TBI Men's Club raises funds with beach barbecue

The Temple Beth Israel Men’s Club hosted a beach barbecue for its members Sunday at the Bay Isle Beach Club at 2111 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

It was the last event of the year before the start of summer; over 68 members got together for laughs, sun and barbecue.

“Usually we get about 45 to 50 people, and this year we got 68, which blows my mind,” said Lew Moyer, co-president of Temple Beth Israel Men’s Club. “It’s a way to raise funds to make donations to the temple.”

Moyer has been a member of the club for eight years and co-president for seven. He said it took him a couple hours to put the whole thing together.

Temple Beth Israel consists of over 230 units. One unit consists of one household, whether that’s one person or more.

The temple, which opened in 1984, has a men’s club and women’s club that host a series of dinners and activities for its members.

It was a picture-perfect day for an afternoon in the sun, Moyer said.

“Me and my significant other, Sandy, have been here for five years permanently,” said Moyer.

He came from Michigan, and when asked if he missed the cold winters, he chuckled and gently shook his head.

Rabbi Stephen Sniderman, who will have been a rabbi for 48 years come June, explained that this barbecue was a way for everyone to get together and enjoy each other’s company in a relaxed environment.

“There were fears of some storms today,” Rabbi Sniderman pointed to the glimmering waves. “Of course, that didn’t happen.”