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 |
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| 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. |