2015 Torch Award Winners

Category Award Level Club Name Program Name
Best Overall Programming Gold Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Best Overall
Silver Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club – Northbrook, IL (643) Best Overall
Bronze B’nai Israel Men’s Club – Toms River, NJ (931) Best Overall Activities
Club Administration Silver Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club – Northbrook, IL (643) Club Administration
Bronze Beth Judea’s Men’s Club – Long Grove, IL (642) Membership Retreat
Club Administration, Community Outreach Gold South Jersey Men’s Club – Cherry Hill, NJ (503) SJMC 25th Anniversary Celebration
Community Outreach Gold Sinai Temple Men’s Club – Los Angeles, CA (1014) Azerbaijan and Israel Cooperation Security and Economic Ties
Gold Temple Israel Center Brotherhood – White Plains, NY (1810) Veterans Issues Awareness Program
Silver Beth Sholom B’nai Israel Brotherhood – Manchester, CT (205) Brotherhood in Action Community Breakfast
FJMC Other Gold Beth Emeth Men’s Club – Herndon, VA (1144) Bringing Aaron Moses of the Abayudaya to Convention
Silver North Shore Jewish Center Men’s Club – Port Jefferson Sta., NY (894) Sefer Haftarah Enhancement Program
Bronze Park Synagogue Men’s Club – Cleveland, OH (335) Rabbi Study Session Series
Fundraising Gold Shomrei Torah Men’s Club – West Hills, CA (1058) Insurance Policies
Silver Synagogue Emanu-El Men’s Club – Charleston, SC (1717) Stag Night
Health and Wellness Silver Park Avenue Synagogue Men’s Club – New York, NY (816) PAS Health Forum
Bronze B’nai Amoona Men’s Club – St. Louis, MO (631) CPR AED Training
Health and Wellness, Jewish Observance Silver Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) Minyan on the Mountain
Silver Emanuel Synagogue Brotherhood – West Hartford, CT (230) Minyan on the Mountain
Health and Wellness, Fundraising Bronze Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Combined Temples Charity Golf Tournament
Hearing Men’s Voices Gold Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah Men’s Club – Wilmette, IL (620) Wellness Initiative
Gold B’nai Amoona Men’s Club – St. Louis, MO (631) Welcoming HMV
Silver Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) HMV Pew Report Series on American Jewish Community
Bronze Emanuel Synagogue Brotherhood – West Hartford, CT (230) Health and Wellness Series
Israel / Masorti, Fundraising Gold Olam Tikvah Men’s Club – Fairfax, VA (1147) La Fiesta de Ruach Fundraiser
Israel / Masorti Silver Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Dor Hadash
Bronze Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) Israel Advocacy Programming
Bronze Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) Israel Advocacy Programming
Jewish Observance Bronze Olam Tikvah Men’s Club – Fairfax, VA (1147) EZ Home Sukkah
Keruv Gold Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club – Northbrook, IL (643) Keruv
Silver Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) Muslim and Jewish Birth and Death Practices
Mens Club Shabbat Silver Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club – Northbrook, IL (643) Men’s Club Shabbat
Programming for Younger Men Gold B’nai Amoona Men’s Club – St. Louis, MO (631) Demolition Ball
Gold Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club – Northbrook, IL (643) Programming for Younger Men
Programming for Younger Men. Jewish Observance Silver Anshe Emet Men’s Club – Chicago, IL (608) Men, Meat and Midrash
Programming for Younger Men, Health and Wellness Bronze Temple Israel Center Brotherhood – White Plains, NY (1810) Hiking Family Health Program
Shomrei Haaretz Gold Temple Beth Or-Beth Torah Men’s Club – Clark, NJ (930) Shmitah Year: Humans in Balance with the Earth
Gold Temple Beth Or-Beth Torah Men’s Club – Clark, NJ (930) Tu B’shvat Composting
Bronze Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Gleaning Project
Synagogue Service Project Gold Beth Torah Sha’aray Tzedek’s Men’s Club – Tamarac, FL (1321) New Roads to Engagement
Silver Beth El Men’s Club – East Windsor, NJ (980) Essen and Fressen
Synagogue Service Project, Community Outreach Bronze Orangetown Jewish Center Men’s Club – Orangeburg, NY (1886) Digital Signage System on a Budget
Bronze South Jersey Men’s Club – Cherry Hill, NJ (503) Law Enforcement Appreciation Breakfast
World Wide Wrap Gold Har Shalom Men’s Club – Potomac, MD (1151) World Wide Wrap
Silver Temple Sinai Men’s Club – Dresher, PA (551) WWW Tie Swap
Bronze Temple Aliyah Men’s Club – Woodland Hills, CA (1041) WWW Tfellin Raffle
Bronze Temple Israel Center Brotherhood – White Plains, NY (1810) World Wide Wrap
Yom HaShoah-Yellow Candle Gold Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club – Northbrook, IL (643) Yom Hashoah Program
Silver Adath Israel Brotherhood – Cincinnati, OH (301) Creative Yellow Candles and Fundraising
Yom HaShoah-Yellow Candle, Jewish Observance Bronze Temple Israel Center Brotherhood – White Plains, NY (1810) Yom HaShoah Program
Youth Programming, Health and Wellness Gold Temple Sinai Men’s Club – Dresher, PA (551) Oylympics
Youth Programming Gold B’nai Israel Men’s Club – Toms River, NJ (931) Annual Student Essay Contest
Silver B’nai Israel Men’s Club – Toms River, NJ (931) Students for Israel
Bronze Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) 2015 Road to Rememberance
Bronze Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Road to Rememberance
Bronze Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Road to Rememberance

Certificate Awards

Category Club Name Program Name
Best Overall Programming Adat Shalom Men’s Club – Farmington Hills, MI (309-D) Best Overall Activities
Anshe Emet Men’s Club – Chicago, IL (608) Best Overall Activities
Park Synagogue Men’s Club – Cleveland, OH (335) Best Overall Activities
Sinai Temple Men’s Club – Los Angeles, CA (1014) Best Overall Activities
Tifereth Israel Men’s Club – Columbus, OH (303) Best Overall Activities
Community Outreach Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) Boston Red Sox Kick off Program
Beth Sholom Men’s Club – Elkins Park, PA (532) Mitzvah Machors
Men’s Club Brotherhood At Valley Beth Shalom – Encino, CA (1005) Jewish Community Dodgers Game
Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Car Show
Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Science and Judaism
FJMC Other Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) “Such Good Girls” The Journey of the Holocaust’s Hidden Child Survivors
Congregation Beth Shalom Men’s Club – Northbrook, IL (643) FJMC Other
Emanuel Synagogue Brotherhood – West Hartford, CT (230) Taxes and Finances
Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Europe and The Jews
Fundraising Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Temple Israel Brotherhood Tour de Shuls
Fundraising, Community Outreach Beth El Synagogue Center Men’s Club – New Rochelle, NY (1807) Network Fundraising Program
PlainView Jewish Center Men’s Club – PlainView, NY (854) Fiddler on the Roof
Temple Israel Center Brotherhood – White Plains, NY (1810) Network Fundraising Program
Health and Wellness Adat Shalom Men’s Club – Farmington Hills, MI (309-D) The Annual Health Awareness Breakfast
Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) Men’s Joke Night Sharing Humor
Health and Wellness, Fundraising Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) 2014 Tour de Shuls
Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El Temple Men’s Club – West Hartford (217) HMV Hero’s and Role Models
Israel / Masorti, Fundraising Anshe Emet Men’s Club – Chicago, IL (608) Palhan 35th Squadron IDF Donation Match
Jewish Observance Neve Shalom Men’s Club – Metuchen, NJ (962) Touchdowns and Torah
North Shore Jewish Center Men’s Club – Port Jefferson Sta., NY (894) Reciting Kaddish at an Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital
Jewish Observance, Community Outreach Orangetown Jewish Center Men’s Club – Orangeburg, NY (1886) Streaming Shabbat Services in a Halachically Compliant Way
Shomrei Haaretz East Brunswick Jewish Center Men’s Club – E. Brunswick, NJ (953) Men’s Club Vegetable Garden
World Wide Wrap Anshe Emet Men’s Club – Chicago, IL (608) WWW with a twist
World Wide Wrap, Community Outreach Ohev Shalom Men’s Club – Richboro, PA (564) WWW Men’s Clothing Donation
Yom HaShoah-Yellow Candle Beth El Men’s Club – Norfolk, VA (1120) Adopt A Child Pay it Forward
Midway Jewish Center Men’s Club – Syosset, NY (890) Shoah Yellow Candle
Shaare Torah Men’s Club – Gaithersburg, MD (1114) Creating a Permanent Yellow Candle Program
Yom HaShoah-Yellow Candle, Fundraising Temple Israel Center Brotherhood – White Plains, NY (1810) Adopt a Yahrtzeit Program
Youth Programming Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood – Sharon, MA (738) Heroes Program