2020-21 Quality Club Award Criteria and Reporting (Application)
# | 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 | Email list | Communication method | Budget | Published Calendar | Officer Name | Name Commitee | Attend event | Masorti Activity Description | Document For Attaching to Application |
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| 175 | 2021-05-05 19:56 | 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 | provide shiva dinners and contributions in honor of | Sukkah Village | World Wide Wrap, building the Sukkah Village, decorating the Sukkah | Cook for a Friend, food collection for area food pantries | grill / cook serve food outdoors at various community socially distanced events | working with local church's as to joint programming | purchase of bike rack | planning to go to a Phillies game, when able, working with the new Cub Scouts group | Har Zion and Adath Israel - NY trip, was in the planning process | Wine on the Vine | Samuel Brint | regular group emails, monthly Zoom meeting | No | No | Lester Shapiro, incoming regional President | Lawrence Nathanson, Scott Feuer | MOTY - Howard Elgart, Edward Snyder, Alan Horowitz, Jay Perlman | ||||
| 174 | 2021-05-01 13:56 | TempleIsrael | 75.181.0.211 | Temple Israel Men'S Club - Charlotte, NC (1709) | Michael Eisner | eisner@outlook.com | Fall and Spring Golf Outings | Mike Mogilevsky and Michael Abadi attended Anshei Darom Regional Retreat | We donated and spread mulch in our synagogue courtyard in advance of Sisterhood Shabbat's outdoor service. | Sunday minyan with discussion and Geniza parade bringing sacred documents to the Hebrew cemetery | Our Fall clothing drive for Men's Shelter collected more than 200 new garments. Our sock drive collected more than 600 pair | We had an in-person Sunday minyan followed by pressure washing sidewalks at the synagogue. | Men's Club Shabbat included our leading the service with our members' d'var Torah and sermon | After an in-person Sunday minyan, we cleaned up overgrown trees and shrubs at Temple Israel for a few hours. | Our Spring golf outing included Temple Beth El's (Charlotte) Brotherhood | Josh Loewensteiner | We have a facebook page, monthly e-newsletter, and a semi-annual phone bank | Yes | Yes | We reached out to a South American synagogue about joining online for World Wide Wrap | quality_club_award_addendum.docx (119 KB) | ||||||||
| 173 | 2021-04-30 18:08 | BrandeisMensClub | 108.35.62.218 | Brandeis Men'S Club of Temple Israel - Ridgewood, NJ (969) | David Millman | milldog1978@gmail.com | Ramapo Reservation Hike (November 8, 2020) | Northern NJ Region meeting with visits from Allan Kahan and Alan Budman (February, 2021) | Initiated and lead a weekly Tuesday Night minyan. | Ushered at High Holiday services (at an offsite Day Camp); provided people to ferry items back and forth. | Golf Outing combined with Men's Club from Congregation B'ai Israel, Emerson, NJ | Evan Fleischmann | Yes - need corrected Chaverot access to complete update | Weekly emails; reminder emails before events | Yes | Yes | Eric Weis - Yellow Candle Committee, head of Social Media | David Millman and Denis Vogel: Northern NJ Region Man of the Year Celebration (December 6, 2020) | Eric Weis - on Board of Mercaz USA | ||||||||||
| 172 | 2021-04-29 11:27 | jmberk | 98.115.100.14 | Ohev Shalom Men's Club - Richboro, PA (564) | Steven I Miller | smdr18@hotmail.com | softball league, How to use AED(automated External Defibrillator) on zoom with RN | Fjmc representative came to Men's Club Shabbot and Came to our Men's Club Zoom meeting. | Joint Zoom with sisterhood with Rabbi Shlomo Pereira | Torah on Tap with Rabbi Perlstein, Sunday morning minyan | Participate on synagogue food drives | provide ushers for services | Saturday Shabbot service | Steven I Miller | This was done and confirmed by FJMC | Monday with Men's Club twice a month with programs and email updates sent twice a month. | Yes | Yes | Ron Wolf | Mark Podob | |||||||||
| 171 | 2021-04-29 03:24 | Friedberg (not verified) | 74.98.187.47 | Beth El Men's Club - Norfolk, VA (1120) | Howard Horwitz | hhorwitzintune@yahoo.com | Men met to discuss issues regarding their personal and family matters as connected to the year's covid-19 crisis | Seaboard Regional Retreat | Delivered Purim shalach manot for sisterhood to the congregation | Talmud study with the rabbi | Delivered food and toys for Park Place School, a private school for disadvantaged youth. Contributed other food donations. | Brought in plastic bags throughout the year enabling the shul to get a bench made from plastic | Contribute funds for Camp Ramah scholarships | Completed email list submitted to"Chaverot" | Group emails 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 | Attendance and participation in the Man-of-the-Year program | Donating money to the Abuyadaya congregation in Uganda | ||||||||
| 170 | 2021-04-27 20:52 | Rebavram | 74.102.248.51 | Highland Park Conservative Temple Men's Club - Highland Park, NJ (910) | Alan Davis | rebavram28@gmail.com | Two programs were crossover HMV and Wellness dealing with CoVid, the effects of isolation, and coping methods | Retreat and Consultant-led regional training. | Joint Program with Sisterhood -- Panel of Speakers Discussing Post Election Outcomes and Thoughts | Chevrusa program studying Pirkey Avot, Continuation of Yad Shel Chai with youth as CoVid situation allows. | Sukkah Elves helping those who are no longer able to put up a sukkah on their own. Team sets up and takes down post holiday. | Hosted Shavuos Challah and Cheesecake Greeting Drive-through during height of pandemic, erected and took down shul sukkah | Men's Club Shabbat -- Saturday AM Only -- Sponsored Kiddush to Go bags. | Collaborated with several other clubs and organizations to sponsor an online Comedy Night event | Ira Kizner | List updated on Chaverot 4/28/21 by Pres. Spencer Brooks | Facebook page, emails, flyers, website | Yes | Yes | Al Davis, Larry Klioze, Rich Nebb -- regional officers | Al Davis -- FJMC consultant, Leading Yiddish Alive Affinity Group, writing for Advantage | Al Davis, Larry Klioze, Spencer Brooks, Marty Golden, several others | |||||||
| 169 | 2021-04-27 17:38 | Brendad02 | 73.150.88.118 | Temple Beth Sholom Men's Club - Cherry Hill, NJ (561) | Marc Cohen | Brendad02@comcast.net | TBS Softball in JAG (Jewish Athletic Group of Southern NJ), Zoom: Men's Club w/former Yankee Ron Blomberg on 9/16/20 | Marc Cohen and Joseph Swerdlow attended LDI | TBSMC helps set up minyans when needed to assist the congregation | Comedy Night with Sisterhood 2/4/2021 | Men's Club Havdalah with the Young Members Group | The Sunday prior to Memorial Day the TBSMC places flags at the Cresent Memorial Cemetery. Collected Books for BookSmiles. | TBSMC handle all ushering for services and events at TBS | Men's Club Shabbat (on-line) 53 men participated - 3/13/2021 | Zoom: Men's Club w/former Yankee Ron Blomberg on 9/16/20 | Purchases Yellow Candles | Michael Perlow | Uploaded to FJMC.org | Email Blast every Wednesday via Constant Contact | Yes | Yes | Marc Cohen will be Vice President on FJMC Int. Board | Joseph Swerdlow Logistics | Doug Zolotor - MAR MOTY Virtual Event | Participation in the WWW with the Hebrew High School | ||||
| 168 | 2021-04-27 15:17 | mariosrodriguez... | 97.97.29.170 | Kol Ami Brotherhood - Tampa, FL (1357) | Mario Rodriguez | mariosrodriguez@gmail.com | HMV sessions held: Men's Health, Men's Search for God, Racial Injustice, Caring for Our Elderly, Estate Planning, & Open Session | FJMC Leadership Development Institute and the Anshei Darom Regional Retreat. | Sisterhood & Brotherhood Shabbat Weekend, and Sisterhood & Brotherhood Bingo Night | Virtual Kabbalah Study Group, and "Virtual Gutsy Torah" study group. | Reverse Tashlich (beach clean-up), and Computer Collections & Donations for schools and kids in need. | Sisterhood & Brotherhood Shabbat weekend, Ushers for High Holy Days, "Chai Guys" (grounds maintenance & beautification) | Sisterhood & Brotherhood Shabbat weekend | Reverse Tashlich (beach clean-up project with other local synagogues) | Yellow Candle Fund scholarship funds for Jewish summer camp, and World Wide Wrap with Kol Yeladim 5th-8th graders. | Speakers program with Congregation Rodeph Sholom, and Craft Beer Tasting & Brewery Tour with Congregation Beth Shalom. | Purchased FJMC Hearing Men's Voices guide books. | Jonathan Zimmer | Yes with 71 of 75 email addresses (94.6%) submitted. | President's column in monthly Chai Lites newsletter, Weekly Watch email announcement, webpage, & Facebook page | Yes | Yes | Florida Region and Anshei Darom Joint Retreat (virtual) | ||||||
| 167 | 2021-04-27 11:03 | hosprx50 | 73.56.157.1 | Temple Torat Emet Men's Club - West Boynton Beach, FL (1344) | Gary Dalin | hosprx50@aol.com | We had a Hearing Men's Voices talk in a outdoor park about expressing Men's concerns about isolation during the pandemic | One of Florida's Regional Vice Presidents makes a report at our Men's Club Board meetings about the activities of the Region | Did not do | We had a Zoom presentation on March 21, 2021 with Sisterhood about the life of Sammy Davis, Jr | Men's Club helped plan the virtual Yom Hashoah program this year with the religious school and the Rabbi | Even during the pandemic, we continued to had Men going to a Jewish Home for the Aged to help package food for those people | Our Men's Club president does screen sharing that shows the prayer book during Shabbat services which makes participation easier | We held our Men's Club Shabbat this year via Zoom on March 12-13,2021 | Did not do | Our Men's Club President asks members to save bottle caps to donate for recycling | We provide summer camp scholarships to Camp Ramah for members children who are attending camp - due to COVID - no takers this ye | We asked a Reform Temple to join us this year for the Yellow Candle program - they did order limited candles from us | We give Art of Jewish Living - The Shabbat Seder Book and Benchers to Bar/Bat Mitzvah's as a Men's Club gift | Currently, nominations committee has not made their slate known yet | Done | We send out weekly E Mails to our members about what is happening not only at our Temple but the local Jewish community | Yes | Yes | Jeffry Charnow, Regional Vice President | The Florida Region did not have any such programs this year due to COVID | For World Wide Wrap, we zoomed this year with a congregation in Kenya - Kehillat Israel - whom we have donated Tefillin to in the past | ||
| 166 | 2021-04-26 21:32 | 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 | attended Virtual Retreat | Co-sponsored virtual Game and Trivia Night programs | Sponsored the Yom HaShoah event | active leadership role in Moat Chitim food packing and delivery and worked with the clergy to do food donations pickup | Serves as door monitors for Synagogue services, checking temperatures and attendance tracking | Saturday morning services in person and virtual. | Local Men’s Club softball league. 2020 spring/summer league was not played due to COVID, 2021 league will commence in May. | Dan Gross | was updated online by Marc Richards | Weekly club and Synagogue emails and articles in the Synagogue bulletin | Yes | No | Marc Richards | Board of Midwest Region | Jori Brajer - Man of the Year | |||||||
| 165 | 2021-04-26 16:48 | Canadiensa04 | 184.91.127.113 | Ohev Shalom Men's Club - Maitland, FL (1316) | Elliott Davis | Elliottdavisfjmc@aol.com | Hearing Men’s Voices – COVID-19 Pandemic and allow the participants to share their experiences over the past year under COVID. | LDI - Barry LaBoda. | Visit to Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida to celebrate Tu BiSHvat | Yom Hashoah program, including the lighting of a yellow candle and Holocaust discussion. | Ma'asim Tovim. We prepare food on a monthly basis and deliver and serve the needy at a local shelter. | Our club provides ushers for Shabbat & HH services. | Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we postponed our MC Shabbat until August. | We provide 2 scholarships for children to go to Camp Ramah & 1 scholarship for a child to go to Israel. | Our annual Men's Night In was done virtually with 2 Men's Clubs (Temple Israel, Winter Springs & Congregation Beth Am, Longwood) | Elliott Davis | Monthly Men's Club newsletter (applied for a Torch Award #700) | Yes | Yes | Elliott Davis | Florida Region Board of Directors | cosmensclubnewslettertemplate-october-2020_0.pdf (256 KB) cos_mens_club_newsletter_template_-_november-2020_0.pdf (398 KB) cos_mens_club_newsletter_template_-_december-2020_0.pdf (463 KB) | |||||||
| 164 | 2021-04-26 10:28 | ScottieHo | 72.79.53.90 | Beth El Men's Club - South Orange, NJ (945) | Scott Horowitz | scottieho@gmail.com | We have a Softball Team | LDI - Scott Horowitz attended | We have a semi-monthly program called "Bible and Booze" - A torah study with one of our Rabbis (been virtual this year | During Blizzards, we offer a shoveling service to help out congregants who can't shovel themselves out | Men's Club Shabbat was Saturday 3/6 | this was updated | We have our own email list/google group | Yes | Yes | Scott Horowitz | Trustee - NNJR Region | ||||||||||||
| 163 | 2021-04-25 20:25 | lennyrosenfeld | 173.49.236.205 | Brothers of Israel Men'S Club - Newtown, PA (504) | Leonard Rosenfeld | lennyrosenfeld@msn.com | We hosted speakers on zoom who discussed health related topics including Mental Health (a psychologist) and a Urologist | A regional representative, Michael Dubrow attend all of our meetings | The Mens Club and sisterhood collaborated with our Rabbi on a Jewish Book Author program. | Conducted world wide wrap program. | Food from synagouge member gardens was delivered to local Food Pantries in July and dAugust 2020 | The Mens club provided two $500 schololarships to Synangogue youth doing summer programs | Mens Club Shabbat was held in September. | yes | Weekly emails and Happy Hours | Yes | Yes | Mike Dubrow - Director | Yellow Candle Program | A number of member attended the MAR Man of Year Program | |||||||||
| 162 | 2021-04-25 17:15 | dzwelling | 108.20.153.180 | Temple Israel of Natick Men's Club - Natick, MA (733) | Daniel Zwelling | dzwelling@yahoo.com | We held two HMVs (one hybrid in the Sukkah, one fully virtual, and held 6 walks/hikes and two bike rides | President and a couple other members attended the NERFJMC virtual retreat | We had a Zoom Build a Pair program for our Religious School & Day School 5th graders on 2/7/21 | We funded and delivered Shabbat meals for clients of Jewish Family Service and Temple members on 6/25/20 and 6/26/20 | We constructed the Temple's Sukkah. This year we also executed a 50% expansion of the Temple's Sukkah and paid half the cost | Men's Club Shabbat on 2/27/21 | Purchased Build a Pair kits | Adam Wilen | We submitted our membership lists with email addresses to Chaverot | Regular group emails to the Club and listing of events in Temple's weekly email | No | No | David Singer | FJMC Vice President, Communications | Many members attended NERFJMC's Keeper of the Flame event. We honored our retiring Rabbi of 30 years | activities_in_quality_club_annual_cycle-compressed.pdf (771 KB) | |||||||
| 161 | 2021-04-24 18:10 | bnai shalom | 98.35.94.7 | B'nai Shalom Men's Club - Walnut Creek, CA (1094) | Jon Medwin | puckmansr@aol.com | Hearing Men's Voices Program- The Value of Our Values. This was a discussion and workshop on Jewish values & their importance. | Clubs members attended the virtual regional WWW & awards program 2/6/2021: J. Medwin, Bob Levine, D. Marshak, & G.Knell | Virtual Game Night in the Sukkah with Women of B'nai Shalom:Poker, Mah Jong, and Backgammon. | The CBS Men's Club with our Tikun Olam committee distributed needed personal supplies to refugees affected by COVID-19. | Sponsored free virtual community Second Seder. Also arranged and delivered Seder meals for those who signed up as a pass-through | Held virtually person June 8, 2020 | Yes, purchased Certificate of Appreciation and two Club Past President pins on April 25, 2021 | Jon Medwin | Updated roster on 7/24/2021 and 4/25/2021 | We use e-mail blasts with a cbsmensclub@aol.com address, as well as an updated website | Yes | Yes | Jon Medwin Western Region Training Vice President | Jon Medwin Western Region Nominating Committee | Attended Regional WWW and Man of the Year Virtual Event on February 6, 2021. | Contributed funds to Friends of the FJMC on a monthly basis | congregation_bnai_shalom_mens_club_quality_club_application_supplement_2021.docx (13 KB) | ||||||
| 160 | 2021-04-23 12:26 | DiamondMC | 32.213.190.202 | Beth El Temple Men's Club - West Hartford (217) | David Diamond | daviddiamond2@comcast.net | Men's Club Walk Around Reservoir twice weekly throughout the year, followed by coffee (weather permitting) | New England Region Virtual Retreat in June 2020 attended by Marty Melnick. | Joint programs with Women's Network: 1. Teammates in Citizenship: An Evening With Doug Glanville; 2. World Wide Wrap | Support of the local Kosher Food Pantry, part of the local Jewish Family Services | Provided substantial donation to synagogue to offset costs for High Holiday gifts provided to congregants. | Profits from Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Program allocated to the Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund | Provided Yellow Candles to a local Reform synagogue that was able to have its first Yellow Candle program | Co-Presidents Tom Falik and Jacob Kovel | Yes | Link on synagogue's website to programming calendar; Synagogue and Men's Club e-mails; Synagogue newsletter | Yes | Yes | Marty Melnick: Advisor to Yellow Candles; Advisor to FJMC Pres. for bylaw changes to permit non-FJMC clubs to affiliate | see above | Tom Falik, David Diamond, and several others attended the regional Keeper of the Flame in March 2021 | ||||||||
| 159 | 2021-04-23 12:17 | a062688 | 73.128.13.54 | Shaare Tikvah Men'S Club - Waldorf, MD (1132) | Keith Meyers | a062688@comcast.net | (b) We set aside part of our meeting for Hearing Men’s Voices program in having discussions of health, work, and relationships. | (a) Edwin Rosenzweig attended Seaboard retreat. (a&b) Keith Meyers attended Seaboard retreat and LDI. | Shaare Tikvah Men’s Club using Minyan of Comfort materials to supplement Shiva services during periods of mourning. | Annual Baffle Bowl deferred due to COVID. | Shaare Tikvah Men’s Club weekly hosts a Torah study group program. | Shaare Tikvah Men’s Club participated with members of the local Boy Scout Troop to share religious observances on Feb. 5, 2021. | Shaare Tikvah Men’s Club virtually hosted a Men’s Club Shabbat on March 6, 2021. | Shaare Tikvah Men’s Club extending honorary membership to non-Jewish spouse for appreciation of his community COVID activities. | Maintain recycling vigilance and not using dumpster facility for recyclable items. | Shaare Tikvah Men’s Club instituted holiday youth program via zoom: crafts, prayers, songs, games, and holiday instruction. | Peter Halikman | Monthly Shaare Tikvah Bulletin details events, e-mail blast just before events. | Yes | Yes | Keith Meyers - Secretary - Seaboard Region | Shaare Tikvah participates in the annual Seaboard Blue Yarmulke Man-of-the-Year. | |||||||
| 158 | 2021-04-22 23:16 | Mitspi | 68.129.96.131 | Congregation Shir Shalom Men`s Club - New City, NY (1890) | Mitchell Spiegel | mitspi@verizon.net | Zoom Chair Yoga Event is scheduled for May, also have Zoom stress management event for 5/19-flyers are not yet created | Virtual Quad Retreat 12/12-13-attended by Mitchell Spiegel | Men`s Club built the Nanuet Hebrew Center Sukkah, Tefillin donning instruction with Rabbis at second WWW event | This year our club finished fundraising for, and purchased a new 24x36 sukkah kit for the congregation | Had a virtual breakfast for Tu B`shvat-and had lecture on composting | Co-Sponsored Youth Art Contest for Hebrew School students on Hanukah with Montebello Jewish Center Club for our joint hbrw schoo | Co-sponsored Virtual Bingo Night and Virtual Trivia Night and Youth Art Contest with Montebello Jewish Center Men`s Club | Mitchell Spiegel, Eric Zweigbaum and Bruce Yore-co presidents for our new club | done | NHC Men`s Club Facebook page and pre event group emails | No | No | Mitchell Spiegel regional VP 2020-21 | Mitchell Spiegel attended the Hudson Valley Region - Man of the year Zoom event | |||||||||
| 157 (draft) | 2021-04-21 13:51 | barry518 | 6.49.136.88 | Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood - Baltimore, MD (1106) | Barry Oslick | barry.oslick@gmail.com | Instituted a Men's Wellness Series. Three Sunday mornings - topics Men's Fitness, Trends in Men's Welness, Mental Health | LDI - attended by Eric Beser | Yes | Yes | Eric Beser - Seaboard Region 1st VP | Barry Oslick attended Seaboard Region Man-of-the-Year program | |||||||||||||||||
| 156 | 2021-04-21 11:19 | sarbital | 69.119.107.201 | Temple Beth Ahm Men's Club - Aberdeen, NJ (923) | Seth Arbital | smarbital@gmail.com | We did a informal zoom session of dealing with the lock down and how to stay connected while not being on site at the temple | MOY/YY virtual program | We cosponsored a virtual Israel Tours (2 sessions) with our Sisterhood | Our club works with our social action committee on food drives, and supporting blood drives | Our club was part of the Covid Task Force, allowing safe onsite (outdoor and indoor services), and our security & safety comm | We are doing a Men's Club Shabbat Under the Stars on June 4th | Our Club initative a multi temple MC committee - 2 events - cantorial concert and anti-semtism program | Seth Arbital (1 more year of terMo | yes | Monthly article in temple publication as well as emails to Club disti list. | No | No | Seth Arbital, President | board | Seth Arbital, Howard Schornstein, Mark Rosenthal - Man-of-the-Year event | Virtual Israel tours |