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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
The FJMC Convention 2021 scheduled for June 30-July 4 in Chicago has been canceled. The next full FJMC International Convention will be in 2023. There will be a Virtual Convention held from June 6 to 13. Activities will be mostly on the two Sundays with shorter agendas on the weekdays. Stay tuned for more details. Due to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
During these trying times, when Covid19 has caused many of us to be working from home, and most of us are staying in our homes to avoid potential exposure, the FJMC has launched a new initiative of on-line webinars, involving a multitude of subjects, including leadership development, As this is a ‘developing initiative’ check back …
Israel: An American Value – Speaker Program in NYC – Jan. 28, 2020 – Click below for PDF copy.
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