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Convention Tribute Journal Now Open!

Whether it is to congratulate your club’s new officers, or your region’s Ma’asim Tovim Honoree, your newly elected Regional Officers, or one of the newly nominated international officers, the Convention Tribute Journal is now ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS / TRIBUTES” and you can place your tribute by clicking on this link.

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Tools for your Shuls

Tools for Your Shuls, a new newsletter has been launched by the FJMC.  It provides congregational leaders and clergy ‘tools’ and ideas to implement outreach for your congregation, due to the changing demographics of the Jewish community. To subscribe to the newsletter, click here. To download the first issue, click here.

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Guys Night Out & Mens Clubs Highlighted in CA

Tribe Magazine, an electronic and hard copy publication for the greater Los Angeles, California Jewish community, highlights the fact that Men’s clubs offer a place for’good ol boys’ in Los Angeles, to get and stay involved in their synagogue.  The article explains that Men’s Clubs can be serious, practical or just plain fun.  Read the article by …

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Jewish Men Taking the Plunge – in the Mikvah

Why is it that the use of the Mikvah is one of the most neglected observances, and even – G-d forgive us – a joke in some circles? Times are a changing and more and more Jewish men are discovering the spiritual cleansing and purification of the Mikvah in a spa like environment that is …

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Israel at the UN – Not All Negative

While most of the news involving the United Nations is negative with respect to Israel, our FJMC representative to the UN (as NGO – Non-Goverment Organizations) reports on where the contributions of Israel are being appreciated and suggested implementation for other nations. To read the report, click here.

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Engaging the Non-Jewish Spouse

Strategies for Clergy and Lay Leadership is a new publication by Rabbi Charles Simon, and can be used by any synagogue seeking to adjust to demographic change as a blueprint for discussion and planning.  It provides a step-by-step guide to inclusion, taking into consideration the unique culture of each community. To find out more, or …

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Implementation Guide – Jewish Men at Crossroads

The FJMC has published an Implementation Guide for its recent publication – “Jewish Men at the Crossroads.”  Jewish Men at the Crossroads represents the most comprehensive collection of Hearing Men’s Voices (HMV) essays to date. The book offers thought‐provoking essays and discussion questions on topics of critical importance to men, and which can be used …

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Future of Conservative Judaism – Myles’ Musings

In his July 2012 article, “A Game Plan for Renewal: The Demise of National Movements and their Rebirth,” Dr. Steven Windmueller of the Jewish Institute of Religion at Hebrew Union College reports on his research showing that many religious, political, fraternal and social movements in North America are in decline. He offers several reasons including …

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Improved Access to Club & Regional Officer Manual

There is now an easier way to access the Club and Regional Officer manuals.  Just log on to the website (through the Member Log on) and you’ll be presented by a new Leadership menu, and within the Leadership Menu are Leadership Documents. You’ll see the manuals as the first two entries in the table, and you’ll be …

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Mission to Southern France

In March, Gail and I had the pleasure of traveling to France as part of the 2014 FJMC/Masorti Olami Mission to Provence and Cotè d’Azur. The main purpose of the Mission was to build relationships with the two Masorti congregations in that part of the world, click here.

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