| 114 | 2020-07-19 13:58 | Perry Pitzele | 104.231.182.216 | Adath Israel Brotherhood - Cincinnati, OH (301) | Perry Pitzele | pesachp@sbcglobal.net | Held HMV program in January on "Dealing with Anxiety" | One of our Members Joel Kling attended an LDI session. | | Held joint program with our Sisterhood in October "Spirits in the Sukkah". | Held program called "Bible and Beer" which is an informal Torah study session led by one of our Rabbis. | Brotherhood cooked and served a dinner at our synagogue for homeless families as part of the synagogues on-going IHN program | Brotherhood provided ushers for the 2019 HH services. | | | Our club has an annual Garden Project where we plan and tend a vegetable garden on synagogue land. | | | | Perry Pitzele | | This is done using email and via announcements in syn. news letter. | Yes | Yes | | | | New president Perry Pitzele attendance at 2019 FJMC Convention. | |
| 113 | 2020-07-18 11:36 | bflenett | 35.137.202.78 | Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Clearwater, FL (1328) | Blake Lenett | blake.lenett@verizon.net | HMV event held on Keruv and Interfaith Marriage from a Man's Perspective | Visited by Incoming Florida Regional President during Annual Deli Night | Shabbat Morning Meditation with Rabbi Upbin; Alternate Family Services | Annual Chanukah Party with Sisterhood; Movie Night with Sisterhood | Rap & Tap with Rabbi David; Hagbah training and Breakfast Wraps; Yom HaShoah Livestream Program | CBS Mitzvah Day - cleaned the Biblical Garden and visited assisted living facilities | Set up for High Holidays; usher training; put up Sukkah; donated proceeds from Yellow Candles to CBS Religious School | Brotherhood Shabbat held on 2/22 - led service including Torah reading and announcement of out Man of the Year | HMV event held on Keruv and Interfaith Marriage from a Man's Perspective | Biblical Garden Cleanup project; purchased JNF Trees for those in mourning. | Back to School Breakfast; Channukah Party; Hockey Night with the Rays; Lag B'Omer Picnic | Pub Night and Brewery Tour with Cong Kol Ami (Tampa); Txoko Men's Cooking Club | | Jeff Michaels | | Group E-mails, Robo-calls; Shabbat handouts; Event flyers | Yes | Yes | Blake Lenett - President Florida Region | Blake Lenett - International Convention Focal Group | | | |
| 112 | 2020-07-18 00:38 | meirniad | 67.187.118.31 | Greater Knoxville Jewish Men’s Club - Knoxville, TN (1730) | Meir Niad | meir@niad.net | Mental Wellness via a weekly zoom schmooze to discuss Covid effects and other issues | Regional retreat attended by 2 members | | | World wide wrap | Decorate the sukkah at the JCC | | | | | Bowling outing for club members and children | | One Step Ahead, kindle book | | | Email and Facebook page | No | Yes | Meir Niad, Region EVP | | Erik Golub, region WWW Zoom program | Voted in the World Zionist Congress Elections | |
| 111 | 2020-07-17 16:57 | Todd Haim | 69.255.232.152 | Shaare Torah Men's Club - Gaithersburg, MD (1114) | Todd Haim | toddhaim@gmail.com | Wellness - We developed, practiced (2 sessions) and performed a dance at the shul purim celebration. 15 members participated. | Both co-presidents participated in a regional Seaboard FJMC communications-related training. | | Virtual trivia nights with the Sisterhood. | | | MC members cleaned up and removed the old shul sukkah and building materials, assembled and storedsukkah. | | | | Father-child Purim dance | Virtual Poker nights with Har Shalom Mens Club | | Todd Haim and Neil Loewentritt | done | Group email sent monthly, facebook and website updated | Yes | Yes | | | Several members including Geoff Withnell, Todd Haim, Neil Lowentritt and David Freiman attended BMOY event. | David Freiman and others have been working closely with the Abayudaya to help determine and address needs as much as possible. | |
| 110 | 2020-07-17 16:38 | smbrooks52 | 47.18.96.71 | Highland Park Conservative Temple Men's Club - Highland Park, NJ (910) | Ira Kizner | Ikizner347@gmail.com | Hearing Mens Voices-Coping with Corona Virus-May 5 | Larry Klioze and Al Davis attended LDI | | | Yad Shel Chai, Build a Groger,Flavors of Shavuot with learning handout, Tisha B'Av Sedar | Jan 20 Blood Drive on MLK day | Ushering for the high holidays | | | | We raised funds to support youth scholarships including USY and Ramah through the HPCT | | | Spencer Brooks | | Group emails, trifold activities schedule and zoom meetings | Yes | Yes | Larry Klioze-Regional Officer-Recording Secretary | Larry Klioze Yellow Candle Distribution, Al Davis-Hearing Mens Voices | Man of the year--Al Davis, Rich Nebb, Rich Zirin, Spencer Brooks, many others, over 30! | Sold Kipot for Abayudaya | |
| 109 | 2020-07-16 20:23 | Neve_Shalom | 69.115.105.205 | Neve Shalom Men's Club - Metuchen, NJ (962) | Lawrence Dombrow | mensclub@neveshalom.net | In February our Rabbi led an in-person discussion regarding work and how Men relate. In June we had a discussion on resilience | We had a regional past president facilitate a Hearing's Men's Voices | Our synagogue trained additional people to lead shivah minyanim, and one was a Men's Club officer, who later led a mnyan | | We participate in the yad shel chai program, although we did not have any youths reach 18 readings. We have a Torah/Jew | | The Men's Club put up the sukkah for the synagogue, we set up and broke down the chairs and changed the prayer books for High H | Our Men's Club Shabbat was canceled due to Covid. It was scheduled for March 21, 2020. | | | | | | The presumptive next president is Dan Hirsch | | We use a group email | Yes | Yes | Matt Bonus, Vice President | Jeff Schulman is on the programming committee for the 2021 convention. | We had several members (I think our total was 15) attend the Regional Man and Youth of the Year Dinner in December. | | |
| 108 | 2020-07-14 22:01 | lewger | 76.100.245.56 | B'nai Israel Men's Club - Rockville, MD (1103) | Lewis Gertz | lewger1643@gmail.com | b. discussed different aspects of anti-semitism, growing up Jewish and perspectives on our fathers. | attended the virtual retreat zoom sessions sponsored by Seaboard | Our Tu B'shevat Seder is part of the Shabbat kiddush experience | speaker series, Chanukah family night, delivering food to the homeless shelters with Sisterhood | annual Sukkah sales and construction; teach Talmud Torah about tefillin; Torah study at Jews and Brews programs | Health and Fitness Expo for the Rockville community; preparing and delivering food to the homeless shelters | ushering and seat numbering for the Holidays; Mitzvah Day projects such as clothes collection and food preparation for homeless | Men's Club Shabbat held on February 15th 2020 ( before shutdown) | policy awareness for LGBTQ inclusion at B'nai | Men's Club is active in synagogue recycling initiatives | our successful "Afternoons with Abba" programs features baseball, laser tag, bowling and mini-golf. | n/a | members have purchased books for personal use and synagogue donation. | Lewis Gertz and Wayne Berman, co-presidents | | weekly e-mail blasts; monthly flyers and articles; listings in Shabbat programs | Yes | Yes | Richard Saltzman, secretary | n/a | Alan Isenberg, Blue Yalmulke winner; Bernie Rod, lifetime achievement winner | n/a | mens_club_scroll_article_august_2019.doc (41 KB) |
| 107 (draft) | 2020-07-14 19:17 | hhorwitz | 74.98.184.229 | Beth El Men's Club - Norfolk, VA (1120) | Howard Horwitz | hhorwitzintune@yahoo.com | | Regional Retreat | | Delivered Purim shalach manot for sisterhood to the congregation | | Delivered food and toys for Park Place School, a private school for disadvantaged youth. Contributed other food donations. | | | | | Contribute funds for Camp Ramah scholarships | | | | Email list submitted. | Email and regular program advertising in synagogue bulletin | No | No | Alex Pomerantz is member of membership committee and convention program committee | Alex Pomerantz, co-chair of convention program committee | Howard Horwitz attended virtual regional retreat featuring Rabbi Cohen | Collected and donated money to the Abuyadaya congregation in Uganda | |
| 106 (draft) | 2020-07-14 10:07 | wayne4bnai | 108.45.89.243 | | Wayne Berman | wayneb4me@aol.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No | No | | | | | |
| 105 | 2020-07-13 20:46 | lennyrosenfeld | 96.245.251.201 | Brothers of Israel Men'S Club - Newtown, PA (504) | Leonard Rosenfeld | lennyrosenfeld@msn.com | The clup sponsored a series of Sunday Morning speakers including a mens health discussion led by Dr Steven Orland. | Michael Dubrow attended theregional installation of officers (mid atlantic) | | Our annual Chanukah Carnival,Purim Celebration are joint with sisterhood | Weekly Sunday Morning minyan with Rabbi and Lay religious leaders | Mens club garden donates crop to local food pantries | Weekly ushering since Pittsburgh tragedy and HIgh Holiday ushering | Postponed until September due to covid | We have a regional Keruv representative | Synagogue Garden | Mens club annual outing to Minor League baseball game Trenton Thunder. | | | Leonard Rosenfeld | | Regular email communication on events and volenteer needs. Zoom happy hour every week since Covid. | Yes | Yes | | | Michael Dubrow - Regional Officer Installation | Our club provides sponsorship for synagogue youth to attend Israel programs; usually conservative movement programs | |
| 104 | 2020-07-13 20:36 | gstoller | 70.29.102.220 | Adath Israel Brotherhood - Toronto, ON (401) | Gary Stoller | gstoller@sympatico.ca | sponsored shul baseball team | Ansh-eh Zafon retreat | | We planned a joint Shabbat program with Sisterhood | | delivering Kosher Meals on Wheels | participated in Synagogue Mitzvah Day | | | | scholarships for summer camp attendance | | | Gord Halfin | | regular emails about Yellow Candles program & column in quarterly Shul publication | Yes | Yes | George Nadas, FJMC Treasurer | George Nadas, Executive and Finance Committees | Several of us attended Ansh-eh Zafon Man/Youth of Year event in October 2019 | | |
| 103 | 2020-07-11 16:45 | jordanbakerIP | 96.241.153.90 | Olam Tikvah Men's Club - Fairfax, VA (1147) | Jordan Baker | jordanbakerip@gmail.com | Hearing Men's Voices Program - Comforting the Mourner | Seaboard Region Power Breakfast with Regional Club Leaders | | Game Night Social with Sisterhood | Mezcal and Mishna with the Rabbi | Casserole making for SOME (So Others May Eat) organization (our club made casseroles that were delivered to the organization) | High Holiday Ushering; Vine trimming around the shul property | Co-sponsored a Shabbat program at George Mason University Hillel. Unable to do Men's Club Shabbat b/c of Covid | | Recycling truck program was planned but cancelled due to Covid | Father-child Mini Golf; Sponsoring partial scholarships to high school students to attend USY meet-ups | | | Marvin Kon became President on 6/28/20 | | E-mail Newsletter, regular program advertising in synagogue newsletter and listserv | Yes | Yes | Bob Watts - Seaboard President | | We selected a Blue Yarmulke Man of the Year - regional event was postponed, we held a virtual event for sharing congrats | Contact with and support of Abayudaya | |
| 102 | 2020-07-07 21:39 | jbrajer | 24.15.75.189 | North Suburban Beth El Men's Club - Highland Park, IL (614) | Jori Brajer | jbrajer@gmail.com | Hearing Men's Voices program - among other things, did a COVID related program using Zoom allowing for multiple groups | Marc Richards attended a regional training event - Regional Retreat was cancelled due to COVID | | Co-sponsored Game and Trivia Night programs | Several Torah study activities as well as visiting the Hebrew School to explain about teffilin. | active leadership role in Moat Chitim food packing and delivery and worked with the clergy to do food donations pickup | The Men's Club provides ushering coordination for the High Holidays. | Friday night and Saturday morning services. Friday dinner and motzi Shabbos party. | While not Keruv, Men's Club is an active in promoting the shul LQBTQI+ initiatives and advertising and encouraging attendance | | The club sponsored a pro basketball game outing as well as encouraged father son participation at the World Wide Wrap. | Local Men’s Club softball league. 2019 was played, 2020 has been postponed due to COVID | | Steve Coven | | Weekly emails, articles in the Synagogue and shabbat bulletin and program flyers in the lobby. | Yes | Yes | Gerry Brin, Past President | | Dan Gross - Man of the Year | | |
| 101 | 2020-07-07 16:16 | aren-h | 174.28.125.20 | B'nai Israel Men's Club - Albuquerque, NM (1008) | Aren Horowitz | aren_h@yahoo.com | Bike programs -- HMV program on Work and Worth | Our Members attended the Regional Retreat of that was led during Zoom | We helped with Minyan of Comfort when our club president died. | We shared our Veteran's Day event with our Sisterhood | Our Club sold sukkah kits | | We handled the Ushering for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | We held our Men's Club Shabbat on Shabbat Zachor | | 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 bought the HMV series of books | | | We send out monthly group emails & also used synagogue newsletter | No | No | Aren Horowitz -- Western Region Executive VP | Aren Horowitz | | We contributed funds to Masorti Synagogues | |
| 100 | 2020-07-05 12:23 | hibu444 | 24.191.238.252 | East Meadow Jewish Center Men's Club - East Meadow, NY (833) | Jay Steinmetz | jaysteinmetz56@gmail.com | Riding with the Rabbi: Every Friday after Shacharit service, we ride our bicycles about seven miles to our local public park. | Jay Steinmetz attended LDI Jan 24-26, 20920 | | Joint Program w/ Sisterhood : Comedy Night (Virtual joke telling) | Bible study with the Rabbi on Thursday evenings. Monday Midrash (Virtual) | We do food and clothing drives to support the Jewish food bank and local half way house. | High holiday ushering, building our shul's sukkah, repairing tallit | Men's Club Shabbat Saturday morning, Feb 22, 2020 | | We use bio-degradable plates and napkins for breakfasts and kiddush. | Father-child mini-golf. World Wide Wrap with our children and Hebrew school children. | Scotch and Steak in the Sukkah (Plainview Jewish Center) | | Ted Sharkis | | Weekly emails, programming printed in synagogue newsletter. | Yes | Yes | Jay Steinmetz, NYM President | | Guest author and speaker presenting every synagogue on Long Island. Entire region was invited (East Meadow JC) | | |
| 99 | 2020-07-05 10:45 | TBHBE | 71.224.195.110 | Beth Hillel-Beth El Men'S Club - Wynnewood, PA (522) | Samuel Brint | vibrint@aol.com | synagogue softball league | Regional MOTY | | Men's Club and Sisterhood Shabbat service | Musical Detours in Chanting the Hebrew Bible with the Cantor, World Wide Wrap | Cook for a Friend, food collection for area food pantries | High Holiday ushering | Joint Saturday morning Shabbat service with Sisterhood | | | | Har Zion and Adath Israel - NY trip, was in the planning process | | | | synagogue email, direct emails, Zoom meetings | Yes | Yes | Lester Shapiro, VP | | MOTY - Howard Elgart, Edward Snyder, Alan Horowitz | | |
| 98 (draft) | 2020-06-29 23:46 | elb0719 | 174.198.203.150 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | |
| 97 | 2020-06-29 21:59 | zmost71 | 71.190.131.225 | Plainview Jewish Center Men's Club - Plainview, NY (854) | Joel Moskowitz | jsmostz4716@gmail.com | 5A "Walk for A Cause" Yearly fitness walk and fund raiser for charity 5B N/A | 6C. Visitation by the New York Metropolitan President , Jay Steinmetz | Minyan of Comfort exits with participation of members ot the PJC Men's Club and the Rabbi | Joint Men's Club, Women's Club Shabbos held on February 1, 2020 | Monthly Torah Study Program Held with Rabbi Until Pandemic caused a cessation of live programs | Food delivery to Long Island Connection on a monthly basis, Pandemic caused a cessation of this program. | PJC Club members Usher for High Holidays and look through synagogue tallisim to pick out worn garments to be retired. | Men's Club members participate in both Friday night and Saturday services | N/A ( Not applicable) | N/A ( Not applicable) | N/A (Not applicable) | Joint Golf outing in 2019 and Walk for a Cause, Midway Jewish Center and Manetto Hill Jewish center participated | PJC Men's club has purchased Build a Pair kits. | Steven Adelman is the next President of PJC Men's Club. | | Club Newsletter "HAKOL", dedicated Website, group-e-mail | Yes | Yes | Regional OfficerThird Vice President, Stuart Haimes | N/A Not Applicable | Men's Club Member is the Chairman of the regional honoree program | N/A Not applicable | |
| 96 | 2020-06-27 16:25 | tbsnjmensclub | 108.35.200.86 | Temple Beth Shalom Men'S Club - Livingston, NJ (941) | Paul Brownstein | paulhbrownstein@gmail.com | Biking program | New England Region Virtual Retreat; regional board meetings with consultant-led training sessions | | Founder's Day program honoring long-time club member, with Sisterhood organizing and preparing brunch for the event | Talmud study with Rabbi | Men's Club members volunteered at Habitat For Humanity construction site | Erect and dismantle Temple sukkah | Men's Club Shabbat morning | | Planting flowers and shrubs, and landscape maintenance, on Temple grounds | Attend NY Jets football game | Talmud study sessions with Pine Brook Jewish Center club members | | Barry Schwartz | | Group emails to club membership | No | Yes | | Peter Gotlieb is active member of International FJMC Committee: Imagine Life Committee | Man of the Year Dinner | | |
| 95 | 2020-06-26 01:11 | dzwelling | 173.48.206.57 | Temple Israel of Natick Men's Club - Natick, MA (733) | Daniel Zwelling | dzwelling@yahoo.com | HMV #1: Health & Fitness (with Hevruta exercise partner follow up); HMV #2 on Zoom - Passover observance practices | 2 attendees at NE Regional Retreat (David Singer, Marc Gorenstein) | | We provide volunteers for the Sisterhood's participation in Natick Open Door, a meals program for the community needy | We conduct Build a Pair program for the 5th grade Religious School Class/day schoolers | We provide volunteers for the Sisterhood's participation in Natick Open Door, a meals program for the community needy | We assisted in putting up and taking down the Temple's high holiday tent. We also constructed the Temple's Sukkah. | We hold a Shabbat morning MC Shabbat - 30 volunteers this year | | Co-sponsored and provided volunteers for the Temple's Sustainability Shabbat/Tu B'Shevat weekend celebration | Our Worldwide Wrap focuses on educating 6th grade class on Tefillin; also funded Holocaust ed, training for rel. school teacher | | | Adam Wilen | | Google group email list reaching over 150 current, former and prospective members. We use it actively | No | Yes | David Singer, FJMC VP Communications | | Daniel Zwelling and at least 9 other club members attended NE Regional Keeper of the Flame Awards | | ti_natick_ma_quality_club_-_addl_details_19-20.docx (13 KB) |
