2017-18 Quality Club Award Criteria and Reporting
# | Submitted | User | IP Address | Club Name | Name | Email address | Club Participation Description (for item 5.) | Regional event attended (for item 6.) | Minyan of Comfort | Joint Program | Jewish Observance | Community Service | Synagogue Service | Men’s Club Shabbat | Keruv program | Shomrei Haaretz | Father- Child | Joint Men's Club Program | Purchasing FJMC Material | Next President | Communication method | Budget | Published Calendar | Officer Name | Name Commitee | Attend event | Masorti Activity Description | Document For Attaching to Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 2018-06-18 19:44 | jwechsler21 | 184.103.164.245 | Beth Sholom of The East Valley Men's Club - Chandler, AZ (1085) | Joe Wechsler | j_devil@yahoo.com | Unfortunately we didn't have a program. We had sons helping us buld the Sukkah. | Western Regional Retreat 6/6 - 6/8 Malibu, CA | Hanukah party, Israeli Day event | Delivered food to Men's shelter in Mesa, AZ. | Ushering, a clean up project around the Synagogue. | Men's Club Shabbat 3/23/18 | Poker tournament with Or'Tzion in Scottsdale. | Email. | No | No | We hosted the January LDI | |||||||||||
| 51 | 2018-06-15 17:14 | sring | 129.83.31.1 | Temple Ner Tamid Men's Club - Peabody, MA (735) | Steven Ring | sring@mitre.org | Aging Boldly program | New England Region Retreat in Palmer MA each year | Hogan School Program with Sisterhood | Torah study with Rabbi each Sunday | Hogan School (over 200 special need clients) each year | High Holiday ushering each year | Mens Club Shabbat each year | Members taking their sons to Mens Club retreat, World Wide Wrap | Texas Holdem with 4 other Men's Clubs - other temples in Beverly, Swampscott, Newburyport, Peabody | We order, mail and hand deliver over 200 yellow candles | Steven Ring | frequent emails to 100% of Men's Club members with email addresses | Yes | Yes | Mark Rudin, Past President New England Region | Keeper of the Flame - we have over 12 former KOF and their families attend each year along current honoree and his family | World Wide Wrap each year attended by over 30 men and their sons | |||||
| 50 | 2018-06-15 12:39 | CAI Mens Club P... | 108.171.130.188 | Agudath Israel Men's Club - Caldwell, NJ (963) | Michael Chiaet | mchiaet@gmail.com | Weight Loss contest | regional retreat | Purim Carnival | Sukka Building | Jewish Relief packing | Ushering, Anual Cematory Clean Up | 2 June, Shabbos Morning | Tefilim | Al Mahler | Email, Facebookpage and calls | No | Yes | Harvey Hershkowitz NNJ Region Pres | Josh Henrey-Man of the Year | World Wide Wrap | active_mbrship_for_frmc.xlsx (11 KB) | ||||||
| 49 | 2018-06-15 03:08 | svineberg | 184.101.20.34 | Or Tzion Men's Club - Scottsdale, AZ (1074) | Scott Vineberg | scottvineberg@hotmail.com | Wellness: Men's Club Winter Hiking Series. We lead hikes 1x/month from December-April on Sunday mornings. | Mitch Ross - November 2017 LDI; multiple club members - Western Region Training at TBS (Chandler, AZ) | Held Latke Sale and Year End BBQ with our Women's League group. | Sukkah Brigade; Build-A-Pair. | Worked on Habit for Humanity build project. | Helped on multiple days with synagogue move; installed "tree of life", "torah scroll" and "founders" plaques | Men's Club Shabbat - Saturday morning | Donated battery recycling container in synagogue office and will service recycling of batteries deposited there. | Hosted club members from Temple Beth Sholom Men's Club (Chandler, AZ) | Purchased build-a-pair kits | Scott Vineberg (second year of term) | Group email; regular advertising on congregation's website and in bulletin | Yes | Yes | Ken Matlick | Bob Weinstein (Yellow candle) | Scott Vineberg (MOY) | Participated in Hanukkah breakfast with Abuyadayah club | ||||
| 48 | 2018-06-14 22:48 | slerman | 98.216.132.16 | Temple Emunah Brotherhood - Lexington, MA (714) | Scott Lerman | smlerman@gmail.com | Participate in the New England Region Tour de Shuls; Participate in the Men's Shul Softball League | NERFJMC TheRetreat - Ed Willins, Larry Bressler, Phil Wachsler; NERFJMC Keeper of the Flame | Dinner and a Movie events | Build-A-Pair; Sukkah construction; Hanukiah construction | Tour de Shuls Fundraiser | High Holy Day Ushering; Yizkor Books | Brotherhood Shabbat, June 9, 2017 | David Geisler, 2018-2020 | Emails to all Brotherhood members are sent through Constant Contact; Brotherhood President's article in monthly bulletin | Yes | Yes | Officer Name Mark Druy, FJMC Vice President; Ed Willins, NERFJMC Vice President; Mo Diamant, NERFJMC Vice President | Attend event New England Region Keeper of the Flame award - Mike Rosenberg (honoree), several members attended | |||||||||
| 47 | 2018-06-14 18:08 | TBEMC Men's Club | 71.187.200.83 | Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim Men's Club - Cranford, NJ (909) | Craig Schwartz | rcsacs@aol.com | Hearing Men's Voices -- Issues with marriage | Regional Retreat | Holocaust program with sisterhood | Monthly study with Rabbi | Ushering on holiday services | Held Friday night -- March 16 | Joint Veteran's program with Clark and Scotch plains | Seth Farber | Monthly email about meetings and temple website about events | Yes | Yes | Craig Schwartz Man of the year dinner | ||||||||||
| 46 | 2018-06-14 13:51 | Ron Freeman | 104.172.168.43 | Shomrei Torah Men'S Club - West Hills, CA (CLUB MERGED) | David Gabai | davidgabai@sbcglobal.net | Hearing Men's Voices, Kaddish | Regional Retreat | Mishlot Minot Program Co Sponsors | Built a Sukkah | Men's Club Ushers all of the High Holidays | Saturday Morning Men's Club Shabbat | Tefillin program that Fathers attend with their children | Purchased a set of Hearing Men's Voices Books | Ken Storms | Our Communication VP puts out a newsletter monthly | Yes | Yes | Mitch Daks and Ron Freeman | Ron Freeman | Man of the Year | |||||||
| 45 | 2018-06-14 01:37 | WMSter310 | 104.174.71.9 | Ner Tamid Men's Club - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (1050) | Warren Sterling | WMSter310@gmail.com | Have organized hikes on local trails | 2017 LDI (Silverstone); 3 members attended 2017 FJMC International Convention | Silverstone started working with our Cantor on establishing Minyan of Comfort training. | Yad Shel Chai program - awarded 4 yads to Torah readers achieving 18 Torah readings | Supplied ushers at HH services | Held Men's Club Shabbat June 24, 2017 | Silverstone, Sterling purchased Minyan of Comfort material to start Minyan of Comfort program at synagogue | Craig Goldfarb (continuing) | Group e-mails; website; write-ups in synagogue-wide communications | Yes | Yes | Sterling, Western Region VP Programming | Sterling (FJMC Int'l Board of Directors); Silverstone (FJMC Int'l LDI Committee,) | Sterling, Goldfarb + several others attended Western Region Man/Youth of the Year Luncheon on August 20, 2017 | Silverstone, Sterling (others?) members of Int'l Kiddush Club (IKC) | |||||||
| 44 | 2018-06-11 19:26 | schulmanej | 68.192.0.86 | Neve Shalom Men's Club - Metuchen, NJ (962) | Lon Dobbs | mensclub@neveshalom.net | We had an HMV led by Rabbi Rosin on how to approach those in difficult situation (e.g., death) | 8 members of Neve attended this past regional retreat | Members of Men's Club attend Shiva Minyanin, however our shul has a Ritual Committee that organizes it. | We had a joint evening event where we attended a meadery (tour of meadery & mead tasting) | We have a weekly (10 months a year) in which we study religious texts (e.g., Torah and Talmud) | We are responsible for the Clean up of the sanctuary for the High Holy Days (chair set up/break down), coordinate ushering, etc. | We had a Men's Club Dinner, and a Men's Club Shabbat | We organize/hold an annual Family Fun Day program - food, games, entertainment, etc. | Lawrence Dombrow | Men's Club email blast, Email thru shul, flyers/posters, local media | Yes | Yes | Matt Bonus, VP | Jeff Schulman, VP | Lon Dobbs (and many others), Man of Year Program, President's Dinner, etc. | We donate money during our World Wide Wrap which goes to purchasing tefillin | ||||||
| 43 | 2018-06-10 19:54 | aromano | 108.218.249.91 | Temple Aliyah Men'S Club - Woodland Hills, CA (CLUB MERGED) | Alan Jacobs | alan@pbtree.net | Men's Club team riding for LA Jewish Federation's Tour de Summers Camp Bike-a-thon | Convention 2017, Washington DC | Yad Shel Chai | High Holiday Ushering organization | Saturday Morning, March 3rd | Teffilin for Teffilin Raffle done on conjunction with WWW | Alan Jacobs | Email list through Mail Chimp | Yes | Yes | Mike Scholklapper, Regional Communications VP | Alex Romano, Int'l Nominating Committee | Man and Youth of the Year Luncheon, Temple Aliyah, August 2017 | |||||||||
| 42 | 2018-06-10 19:44 | bnai shalom | 67.174.213.76 | B'nai Shalom Men's Club - Walnut Creek, CA (1094) | Jon Medwin | puckmansr@aol.com | Have participated in all criteria 1-4 above.Have held a Lunch & Learn about talking your teen and preventing teen suicide. | November 2017 LDI - Jon Medwin | The Synagogue has developed an alternative service for both Friday Night and Shabbat morning that are offer once per month each. | We held a joint Sukkah game night program with our Women's League affiliated Sisterhood chapter | Sponsored a Build-A-Pair program with our Religious School and held a program where we showed the video The Ties that B | We volunteer twice per year at the Martinez Homeless Shelter in Martinez, CA in December and May. | Prepare pancake breakast on first day of Religous school. Faciltated Community Seder open to all regardless of ability to pay. | Participated with a Friday Night Night and Saturday event May 18-19, 2018. | Held Dinner and Discussion program on Patrolineage in the Conservative Movement and Welcoming mixed marriage couples. | Switching to LED lights and and installing solar panels on synaggue buildings. | Had a Father/Child NFL viewing game party at a local pizzeria. | Worked on joint Purim Program Carnival and Megillah reading with a Reform congregation (Cong, B'nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek, CA) | Jon Medwin for 2018-2019 | We advertise our programs through email, Facebook, the Synagogu calendar, and the Synagogue's weekly Constant Contact | Yes | Yes | Jon Medwin- Secretary | Monthly Meetings for Club president and Monthly Board Meetings - Jon Medwin | Donation for t'filin as part of the World Wide Wrap program, | fjmc_2018_quaity_club_application_cover_letter.docx (11 KB) | ||
| 41 | 2018-06-10 01:49 | ahananel | 64.239.132.82 | Temple Ramat Zion Men's Club - Northridge, CA (1020) | Alberto Hananel | ahananel326@gmail.com | Hearing Men's Voices - ManKindProject - Men's involvement, bettering men's relationships with other men. March 2018 | FJMC Convention - July 2017 | Joint Programming Sisterhood - Sisterhood Shabbat | Men's Club Shabbat (Friday and Saturday) - March 2018 | Joint Program with Ahavat Shalom - Northridge (Purim Carnival) and Yom Hahsoah | Purchased HMV set | Alberto Hananel | group email and Facebook Page | Yes | Yes | Man of the Year at Temple Aliyah - August 2017 | World Wide Wrap - February 2018 | ||||||||||
| 40 | 2018-06-08 20:12 | David Simon | 108.185.239.167 | Beth Shalom Mens' Club - Santa Clarita, CA -DISAFFILIATED | David Simon | david.simon@cbs-scv.org | None. Please see attached pdf document for detailed information on all subjects. | National Convention Maryland | Regular Shiva Minyans. MC members are urged to attend and show support for grieving families. | Latkes & Vodke (Channukah event) | Jewish New York program with training classes and movies. | Family Promise, championed by a MC member, Ken Greenberg | High Holy Day Ushering; BBQ, other services at Open Houses, Purim Carnival, etc. | Held on Friday, February 16, 2018 | Veteran's Shabbat | Ensuring low energy lighting, water saving irrigation in recent synagogue expansion & remodel. | Sukkah assembly project. | Despite reaching out to our reform and orthodox brothers on several occasions, we were not able to put together any programs. | None other than downloading the FJMC operations manual. | Joshua Kaplan | Snail mailings; e-blasts; website submissions; personal and CBS web pages. | Yes | Yes | None at this time. | David Simon on the 2018 Regional MOY/YOY Luncheon committee | MOY / YOY Luncheon & Awards | cbs_2018_quality_club_award_application.pdf (416 KB) | |
| 39 | 2018-06-07 22:07 | lanath | 8.37.179.150 | Beth Hillel-Beth El Men'S Club - Wynnewood, PA (522) | Lawrence Nathanson | lawrence.nathanson@yahoo.com | Men's Club Biking | Lester Shapiro attended Regional Retreat and we hosted LDI | Men's Club Sisterhood Shabbat, Israel Program, and Art Show | Rabbi Israel purchased Build-A-Pair for Religious School | Hava NaGrilla and Mitzvah Food Pantry | Usheirng | Saturday Morning | Adath Israel Baseball Game Phillies Night | Lee Bender | Hava NaGrilla and Mitzvah Food Pantry | No | Yes | Lester Shapiro Vice President MAR | Man-of-the-Year | ||||||||
| 38 | 2018-06-07 18:46 | mzucherman | 107.185.201.3 | Etz Chaim Men's Club - Thousand Oaks, CA (1036) | Mark Zucherman | mark@zmango.com | Steak, Scotch, and Torah in the Sukkah - Men's Club Event. Oct 11th 2017 | Western Region Retreat, June 8th -11th -2018 (Mark Zucherman and others) | Joint Men's Club - Women of TEC (Sisterhood) Sabbath Weekend, March 23-24, '18 | Conducted Build-A-Pair program with TEC Religious School Month prior to WWW Feb 4th | Men's Club provides Ushering services for all High Holiday services. | Joint Men's Club - Women of TEC (Sisterhood) Sabbath Weekend, March 23-24, '18 | Men's Club Havdallah & Bowling - Jan 13th 2018 | Ken Leon | Club Email Constant Contact Blast, Temple Bulletin announcements, Program Flyers | Yes | Yes | Benny Sommerfeld, President FJMC Western Region | Attendee for Man of the Year and Youth of the Year, Elliott Sturman and Gabby Senderov | TEC participated in the " Let's Support the Abayudaya and Ourselves; We are One " conference call and fundraiser Sunday Dec 10th | tec_mens_club_bookmark_2017_-_18_0.pdf (616 KB) 2017_mc_studs_and_suds_mens_night_out_rev_a_-_8-20-17_0.pdf (183 KB) | |||||||
| 37 | 2018-06-07 17:45 | otmember123 | 100.36.181.147 | Olam Tikvah Men's Club - Fairfax, VA (1147) | Steven Tursky | stevetursky@gmail.com | Our hearing Men's Voices Program for this year touched on our fathers' or our own military service. | During summer of 2016, ten men from our club attended the Regional Retreat at the Pearlstein Retreat center outside of Baltimore | During each of the last two years, our Club sold 12 Sukkot to families in our congregation and helped construct them | During 2016, we held a technology recycling event where congregants brought their old tech stuff to be recycled. | Giving financial support to our Eagle scout candidates; held two fundraisers to support Shabbat morning youth programs. | Held an annual Shabbat dinner as our final program at which an average of 75 people attended, and sang Zmirot. | In 2017, held a Technology recycling event. | Our Men's Club sponsors a Boy Scout troop, Troop 1818, and a Girl Scout troop. Several young men earned their Eagle rank. | Hosted Internet-based brunch fundraiser to support the Abayudaya community in December 2017 with seven other Men's Clubs. | Jordan Baker | We have Constant Contact messages to our members and occasional articles and advertising in the synagogue newsletter,. | No | Yes | robert Watts, First vice President, Seaboard Region | Bruce Gordon -- Abayudaya Committee | Seaboard Region Blue Yarmulke man of year -- Rick Neifeld (2017) and Dennis Staten (2018) -- average 14 people attended each yea | Contribute funds and direct organization to organization support to the Abayudaya Community; partner with them on World Wide Wrap | |||||
| 36 | 2018-06-07 12:13 | smirowitz | 75.151.182.77 | Temple Beth Sholom Men's Club - Cherry Hill, NJ (561) | Seth Mirowitz | smirowitz@gmail.com | Healthcare Symposium featuring pulmonary and dermatology doctors. We also host softball teams. Encouraging bike riding. | Yes. Hosted a FJMC VP to learn about FJMC. Plus Joe Swerdlow, Marc Cohen attended retreats. | Adult Night Out - Bonfire and Havdallah. | Bi-monthly Jews Brews and Views Program. Monthly lunch torah study with rabbi. Study with Josh Kulp, Rosh CYJ | Jewish cemetery clean up. Menches with Wrenches (joint program with JFED to help individuals at senior center). | Ushering on High Holidays. Decorate the congregation's sukkah. | Friday night services and shabbat dinner (100 people). Ran Shabbat morning service. Hosted Cong Kiddish. | TBS received Hazon Seal of Sustainability. Initiative lead and supported by Men's Club Board members. Hosted JNF program. | Jewish Cemetery clean-up. Hosted a menorah building contest for the whole hebrew school. Sponsor scholarships. | SJ Men's Club. We both participated in the Menches with Wrenches program of JFED. | Drew Burach | Website, listing in synagogue's newsletter, group emails via Shul Cloud. | No | Yes | Marc Cohen, Regional Vice President | Joe Swerdlow, FJMC convention committee | Jason Kreisman, Regional FJMC Man of the Year | World Wide Wrap, joining men around the world putting on tefllin that morning. Donation to the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. | ||||
| 35 | 2018-06-07 09:17 | tbsnjmensclub | 108.35.153.83 | Temple Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Livingston, NJ (941) | Paul Brownstein | paulhbrownstein@gmail.com | Two bike rides; participation in Temple softball league; bowling event | Regional training program attended by Peter Gotlieb, Phil Crystal, Jerry Siskind, Henry Feinberg | 80's Disco Night developed, sponsored and attended with Sisterhood | Talmud on Tap event at local tavern led by clergy | Two events conducted at Jespy House in South Orange, a residential facility for developmentally challenged teens and adults | Erected and took down Congregational Sukkah | Men's Club Shabbat conducted Saturday Morning 12/9/17 | Work with Temple landscaping committee to care for Temple grounds, plant flowers, etc. | Participated in bowling event with Men's Clubs from Caldwell, Millburn, W. Orange, S. Orange; also Temple softball league. | Our current President is serving until June 2019 | Regular group emails to members; Club website; advertising in Temple bulletin | No | Yes | Phil Crystal - Region Financial Secretary; Peter Gotlieb past Region President | Peter Gotlieb Co-Chair of Minyan of Comfort Committee | Over 40 members attended Man Of Year Dinner; several members to attend Presidents' Dinner | ||||||
| 34 | 2018-06-07 06:01 | allanzilaba | 45.221.78.154 | Abayudaya Men'S Club Region - Uganda (2101-REG) | Allan Zilaba | allanzilaba@gmail.com | Purchasing and distributing fjmc Shoah Yellow Candles | Attended FJMC/MRJ International Convention 2017 | We do have a program of daily morning Minian with our community Rabbi from Sunday to Thursday. | Yes. We have a program of Annual general Abayudaya women conference where 8 communities bring together to learn | We do have a Torah study program with Rabbi Gershom every Thursday morning. | Yes. we to participate in community services like giving out food materials,clothes and sandles to needy people. | Every Friday morning is a general clean-up day for Abayudaya intented to clean our shuls and suroundings | Yes we do both friday night and shabbat morning services | We do Keruv programs like discussion groups for parents on their relationship with grandchildren of interfiath couples . | We do involve in the father -child programs like attending a pro sports games. | We participate in Joint programs like this year we participated in Yom ha'Shoah program, joint latke party with seaboard | Yes we purchased teffilins for our community through Seaboad Region | Allan waluntu ( Zilaba) | We have regular communications to info our members through facebook messenger, group page in Abayudaya men's club region | Yes | Yes | Aaron kintu Moses (immediate past president) is a regional officer | Aaron Kintu Moses worn Ble Yarmulke Man of the year award hosted by Seaboard Region. | we participated in the world wide wrap 2018 where members who can wear teffin train those who could not | |||
| 33 | 2018-06-04 20:20 | cbistpetemensclub | 108.190.17.51 | B'nai Israel Mitzvah Men's Club - St. Petersburg, FL (1305) | Eric Pastman | eric_pastman@yahoo.com | Held program on Feb.4th explaining how to safely use the Internet and voice identity theft. Let by Lyle Cowart. | Held regional meeting that was led by FJMC staff and invited other Men's clubs for a program on the Jews of Calcutta. | Hanukkah Fest was a joint program held with our Sisterhood. Men's Club prepares/serves food during Sisterhood Shabbat. | Assemble and disassemble a replica of the Kotel to enhance the Yom Ha'azmaut celebration (called Daven at the Kotel). | Volunteer to lead services on Friday evening at Manora Manor (a nursing home) on the 4th Friday of each month. | Men's Club coordinates and provides the ushers for the High Holidays and we set up the sanctuary prior to the High Holidays. | Our Men's Club Shabbat is held both on Friday night and Saturday morning including preparing the Kiddush. | Liaison for CBI at Jewish Heritage night at the Tampa Bay Rays. Co-sponsored Jewish Film Festival. | Participated in a beer night event in Tampa with other mens clubs. | Purchased Yasher Koach certificates through FJMC. | Eric Pastman | Regular communications sent to general membership and the board. | No | Yes | Jeff Litt - International FJMC board member. | |||||||
| 32 | 2018-06-04 18:01 | DiamondMC | 32.215.147.23 | Beth El Temple Men's Club - West Hartford (217) | David Diamond | daviddiamond2@comcast.net | Wellness 1-Men's Club Walks Around the Reservoir every Tues/Thurs. 2-Participated in and sponsor of CT Tour de Shuls Oct. 2017 | a. 6/17 Retreat (Marty Melnick, Marty Schulz, Phil Schulz) b. 11/17 LDI (Marty Melnick, Steve Rabb) | Yes, assisted in craft program for religious school students held immediately after World Wide Wrap | Support and publicized efforts to rebuild Jonathan's Dream, an accessible playground on the grounds adjacent to the local JCC. | Support of Sunday morning minyan by encouraging Men's Club attendance and providing breakfast afterwards on the majority of days | Camp Ramah Scholarship | Minyan on the Mountain/Breakfast @ private residence with breathtaking views. With Emanuel Synagogue & Congregation Beth Israel. | Dave Diamond and Steve Rabb (Co-Presidents) | Men's Club e-mails to members, Temple e-mails, Temple website, Temple newsletter, Weekly Shabbat bulletin | Yes | Yes | Marty Melnick (1) FJMC-CVR VP Membership (2) National Regional Consultant | Marty Melnick - Int'l Co-Chair Yellow Candles | FJMC-CVR Keeper of the Flame Brunch 10/17 - Multiple Board Members attended. Beth El honoree: Bruce Shein | ||||||||
| 31 | 2018-06-03 19:45 | jkurtz | 74.105.112.243 | B'nai Israel Men's Club - Toms River, NJ (931) | Joel Kurtz | joku@hotmail.com | We conducted a "Hearing Men's Voices" program about our personal reflections on the creation of the state of Israel | Regional retreat and LDI | Joint Men's club/Sisterhood Shabbat | Yad Shel Chai program | Participation in an Interfaith Hospitality program for the temporarily homeless | High holiday ushering and set up. | Men's Club Shabbat on Sat. AM, Shabbat HaChodesh | Yad Shel Chai | Joel Kurtz | Group email, advertisement in syn. newsletter | No | Yes | Joel Kurtz, FJMC board trustee | Regions and clubs | Multiple members attended regional MOY dinner | |||||||
| 30 | 2018-06-03 13:17 | bflenett | 96.59.13.189 | Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Clearwater, FL (1328) | Blake Lenett | blake.lenett@verizon.net | Held 2 HMV events in June & November. Topics were "Role of Men in Judaism/Synagogue" and "Attracting Younger Members". | Florida West Coast Leadership Training Weekend held December 8-10, facilitated by Allan Kahan & Ed Margolis. | Held joint event in May with Sisterhood on Crime Prevention (Identity Theft, Fraud/Scams, Guns/Weapons, etc.) | Rap & Tap Program held at craft brewery in April for Yom Ha'atzmaut discussion with Rabbi David Weizman. | Sponsored a Movie Night in March with Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival; introduced Yellow Candle Program to 7 Bay Area synagogues. | Built & took down Sukkah; Setup & ushered for High Holidays; donated Yellow Candle proceeds to youth education & supplies. | Brotherhood Shabbat held in February where men led Friday night and Saturday morning services including Torah reading. | "Suds in the Sukkah" event held in October and weekly Shabbat Kiddush Bar welcomes interfaith families. | Attended Biblical Garden Cleanup Project; Purchased JNF Trees for members who have lost loved ones; | Back to School Breakfast held in August; Hockey Night held in December, Lag B'Omer Pizza Party & Bounce House held in May. | Shabbat Exchange Program, Leadership Training, & Hockey Night held in Dec. Men's Clubs & Jewish Film Festival held in March. | Purchased "Next Generation Judaism: How College Students and Hillel Can Help Reinvent Jewish Organizations" and Youth Medallion | Jeff Brown | Group E-mails, Robo-calls, Shabbat handouts, Event flyers, Constant Contact, Facebook, Synagogue Website | Yes | Yes | Blake Lenett - Vice President Florida Region | Jeff Liss - FJMC Florida Region Shabbat Exchange Program (December 2017). | Promoted several joint programs to bring clubs from MRJ and FJMC together (Shabbat Exchange, Leadership Training, Hockey, Night, Pub Night, Movie Night, etc..) | |||
| 29 (draft) | 2018-05-31 12:16 | tbo-bt-mmiller | 108.5.58.32 | Temple Beth Or-Beth Torah Men's Club - Clark, NJ (930) | michael Miller | drmike@millerchemist.com | Tbo-bt hosted a NNJR board meeting and presented our 30th anniversary of "The Shabbat Experience for adult With Special Needs" | the Men's Cub supports the TBO-BT Shiva minyans, members often lead the minyan tailored to the Mourners Several members have att | Dec.2017 Men's Club & sisterhood Jewish Movie night | Hosted a Sukkot Puppeteer during a brunch in The Sukkah. The importance of inviting friends and neighbors to the sukka | Our Adults with Special Needs are hosted once a month (Sept. -Jun ) | Provide ushers for High holidays and Bar ant Bat mitzvahs. | August 2017 and May 2018 | Joint TBO-BT, TBEMC & CBI Sunday Breakfast Honoring Veterans Nov. 2017 | At National Convention July 2017 purchased 6 copies of " FJMC store. | Michael Goldstein & michael Miller | Temple bulletin and e-mail blast | Yes | Yes | Michael Miller, Michael Goldstein, Harvin Freedman attended June 2017 NNJR Presidents' dinner | sent donation during world wide warp FJMC fund raiser. Feb. 2018 | |||||||
| 28 | 2018-05-30 20:27 | gstoller | 76.70.95.164 | Adath Israel Brotherhood - Toronto, ON (401) | Gary Stoller | gstoller@sympatico.ca | Ride for Chai | Lake Ontario Region retreat | Sisterhood/Brotherhood Shabbat | Shabbat service at Sunnybrook Hospital | Ushering | Brotherhood Shabbat service | Gary Stoller | Group e-mail; Regular advertising in all Shul communications | Yes | Yes | Hersh Garnick, Lake Ontario Region Vice President | George Nadas and Charles Wrock, members of international FJMC board | Joey Sadofsky and others, Man of the Year event | |||||||||
| 27 | 2018-05-29 23:56 | dduchin | 97.99.68.205 | Beth Torah Men's Club - Richardson, TX (1713) | David Duchin | duchin@gmail.com | b. Two sessions of Hearing Men's Voices, one June 5 and one July 10, 2018 | c. Meetings with Regional representatives Rusty Dworkin and Dave Gerstein | We hold two joint programs with our sisterhood group, one in the fall and one in the spring. | Breakfast program with Rabbi Zelony including a panel of interfaith members throughout the metroplex | Donated and served holiday meals at local woman's shelter for Thanksgiving & Xmas. Did ramp build and home help at disabled vet. | High Holiday ushering. Building the synagogue succah. | Held our annual Men's Club Shabbat on Friday night and Saturday morning | Men's Club Pancake Breakfast with students and parents in our Learning Center. Family day at ballpark with tailgate party. | joint program with Anshai Torah (Plano, TX) and Shearith Israel (Dallas, TX) for World Wide Wrap | purchased Hearing Men's Voices books and purchased Youth Medallion award | Stanton Zeff will be president after my 2nd term. | group email and website | Yes | Yes | Dave Gerstein regional officer and Rusty Dworkin - regional president pro tem | contributed funds to support IDF paratroopers which have masorti members | ||||||
| 26 | 2018-05-29 22:59 | wayne4bnai | 73.133.50.50 | B'nai Israel Men's Club - Rockville, MD (1103) | Wayne Berman | wayneb4me@aol.com | PART a: 1. 25 member spring softball team, 2. Hearing Men's Voices on Interfaith Issues, 3 Basketball w/ USY | Our Immediate Past President and Treasurer will be attending the 2018 Seaboard Regional retreat | We regularly have Men's Club Shabbat led by our members and we have a Tu b'shvat seder as part of the Kiddish experience. | We regularly do Sunday morning speaker-brunches with our Sisterhood as well as movie nights, Hanukah events and cooking. | Sell sukkahs annually. Teach the talmud torah classes about tefilin. Study torah w/clergy @ Jews & Brews events. | For 13 years, we have held an Health and Fitness Expo for the Rockville community and we cook and deliver food to shelters | We usher and do seat numbering for High Holiday services for our 1100 family congregation. We serve food at other hoildays. | We held Men's Club Shabbat on Jauary 6 2018 | Have not done this | Have not done this | Our very successful "Afternoon with Abba" program brings Dads and kids together for a baseball games, bowling, & laser tag | Have not done this | Purchase "Build-a-Pair" kits for our Talmud Torah; Members have purchased books for personal and synagogue use. | Wayne Berman and Richard Saltzman, co-Presidents | We have weekly e-mail blasts, monthly flyers, articles, and weekly listings in Shabbat program | Yes | Yes | No one at this time | No one at this time | Bernie Rod was BNAI Israel's Blue Yarmulke Man-of-the-Year for 2018 - honored at the Seaboard Region Dinner on May 6 2018 | Not at this time | mens_club_january_february_2018.pdf (416 KB) mens_club_bourbon_steak_night_2018.pdf (322 KB) mens_club_marvin_kalb_flyer_v2_march_2018.pdf (238 KB) mens_club_may_june_2018.pdf (463 KB) mens_club_october_november_2017.pdf (426 KB) |
| 25 (draft) | 2018-05-28 22:36 | Cohenlaw | 75.188.212.46 | Tifereth Israel Men'S Club - Columbus, OH (303) | Lawrence Cohen | lawrencehcohen@yahoo.com | Golf Outing, Bike ride led by Karl Rubin | Doug Segerman and Karl Rubin attended the November 2017 LDI | Interpretive Minyan | Men's Club/Sisterhood Shabbat in january | Yad Shel Chai, Tefillin education program | Memorial Day replacing flags on Jewish war veteran graves | Ushering | Men's Club Shabbat | sponsor wine to be included in welcome package for all new members | Composting program | purim carnival and hamentachen programs with USY | Held a joint Brunch with a speaker, worked with Indy club on Hagbah torah | purchased yellow bags (had enough candles for this year) | Lawrence Cohen | Group e-mail, ads in shul newsletter, postings on shul webstie and Facebook | No | Yes | Karl Rubin Regional VP | Doug Segerman LDI | Hosted Man of The Year event | ||
| 24 | 2018-05-28 16:37 | dscherr | 74.108.5.194 | Temple Israel Men's Club - Great Neck, NY (841) | David Scherr | dsactuary@aol.com | Calisthenics before each monthly meeting. Men's Club participation Israel Day parade in New York and local Memorial Day parade. | Three members of our club attended Convention in 2017 | Scotch and Seder with the Rabbi. He discusses with us ways to run a Seder. | We support Hatzilu which assists Jewish needy in our area. We deliver food & also raise funds. Also run two blood drives a year. | Ushering for the high holidays. Rolling Torahs. Ushering for the Temple play. | Men's Club members run a Friday night service with a dinner & speaker. | Men's Club had a trip to a New York Jets football game last October, | We sponsor a rabbinic dialogue along with Great Neck Synagogue (Orthodox), Temple Beth El (Reform) and Beth Hadassah (Persian) | We purchased several books at Convention. | Harold Citron | Men's Club and Synagogue Email, telephone, Shabbat bulletin | No | Yes | David Scherr - Regional Treasurer | Marc Langsner (and a dozen others) attended the NY Metro Region Man and Youth of the Year dinner, April 15, 2018 | |||||||
| 23 | 2018-05-27 15:54 | jbrajer | 73.210.34.192 | North Suburban Beth El Men's Club - Highland Park, IL (614) | Jori Brajer | jbrajer@gmail.com | Hearing Men's Voices program: Our Work Lives & Our Non-Work Lives: Do they Clash or Interact? | Regional retreat | Game Night as well as Dinner with the Rabbi program | Club D'Var Torah | Active in Moat Chitim of Greater Chicago program as well as participating in Shabbat services at Lieberman Rehabilitation Center | The Men's Club coordinates the High Holiday ushering program | Both as well as a special Sunday morning program post minyan | We have sponsored several Green Bagels for Your Brains Sunday morning lectures | Windy City Bulls outing as well as a Chicgo Bears viewing party | Books were bought by our president at the convention | Weekly emails, notices in the shul bulletin and flyers in the shul | Yes | Yes | Darryl Temkin | Rick Small honored at Midwest Region Man of the Year dinner | |||||||
| 22 | 2018-05-24 07:54 | jeffreyadelman | 24.191.39.167 | North Shore Jewish Center Men's Club - Port Jefferson Sta., NY (894) | Jeffrey Adelman | jadelman40@yahoo.com | Annual Soft ball league program | Attended the last FJMC conventuon. Dan Granek. and Jerry Green | Joint breakfast programs , two of them with speakers | Collecting Items for the local Ronald Macdonald House to be given to families | Ushering at High Holidays | A Men's club shabbat saturday program. | Hula Hoop in the Hut program for Sukkot | Gary Sosonvich | group email | Yes | Yes | Dan Granek, regional president | Jeffrey Adelman Man of the year event | |||||||||
| 21 | 2018-05-23 21:41 | rjrpsych | 100.11.24.154 | Temple Sinai Men's Club - Dresher, PA (551) | Robert Rosenthal | rjrpsych@gmail.com | We installed a raised bed for the synagogue garden; members cut wood, shoveled dirt, and planted garden plants. | Alan Budman attended November 2017 LDI | Worked on Project Hope; delivering food for the needy | Ushering | Saturday morning service | Recycling program | Attended Jewish Heritage Night at the Phillies | Ira Letofsky | Newletter; email; group text, website, article in synagogue newsletter | No | Yes | Alan Budman FJMC VP | Alan Budman, Region and Club Services | Greg Fisher, MAR Man of the Year event | Support Israeli scout caravan | |||||||
| 20 | 2018-05-23 16:12 | desesquire | 75.146.254.137 | Beth Sholom Men'S Club - Elkins Park, PA (532) | David Sternberg | sternbergd@comcast.net | Particpated in softball activities for wellness | Members attended regional retreat and we were visited by Regional rep. | Veteran's programing | Had a learning seccession with torah scribe | Participated in Project Hope to deliver Passover food to the needy | Members particpated in ushering during synogogue programs and services | We held Men's Men's Club Shabbat services | We give a Ramah scholarship | We particpate with other clubs in the World Wide Wrap | Puchased literature | Steve Pilcik | Yes | No | Yes - President | ||||||||
| 19 | 2018-05-18 15:12 | hondoman18 | 72.218.120.24 | Beth El Men's Club - Norfolk, VA (1120) | Norman Soroko | nsoroko@cox.net | Tour de Cure 10 mile Bike Ride | Howard Horwitz went to Convention and Norman Soroko attended the BYMOY in Rockville on 5/5/18 | Norman Soroko put together a manual on death and Mourning to help families that have suffered a loss or just getting ready to. | Men's Club and Sisterhood worked on a lunchewon for the School we house in our temple | Torah on Tap with our rabbi and Steak and Scotch in the Sukkah with our Rabbi annually | Friday night services at Beth Shalom Nursing Home., | High Holiday Ushering, weekly Shabbat Ushering, World Wide Wrap for our 7th Grade Students | That was done on May 12th, 2018 and all new officers were installed. | We do a brunch from time to time for couples where one is converting | none | Blue yarmulek Breakfast with all Tidewater Clubs, Brews and Steaks with Temple Israel. | Not sure how many, but Alex Pomerantz did buy some things from FJMC | Howard Horwitz | weekly emails, bulletin and Phone calls and facebook | Yes | Yes | Alex Pomerantz | Norman David Soroko | Norman Soroko attended the BYMOY in Rockville on May 5th | We participate in the sale of hand made Kipots with the Abudyaeh Group over seas...I think I spelled it right | ||
| 18 | 2018-05-15 23:00 | rjkantor | 69.26.219.74 | B'nai Torah Congregation Men's Club - Boca Raton, FL (1345) | Robert Kantor | rjkantor@gmail.com | BTC RoadRunners - a weekly running/walking group for the congregation | FL Retreat | Alternative Shabbat Experience services | Latkas and Vodkas Program | Build-A-Pair Program ; Torah study with the Rabbi | delivering food to the needy; Sukkah raising at senior living center | Ushering; Greeters and Bimah Escorts | Men's Club Shabbat Saturday morning and luncheon | Torah Trekking - Family Outing | Florida Regional Jewish Heritage Day at the Marlins - Temple Torat Emet Men's Club | Purchase FJMC HMV Guides | Robert Kantor | group e-mail | Yes | Yes | Robert Kantor - Regional VP | May of the year event - Keeper of the Flame | Tefillin ; World Wide Wrap ; contribute funds to Masorti Movement | ||||
| 17 | 2018-05-15 15:58 | hibu444 | 24.191.235.91 | East Meadow Jewish Center Men's Club - East Meadow, NY (833) | Jay Steinmetz | jaysteinmetz56@gmail.com | We have a weekly "Riding with the Rabbi" 5-6 mile bicycle ride every Friday, after morning minyan. | 2017 LDI, 2017 Convention, 2017 Quad Regional Retreat | We held a joint Concert Program where entire congregation was invited. | Torah/ Bible Study with the Rabbi | We collect non-perishable food items for the local Kosher Food Pantry, & donate lightly used clothing to the homeless shelter | We usher during Shabbat and the High Holiday services. We construct our shul's sukkah. | Men's Club Shabbat took place on Jan 27, 2018. | We use bio-degradable paper goods and "silverware" at our dinners, breakfasts and kiddushes. | We run a mini-golf tournament with our youth and give out awards for the lowest score. | Scotch Tasting Program with Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn | Warren Berkowitz | Weekly group email | Yes | Yes | Jay Steinmetz 1st VP | Carey Welt - NYM Regional Man and Youth of the Year Dinner Sun., April 15, 2018 | ||||||
| 16 | 2018-05-15 13:22 | Bubear1115 | 24.103.225.202 | B'Nai Tikvah Men'S Club - North Brunswick, NJ (973) | Joshua Oliver | joshuasoliver@yahoo.com | First-Person Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Mike Jucowics- a candid 92nd Street Y-style conversation between son-in-law an | Regional Event at B'nai Shalom in West Orange | Am I my brothers Keeper on April 22 - This Project Witness film is “a shocking expose of American policy during WW II. | Mens Club participates in the adopt a highway program by Bnai Tikvah | Mens Club throughout the year provides ushering services on shabbat. The men's club has also participated in several clean-up p | Planning to do a Fathers Day Weekend Shabbat | Men's Club assisted in developing and communicating various recycling projects within the temple. Members also provided example | Men's Club Softball team and Weekly Basketball at the temple encourage father/son particpation | Joshua Oliver/Craig Cohen | Temple Newsletter and Group Email | Yes | Yes | Joshua Oliver - Man of the Year Dinner November 15, 2017 | |||||||||
| 15 | 2018-05-09 16:40 | njblaher | 71.55.180.132 | Ohev Shalom Men's Club - Maitland, FL (1316) | Neal Blaher | njblaher@yahoo.com | Monthly Sunday morning bike ride --- the "Peddlers" | Most recent was FJMC International Convention in DC, Summer 2017 | Joint Bowling Competition and Social, w/food of course | Yom HaShoah commemoration - Movie (Life is Good), discussion, refreshment social afterwards | Shabbat/High Holiday ushering every week/year. Possibly unreported last year: Donated 4 sets of t'fillen as part of WWW | Substituted Men's Club Shavuot this year, because Day 1 on Sunday | Contribute most fundraising to youth summer scholarships (Ramah, Israel, etc.) | Men's Night Out prime rib dinner w/nationally known comedian co-sponsored w/Temple Israel & Congregation Beth Am fr Central Fla | Facebook Page, Monthly Business Meeting, Bi-Monthly column in Shul newsletter, monthly+ emails announcing programs | Yes | Yes | See Joint Men's Club Program, #10, above - Men's Night Out hosted by Ohev Shalom Mens Club for local Conservative & Reform clubs | ||||||||||
| 14 | 2018-05-08 23:45 | mweisel | 98.218.4.178 | Shaare Torah Men's Club - Gaithersburg, MD (1114) | Michael Weisel | michael@weiselfamily.com | Our club has a biking club that meets once a month throughout the biking season and goes on long rides throughout Montgomery Co. | We had a group of 3 guys attend LDI in November. Greg Gore, Michael Weisel and David Freiman. | We created a virtual "Lunch & Learn" program that was lead by Rabbi Jacob. We have met once a month. | We deconstructed Sukkahs and met with residents for the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes. | Members of the club helped setup, break down, and schlep items from Shul for our remote services during High Holidays 2017. | Participated with a Men's Club lead Shabbat Service on Saturday morning & donated money for the luncheon that followed. | Participated in a live video latke party with the Abayudaya, New City Jewish Center, Hudson Valley Region FJMC, & other clubs. | We purchased - Building a Successful Volunteer Culture - Finding Meaning in Service in the Jewish Community | Regular emails, Facebook updates, and updates in our Weekly congregation wide emails | No | Yes | Greg Gore chaired the Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Committee. | We had the highest turnout as a % of our congregation at Blue Yarmulke (31 attendees). | We purchased and sent a case of Yellow Candles to Uganda so they could honor those lost on Yom Hashoah | ||||||||
| 13 | 2018-05-07 20:24 | dglass04 | 24.190.248.84 | Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael Men'S Club - Springfield, NJ (921) | David Glass | david.seth.glass@gmail.com | Walking and Biking Club on Sunday mornings in the Fall and Spring after minyan | Two members attended the FJMC International Convention in 2017, 2 Attending Regional retreat in 2018 | Ongoing effort annually | Joint speaker program with Women's League with a speaker from ADL | Build A-Pair program with Religious School | Sponsor a Holocaust Essay Scholarship at local public high school that the club judges and awards | We built the Sukkah before Sukkot | Saturday AM April 21st | David Glass | Email and Facebook, Snail Mail | No | Yes | David Glass , NNJR Recording Secretary | Club members attended our Regional MOY dinner | tbay_mens_club_2017-2018.docx (71 KB) | |||||||
| 12 | 2018-05-07 20:22 | chief6 | 71.168.146.191 | Beth El Men's Club - East Windsor, NJ (980) | Peter Cheifetz | cheifetz@gmail.com | Club Breakfast and HMV on January 7th, 2018 | Rob Blitzer is attending the multi regional retreat, and is the chair for our region | Putting up and taking down the synagogue's and Rabbi's Sukkahs | Cooking latkes for the religious school | Parshat Yitro Friday and Saturday, including sponsoring Kiddush | Composting of food stuffs from cooking club at a Men's Club members house. | Michael Livstone | Email list sent out by me when events are coming up or volunteers are needed | No | Yes | Rob Blitzer, VP Rosh South for NNJR | Several people attending the MoY regional dinner, including Bob Held, Ira Meltzer | ||||||||||
| 11 | 2018-05-07 14:55 | GreenbergAlan | 69.124.201.100 | Marlboro Jewish Center Men'S Club- Marlboro, NJ (976) | Alan Greenberg | greenbergalan@yahoo.com | HMV - Crossroads Fathers & Sons | Elliott Brown | Build a Pair | Haimisha Helper | Welcome Back BBQ | Men's Club Shabbat | Volleyball in the Chai with Rodef Torah. Bi weekly Volleyball game from October - March | Purchased Crossroads - Fathers & Sons | Alan Greenberg | Evite for events as well as gmail emails | Yes | Yes | Elliott Brown - incoming Region President | MOY dinner - Jeff Katz | ||||||||
| 10 | 2018-05-06 17:12 | dmandeau | 73.119.27.17 | Temple Emanuel Brotherhood - Newton, MA (719) | Daniel Mandeau | dannyleon825@gmail.com | HMV sessions twice this year | The Retreat was attended by many members | Comedy night with Sisterhood | Sukkot program with Rabbi Berger in the Sukkah | Mass Av Food Pantry in Cambridge. Served and serviced throughout the year. | Ushering: HH and in Shabbat morning. | March 24, 2018 | Steve Goldstein | Constant Contact | Yes | Yes | Marty Paley | Danny Mandeau, YC | Keeper of the Flame. Many members attended | ||||||||
| 9 (draft) | 2018-05-03 22:24 | BethShalomMensClub | 69.112.186.229 | Congregation Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Northbrook, IL (643) | Dan Sher | bethshalommensclub@gmail.com | Did a four part series of hearing men's voices focusing on our relationships with our parents, our spouse, our children and us. | We had four members at the regional retreat plus members at LDI | Several of our Men's Club members and past presidents are part of our minyan of comfort / shiva leaders. | We do an annual social event with our sisterhood (murder mystery this year) | We did the build-a-pair and also do a men's club shabbat - entirely led by our men's club | Our Lox Box program provides over 600 Lox Boxes for the jewish food pantry (The ARK) and a jewish nursing home (Lieberman Center | We build the sukkah each year for the synagogue | We lead a Men's Club Shabbat annually | The head of the keruv program for our synagogue sits on our board and reports monthly at our meetings | We participate in the yellow candle program every year. | Steven Elisco | We participate in our monthly newsletter for the synagogue, do group emails, facebook, twitter, etc. | Yes | Yes | Harvey Redfern, Executive Vice President | Jerry Agrest - several | We had five tables at our regional Man of the year event | |||||
| 8 | 2018-05-02 20:13 | savictor | 73.36.252.84 | Beth Judea's Men's Club - Long Grove, IL (642) | Sandy Victor | sandy_victor@hotmail.com | Participated in community fitness run. Three part HMV program on 3 different topics on 3 nights. | Midwest Region Retreat March 16-18 attended by 14 club members. | Alternative Shabbat program every week led by Men's Club members. | Vodka & Latkes & Game night and a Passover Wine Tasting | Hebrew Literacy | Project Isiah Food Drive | Enrolled synagogue and encouraged participation in local Melton programs | Saturday morning services on Mar. 22 run entirely by Men's Club. | Supported USY LDI program & sponsored preUSY convention event at our synagogue | Ron Friedman | Emails and Google docs communications | Yes | Yes | Eric Yegewel MidWest Region Vice President | Norm Kurtz - Executive Committee & Burt Fishman for part of the year | Many attendees (~30) for Man/Youth of Year Dinner March 11 | ||||||
| 7 | 2018-05-02 11:49 | jmberk | 71.175.102.206 | Ohev Shalom Men's Club - Richboro, PA (564) | Jeffrey Berk | jberk99@verizon.net | Hearing Men's Voices - Keruv | LDI | Men's Club leads Sunday Morning Minyan as well as participating in Shiva Minyans. | Joint Program with Sisterhood with Israeli journalist November 2017 | Torah study with Rabbi several times a year. | Assisting with food preperation | Ushering | Both | Part of our Hearing Men's Voices | Promote recycling | Jewish Heritage Night at Trenton Thunder | Email Notices, Article in Monthly newslatter | Yes | Yes | Ron Wolf, VP; Mark Podob, VP | Man of the year event Jeffrey Berk, Pres - 20 attendees. | ||||||
| 6 | 2018-04-30 12:42 | Friedberg | 24.0.255.98 | East Brunswick Jewish Center Men's Club - E. Brunswick, NJ (953) | Howard Jacobs | howard_jacobs20@yahoo.com | We sponsor extensive softball and basketball programs for our members. | We have multple members planning to attend the 9th Biennial Regional Retreat at Camp Zeke (Lakewood, PA). | We held multiple Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat dinners with our Sisterhood, which were popular and well attended. | Besides our Men's Club Shabbat, we hosted a joint Shabbat with our Sisterhood. | With our temple Social Action Committee by giving gift cards to the needy. | We raised funds and bought our temple new tables for the social hall, and switch sidurim around high holidays. | We ran a Men's Club Shabbat in which we led the services, read torah and haftorah, etc. (Saturday AM). | Co-presidents: Arthur Fliegelman and Sheldon Horowitz. | We send emails to our entire temple membership about upcoming Men's Club events. Also post to our web site and Facebook. | Yes | Yes | We have members on the region's board: Mandel, Julis, Saperstein, Harkavy. | We had honorees in our region's Man/Youth of the Year program (Alan Ferrer/Ari Alter), and many members of our club attended. | |||||||||
| 5 | 2018-04-25 15:50 | hfreed | 108.31.64.46 | Har Shalom Men's Club - Potomac, MD (1151) | Harold Freed | hiphal2@verizon.net | weekly golf outing on public course | Vic Cohen and others will attend Seaboard Region Retreat on June 8-10, 2018 | Combined Sunday Brunch program with Sisterhood on May 6 | Provided food for synagogue Ha'atzmaut program on April 22, 2018 | Delivered food baskets to homes under JCC sponsorship for Rosh HaShanah and Pesach | Provided food for kesher K'tiv teen programs monthly and usher at Shabbat Services once a month | Men's Club Shabbat held on Feb 24, 2018 | Robert Singman | Group emal and website, regular inserts in synagogue newlsletter | Yes | Yes | Harold Freed - Nominating Committee | Hal Freed and many others to Seaboard FJMC Blue Yarmulke Man of the Year on May 6, 2018 | |||||||||
| 4 (draft) | 2018-04-20 12:50 | stevenwolfe | 71.174.0.77 | Beth Israel Brotherhood - Worcester, MA (723) | Steven Wolfe | fleckfan@gmail.com | See Supplementary file: BI Brotherhood_Quality Club Submission 2017-18.doc | Leadership Training session, April 22, Temple Reyim | "Souper Sunday Program" - joint program with Social Action, USY - Feb 4, 2018- Delivering Meals to the Needy | Went through Old Tefillin sets prior to World Wide Wrap, several sets were no longer able to be used and would be retired. | May 19, 2018 | Joint Breakfast with Temple Emanuel-Sinai Brotherhood featuring Steven Schimmel, JFCM exec dir. as speaker. March 18, 2018 | Greg Weiner | newsletter, postcard | No | No | bi_brotherhood_quality_club_submission_2017-18.doc (31 KB) | |||||||||||
| 3 | 2018-04-20 09:46 | Friedberg | 38.125.122.10 | Midway Jewish Center Men's Club - Syosset, NY (890) | Jason Saltsberg | jsaltsberg@olshanlaw.com | Monthly Hearing Men's Voices discussion group led by our Associate Rabbi - topics vary by session | 4 members attended the FJMC Convention in July. | Led Minyan of Comfort training session that was open to the congregation and to the NY Metro Region | Art Auction | Scotch, Steak and Seder | Hosted fundraiser to raise funds to purchase a firetruck for Israel | Ushering for high holiday services | Men's Club Shabbat held on March 9, 2018 | Father-child event at New York Islanders game | Annual golf outing with Plainview Jewish Center and Woodbury Jewish Center | Purchased "Creating a Minyan of Comfort" | Marshall Starkman | Weekly e-mail distribution | Yes | Yes | Jason Saltsberg - 3rd VP of NY Metro Region | Jonathan Brody - Yellow Candle | Midway Jewish Center had 46 guests attend the NY Metro Region's 2018 Awards Dinner |