EVERY THURSDAY

GRAND PRESIDENT'S AWARD: PREMIER LODGE OF THE ORDER 2016-2018

VOLUME IV, NUMBER 16 Bros,
Once again, we had the most delicious hot meat dinner at our monthly Lodge meeting, thanks to our Kosher caterer extraordinaire, Bro Lowell Michelson. It is a safe bet to say that we are the best fed Lodge in the world in the entire history of the Order! A big thanks and Yasher Koach to Bros Lowell and Cyril Sulski.

Our thanks to Bros Seth Weisblatt and Jeff Romick who are in the process of improving our website, including head shots of our members in the Directory.

Thanks to Bro Boris Gremont for obtaining our new sleek blue kippot, with a bold HOD logo in white. Wear it with pride to your shul and Jewish events, to encourage awareness of HOD.

It's Israels' 70th Birthday!
YOM HA'ATZMAUT

Come and join a community-wide celebration at the JCC on May 6,
from noon to 4pm.Fun for the whole family

At our last Lodge meeting, our speaker Dawn Strauss shared with us the compelling and very moving story of how Children's Medical in Dallas saved the life of her infant daughter Shayna, who was born with a serious heart condition. Shayna is now a healthy, happy, active 11 year old.
In gratitude, she has created the TEAM SHAYNA DALLAS/JERUSALEM ACADEMIC EXCHANGE, which is a medical and technical partnership between Children's in Dallas and the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Doctors who specialize in pediatric cardiology share their best cutting-edge practices and research with each other.

Email from Dawn: A big thank you for inviting me to come speak at your HOD meeting. What a group! I felt so welcomed and was just overwhelmed by your kind words during the introduction. I am so grateful for the opportunity to get my message out and to increase awareness for this community project. This is my website so you can follow us and our progress. www.redballoonevent.org/goto/teamshayna2018
Shabbat Shalom,
Dawn
dawn@passionforchildrens.org
214-289-4534

You can donate to Team Shayna at
redballoonevent.org/goto/teamshayna2018.

NEW SUMMER DRESS CODE

By unanimous vote, it was agreed that jackets would not be required from Memorial Day through Thanksgiving.
Jeans, shorts, shirts without a collar, golf shirts, sandals are not appropriate attire.
   

PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBER MIXER - APRIL 19   TIME: 7:30PM  sharp

PLACE: Congregation Nishmat Am      ADDRESS: 2113 W. Spring Creek, Plano TX 75023

BUILDING: Nishmat Am Social Hall (next building east of the Synagogue)

PLEASE RSVP TO: greg.shapan@gmail.com
Invitation:HOD Mixer Invitation Handout_.docx
Each Brother should try to target one or two new members so we can continue to build the quality of our membership and programming. 
Please forward the invitation to prospective members and follow up with a phone call.

Brothers, these are Prospective Brothers for your review.  Let me know if you need to challenge any of these candidates.  It is not confirmed that they want to join so please do not discuss it outside of the organization.  If you are friends with any of them, you can talk to them to build their interest.  If we need to discuss any of the choices, please call or email Jeff Romick, 972 728-8520 or jromick@hbrtech.com

BRO MICHAEL CHARNE'S

LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY

FUNDRAISER

Dear Friend,
We are excited to announce that our daughter, Rijon, a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivor, has been nominated as the 2018 Woman of the Year with a goal to raise $50,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society before June 9th! So far, she has raised $27,000!
At the age of 27, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes.
OUR MISSION
We are working to raise $50,000 over a ten-week period (starting March 26th and ending June 9th) to help eradicate blood cancers. Each donation helps accelerate finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma!
HOW YOU CAN HELP 
Please kindly lend your support and donate to help me reach my goal – No amount is too big or too small!
To Donate Online: https://pages.mwoy.org/calso/los18/scharne
By Mail: Please send a check to Rijon Charne, 1246 Euclid Street, Apt 6, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Please make checks payable to: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and write “Rijon Charne” in the memo.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and I know that, together, we can make a big difference. 
Donations Matter because Life is Priceless.
Sincerely, 
Michael Charne - Proud Father

IN THE COMMUNITY - ANSHAI TORAH'S
PROJECT 613  SIYUM HATORAH

Anshai Torah's Project 613 is the writing of a Torah Scroll in honor of Wende Weinberg of blessed memory.On Sunday afternoon, Parker Road was closed to traffic as the congregation joyfully walked with the Torah under a Chuppah from Rabbi Weinberg's home to Anshai Torah. There was a moving ceremony at the shul attended by almost a thousand people to dedicate the Torah in memory of Wende Weinberg z"l.

Rabbi Zerach Greenfield, from Israel, was the Sofer (Scribe). Among the laws and interesting facts he shared included the following: the Sofer must use a feather and use special ink; there are about 305,000 letters in the full Torah; a Torah scroll may only be written on parchment from the skin of a kosher animal; before beginning to write a Torah scroll, the scribe must mark off the lines (scoring) on the parchment with slight grooves; no letter must touch another letter; a computer scan is used to make sure that all the letters are included, are in the proper place, and that no mistakes have been made; and much more!

SPEAKER NEEDED FOR FUNDRAISER

Our event last year at Cantoni was highly successful. We plan to hold a similar fundraiser in October/November this year.
We are looking for suggestions for a speaker who will appeal to a broad cross section of our members and their spouses.
Please forward suggestions for a speaker to Bro Boris at beegee12321@gmail.com

NEWS FROM HOD IN ISRAEL

Zichron Menachem Salon in Jerusalem is about to officially open.  The salon will provide needed hair and beauty treatments for children with cancer and their families.

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NEWS FROM HOD IN SAN DIEGO

Yasher Koach to our new Brothers in Lodge Edmond Safra on the successful consecration of their lodge on Sunday April 15.

HOD 2018 Calendar

4/19/18                                      Prospective Brother Mixer Thurs. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. @ Nishmat Am     2113 W. Spring Creek, Plano
                                                  Contact Greg Shapan with prospective Member information
4/22/18                                      Bowling Sunday 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. (Bowling starts at 1:30) @ Main Event 3941 N. Central Expy, Plano
4/23/18                                            Management Meeting, HBRTech at 7.30pm
5/2/18                                        Poker Night Wed. 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. @ TBD
5/6/18                                       Anshai Torah Men's Club tour of Herman Marshall Distillery. 1.30pm.
Contact Jeff Romick.
5/10/18                                      Lodge Meeting Thursday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation
6/13/18                                 Lodge Meeting Wednesday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation
6/24/18                                      Soup Kitchen Sunday 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ The Stewpot 1818 Corsicana Dallas, TX 75201
(We need 5 Brothers and an alternate) Bro Grant Stock, Jeff Romick
7/11/18                                  Lodge Meeting Wednesday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation
8/8/18                                    Lodge Meeting Wednesday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation
9/13/18                                 Lodge Meeting Thursday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation
10/07/2018                               Tentative date for our Annual Induction/Installation
10/10/18                               Lodge Meeting Wednesday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation
11/14/18                               Lodge Meeting Wednesday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation
12/12/18                               Lodge Meeting Wednesday 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. @ Federation

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

- REGISTRAR and PHILANTHROPIC COMMITTEE LEADER

  We urgently need to fill these positions. Please contact Bro Jeff Romick, 972-728-8520
- Cemetery Documentation Project.
  Contact Bro Boris Gremont at beegee12321@gmail.com, or 214-505-8900.

PHILANTHROPY - COMMUNITY SUKKAH PROJECT
The Sukkah Project is a juried competition and exhibition for "outside the box" artistic, architectural sukkah creations. The winning entries will be erected and displayed during the Sukkah Project Festival. September 2018 at the Museum of Biblical Arts. Our plan is to participate in this community project. Details TBD.

SHABBAT SHALOM!

Warren Harmel
Scribe
Lodge Shimon Peres,
Dallas, TX

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