FJMC Programs:
Learn about the programs FJMC and the temples of our region has to offer. This is what we are all about!
Affinity Groups
- Presentations on Cooking, Jewish Genealogy, Sports, Yiddish, Financial Insights, Photography
Awards Programs
- Learn how to be a Quality Club or a Quality Region. Earn Torch Awards for your club’s innovative programming
Beer and Bible
- Discussion groups at the local watering hole
Build-a-Pair
- Craft projects for kids to make their own Tefillin
Building Shabbat Community
- Meaningful alternative prayer services for the entire family
Shomrei Ha’Aretz – Stewards of the Land
God told Abraham to guard the world he was given. “If you destroy this world,” he was told, “there is no one to come and set it right after you.” (Kohelet Rabbah 7:28) This is the call the New York Metro Region clubs cannot ignore. The well-being and health of our children and grandchildren are on the line.
Hearing Men’s Voices
A unique program that engages Jewish men in Jewish life, enabling deeper connections and better relationships among our members
Trained leaders facilitate HMV sessions encouraging men to talk and engage in rich and meaningful dialogues about common issues using materials developed by the FJMC, themselves, and other clubs and leaders
Hebrew Literacy
These books and Hebrew Literacy classes taught over 200,000 adult Conservative and Reform Jews how to read the prayer book
Israel Affairs
We dedicate ourselves to assisting our membership in leading their communities in three (3) primary ways
- Make our communities aware of Israel’s history
- Keep our friends informed of current events
- Assist our friends to advocate for Israel
Keruv
- Understanding Intermarriage
Leadership Development
- Develop and improve your leadership skills
- Promote leadership in your Men’s Club
Men’s Club Shabbat
- Men’s Club Shabbat is an opportunity for Men’s Club members to lead the Shabbat service(s)
- Engage your members as leaders
- Expand their comfort level by asking men to do something they have not done before – like reading Torah or leading a Hebrew reading
Mindfulness Service
- Tefilat HaNeshama / Prayer of the Soul a Guide to Leading Mindful, Embodied Davening
Minyan of Comfort
- A joint project of the FJMC and the Cantors Assembly
- The project involves a lay training initiative to conduct Minyans during one’s time of need
Special Programs
- Resources to local Men’s’ Clubs on social activities, group programs, ritual programming, public events and more
Succession Planning
- Offering guidance to local Men’s Clubs on planning executive boards and avoiding being President for life
Virtual Celebrations
- Training programs and videos on conducting religious services such as shabbat and holiday services in the new virtual world
Wellness initiative
- To increase awareness of health and wellness issues in our communities
World-Wide Wrap
- Connecting Jews across generations, the continent, and the world
Yellow Candle and Holocaust Remembrance Program
- Light the candle, remember the 6 million
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