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2017 FJMC Convention – Washington DC

The site of the 2017 FJMC International Convention is the Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel in Crystal City, VA.  There will be programs starting on Monday evening, July 17th. Washington is a great place to plan a family vacation, with the Holocaust Museum, the Israeli Embassy (a FJMC Reception will be held on Tuesday night at …

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Building Shabbat Community

Since the traditional Shabbat service isn’t to everyone’s liking, this book, written by Dr. Bob Braitman and Norm Kurtz, two Past International Presidents of the FJMC, and actively involved in exploring other ways to get people involved in prayer, is an excellent resource for experimenting with other types of services which will get members into …

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Biblical Leadership Published By Amazon

We’ve ‘partnered’ with Amazon for the publication of our new book “Biblical Leadership After Moses.”  The book was written and published in honor of Captain Ruach, Burt Fischman, receiving the Lifetime Achievment Award from the FJMC.  To order and learn more about this exciting publication, click here.

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Meditative Service Paper Published

The FJMC and the Cantor’s Assembly have jointly published “A Guide to Introducing a Meditative Experience in Congregations.” The preface to the paper is available on the following page link (click here), where a complete copy of the paper, in pdf format, can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of the page.

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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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