2018-19 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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75 | 2019-06-05 09:25 | wronzberg | 99.228.155.43 | Beth David B'Nai Israel Beth Am Brotherhood - Toronto, ON (403) | Richard Wronzberg | wronzberg@bell.net | DISCUSSION WITH THE YOUTH AS A MENTORING PROGRAM - SMALL GROUPS OF DISCUSSIONS | REGIONAL RETREAT - 4 MEMBERS; LDI - 1; | BROTHERHOOD BOARD MEMBERS ACTIVE IN ATTENDING AT SICK / SHIVA - ALSO LEADING SERVICES | PASSOVER WINE AND CHEESE - PROMOTE SALE OF KOSHER PASSOVER WINE | SOUP KITCHENS, ASSISTANCE AT COOKING OVER 5000 HOT DOGS FOR THE UJA WALK FOR ISRAEL | HIGH HOLIDAY USHERING, DONATED TALLIT TO SYNAGOGUE, TORAH READING | SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT ANNUALLY | NA | NA | UJA - JOINT WITH ORTHODOX MENS' CLUB IN PROVIDING THE HOT DOGS FOR EVENT | TALLIT, PRIOR BOOKS - HAVE "LIBRARY" OF FJMC MATERIAL | ARIE FROHLICH | EMAIL BLAST WEEKLY BY SYNAGOGUE; WEEKLY SHABBAT PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING | Yes | Yes | RICK WRONZBERG - REGIONAL PRESIDENT | HONOUREE WAS JORDAN FREEDMAN (SON OF REGIONAL AND CLUB EXEC MEMBER ALAN FREEDMAN) | |||||
74 | 2019-05-31 21:47 | john.chansky | 146.115.57.28 | Temple Beth Sholom Brotherhood - Framingham, MA - DISAFFILIATED | John Chansky | john.chansky@gmail.com | Sponsorship of Torah Yoga as part of Sholomplex services | New England Regional Retreat - 2 attendees | Game Night during Chanukah | Build-a-pair with Hebrew school for World Wide Wrap | Lead Friday night services at an assisted living facility near the temple | Ushering for weekly services and high holidays | We had a three group get together with Temple Israel (Natick) and Temple Beth AM (Framingham) once a year | John Chansky | Group email | Yes | Yes | Stephen Golden Vice President - New England Region | We had about 6 past winners attend the Keeper of the Flame award ceremony - John Chansky was recipient | |||||||||
73 | 2019-05-31 17:04 | BrandeisMensClub | 165.225.38.133 | Brandeis Men'S Club of Temple Israel - Ridgewood, NJ (969) | David Millman | millman.david@gmail.com | JFS Bike Ride, June 2018 | Club President (Arty Freed) attended NNJR-MAR-NY Metro Multi-Region Retreat, June 2018 | Build-A-Pair Program with the Religious School | Cemetery Cleanup, Sep 2018 | High Holiday Ushering, Sep 2018 | MCS on Shabbat HaChodesh, April 2019 | Hand-deliver Mishloach Manot bags, March 2019 | Scott Baslaw | Synagogue weekly announcement; club-wide email | Yes | Yes | Northern NJ Region: Denis Vogel - Vice President; Bob Rohrberger - Financial Secretary | Northern NJ Region - Man of the Year Dinner: Millman, Landau, Vogel | 2019-05_bmc_email_list.xlsx (15 KB) | ||||||||
72 | 2019-05-31 13:00 | klltkd | 75.82.85.80 | Etz Chaim Men's Club - Thousand Oaks, CA (1036) | Kenneth L Leon | kleon@templeetzchaim.org | Instead of Hearing Men's Voices we had a guest speaker for a round-table discussion we called Parenting/Grandparenting 2.0 | We had several attendees at the WR Regional Retreat. | Men's Club and Woment of TEC Shabbat, where we join together to lead both Friday evening and Saturday Morning Services. | TEC MC led the Build-a-Pair program, Tefillin Training and World Wide Wrap. | We held a Mana Food Drive for our Mitzvah Day participation. Food was collected and delivered to our local food bank. | The TEC MC manages the Shabbat and Holiday Usher program, making sure a greeter is at every service. | In concert with Women of TEC, we ran the full weekend. | Father-Child Sukkah building is an annual event for the TEC Men's Club. We had over twenty fathers and kids join in this year. | TEC MC purchased and sent out over 800 candles to our congregation and preschool families. | Our current president is in place through June of 2020. | MC sends out specific emails, targeted evites, and puts ads in each weekly bulletin. | Yes | Yes | Benny Sommerfeld FJMC Western Region President, Gary Katz FJMC Western Region EVP | Ken Leon attended the WR Man of the Year program (along with several other members of the club) | |||||||
71 | 2019-05-31 10:38 | Baruchleibowitz | 4.14.11.202 | Adath Israel Brotherhood - Cincinnati, OH (301) | Brett Leonard | brettlleonard@gmail.com | Annual Yom Kippur walk / Yellow Candle group discussion - importance and significance of Yellow Candle program | FJMC KIO Regional Retreat - October 26th - 28th | We dedicate Monday evenings as Men's club minyan | We had a joint program for Sukkot. We did a Spirits in the Sukkah program - tasting of alcoholic beverages | We have a monthly program called Bible and Beer - which is a Torah study with the Rabbi | We actively participate in our Mitzvah Day event at our shul | Members actively participate in ushering for regular services and High Holy Day services | We have an annual program for Saturday morning | We've had this program in the past | We have a garden that we use to provide homeless with fresh vegetables | We do not have a program of this sort | Joint participation in our Annual Super Bowl party - we had members from Ohav Shalom help with this event | Yes | We do not have this criteria satisfied | Monthly email, monthly column in Synagogue newsletter | No | Yes | NA | NA | KIO FJMC Regional Luncheon | NA | |
70 | 2019-05-30 18:11 | sring | 129.83.31.3 | Temple Ner Tamid Men's Club - Peabody, MA (735) | Steven Ring | sring@mitre.org | Aging Boldly wellness program where we learned how to walk with better posture (walk upright and stick your chest out). | New England Region Retreat in Palmer,MA each year | Hogan School program with Sisterhood | Torah study with Rabbi | Hogan School program with Sisterhood for local special need adults | High Holiday ushering and High Holiday Honors assignments database (developed by MC member) | Men's Club Shabbat each year, we read FJMC Sefer Haftorah scroll | Members taking their children to Men's Club retreat and to World-Wide Wrap | Texas Hold-em Poker nights with 4 other Men's Clubs in Beverly, Swampscott, Newburyport, & Peabody | Purchased FJMC "Undertanding Havdalah" & "Understanding Ma'ariv" guides to work with our board on leading services | Steven Ring | Frequent emails and monthly temple bulletin articles | Yes | Yes | Mark Rudin, Past President New England Region | Keeper-of-the-Flame - we have over 13 former KOF recipients and they and their families attend each year | ||||||
69 | 2019-05-30 12:50 | jstark9 | 174.44.40.204 | Huntington Jewish Center Men'S Club - Huntington, NY (886) | Jeff Stark | jstark9@optonline.net | Began Hearing Men's Voices Program. First session conducted by professional counselor who is a member of HJC Men's club | NY regional retreat attended by Ofer Rind and Ed Fleiss. NY regional May 2019 meeting hosted by HJC Men's club | Developed Minyan of comfort program. Over 10 HJC Men's Club members have been trained as part of the program. | Men's club has participated in programs with HJC sisterhood:Taste of Passover, Sisterhood cookbook, honoree shabbat | Annual building of congregation's Sukkah, sponsored Build-a-Pair and Holocaust education RS program | Supported the HJC Blood Drive | Men's club members cooked and served brunch for Purim and Hanukkah events, built sets for Synagogue play, supported golf outing | Participate with Sisterhood in HJC's Men’s club/Sisterhood shabbat | Purchased Hearing Men’s Voices book set and Build-a-Pair sets | Ofer Rind | Group emails to all men’s club members informing them of meetings/events. Also in Synagogue bulletin and Facebook page | No | Yes | NY regional man of the year event. (J. Stark, O. Rind, Ed Fleiss, B. Fleiss) | ||||||||
68 | 2019-05-30 11:33 | smirowitz | 75.151.182.77 | Temple Beth Sholom Men's Club - Cherry Hill, NJ (561) | Seth Mirowitz | smirowitz@gmail.com | Host multiple softball teams, which including training/health sessions. Hosting the TBS Bike Team, complete with custom jerseys | Leaders attending regional retreats, regional training program, and FJMC Convention. | Adult Night Out - Havdallah and music by a TBS member's rock band | Bi-monthly Jews Brews and Views Program. Monthly lunch Torah study with rabbi. Study with Josh Kulp, Rosh CYJ | Menches with Wrenches.. Build donation boxes for TBS Mitzvah Comm. Cook for a Friend. | Ushering on High Holidays. Decorate the congregation's sukkah. Cook for TBS Early Childhood Center's annual Transportation Day | Friday night services and shabbat dinner (100 people). Ran Shabbat morning service. Hosted Cong Kiddish. | Support TBS Sustainability Committee with lectures of about using bicycles, and using cutlery instead of plastic | HaMakom scholarships (TBS high school program). Joint program with TBS Early Childhood Center. | 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. | Yes | Yes | Marc Cohen, Regional President | Joe Swerdlow, FJMC convention co-chair | Roy Levinson, Regional FJMC Man of the Year | Contributions to the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem | mens_club_roster_2019.xlsx (13 KB) | |||
67 | 2019-05-30 00:41 | a062688 | 73.128.13.161 | Shaare Tikvah Men'S Club - Waldorf, MD (1132) | Keith Meyers | a062688@comcast.net | Hearing Men's Voices Program: Facilitating lunch visit requests to a nursing home to cheer up an incapacitated synagogue member. | Regional Retreat: Keith Meyers, Edwin Rosenzweig June 8-10 2018 | Have used Minyan of Comfort training to facilitate synagogue bereavement program. | Baffle Bowl - Men's Club vs Sisterhood February 24th | Arts & Crafts for children - Edible dreidels for Hannukah December 2nd; Noise-makers & masks for Purim on March 10th | Cleaning up shul for High Holidays and Passover. | Both | Lead synagogue's recycling efforts weekly. Replaced memorial lights with energy-saving bulbs. | Father-child attendance at Nationals vs Phillies June 24, 2018; Nationals vs Dodgers July 28, 2019; Havadalah/Movie Night Oct 27 | Peter Halikman | Monthly input into synagogue bulletin | Yes | Yes | Keith Meyers - Regional VP | Blue Yamulke Person of the Year - Howie Levin Seaboard Region - April 7th | |||||||
66 | 2019-05-29 22:01 | kavtil | 174.44.129.93 | New City Jewish Center Men'S Club - New City, NY (1850) | Eric Litvak | kavtil@yahoo.com | Yes, all completed. #5a. is a Retired Walkers Club | We had members attend the Quad region retreat at Camp Zeke in June 2018 | We held a Murder Mystery event with the Sisterhood | Scotch in the Sukkah with Rabbi leading discussion | Community service scholarship encouraging service across the community. | Set up Chairs and Ushered for High Holidays | We ran a Men's Club Shabbat | Provided Kitchen Support for Youth Carnival | Eric Litvak | Group e-mail, synagogue newsletter | Yes | Yes | Bruce Sicherman and Andy Alper | Both on the FJMC IT/Communications Committee with Andy Alper as Webmaster | Region Man & Youth of the Year Luncheon | |||||||
65 | 2019-05-29 21:27 | hbr17 | 96.230.191.47 | Temple Emunah Brotherhood - Lexington, MA (714) | Howard Reubenstein | hbr@alum.mit.edu | Softball Teams in MSSL & Tour de Shuls Brotherhood Team | Retreat attended by Ed Willins, Larry Bressler + attendance at regional club leadership meetings | Howard Epstein spoke at Passover Yiskor about importance of Minyan for the community and the participants | Co-sponsored movie nights and new Baby Shabbat and co-sponsor Bmnei Mitzvah Eitz Chayyim gift | Build-a-pair and Sukkah construction | Ushering and production of Yiskor Book | Brotherhood (led) Shabbat held 6/9/18 | Battery recycling project and support of Temple recycling and composting programs | Help Temple Beth Israel Waltham and Beth Israel Merrimack in Andover with their Yom Hashoah Candle program | David Geisler | Constant Contact, Flyers, and regular article in Temple Bulletin | Yes | Yes | Ed Willins - recording sec, Mo Diamant - VP | Ed Willins - recording sec, Mo Diamant - VP | Delegation attended KOF in honor of Hal Miller Jacobs (including Geisler, Golfberg) | ||||||
64 | 2019-05-29 11:09 | bartneuman | 71.214.64.238 | Ohev Shalom Men's Club - Maitland, FL (1316) | Bart Neuman | bsneuman@aol.com | Monthly bike rides and Heariing Men's Voices on various subjects during the years since last convention | New Regional Pres joined our MC Shabbat service and held meeting of met with area club presidents | Joint bowling night and joint pgm sent gift packages of college students | conducted Shavo'ut services. Held Munch and learn sessions; Chanukah and Purim | Monthly feeding the homeless. Men's Night Out for the Jewish men in the community | High Holiday and Shabbat Ushering; Parsha each Friday; Purchased 50 Etz Chaim Chumashim for the Temple | MC Shabbat conducted entire service with all Torah portions | Started a mentoring pgm for Jews by choice going thru conversion | MC club runs a Super Bowl fundraiser to fund Camp Ramah scholarships. Men's Night Out provides additional youth scholarships | Men's Night Out is a joint program including Ohev Shalom, Beth Am, SOJC, CRJ, & the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando | Hearing Men's Voices book set | Dr Steve Herman | Shul Cloud emails, Ohev Bulletins, Week at a glance | Yes | Yes | Men's Night Out,,described in Torch Awards | Donations to Puerto Rico Temples post Hurricane and Tree of Life Temple, | |||||
63 (draft) | 2019-05-29 08:54 | JohnnyP | 172.58.157.44 | Johnny Parker | johnny@stratus-realty.com | Assisted with homeless week with local church group | Purchased new tallitsim for Synagogue use | We had joint program with Temple Sinai ‘s Men’s Club | No | Yes | Dr Bill Becker | |||||||||||||||||
62 | 2019-05-28 22:49 | SethSchneids | 67.191.7.26 | B'nai Torah Congregation Men's Club - Boca Raton, FL (1345) | Seth Schneider | seth@schneids.co | We had a number of programs including keeping our men safe from online scammers | Ed Margolis, Florida Region President, visited with our club. | Latkas and Vodkas | Build a Pair | Building a sukkah at the local assisted living facility | Men's Club representative on the bimah every Shabbat | 2/9/19 | Jewish Heritage Day with the Miami Marlins | Seth Schneider | Group email via Mailchimp | No | No | Multiple tables at the regional MOY event | mens_club_list_2018-19.xls (78 KB) | ||||||||
61 | 2019-05-28 16:30 | tbsnjmensclub | 98.109.128.2 | Temple Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Livingston, NJ (941) | Paul Brownstein | paulhbrownstein@gmail.com | Multiple biking programs Summer 2018 | Quad Region Retreat June 2018; also training programs 12/3/18 and 3/11/19 | Joint sponsoring and preparation of kiddush for Men's Club Shabbat and Sisterhood Shabbat | Two Talmud study programs with Rabbi ("Talmud on Tap") February and June 2019 | Conducted health forum on elder care and money management for elders open to community April 2019 | Ushering on High Holy Days | Men's Club Shabbat 12/1/18 | Planted shrubbery on Temple grounds | Watched multiple televised sporting events with lunch on large screen at Temple for father/children | Approx. twelve members of Pine Brook Jewish Center joined our Talmud study program with our Rabbi February 2019 | Barry Schwartz | Bi-weekly emails to men's Club membership | No | Yes | Peter Gotlieb active member of International FJMC Committee "Imagine Life Program" | Approx. 40 members attended Man of the Year Dinner November 2018 | ||||||
60 | 2019-05-28 16:14 | TBEMC Men's Club | 50.243.79.225 | Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim Men's Club - Cranford, NJ (909) | Craig Schwartz | rcsacs@aol.com | We held Hearing Men's Voices program. Rabbi lead a discussion about in-law relationships | NNJR Regional retreat in June 2018 | Joint Program with Sisterhood -- Klezmer Music on Oct 14 2018 | Build a Grogger program for Purim for Religious School | Ushering on High Holidays, Sukkah Building | Men's Club Shabbat on March 15 2019 | Annual Veteran's Day program on Nov 11 2018 with Clark & Scotch Plains Men's Clubs | Seth Farber | Via Temple email system | Yes | Yes | Several Club Members Attended Man of the year event in Nov 2018 | ||||||||||
59 | 2019-05-28 16:05 | BSMC-EP | 151.197.12.94 | Beth Sholom Men'S Club - Elkins Park, PA (532) | Steven Pilchik | shpilchik61@gmail.com | b. HMV - Feb 24th: "The Me-Too Movement" Held with light bite at Beth Sholom Elkins Park, PA | a. FJMC MAR Quad Regional June 8-10, 2018 Attended by Steven Pilchik | Nov 11, 2018 - Vertran's Day recognition with Speaker BSMC & Sisterhood | Tequila, Torah and Tacos - Torah study w/ Rabbi G-K (Drinks and eats included) - April 4, 2019 | BSMC organizes visits and leads various holiday services at Graterford (Now Phoenix) Prison throughout the year. | BSMC Provides ushering for High Holiday Services. | BSMC Shabbat March 1 & 2, 2019 | BSMC Fundraising through the year partially goes to the support of Camp Ramah and congregant scholarships.. | Steven Pilchik | Email (Constant Contact) and Distribution Lists. Quarterly articles in BSC Connections newsletter. | Yes | Yes | FINANCIAL SECRETARY Elliot Miller | Harvey Friedrich - BSMC Man of the year. MAR MOTY Dinner December 20, 2018 | ||||||||
58 | 2019-05-28 14:57 | Mark Gersten | 96.35.174.218 | B'Nai Amoona Men'S Club - St. Louis, MO (631) | Mark Gersten | markg@axistelesolutions.com | Hearing Mens voices | Midwest | Shabbat Learning with Clergy | bowling | Build a Pair | Cleaning up cemetary | Cleaning the ground of the Synagogue | Yes we did this | Yes | Yes | Creighton Cohn | |||||||||||
56 | 2019-05-28 13:09 | hhorwitz | 74.98.182.213 | Beth El Men's Club - Norfolk, VA (1120) | Howard Horwitz | hhorwitzintune@gmail.com | Participation in yoga at the shul and a group exercise | Attended regional retreat | Involved women for the 1st time this year in Scotch and Steak event | Musar study with the rabbi | Held religious services at Beth Shalom Home for the aged | Ushering | Men's Club Shabbat, Saturday morning | Camp Ramah scholarships provided | Joint programming with Temple Israel, Norfolk - cook out in conjunction with Norfolk Tides baseball game attendance | Howard Horwitz | Group email | No | No | Alex Pomerantz, Seaboard Region President | Alex Pomerants on the International Convention Plannning and Fundraising Committees | Several members attended Tidewater area man-of-the-year event | ||||||
55 | 2019-05-28 10:34 | DiamondMC | 32.213.190.202 | Beth El Temple Men's Club - West Hartford (217) | David Diamond | daviddiamond2@comcast.net | Walks Around Reservoir every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the year, weather permitting | The Retreat at Camp Ramah, June 2018 (Marty Melnick, Marty Schulz, Phil Schulz) | Saturday evening social: Temple Trivia Night, co-sponsored by Beth El Men's Club and Women's Network | Support of Sunday morning minyan by encouraging Men's Club attendance and providing breakfast on the majority of days. | Saturday morning Shabbat, services led by Men's Club, followed by sponsorship of kiddush luncheon | Camp Ramah scholarship, funded by profits from Yellow Candle program | Minyan on the Mountain and Breakfast (with Emanuel Synagogue and Congregation Beth Israel) held at private home with views | Co-Presidents Dave Diamond and Steve Rabb | Temple website, e-blasts, publicity flyer postings at shul, Men's Club e-blasts | Yes | Yes | Marty Melnick - Yellow Candles | Tom Falik, Dave Diamond, and others: FJMC-CTV Keeper of Flame Brunch | |||||||||
54 | 2019-05-27 18:04 | BethAbrahamMC | 99.19.82.201 | Beth Abraham Men's Club - Dayton, OH (305) | Irwin Dumtschin | dumtid@msn.com | Oct. 21, 2018 Brunch Speaker Program: Dr. Jack Bernstein - "Adult Vaccinations: Vaccines for People of a Particular Age" | Irwin Dumtschin, club president: attended KIO Regional Retreat Oct. 26-28 2018, Oglebay, WV | Several of our club members (Irwin Dumtschin, Ted Cooper) have lead shiva services when Rabbi and/or Cantor unavailable. | Mar. 24, 2019 Joint Sisterhood/Men's Club Brunch Program: Law Attorney Speaker- "Immigration Law in the Trump Era" | Erecting of the synagogue's sukkah on the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | Several club members deliver unused food from Saturdays kiddush lunches each week to St. Vincent de Paul homeless shelters | Men's Club coordinates and provides ushering squad for the High Holiday services, as well as regular Shabbat services | Men's Club Shabbat Service: March 2, 2019 | Joint Sunday brunch speaker programs (4) with our Beth Abraham Men's Club and Temple Israel Brotherhood | group emails, the weekly Shabbat Shalom hand-outs at services, and in the monthly Bulletin publications | Yes | Yes | Will be attending KIO+ regional man-of-the-year luncheon on June 30, 2019: Irwin Dumtschin, David Rothschild, Allan Spetter, Ted | |||||||||
53 | 2019-05-27 12:49 | dmandeau | 107.77.224.202 | Temple Emanuel Brotherhood - Newton, MA (719) | Danny Mandeau | dmandeau@fjmc.org | Marty Paley led 2 on Family Issues | 3 members were board members and attended several events including meetings | Salsa Event on 5/4 | Active in executing Build a Pair under Rob Finkel | Project Manna: Mass Av Baptist Church Food Pantry. Raised over $6k with the Turkey Drive led by Dan Mandeau | Danny Mandeau and Rick Thau are Hwad Ushers HH and throughout the year | Brotherhood Shabbat featuring Irwin Harris was on 3/2 | David Mamon | Constant Contact | Yes | No | Danny Mandeau FJMC 2019 Convention Co-Chair | Danny Mandeau FJMC 2019 Convention Co- Chair | 30+ of our members attended the Keeper of the Flame event on 10/28/18 that we hosted | ||||||||
52 | 2019-05-26 22:10 | Cohenlaw | 75.188.212.46 | Tifereth Israel Men'S Club - Columbus, OH (303) | Lawrence Cohen | lawrencehcohen@yahoo.com | Mike Miller organizing summer bike rides. | Regional retreat attended by Doug Segerman, Karl Rubin, Mark Rosenson and Mike Miller. Karl and Doug attended LDI. | Friday night service monthly for families with special needs children | Support Women of the Wall with tifilin instruction. | Yad Shel Chai program. 4 Yads awarded this year. | Build synagogue's sukkah | Both Friday and Saturday | Monthly Friday service for children with special needs | Replacing lightbulbs with LED and composting programs | Father son Movie night | email list, synagogue newsletter (paper and electronic) | No | No | Karl Rubin, Regional VP | Doug Segerman International Convention and Foundation for Jewish Life | |||||||
49 (draft) | 2019-05-23 20:17 | adam.w.weissman | 108.24.132.112 | Beth El Men's Club - Voorhees, NJ (566) | Adam Weissman | adam.w.weissman@gmail.com | MAR LDI Participation April 14 2018 | World Wide Wrap 2019 held in conjunction with Sisterhood; Scholar in Residence Rabbi Daniel Greyber brunch | Torah on Tap, beer with Rabbi over Jewish topics of discussion (6 occurrences); Shalach Manot fundraiser | BookSmiles Free Little Library Construction | High Holiday Chair and Siddur setup | Saturday Morning Mens Club Shabbat 20 April 2019 | Adam Weissman | Facebook, regular advertising in synagogue newsletter, group emails | No | Yes | Bruce Tomar, International VP of Programming | MAR Man of Year event | ||||||||||
48 | 2019-05-23 19:38 | hondoman18 | 72.218.120.24 | Temple Israel Men'S Club - Norfolk, VA (1121) | Norman Soroko | nsoroko@cox.net | The Club provided a program on Health and Fitness and on the same day sponsored a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross | Sponsored the Blue yarmulke man of the Year breakfast and the Seaboard Region President and Executive Vp Attended | Provided handouts for performing a minyan at a home of a family for Shiva and conduct the services in their home | Sisterhood and men's Club assisted with the Congregational Fun raiser which had a Cruise Ship Theme. | Perfortmed the World Wide Wrap and built a Sukkah for the Synagogue & also helped families at their homes build one | Friday night service at the Beth Shalom Nursing Home in Virginia Beach, Virginia | High Holiday Ushering, weekly Shabbat Ushering, World Wide Wrap for our 7th Grade Students | Men's Club Shabbat was held on April 6th, 2019 and all members of the club participated | We do a brunch from time to time for couples where one is converting | ODU Basketball Game and dinner with Beth el men's Club In February 2019 | James Gordon | weekly emails, bulletin and Phone calls and facebook | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
47 | 2019-05-22 16:48 | dscherr | 96.246.166.131 | Temple Israel Men's Club - Great Neck, NY (841) | David Scherr | dsactuary@aol.com | At the start of each meeting we have a group calisthenics session. | Instead of a visitation, Regional leaders came to our synagogue for a Regional meeting. Our club had sizable representation. | Many Men's Club members serve on our Synagogue Pastoral committee. We often lead Shiva minyans at the mourners' homes. | Men's Club and Sisterhood held a Lag B'Omer party for our Hebrew school students | We had a Seder program with the Rabbi where we discussed how a Seder can be run, as well as history of the Haggadah. | Our members are active in the Hatzilu Rescue Organization and they deliver food for the needy. We also raise funds for Hatzilu. | Mens' Club member provide ushering at Shabbat services. | The Men's Club ran the Friday night service. After the service we had a dinner and a speaker. | Trip to Jet football game. Several attendees brought their children to the game. | We sponsored a Rabbinic dialogue with 3 other Men's Club - Great Neck Syn-Orthodox; Temple Beth El-Reform; Young Israel-Orthodox | Ezra Kassin | Email from club; Email from synagogue; Phone calls to those w/o email. | No | Yes | David Scherr - Regional Treasurer | Harold Citron honored at our annual Regional Man and Youth of the Year dinner held this past March 31. | ||||||
46 | 2019-05-21 06:18 | CAI Mens Club P... | 108.171.130.182 | Agudath Israel Men's Club - Caldwell, NJ (963) | Michael Chiaet | mchiaet@gmail.com | Men's Club Spring Tune-Up Health Talk | Regional Retreat, Marty Schenker Club Training by Harvy Hershkowitz | Purim Carnival w/ Sisterhood | Rabbi's Torah Study group | Anual Blood Drive | High Holiday Ushering | 2 Nasso 5779/ 15 June 2018 | Annual Cemetery clean up | Devils Hocky Game | Soft Ball and Basket Ball Leagues | Tefilm | Jonathan Mehl | Email, calls and announcements | Yes | Yes | Harvy Hershkowitz | Presidents Dinner | Annual Walk for Israel Marshals | ||||
45 | 2019-05-19 16:59 | dduchin | 97.99.98.39 | Beth Torah Men's Club - Richardson, TX (1713) | David Duchin | duchin@gmail.com | We held a Hearing Men's Voices program on April 16 and included free pizza at the event. We discussed Jewish Healing and Prayer | Anshei Darom regional retreat attended by Scott Checkoway | We held two joint programs with our Sisterhood group. One in the Fall and one in the Spring. | For Yom Hashoah, we Reading of the Names.Havdalah service, yellow candle lighting followed by 24 hrs reading names | We purchased and served holiday meal Friday after Thanksgiving at Women's Shelter. Held community wide blood drive/food drive | Our Men's Club provides High Holiday Ushering for all the services. | We held a Friday night and Saturday morning Men's Club Shabbat and prepared food for Oneg and Kiddush | We have been working with the shul's executive VP to improve our recycling program in the kitchen and learning center. | Two events. 1)attend Dallas Stars Hockey game on Kosher food night. 2)Minor league baseball game & tailgate | Alan Koenigsberg purchased FJMC books for Hearing Men's Voices | Stanton Zeff | Emails to members & prospects. Publish events in synagogue paper & email. Website too | Yes | Yes | Scott Checkoway attended the Anshei Darom regional retreat. | Funds donated to HaMinyan HaMishpachti HaMasorti in Kfar Vradim | ||||||
44 | 2019-05-17 18:16 | hosprx50 | 71.199.208.217 | Temple Torat Emet Men's Club - West Boynton Beach, FL (1344) | Gary Dalin | hosprx50@aol.com | Our club had a talk about Alzheimer's Disease which included how physical exercise and using your mental abilities help offset | Our Chapter participated and attended a Florida Regional Picnic held in August in Hollywood Florida | Our Men's Club President presented a shabbat morning service that had meditation as part of the service | Our Men's Club had a couple of joint programs with our sisterhood group- one on Women at the Wall and the other on Fraud | Our Men's Club builds our Sukkah and invites the religious school children to come decorate the Sukkah | Members of our Men's Club goes to a Jewish assisted living and help serve the food and feed some of the patients that need help | Our Men's Club coordinates the ushering for the High Holiday services, we also help put up the Hurricane shutters prior to storm | We held Men's Club Shababt both Friday night and Saturday morning with over 60 men participating | Our Men's Club recommended and takes care of the recycling containers for the plastic kiddish cups that are used during shabbat | Our Men's Club gives out scholarships to Jewish Summer Experiences that includes Camp Ramah | We coordinate a Regional Outing with the other South Florida FJMC Clubs to the Miami Marlins Jewish Heritage Game | We give the Art of Jewish Living - The Shabbat Seder Book and Benchers a project from FJMC to our Bar/Bat Mitzvah | Michael Rudinsky | Our president sends out monthly E Mail about upcoming programs with RSVP's | Yes | Yes | Charles Deutch, Vice President, Florida Region | South Florida FJMC Man of the Year Event held on February 17, 2019 | We have sent tefillin and prayer books to Jewish Congregation of Ol-Kalou, Nairobi Kenya | |||
43 | 2019-05-15 22:33 | bflenett | 35.137.202.78 | Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Clearwater, FL (1328) | Blake Lenett | blake.lenett@verizon.net | HMV event held on Jewish Men’s Perspective on the #Me Too Movement facilitated by Dr. Ben Cohen. Next HMV will be on Keruv. | Attended Leadership Training Institute Nov 8-11, 2018 at Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center in Reisterstown, MD. | NA | Chanukah event with Sisterhood (Dec 2018); Adult Education events (Feb 2019 and May 2019) with speakers. | Simchat Torah (Oct 2018) and Purim (March 2019) celebrations. | CBS Mitzvah Day (April 2019) - planted trees, cleaned facilities, and visited two assisted living homes with CBS youth. | Ushered for High Holidays (Sept 2018); put up Sukkah (Sept 2018); donated proceeds from Yellow Candles to youth education. | Brotherhood Shabbat (Feb 2019) - led services including Torah readings, and the Man of the Year was announced. | Suds in the Sukkah event (Sept 2018) and Shabbat Kiddush bar for welcoming interfaith families. | Biblical Garden Cleanup project (April 2019); purchased JNF Trees for members who have lost loved ones. | Spring Training Baseball Game (Aug 2018); Lightning Hockey Night (Dec 2018); Lag B'Omer Party & Bounce House Event (May 2019). | Txoko Cooking Club meetings with Temple Beth Am; Nefesh Mountain Concert with Congregation Kol Ami. | Youth Medallion purchased for Youth Scholarship Shabbat (June 2018). | Jeff Brown | Group E-mails, Robo-calls, Shabbat handouts, Event flyers, Constant Contact, Facebook, Synagogue Website | Yes | Yes | Blake Lenett - Vice President Florida Region | N/A | Blake Lenett - Phil Redisch Man of the Year event (April 2019) | NA | |
42 | 2019-05-15 14:58 | aren-h | 73.228.29.204 | B'nai Israel Men's Club - Albuquerque, NM (1008) | Aren Horowitz | codewizard42@gmail.com | We had multiple hikes up the mountains that make the eastern edge of Albuquerque. | Western Region Retreat | We shared our Veteran's Day event with our Sisterhood | We provided food for the Purim Carnival and participated with the Megillah Reading. | We handled the Ushering for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | We held our Men's Club Shabbat on Saturday, May 4 | We planted trees for Tu-BShevat to add shade to our synagogue's parking lot | We held a Super Bowl Party with men and their sons. | We send out monthly group emails & also used synagogue newsletter | No | Yes | Aren Horowitz -- Western Region Administrative VP | We contributed funds to Masorti Synagogues | |||||||||
41 | 2019-05-14 23:41 | aromano | 12.5.59.10 | Temple Aliyah Men'S Club - Woodland Hills, CA (CLUB MERGED) | Alex Romano | aromano@mac.com | Men's Club team riding for LA Jewish Federation's Tour de Summers Camp Bike-a-thon | Western Region retreat (Mike Sholklapper, Ben Aminnia, Alex Romano), LDI (Alex Romano) | Scotch Tasting with Women of Aliyah (Sisterhood) | Build-A-Pair Program, Yad Shel Chai Program | High Holiday Ushering, Purim Carnival | Friday night, May 31st | youth scholarships for summer camp and programs to Israel, Father-child bowling. | Roy Chestnut | Email list through Mail Chimp | Yes | Yes | Mike Sholklapper, Ben Aminnia, Alex Romano - Regional Officers | Alex Romano - Int'l Nominating Comm. | Mike Sholklapper, Ben Aminnia, Alex Romano, Alan Jacobs - Man and Youth of the Year Luncheon, August 2018 | ||||||||
40 | 2019-05-14 16:28 | cbistpetemensclub | 72.186.125.23 | B'nai Israel Mitzvah Men's Club - St. Petersburg, FL (1305) | Eric Pastman | eric_pastman@yahoo.com | At our Men's Club paid up membership breakfast we had Dr. Gordon (Urologist) talk about prostrate cancer. | Blake Lenett, from the Florida Region, attended our Friday night service and dinner for our Man of the Year weekend. | This year our World Wide Wrap was a join program with the Sisterhood in our Synagogue. | Each year we build a replica of the Western Wall for Yom Ha'Atzmaut and have our children write notes to place in it. | The Men's Club sponsored two beach clean ups this year. One during Rosh Hashanah and one on Mitzvah Day. | The Men's Club took responsibility to recruit and manage the ushers for our High Holiday services. | Our Men's Club Shabbat took place on both days and included the honoring our Sam Janofsky, our man of the year. | Our Men's Club provides $1,000 to scholarships to support 4 children attending Camp Ramah this year. | The current officers will remain for another year. Eric Pastman will remain as President. We did recruit two new board members. | We use email distribution lists for both members and board members to send out notices, normally more than once a month. | No | Yes | Eric Pastman has joined a regional committee to host a Tampa Bay Man of the Year dinner next year. | Tampa Bay Regional Man of the Year Committee | ||||||||
39 | 2019-05-13 20:32 | 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 | Dan Granek, Jerry Green | Joint breakfast programs , two of them with speakers | Distribute Chametz cleaning kits to religious school students | Collecting Items for the local Ronald Macdonald House to be given to families | Ushering at High Holidays | A Men's club shabbat Friday night program. | Bowling with children | Comedy Improvisation night with Temple Isaiah | Jerry Green | group email | No | No | Dan Granek, regional president | Jeffrey Adelman Man of the year event | Dan Granek NGO observer for the UN | ||||||
38 | 2019-05-13 00:19 | ahananel | 76.171.137.244 | Temple Ramat Zion Men's Club - Northridge, CA (1020) | Alberto Hananel | ahananel326@gmail.com | Hearing Men's Voices - May 6, 2019 - Teamwork - We explored what teamwork is, how it affects us daily and our club. | LDI in Baltimore, Maryland was attended by Mario Avendano, Executive VP | Help and assist Sisterhood with Sisterhood Shabbat Yearly. Dec 18, 2019 | Mincha service and Havdallah - Talk by An Evening with Itzhak Brook, M.D. The presentation includes a description of the | Vista del Mar (orphanage) Annual Toy Drive | High Holiday Ushering and take down of temple's Sukkah | Friday Night, March 29, 2019 and Saturday morning March 30 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Poker Tournament, October 2019 with Temple Ahavat Shalom (reformed synagogue) - Purim Carnival with Ahavat Shalom March 2019 | Yellow Candle purchase | Alberto Hananel | email, Temple Ramat Zion Facebook, Men's Club Facebook, creating a website, Temple's newsletter (Shofar) | Yes | Yes | Steve Berger | N/A | Man of Year Event May 19, 2019 @ TRZ | Participation in the World Wide Wrap | mens_club_calendar_2018-2019.pdf (744 KB) 2019_mc_host_dr._brook_presentation_final_revised.pdf (421 KB) 2019_trz_mc_moy_woy_yoy_brunch_flyer_final.pdf (317 KB) 2019_mc_world_wide_wrap_feb_3_flyer.pdf (578 KB) 2018_trz_hh_ushers_needed_flyer_july.docx (718 KB) 2019_yom_hashoah_yellow_candle_flyer_draft_revised_april_18.pdf (547 KB) 2019_mc_mens_club_shabbat_flyer_-_draft_feb_6.pdf (269 KB) 2019_mens_club_shabbat_run_sheet_friday_march_29_revised_326.pdf (91 KB) 2019_trz_mc_moy_woy_yoy_brunch_flyer_final_0.pdf (317 KB) 2019_mc_hmv_may_6.docx (14 KB) 2018_mc_trz_board_meeeting_report_dec_20.pdf (47 KB) 2018_sukkah_break_down.jpg (373 KB) 2018_martinis_and_menorahs_program_dec_10.jpg (152 KB) 2017_trz_mc_menorahs_and_martinis_flyer_draft.docx (79 KB) | |
37 | 2019-05-12 15:21 | lanath | 8.37.179.150 | Beth Hillel-Beth El Men'S Club - Wynnewood, PA (522) | Larry Nathanson | lawrence.nathanson@yahoo.com | Ski Trips in February and March 2019; biking and running programs | Lester Shapiro attended regional retreats | We had training in the fall from our Cantor on how to lead an evening minyan for shiva services. | We held a joint program with our sisterhood in March with a brunch and speaker about temples in Philadelphia | We have an annual dinner with our Rabbi to discuss torah and contemporary Jewish issues | Our Hava Nagrilla and Battle of the Bands programs raised money for the community | We put up and took down the Temple sukkah and bought a torah mantle with Sisterhood. | We had a Men's Club Sisterhood Shabbat in November. | None | None | We had a father child program to watch the Eagles and celebrate Channukah in September; we went to a Phillies game last summer | We co-sponsored a Battle of the Bands program with Adath Israel. | None | Lee Bender and Sam Brint | We regularly communicate with our members through the Temple's website | No | Yes | Lester Shapiro Regional Vice President | None | Stuart Gordon Man of the Year | None | |
36 | 2019-05-10 00:18 | Ron Freeman | 104.172.168.43 | Shomrei Torah Men'S Club - West Hills, CA (CLUB MERGED) | Ron Freeman | ronfreeman@socal.rr.com | For Wellness We have our STS Men's Club Softball team, only 1 loss so far. Also had discussions on Hearing Men's Voice, Kaddish! | Retreat and Man of the Year Event. | Our Men's Club as a comfort for member's who have suffered a loss we provide funding to our Temples Community of Caring | We recently had our Rabbi attend our Men's Club meeting and discuss Men's Issues in regards to the Torah | Our Men's Club provides ushering and Greeting for all the High Holy Days, every minute of the services are handled by 3-4 Guys | We have a very nice Men's Club shabbat service every year. | We provide Tefillin for the 7 grade JLC students and provide a 7 brunches per year. | Ken Storms | Email Newsletter and Temple Bulletin and sometimes direct mail. | Yes | No | Ron Freeman and Mitch Daks | Ron Freeman Trustee | Man of the Year program | ||||||||
35 | 2019-05-09 20:47 | cbernstein | 99.47.122.180 | Etz Chaim Men's Club - Marietta, GA (1711) | Charles Bernstein | csbwsm@aol.com | HMV program dealt with stress and older men sharing experiences to help younger men handle stress in their lives | Annual Anshei Darom retreat attended by about 40 of our members | Joint program trivia night with our Sisterhood at local restaurant | Men's Club is responsible for assuring a minyan at weekday morning service | Men's Club Shabbat 8th day of Pesach | Father-child program at local golf driving range | Several members participate with Congregation Beth Shalom's monthly fund raising event | We have purchased books from FJMC during the year | Alan Lightstone | Article in monthly synagogue bulletin, website, weekly synagogue E-blast | Yes | Yes | Steve Dix, FJMC Treasurer | webcam with South American Men's Club for World Wide Wrap | ||||||||
33 | 2019-05-09 18:40 | slvrstn1@gmail.com | 47.154.112.176 | Ner Tamid Men's Club - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (1050) | Steven Silverstone | slvrstn1@gmail.com | Men's Club members lead a walk around the area after Saturday Shabbat service for any one who wants to join in. | Craig Goldfarb - Regional Retreat, June 8 - 10 2018 | Minyan of Comfort program held in July 2018 and lead by the congregation Cantor | Have an active Yad Shel Chai Program | Purchased Tefillin from the FJMC store for the religious school | The last Men's Club Shabbat was held on July 28, 2018 | Steve Silverstone purchased Tefillin and books. | Group email, regular advertising in synagogue newsletter and weekly email | Yes | Yes | Warren Sterling - Regional Program VP | Steve Silverstone LDI 5778 Chair | Warren Sterling - "Man-of-Year" regional event August 5, 2018 | |||||||||
32 | 2019-05-07 22:54 | 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 Father-Son Relationships, 3 Basketball w/ USY | Immediate Past President and one other club member attended the Regional Summer Meeting in Baltimore, July 2018 | 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 February 16, 2019 | Our Bisket and Beer event, held at a local Brewery is specifically intended to welcome ALL new members to our Men's Club | 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, Yom HaShoah Yellow Candles, and members have FJMC purchased books. | Wayne Berman and Richard Saltzman, co-Presidents | We have weekly e-mail blasts, monthly flyers, articles, and weekly listings in Shabbat program | Yes | Yes | Richard Saltzman, Regional Secretary | Jeff Moss | Jonathan Salant was BNAI Israel's Blue Yarmulke Man-of-the-Year for 2019 - honored at the Seaboard Region Brunch, April 7, 2019 | The Men's Club purchases prayer books to give to everyone who ihas a Bar / Bat Mitzvah | |
31 | 2019-05-07 20:56 | goodmanRB | 107.10.236.180 | Park Synagogue Men's Club - Cleveland, OH (335) | Ross Goodman | goodmanrb@sbcglobal.net | Men in the Mikvah was held during the High Holy Days September 2018 and we discussed our favorite High Holy Day memories. | Danny Silverstein and Tom Sudow attended KIO Regional Retreat. | Park MC participated with Park Sisterhood in the 2018 JCC Book Sale. | Park MC held 2 Rum and the Rabbi events in 2019 where we studied Jewish Living over nosch. | Park MC participated in the Cleveland Men's Club Northeast Ohio Service organizations cookie program during Christmas 2018. | Park MC is in the midst of the design/build of a portable ark for the Synagogue. | Park MC led both Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat services March 22/23rd, 2019. | Park MC contributes $1000 to Park Synagogue summer camp scholarships. Park MC holds a multigenerational Sports Night and BBQ. | Park MC participated in planning and executing the annual Cleveland MC Dinner and Dance 12/15/18. | Jeff Schneider/Bruce Friedman | Monthly Board meeting followed up with email of Meeting Notes. Park Weekly Wrap and Monthly bulletin announces Mens Club | Yes | Yes | Danny Silverstein KIO Regional President | Tom Sudow FJMC International President | |||||||
30 | 2019-05-07 10:48 | hwaisel | 24.34.100.233 | Temple Israel of Sharon Brotherhood - Sharon, MA (738) | Harold Waisel | haroldwaisel@gmail.com | Temple Israel Brotherhood Sharon held a 6 session series of Hearing Men's Voices this year based on the theme "Family Matters." | Several members attended the NERFJMC Retreat in June 2018; others attended local LDI past year | Joint program - Beer and Burgers in the Sukkah - Sept 2018 | Jewish Routes with our Rabbi - series of breakfasts tying Torah Study to our ancestors. | Served meals at local shelter - Mainspring House, Brockton Massachusetts - June 2018; Meals on Wheels - Thanksgiving and Xmas. | Major sponsor of Holocaust Torah Restoration for Temple Israel. Two members were co-chairs of program. | Annual Brotherhood Weekend - January 2019 | Support the Tikveh program (Special Needs) at Camp Ramah in Palmer, MA | Scott Shikora | Regular Email Newsletter (The Brotherhood Broadcaster); Facebook page | Yes | Yes | Elliot Feldman - NERFJMC President | Neal Fineman - HMV | Stephen Shrago - 2018 NERFJMC Keeper of the Flame | |||||||
29 | 2019-05-07 08:23 | Lon Dobbs | 74.102.164.46 | Neve Shalom Men's Club - Metuchen, NJ (962) | Lon Dobbs | thedigitalauthor@aol.com | 11/18 - HMV program lead by our Rabbi on "dealing with life changes" | A dozen men attended last year's retreat, in addition have members on Regional and Int'l Board | We have participated in Build-A-Pair this year. | Our chapter has been involved in many of these activities - cleaning up for holidays, polishing silver, general clean-up, etc., | Friday night (w/ community dinner) and Shabbat services | Provided a Keruv program / discussion on "How intermarriage affects the family" (parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, etc.) | Cancelled due to weather - although used $ to provide entertainment for families during Purim | Lawrence Dombrow | Email distribution list for members; also notification in shul's emails & newsletter | Yes | Yes | Matthew Bonus, VP Communications NNJR | Jeffrey Schulman VP Communications | Alan Stern - Club MOY; Matthew Bonus - Regional MOY | Donations from World Wide Wrap were donated | |||||||
28 | 2019-05-07 02:00 | svineberg | 184.101.248.115 | Or Tzion Men's Club - Scottsdale, AZ (1074) | Scott Vineberg | scottvineberg@hotmail.com | Wellness: Men's Club Winter Hiking Series. We lead hikes monthly from January-April on Sunday mornings. | LDI Reisterstown attended by Bob Weinstein and Ken Matlick. | Co-hosted Hanukkah Lunch and Year End BBQ with our Women's League group. | Sukkah Brigade; Build-A-Pair. | Installed Yom Hashoah display for commemoration; collected batteries for recycling. | Men's Club Veterans Day Shabbat - Friday, Nov 9, 2018 | Purchased build-a-pair kits. | Scott Vineberg | Group email; regular advertising on congregation's website and in bulletin | Yes | Yes | Ken Matlick, FJMC International Executive, Finance | Bob Weinstein (MOY) | |||||||||
27 | 2019-05-06 17:53 | Mitspi | 68.129.103.244 | Congregation Shir Shalom Men`s Club - New City, NY (1890) | Mitchell Spiegel | mitspi@verizon.net | Wellness Walk is scheduled for Sunday Morning 5/19 | 2 members attended the 9TH Biennial Multi-Region Retreat Camp Zeke, Lakewood, PA - June 8-10, 2018 | Had spiritual english readings (read from congregants in the pews) during MC Shabbat | Pre-Pesach Kedem Winery Visit and tasting with Sisterhood 3/31/19 | Tefillin instruction training for hebrew school students (2- sessions in prep for World Wide Wrap) | Sold Kippot to raise money for Jews in Abayudaya | Men`s Club serves as greeters on high holidays, fund-raised & purchased large screen monitor and flyer holders for lobby of NHC | Men`s Club Shabbat on 1/12/19 | Ongoing promotion of bottle and can recycling (also fund raiser for Men`s Club) | Purchased Body and Spirit and Intermarriage Concepts 2/2/19 | Mitchell Spiegel & Eric Zweigbaum Co-Presidents | Facebook , email, regular advertisements in bulletin, flyers in lobby, trial of Remind app | No | No | Man of Year event 5/6/19- 4 members attended (inc. nominee) | Sold Kippot to raise money for Jews in Abayudaya | ||||||
26 | 2019-05-05 21:21 | jordanbakerIP | 173.66.182.153 | Olam Tikvah Men's Club - Fairfax, VA (1147) | Jordan Baker | jordanbakerip@gmail.com | Hearing Men's Voices Program - Our connection to Israel | Seaboard Retreat - Spring/Summer 2018 | Murder Mystery Event with Sisterhood | Selling and installing sukkah kits; Rum and Rashi with a Rabbi (study night and rum tasting with our junior Rabbi) | Casserole making for SOME (So Others May Eat) organization (our club made casseroles that were delivered to the organization) | Members of the club put down mulch for the playground | Friday/Saturday Military Shabbat Program | Men's Club Washington Nationals Game - fathers/kids. Funds raised from Poker Tournament support youth shabbat programming. | Current President's term goes until July 1, 2020 | E-mail Newsletter, regular program advertising in synagogue newsletter and listserv | No | Yes | Bob Watts, First Vice President, Incoming Seaboard President | Jordan Baker, honoree, Blue Yarmulke Man of the Year | Contact with and support of Abayudaya | |||||||
25 | 2019-05-05 18:56 | rjrpsych | 108.36.116.231 | Temple Sinai Men's Club - Dresher, PA (551) | Robert Rosenthal | rjrpsych@gmail.com | Bike Club | Mid Atlantic Regional FJMC meeting March 21st 2019: President's training | Sponsored Yom Hashoah speaker | PROJECT HOPE: delivery food to those in need just before passover. | Men's Club Shabbat last February | Easter Egg on your Seder Plate: Making your seder friendly to intermarried families | Gardening Club | Daddy Daughter Dance | Ira Letofsky | monthly group email to membership | Yes | Yes | Alan Budman, International VP | Keruv | Man of the Year event- we had over 15 members attend. | |||||||
24 | 2019-05-03 14:15 | savictor | 73.44.118.136 | Beth Judea's Men's Club - Long Grove, IL (642) | Sandy Victor | sandy.victor.fjmc@gmail.com | HMV at Club Retreat - several sessions dealing with inclusion for club and synagogue | LDI attended by club members Lipka, Rotman, Kurtz and Rumack. | Continued Minyan of Comfort program already in place. Weekly alternative Shabbat experience provided for synagogue. | Joint program on Pesach Wine Tasting. | Continued annual Hebrew Literacy program for 30th year. | Organized sponsorship for PADS (homeless peoples program) fundraising bowl-a-thon. Keshet Buddy Baseball program for kids. | Sponsor synagogue website | April 6 Shabbat morning service run by Men's Club | Rob Lipka | Google mail list serve sends notices to membership | Yes | Yes | Eric Yegelwel Vice President MW Region | Norm Kurtz (Executive) Evan Rumack (Convention and LDI training) | Brandt Rosen was honored at Mar 3 event. 20+ club members attended. | |||||||
23 | 2019-05-02 10:30 | gstoller | 70.29.101.175 | Adath Israel Brotherhood - Toronto, ON (401) | Gary Stoller | gstoller@sympatico.ca | Ride for Chai (bike ride) | 7 members attended the Nov 30 to Dec 2, 2018 Ansh-eh Zafon regional retreat | Sisterhood/Brotherhood Shabbat on June 23, 2018 | Torah Study with the Rabbi as part of the World Wide Wrap on February 3, 2019 | Kosher Meals on Wheels (weekly delivery team) | Sisterhood/Brotherhood Shabbat - June 23, 2018 | Gary Stoller | Group e-mails & Advertisiing in Synagogue Newsletter | Yes | Yes | Hersh Garnick, Neil Melman, George Nadas, all Vice Presidents of Ansh-eh Zafon Region | George Nadas, Finance Committee | Joey Sadofsky and others, Man of the Year event - June 6, 2018 | |||||||||
22 | 2019-05-01 23:03 | Hairman | 69.206.196.41 | Temple Sinai Men's Club - Middletown, NY (1858) | Stephe Sturman | hairman@hairman.net | We conducted a "Hearing Our Voices (men & women) in 2018 on relationships | We had members attend LDI each year, and Retreat | We conducted a murder mystery dinner with Temple Sinai Sisterhood | We build the Sukkah as a Synagogue event each year, and Build a Pair program with the Hebrew School students yearly | Food drive for a local food pantry | Men's club helps usher for High Holidays, arranges cleanup projects around our Synagogue and recently sorted the Tallisim. | We do Men's Club Shabbat yearly, Saturday with Kiddush and Lunch and Learn | Not specifically a Men's Club program | N/A | We had a regional mental heath awareness program/ | I have purchased personally, but not as a club. | Monthly emails to the membership and congregation | No | Yes | Stephe Sturman/ Secretary HVR | Hal Marcus, Stephe Sturman, Man of The Year |