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Nominations 2013-15

The Nominating Committee has nominated for the 2013-2015 leadership: President – Myles A. Simpson (Western) First Vice President – Allan Gottesman (Florida) Vice-Presidents – Mark Druy  (New England), Stan Greenspan (Lake Ontario), Allan Kahan (Seaboard), Ed Margolis (Florida), Steve Neustein (Tri-State) and Gary Smith (KIO) Treasurer – Joel Shrater (Western) Secretary – Alan Budman (Mid Atlantic) Honorary President – Mike Mills (KIO) In addition, incoming President Myles A. Simpson has selected four …

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Wealth Management

A Wealth Management Conference will be offered the morning of Convention, Wednesday, July 24th, prior to the Convention activities beginning.  The Conference format of panel presentations and multiple breakout sessions will have two tracts:  a novice tract for those just beginning the process or retirement planning, with such subjects as preparing to operate independently; what …

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Facebook + FJMC

Something you may not know is that if you make a post to Facebook, it isn’t necessarily seen by many people. We all have too many friends, and if we saw everything each friend or organization posted, we would be completely overwhelmed. So Facebook uses an algorithm to present posts that it determines are most …

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FJMC’s New Tag Line

The FJMC adopted a new tag line… “Leadership, Innovation & Community” which in a short three-word expression, encapsulates what Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods bring to the Jewish Community. It strengthens LEADERSHIP – mentoring leaders at the club, region and international level. It does this through the development of INNOVATIVE programming and material for our clubs and the member …

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Build A Pair’s New Heights

Some call it creative, some may call it colorful, but whatever you want to call it, the FJMC’s Build-a-Pair program reached new heights in 2012, as 1220 youngsters assembled Build-a-Pair model tefillin, and learned about the mitzvah using FJMC Build-a-Pair Curriculum and kits. The Build-a-Pair concept, a FJMC Torch Award winning program, is a fun and educational …

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Hador Habah Highlighted

The FJMC’s Hador Habah initiative, to involve younger men in synagogue life, was recently highlighted in JWeekly.com, a publication of the San Franciso Jewish Bay area. “We’re trying to make men realize the tremendous impact they have on their children,” says Rabbi Charles Simon, the executive director of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, who …

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