December 5, 2021 Hearing Men’s Voices – Tell us your program! For more than 20 years Hearing Men’s Voices has been a grown from a unique new idea to get men to talk with one another to a staple in many of our regions and clubs. Men, you have created or worked with the HMV committees over …
December 9, 2021 What is the World Wide Wrap, you ask? The World Wide Wrap is an initiative begun by the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) to encourage everyone to put on Tefillin. The mitzvah of wrapping Tefillin is one of our most basic rituals. Yet, for many of us, it is removed from our daily lives. …
December 1, 2021 Imagine Life! Imagine the first time you walked into your synagogue, your club meeting, or an FJMC event. As you walk into the building, there is a hum of people engaged in an activity. There are handouts, people milling about, some food and drink on a table nearby. People are interacting with …
November 7, 2021 So, we had an AMAZING virtual convention in June of 2021 when COVID shut everything down. Yes, it was great. Yes, the programming was awesome. Yes, the (virtual) camaraderie was wonderful. BUT, wouldn’t you like to spend time in-person with your FJMC brothers? Have we got an event for you! Under the able leadership of …
October 5, 2021 Welcome to Teruah! The series of short shofar blasts that are designed to wake you up in services and let you know that something important is coming is the NEW FJMC weekly message! These “Teruah Blasts” will consist of a single sentence that links to a longer bit of information. The longer bit of …
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Introduction I write this for interested readers, leaders, and my potential successor because it demonstrates one of the FJMC leadership’s great strengths and at the same time tells the story of the development of Masorti France (Masorti in France has two “s” s). On a personal note, the work I have done as a volunteer …
This recent publication by Rabbi Charles Simon 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. It suggests questions that should be discussed by a synagogue’s leadership and also serves …
The victory of David over Goliath is one of the most memorable scenes in the Bible. Its reflections, like ripples in a pond, have been mirrored in art and literature and in the language and comparisons of Kings and in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In a number of ways it closely resembles the mythic duels …
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