| 94 | 2020-06-25 08:18 | Cohenlaw | 75.188.209.215 | Tifereth Israel Men'S Club - Columbus, OH (303) | Lawrence Cohen | lawrencehcohen@yahoo.com | We instituted monthly bike rides during the warmer months of the year. | Karl Rubin, KIO president, Mark Rosenson and Doug Segerman attended a regional event. | | We held a joint Sunday morning brunch honoring past presidents of each group. | We participate in Yad Shel Chai. | We participate in monthly prison visitations to Jewish inmates. | | Men's Club Shabbat Saturday only this year. | | This year we completed the transition to all LED bulbs in the entire synagogue. | | Hosted regional World Wide Wrap zoom service. | | Mark Rosenson | yes | We use an email program similar to Constant Contact, Facebook group and synagogue resources. | Yes | Yes | Doug Segerman, International Convention Committee | | | | |
| 93 | 2020-06-23 09:38 | 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 in Nov | Two members attended the Convention of 2019 and 5 attended the virtual retreat June 2020 | We provide a booklet to members who have had a death and read prayers with the body till the funeral | Sisterhood and Men's Club did a virtual Shabbat in May 2020 | 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 and hlped with the Norfolk Food Bank. | High Holiday Ushering, weekly Shabbat Ushering, World Wide Wrap for our 7th Grade Students | Virtually done in May with Sisterhood | We do Shabbat dinners for potential couples or singles wanting to convert | | We did a father child softball game and cookout the end of last summer of 2019 | Breakfast program and speaker With Congregation Beth El. | In spite of Covid-19, we bought candles and hand delivered 200 to members. | James Gordon Due to Covid, we re elected him May 31st. | | weekly emails, bulletin and Phone calls and facebook and of course Zoom | Yes | Yes | An Alternate to the Seaboard Region Board | | * members attended the Blue Yarmulke for other temples virtually this year. | | |
| 92 | 2020-06-20 10:16 | mensclub1190 | 108.83.210.150 | Etz Chaim Men's Club - Marietta, GA (1711) | Jeffrey Frankel | mensclub@etzchaim.net | Hearing Men's Voices planned for May 25th | 13 Members attended the Anshei Darom Virtual Retreat | 3 members learned and conduct daily minyanim | We completed our annual virtual Trivia Night with our Sisterhood | We have a quarterly Torah Study with Rabbi Dorsch | | We completed an update to our Holocaust and Memorial Garden by adding a map and Yartzeit candle holder to the Garden. | Completed on March 13th Shabbat Morning | | | | | We purchased Yellow Candles in January | David Lieberman currently 1st VP | This has been completed and is accurate | Monthly communications in Etz Chaim newsletter and our Facebook page | Yes | Yes | Steve Dix Regional Coordinator and Chuck Bernstein on Board | Alan Lightstome FJMC Region Board | David Lieberman attended the Anshei Darom Retreat | Financial donation to Uganda synagogue | |
| 90 (draft) | 2020-06-03 14:15 | rudoffmm | 108.2.77.228 | Ohev Shalom Men's Club - Richboro, PA (564) | Martin Rudoff | rudoffmm@yahoo.com | Hearing Men's Voices program | Men's Club Shabbat attended by Regional President and Regional Past President, The Regional retreat was cancelled | | Co sponsored with the Sisterhood bringing "Percy the Camel" in for the Hebrew school students. | Torah on Tap with the Rabbi, Building the congregational Sukkah | Any food left over from our events is donated to the local Police and Fire Department | Men's Club Ushers at High Holiday Services, Sponsors the Daled Class Trip to The Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, | had our Men's Club Saturday Shabbat Service Via Zoom | | | Attended Jewish heritage Night at the Trenton Thunder and Temple University Basketball | | | Steve Miller/ David Zeitzer | | Monthly articles in the Dove Tale of Ohem Shalom | Yes | Yes | Ron Wolf- Vice President | | Martin Rudoff, Mark Podob, Ron Wolf, plus others attended the Man of the Year event for the MAR | | |
| 89 | 2020-05-31 15:40 | hrsnow21 | 73.88.108.22 | Synagogue Emanu-El Men'S Club - Charleston, SC (1717) | Howard Snow | hrsnow21@gmail.com | Discussion of family relationships at Hanukah Shabbat dinner | Anshei Darom regional retreat, Feb. 2020 | | | Build succah program | Conducted Hanukah Program at senior living center | High holiday ushering | Scheduled for April, had to be cancelled | | | | | | | | Weekly and monthly bulletins, e-mail blasts as needed | Yes | Yes | Charles Richards, Anshei Darom Regional President | | | | yellow_candle_explanation.docx (12 KB) |
| 88 | 2020-05-31 13:12 | Litt | 24.207.130.120 | B'Nai Amoona Men'S Club - St. Louis, MO (631) | Kevin Litt | litt.kevin@gmail.com | We hold Hearing Men's Voices programs | LDI- Lead by several members of B'nai Amoona's Men's Club | | Liver Donation Education Program- Feb 29, 2020 | Build-A-Pair with religious school 6th grade class | Collect and wrapped toys during winter holidays. | Ushering, providing tefillin | Was planned for April but cancelled by COVID. Waiting for public services to start again in order to reschedule. | | | | Demo Ball with Kol Rinah, Nov 16, 2019; Man of the year was planned with Kol Rinah but canceled due to COVID | | Kevin Litt | | Synagogue Newsletter and Group Email | No | Yes | Jay Englander, Midwest Region Financial Secretary | Creighton Cohn is chair of the International HMV Committee | | | |
| 87 | 2020-05-25 14:50 | Stanton Zeff | 97.99.201.8 | Beth Torah Men's Club - Richardson, TX (1713) | Stanton Zeff | sdz.zeff@verizon.net | We held a Hearing Men's Voices program on May 13, 2020 via Zoom. We discussed "overcoming obstacles in life". | Anshei Darom regional retreat attended by David Duchin and Bill Miller | | We held two joint programs with our Sisterhood group. Breakfast meetings on November 3, 2020 and February 9, 2021. | For Yom Hashoah: Reading of the Names event. Includes Havdalah service & yellow candle lighting followed by 24 hr vigil. | We hold an annual blood drive/food drive. | Our Men's Club provides High Holiday Ushering for all the services. | This year's Men's Club Shabbat (March 20-21) was impacted by COVID-19 | | Our annual Shread-a-thon event (April 5) was impacted by COVID-19 | These events were impacted by COVID-19: Dallas Stars Hockey night (March 27) and RoughRiders baseball game (May 31) | This event was impacted by COVID-19: Softball game/food with 2 other Conservative Shuls in Dallas (March 29). | We purchased tefillin kits for a Build-A-Pair program conducted in partnership with our Learning Center. | Stanton Zeff | | Regular emails to members & prospects. Publishing events via synagogue newsletter/website. | Yes | Yes | | David Duchin is a Regional representative on the Internaltional board. | Anshei Darom regional retreat attended by David Duchin and Bill Miller. | Monetary donation to HaMinyan HaMishpachti HaMasorti in Kfar Vradim | |
| 86 | 2020-05-25 14:32 | john.chansky | 146.115.57.28 | Temple Beth Sholom Brotherhood - Framingham, MA - DISAFFILIATED | John Chansky | john.chansky@gmail.com | We sponsor Torah Yoga during the temple's Sholomplex services | Stephen Golden and Eric Pell attend the yearly regional retreat. Stephen also attends the national conventions | | co-hosted Friday night Shabbat dinner with Sisterhood (cooked and ran services) | Co sponsor weekend of learning with Education committee, (services and speakers for 3 days of learning) | Lead Friday night services at an assisted living facility near the temple | Ushering for weekly services and high holidays | We have done a Friday night shabbat and oneg | | | Assist with Youth to run Purim carnival; Also a Tikkun Olum dinner fundraiser | 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 - Jonathan Hochman was recipient | | |
| 85 | 2020-05-21 14:26 | RoyChesnut | 148.87.23.5 | Temple Aliyah Men'S Club - Woodland Hills, CA (CLUB MERGED) | Roy Chesnut | roy.chesnut@oracle.com | Done, Heart Health meeting on Nov 5 with Dr. Rafii | Done, Online Retreat on May 19. attended by Roy Chesnut, Alex Romano , Rich Shillander, Ben Aminia from Temple Aliyah | | | Having a Yad Shel Chaim program | | High Holidays Ushering was done by the men's club | We held men's club shabbat on March 14, just before the Temple shutdown because of Covid-19 | | | | | We purchased three yods for our Yod Shel Chai program. | Roy Chesnut was the men's club president for 2019/2020 and will be for 2020/2021 | | President prepares an article monthly for the Voice. We could list our up-and-coming events in the president's article. | Yes | Yes | Ben Aminnia is the Chaplain, Alan Jacobs - is an elected regional officer | | Several of us attended the Man and Youth of the Year event in 2019. Around ten members from Temple Aliyah attended | | quality_award_requirements_status_as_of_october_18_2019.xlsx (129 KB) |
| 84 | 2020-05-20 17:08 | savictor | 73.209.103.140 | Beth Judea's Men's Club - Long Grove, IL (642) | Sandy Victor | sandy.victor.fjmc@gmail.com | Ran a running, walking or biking program for the Men's Club and other congregation members. | Several members attended LDI as participants and trainers. Region Retreat rescheduled to August 1/2. | Run an alternative shabbat minyan every week. | Ran a Vodka & Latkes program. Pesach Wine Tasting program cancelled by pandemic. | Ran Hebrew Literacy program for congregation; Ran the Build a Grogger program | | Built the synagogue's sukkah. Take care of the synagogue's website. | Ran a Saturday Morning shabbat service for Hol Ha-mo'ed Pesach. | | | Supports USY Leadership training | | | Rob Lipka will be taking office at the end of fiscal year. | | Emails and Google documents are distributed to all members | Yes | Yes | Eric Yegewel is a Midwest Region Vice President | Norm Kurtz is on the International Exec Board. | Morris Zimbalist was to be honored at Man of Year event. Dinner cancelled. Award will be presented at an upcoming Club Event. | | |
| 83 | 2020-05-19 07:23 | miltonlipitz24 | 108.41.137.215 | Beth El Men's Club - Cedarhurst, NY (831) | Milton Lipitz | mlipitz121@gmail.com | Collaboration with Northwell Health (6 Temples; JCC; and Northwell Health). Interactive Yoga Program from Northwell Health. | Joel Harris (Past President;and Treasurer) Attended FJMC Convention in July 2019 in Toronto, Canada | Minyan of Comfort training conducted every Thursday evening after Minyan services (led by Men's Club Member).FA19 & SP 20. | Sisterhood & Men's Club Joint Purim Event-Purim Trivia Challenge 3/9. | Weekly Torah Program-Rabbi Kupchik; Visited Holocaust Museum 10/6 "Auschwitz Exhibit | Worked with JCC on Clothing Drive and MLK "Day of Service" (wrapping gifts for underprivileged); Food donation drive-Hanukah. | Ushering-Holidays; Clean-up Project outside of Temple; Created a MC Trivia Program for all congregants-Corona Virus Crisis | Veterans Shabbat 11/9; MC Shabbat 5/2 canceled; active in Bikur Choli | | MC worked with Bar Mitzvah Students on Food Donations and Clean-up campaign on grounds around the Temple. | Bowling Event Twice a Year; 1/21/20; June date canceled; Attended 3 Islander Games 12/5; 12/17; 2/23-Charity Drive | Northwell Health Collaboration-6 Temples; JCC; and Northwell Health-2 events held: Temple Hillel 9/12; & Hewlett East Rock 10/24 | Purchased Books (outside source) for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs. The Book of Jewish Values:A Day by Day Guide to Ethical Living-Telushkin | | | Group E-Mail; Telephone Tree; Website; and Temple News and Notes | No | Yes | | | PlannedTo attend Man of the Year Event 4/26 (2 tables); Meeting with Northwell Partners held in September and January. | | |
| 82 | 2020-05-14 13:34 | GreenbergAlan | 68.199.4.146 | Marlboro Jewish Center Men'S Club- Marlboro, NJ (976) | Alan Greenberg | greenbergalan@yahoo.com | HMV - Work and Worth 2020 edistion | Regional Retreat | | Volleyball - Men's Club vs Sisterhood | Holiday Trainin Camp with Rabbi Pont | Superbowl Food drive | Show up for Shabbat with Men's Club to get better turnout on non B'Nai Mitzvah shabbat | Scheduled for March 20th, to be rescheduled eventually | | | World Wide Wrap - Fathers invited to come with their children | Temple Beth Ahm - Cantor Concert | Work and Worth book | Alan Greenberg | | Emails, zooom calls, evote for programming and phone calls | No | Yes | Len Whitman - Regional Treasurer | | MOY/YOY | | |
| 81 | 2020-05-10 21:03 | Mitspi | 68.129.90.20 | Congregation Shir Shalom Men`s Club - New City, NY (1890) | Mitchell Spiegel | mitspi@verizon.net | 10/27/19-Hearing Men`s Voices-Why do Men not like to go to the doctor, 11/3/19 -Wellness Hike, 11/17 health lectures | Mitchell Spiegel attended LDI | | 1/10/20 Bowling Fundraiser with Sisterhood | Tefillin instruction for older hebrew school students, coordinated NHC Sukkah set up | Fundraised for Movember (Men`s Health Org in Nov 19), Yom Zikaron promoted Lone Soldier Org, Sold Kipot from Abuyadaya | Fundraising to buy a new Sukkah for Nanuet Hebrew Center, Ushering on High Holidays, Chair set up for high holidays | 1/11/20 Men`s Club Shabbat | | Ongoing Can and recycling program , every month we have an article in monthly bulletin connecting a Jewish theme to recycling | | | | Mitch Spiegel, Eric Zweigbaum Co-Presidents for 2020-2021 | | Email, facebook page, monthly bulletin | No | No | Mitch Spiegel VP Hudson Valley Region | | We had a Man of the Year and Youth of the Year-program was postponned, Mitchell Spiegel attended international convention | Purchased and sold Kippot for Abuyadaya, promoted voting for Mercaz in WZC | pdfmcqclub.pdf (786 KB) |
| 80 | 2020-05-07 18:37 | elovitzclan | 73.11.32.169 | Neveh Shalom Men'S Club - Portland, OR (1097) | Mitchell Elovitz | elovitzclan@comcast.net | Wellness program including Mental Health Wellness was conducted in October 2019. | Virtual Regional Retreat attendance upcoming 5/17/20 | N/A | Sukkah night with Sisterhood 9/19 | N/A | Habitat for Humanity Build in 10/19 | Sukkah Build 10/19 | N/A | | | Scholarships to Camp Solomon Schechter | Supported Congregation Beth Israel in their author visit/book talk. | | Zachary Horowitz co president | | Group Email | Yes | Yes | Mitch Elovitz Secretary of Western Region | Mitch Elovitz Quality Club Committee | | | |
| 79 | 2020-05-06 16:36 | ericweis | 24.190.228.70 | Shomrei Torah Men's Club - Wayne, NJ (960) | Eric Weis | emweis@gmail.com | Halakhic Hiking on Wednesday mornings | New Jersey | | Passover Wine Sale & Tasting | Sukkah construction; sukkah dinner | | Ushering, high holiday seating, Purim Carnival | | | | | | Understanding Haftarah book by Rabbi Simon | | | Monthly newsletter; email list; phone chain | No | Yes | Andrew Simon, Region Webmaster | Eric Weis, Sefer Haftarah Initiative | Man of the Year Dinner | Eric Weis serves on Mercaz USA Executive Committee | |
| 78 | 2020-05-06 15:58 | dmandeau | 73.119.24.2 | Temple Emanuel Brotherhood - Newton, MA (719) | Daniel Mandeau | mandeau@comcast.net | We had two HMV events led by Marty Paley | We have over 20 members attend the Retreat. | | We had a joint Brotherhood/Sisterhood at Lifetime Fitness which included our clergy. | | Annual "Turkey Drive" to benefit Mass Av Soup Kitchen in Cambridge, Raised over $6000 | | Brotherhood Shabbat was on March 7, 2020 | | | | | | David Mamon is in his first of two years as president | | Constant Contact | Yes | Yes | Marty Paley, regional VP | DANIEL MANDEAU, Convention Chair | We have over 30 members attend our Keeper of the Flame event | | |
| 77 | 2020-05-06 15:04 | svineberg | 184.103.248.55 | Or Tzion Men's Club - Scottsdale, AZ (1074) | Scott Vineberg | scott.vineberg@congregationortzion.org | Wellness: Men's Club Hiking Program - April 25 - 5 mile hike | Scott Vineberg - Western Region Virtual Retreat 2020-21 | | Co-sponsored memorial plaque fundraiser with Women's League | Sukkah Brigade - assembled sukkot for shul and congregants | | | Men's Club Shabbat - May 8, 2021 | | | | | | Sam Binder | yes, we have email list and update periodically | FB page; group emails; publish events in temple e-bulletin newsletter | Yes | Yes | Scott Vineberg, President | Quality Club Award Committee | Scott Vineberg - attended Western Region Man of the Year (online) | | |
| 76 | 2020-04-30 21:06 | luv2brew | 38.242.8.23 | Temple Emunah Brotherhood - Lexington, MA (714) | David Rosenbaum | david.rosenbaum84@gmail.com | Softball teams | Annual Retreat | | Co-sponsored 2 events in past year | Build-a-pair, sukkah building, World Wide Wrap, Brotherhood Shabbat, outdoor Chanukiah | | Yiskor books, ushering, Chanukiah | Saturday, April 25, 2020 | | | World-Wide-Wrap & oneg following | | | David Rosenbaum | | Website, brotherhood article in temple newsletter, other emailings during the year | Yes | Yes | VP’s: Mo Diamant, Ed Willins, Ass’t Communications secretary: Phil Wachsler | Mark Druy (Communications committee of the FJMC) | Mo Diamant (Keeper of the Flame) | Temple is active in this, brotherhood is not specifically involved | |
