Northern New Jersey Region
Men's Club News
| Volume 5784 Number 7 | April 2024 | | |
Greetings from NNJR President David Julis | | | |
 |  | Not to be redundant, but one of the main things I keep talking about is attending events hosted by other Men’s Clubs and the sharing of ideas. This past month, the FJMC Regional President Webinar featured NNJR with me presenting about our annual Man of the Year/Youth of the Year Celebration. Not only is this our signature event, but we, NNJR, are known to be the premier Region for this event. I was able to share, not only how we put the event together (thank you Mike Keats for your outstanding project spreadsheet) but also share ideas, as everyone has slight nuances of the same event. Many regions don’t share ad journal revenue with the clubs, but now they will. I also mentioned that we do a 50/50 and our Raffle for the President’s Dinner, where, yet again, the clubs share in the revenue with the Region doing the heavy lifting. All the Region Presidents were appreciative of the knowledge sharing, and it led to a very successful conversation. And many of them are going to implement what we do. Again, it’s the sharing of ideas and helping each other that makes us all successful as we are all in this together. We are all here to help each other and be there for each other.
Another way to share ideas is to attend Retreat which is coming up from June 7th -9th. If you attend for the first time, it will cost you a big whopping $200 for a weekend of learning, knowledge sharing and camaraderie. What a bargain! I expect to see a lot of new faces! See the details in this newsletter and/or see Rob Blitzer or Dave Glass for more information.
Also, on the fun side, we have over 40 people (even a few from Mid-Atlantic Region) signed up for Go-Karts at Supercharged in Edison, NJ. Let’s get the full 60 we promised and even a waiting list. It promises to be a lot of fun!
Another NEW event from FJMC, is the Walking Challenge, which everyone should have received an email about. I expect 100% participation from all our clubs, as our physical health is very important, and this sounds like a fun way to achieve that goal. See the details in this newsletter.
Again, and I can’t say this enough, SHARE YOUR EVENTS. Send your flyers to communicationsvp@nnjr.org so that we can publish them in this newsletter and put them on the NNJR website calendar. Participate and attend events at other Clubs. Meet new people. Share ideas. Help each other. Get out of your comfort zone. Do events with other Clubs. There is no reason to have to reinvent the wheel.
We are all in this together.
B’Shalom,
David
Have a Zissen Pesach
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Quad-Region Biennial retreat | | |
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Dear Friends,
On November 7, 2023, we issued a challenge grant to the member clubs of the Northern NJ Region. The region will match each clubs’ donations to the American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) up to $200. If all of our clubs participated, that would allow all of us together to donate over $11,000 to AFMDA. At the time, we were all hopeful that the war in Gaza would be over quickly, unfortunately that is not the case as we all know.
The need is still there. As of now, 10 clubs have made the donation, and another 4 clubs have made a commitment. We need every club to step up and make the donation and send me an email at jlschul01@gmail.com saying that you did it. That is all we ask. Please participate.
Jeff Schulman
Past Regional President NNJR
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The FJMC Walking Challenge will begin on April 21, 2024 (Passover) and finish on June 10, 2024 (Shavuot). During your virtual 7-week journey from Haifa to Jerusalem you will visit a number of cities in Israel including Haifa, Hadera, Netanya, Tel AvivYafo, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Sderot, and Jerusalem. This virtual journey will cover a total of 327,000 steps!
Each member who participates in the challenge will need to record their activity on the Wellworks website or mobile app. Instructions for logging onto the website portal is attached and for the app is attached. Those instructions also include how to register for the challenge. If your device monitors your activity, follow instructions as to how to automatically sync with Wellworks. You may also record your steps (and other activities) manually. Please read the manuals carefully as most questions are answered there. Feel free to reach out if you need any assistance in getting set up.
The challenge leaderboard will be determined by your Club team’s total average. This is automatically calculated on the challenge dashboard by taking the total number of steps the team has walked and dividing it by the number of team members participating. Here is a summary of steps from city to city, but the main thing is to reach the end goal 327,000 steps over the 7-week period.
Haifa to Hadera – 57,400 steps
Hadera to Netanya – 22,600 steps
Netanya to Tel Aviv, Yafo – 45,000 steps
Tel Aviv, Yafo – Rehovot - 26,000 steps
Rehovot to Ashdod – 27,400 steps
Ashdod to Ashkelon – 26,400 steps
Ashkelon to Sderot – 24,400 steps
Sderot to Jerusalem – 97,800 steps
More details coming from the FJMC on April 8th, but you can review the Wellness Challenge User Guide now.
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FJMC 2024 Chicago Shabbaton is not to be missed!!!
The last date to register is April 15th! Register NOW!!!
We look forward to seeing you there!!!
If you have any questions, please contact Rob Lipka at ralipka@aol.com or 312-203-7084.
In Brotherhood,
Rob Lipka
2024 FJMC Shabbaton Chairman
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Come join all your old friends and make new ones at the beautiful Hilton Chicago/Northbrook.
Our jam-packed weekend includes:
- Chicago Architecture River Cruise
- Sneak peak tour of the Sheraton Grand Chicago, site of our 2025 Convention
- A wonderful Shabbat together again
- Great guest speakers
- Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field (depending on MLB 2024 Schedule)
....and loads of fun for everyone!
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FJMC Affinity Groups and Webinars | | |
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Monday, April 8
7:00pm
Executive Board Meeting
Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim
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Don't see your club's event listed?
To add your Club's event to the NNJR calendar, the NNJR Facebook Page, and have it promoted here, email news@nnjr.org.
*** Please submit event information by the 25th of the prior month to have it appear tin this email.
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The Brandeis Men's Club of Temple Israel, Ridgewood prepared over 250 Yellow Candles bags for hand delivery to synagogue members. For the first time, we added a label to each candle with info about a child who died in the Holocaust: name, home town, camp where died, year, age. The data was obtained from the FJMC website. May their memory be for a blessing. | | | |
Club Communications With The Region | | |
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So, your club is having a program, and you want other clubs to know about it?
You would like some regional officers to attend your Men’s Club Shabbat?
You just want the NNJR leadership to know you’re doing something?
Here’s how you can keep the NNJR Board connected with your Men’s Club activities:
Every club should include the following email forwarding addresses in their mailing list:
president@nnjr.org – Keep the President informed about club events so they may attend if possible.
execvp@nnjr.org – Keep the Executive Vice President informed about club events so they may attend if possible.
communicationsvp@nnjr.org – Keep the Communications Vice President informed about club events so they may add it to this newsletter, etc. to keep other clubs informed.
Furthermore, each club should include the appropriate Rosh email address out of the following:
roshnorth@nnjr.org – For those clubs in the Northern District.
roshcentral@nnjr.org – For those clubs in the Central District.
roshsouth@nnjr.org – For those clubs in the Southern District.
This would be so your Rosh can be informed about club events so they may attend if possible.
Please see this chart to determine your club’s district:
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The Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs involves Jewish Men in Jewish Life by strengthening it's network of Men's Clubs and Individual Members. We accomplish this mission through Leadership, Innovation, and Community. FJMC, a partnership of over 200 affiliated clubs with more than 20,000 members across North America and around the world, brings value and adds meaning to the lives of men and their families. Through the broad dissemination of the creative programming developed by our clubs, we touch hundreds of thousands of people each year. | | | |
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The Northern New Jersey Region (NNJR) of FJMC coordinates regional events, supports FJMC programs, and helps develop and support Men's Clubs and their members throughout the region. | | |
This monthly newsletter, for members and friends of the Northern New Jersey Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, highlights recent and upcoming events of the FJMC, NNJR, and our clubs.
To subscribe or provide input to our newsletter, please email news@nnjr.org.
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