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FJMC joins in Movement Statement on Non-Implementation of Kotel Agreement

Allan Kahan, President of the FJMC, joined with other members of the Conservative/Masorti movement in supporting the movement policy against Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government’s ongoing refusal to implement the 2017 Kotel Agreement.  For the copy of the statement, click on this link.

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FJMC Joins Partnership to Combat Antisemitism

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs and ADL Form Partnership to Combat Anti-Semitism New York, NY, September 17, 2021 … The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ), Women’s League for Conservative Judaism (WLCJ), Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) have agreed …

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How to hatch a Jewish chicken farm in Uganda

By Mark Gelfand For over 100 years, the Abayudaya (“People of Judah”) community has been devoutly practicing Judaism in their villages near the city of Mbale, in eastern Uganda. Their five synagogues cooperatively share an organization called the Abuyadaya Men’s Club. The Men’s Club leaders, Allan and Sam, have been pursuing ideas that might support …

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FJMC condemns the Tisha B’Av chaos

Allan Kahan, President of the FJMC, made the following statement with respect to the position of the USCJ and Rabbi Jacob Bluemental, and the interference of the chaos which ensured when non-Orthodox Jews attempted to pray in their space during Tisha B’Av. “The events of the night of Tisha B’Av are just the latest example of …

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Executive Committee for 2021-2023

We are pleased to announce that the Executive Committee members of FJMC elected for the term July 2021 to July 2023 are: President: Allan Kahan (Seaboard) 1st Vice President Alan Budman (MAR) Vice Presidents: Marc Cohen (MAR) Elliot Feldman (NER) Gary Katz (Western) Alex Kiderman (Tri-State) David Singer (NER) Benny Sommerfeld (Western) Treasurer: George Nadas …

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Cantors Assembly Abayudaya Haggadah

A message from Hazzan Mike Weis of the Cantor’s Assembly One of the prime directives of the CA’s mission to Uganda in 2019 was the creation of a one-of-a-kind music project to support the Abayudaya community. I am pleased to say that that project has achieved the first stage of completion: a complete, full-color, multi-media, …

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FJMC Statement on the Violent Unrest at the U.S. Capitol Building on 1/6/2021

The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs joins in expressing our shock over the violence that took place at the United States Capitol Wednesday afternoon. We call on the leaders of the U.S. and all concerned individuals to condemn this attack on The United State’s democracy in the strongest of terms. We support the peaceful transfer of …

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Election 2020 – A Jewish Perspective

FJMC joins with our good friends and partners as Men of Reform Judaism PRESENTS… ELECTION 2020 — A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE The Washington Post called Rabbi David Saperstein the “quintessential religious lobbyist on Capitol Hill.” Newsweek Magazine said about him “the most influential rabbi in America.” December 21, 2020 at 8 p.m. ET Pre-register now Rabbi Saperstein made a very memorable presentation …

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COVID-19 & Injustice

D’VAR TORAH PARSHA NASO June 2020 I am a Jew because in every place where suffering weeps, I weep. Edmond Fleg (1874-1963) was a Jewish French writer, thinker, and playwright of the 20th century. His life experiences are reflected in his writing. One of his pieces is called “I am a Jew” (1927). Part of …

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