Northern New Jersey Region
Men's Club News
| Volume 5784 Number 9 | June 2024 | | |
Greetings from NNJR President David Julis | | | |
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As I finish up my first year, I want to reflect back on what I pledged when I was first installed as Region President. I made a pledge to get to know each of you better, as we are one community. To accomplish that, I promised that I would attend other club events and/or meetings. As of this month, I have been to thirteen of our clubs. I am hoping that during the coming year, I will have the opportunity to visit the other clubs within our region, to get to know them better. The only way to accomplish this is to get your events out on the Region Calendar, so that we all know what everyone is doing. It’s super easy. Just send your event information to Andy Simon, communicationsvp@nnjr.org, and it will be incorporated into the calendar and shared with everyone. What could be easier than that? And, of course, you can always reach out to me, directly.
In addition to individual club programs, we have Region programs for everyone to participate in, so that we can all get to know each other better. In December, we had the NJ Devils Jewish Heritage Night. And just this past week, we had Supercharged Go-Karts which was attended by 60 people – across the age spectrum - who said it was awesome! A big shout out to Dave Glass (NNJR Honorary President) and Bruce Levin (Congregation Beth Israel – Scotch Plains) for a job well done. Yasher Koach! We are planning more Region events like these, so that we can get together and just have a good time and make new friends. That’s what Men’s Club is really all about. We are all in this together. One community.
This coming weekend is the Quad Regional Retreat, where once again, NNJR leads that way with the most attendees. If you have never attended, this is yet another way to meet new guys and make friends. I can’t emphasize that enough.
Our next event will be the President’s Dinner on June 19th at Temple B’nai Shalom in West Orange, NJ, where we honor the Presidents of our member congregations and the officers and trustees of the region board. Come to honor your leaders who devote their energy to building your clubs, congregations, and communities. If you haven’t signed up, reach out to Gary Silver gsilver@outerstuff.com. Looking forward to seeing all of you there.
B’Shalom,
David
president@nnjr.org
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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 Affinity Groups and Webinars | | |
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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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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