2026/27 Officers

President: Jeff Goldman
1st Vice President - Brian Kirshner
2nd Vice President - Ted Apple
Secretary - Dar Bahatt
Treasurer - Neil Oettinger
Immediate Past President - Michael Battat

The PTBE Vision of Brotherhood

Membership is open to all men with a connection to PTBE: at all ages, life stages, and interests. Each member participates as much or as little as they wish. We also encourage members to share their interests, talents, and hobbies with our community. It’s truly come as you are.

Join us now and be a part of our active and collegial group!  Download Membership Application

Monthly Events and activities

Monthly meetings — First Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.,  generally in the Fireside Room at PTBE.  Please refer to email notifications for current information.

Fourth Friday Lunch — at various restaurants around the Peninsula

Second Sunday Sports Night — various locations around the Peninsula

upcoming BROTHERHOOD EVENTS

Peninsula Jewish Community Golf Classic: Sunday, September 14

Brotherhood Fall Sukkot Celebration: Thursday, October 1

Hanukkah Party: Thursday, December 3

Purim Carnival/Shushan Cafe: Sunday, March 21

Ski/Golf Weekend in Tahoe: TBD (late Spring 2027)

As members express interest, we respond and expand our calendar on both a formal and informal basis. Past events have included group trips to attend Giants, Warriors, Stanford and Cal games; pool at the Great Entertainer in San Mateo; rock-climbing in Belmont; and star-gazing.

THE RICK KADET MEMORIAL SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

To honor one of our past members and an active contributor to the Brotherhood and PTBE at large, we support an on-going fund to bring speakers and educators of note to the congregation. Past weekends included Yale Strom, a filmmaker, musician, and author specializing in Klezmer and other music of Eastern Europe and Professor Mark Dollinger, a member of the Jewish Studies faculty at San Francisco State University and an expert on the Jewish history of the Bay Area. The Brotherhood sponsors these weekend-long events to support the continuing education of our Temple community, one of Rick’s many passions.