer to be served at the Man of the Year dinner, as usual. This year, though, we will take our brewing outside (weather permitting) so that we can have more people participate than if we were to brew in the kitchen. We may even be able to hold a beer tasting as well.

If you are looking for a way to get more involved with Temple Emunah, the Brotherhood is a great way to benefit Temple Emunah while meeting some great men. Feel free to reach out to me, or any other member of the Brotherhood board, for more information.

I wish everyone a joyous H . anukkah and a wonderful New Year! David Rosenbaum, BH President david.rosenbaum84@gmail.com

BH Honors David Russell as 2021 Man of the Year

The Brotherhood is pleased to announce the 2021 Temple Emunah Man of the Year honoree: David Russell. He will be honored on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

David, and his wife Terri, moved to Lexington in 1984 and found a home both in the community and at Temple Emunah.

David has been a member of the

House Committee since 1988. He was the House Committee chair for ten years, including during the expansion of the temple facility, and he was responsible for the upgrade and installation of several systems when the architect and general contractors were asking too much money to take on the work. Working together with Susan Rubenstein, David has also created and periodically updates Temple Emunah’s long-term

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facility plan that guides the Board of Directors annual capital planning. He also was a member of the website planning committee and the solar committee.

David and Terri have worked together on many synagogue programs and committees and participated with their children, in Tot Shabbat, the Billy Dalwin Pre-School and Minyan Katan.

David is currently a Principal Enterprise Architect at Change Healthcare. He previously worked in product development in a number of companies in the Boston area.

He and his family look forward to many more years in the Temple Emunah community and helping to make it a better place for all.

At the time of writing this article, we are assuming the event will be remote, but hope it will change. Should the event be held remotely, the Brotherhood plans to have all of the elements of our in-person celebrations. The Brotherhood will send updates about the event via email and Constant Contact. In the meantime, save the date. Thank you in advance for helping us honor David. RSVP to hepstein42@gmail.com or (781) 863-8747. L’ Shalom, Howard Epstein, Chairman Man of the Year Committee