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 Men’s Club

Programming Ideas From 
The Northern New Jersey 
Region-FJMC

 

We’ve put together programming materials and ideas that can help your club build an exciting program for all interests and make a positive impact in your synagogue and your community.

 Video Programs

The Ties That Bind Learning about Tefilin will never be more interesting. This short video packs the power of feature film making and production qualities with insights into what “wrapping Tefilin” is all about. Rabbi David Wolpe takes you through the history of Tefilin, tying this mitzvah from its origins to today’s modern Conservative Jewish Community. 

 This more than a “how-to.” You’ll learn all about the construction of the boxes, the prayers and how scribes prepare the parchment for use in Tefilin. You’ll learn all about the lift many Jews of all ages feel from fulfilling this mitzvah. Oh, yes, there is a full demonstration of how to “wrap” Tefilin, and students of all ages will be more willing to make this a part of their lives.

 We strongly urge you to screen this video with your Rabbi, your Religious School Director and Adult Education Chair.

  Suggested Programming

  • Incorporate into Religious School instruction for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students

  • Create a special program for Bar/Bat Mitzvah families to take advantage of expanded  interest in Jewish ritual and Jewish life

  • Use as a Men’s Club Program for teaching about Tefilin and how to “wrap” Tefilin

  • Make it a segment of any Adult Education program on ritual and mitzvoth.

Suggested Programming

  • Use this as the centerpiece of a USY program for all teenagers to drive home the horror of drinking and driving. This can apply to younger teens, too, so they don’t ride with a drunken driver and build the mindset not to drink and drive later
  • Use in a joint Men’s Club/USY program on drinking and driving. The film will facilitate discussion.
  • Use in conjunction with public school driver education programs to prevent drinking and driving.

Hearing Men’s Voices

Our Fathers/Ourselves Explore men’s roles in life as well as in the Jewish family and the synagogue. The series of programs in this book brings new insights to men – specifically Jewish men – of all ages. The various programs cover fathers and sons, and we are both fathers and sons – even if, unfortunately, our fathers are no longer a physical presence. Use this book as a guide to a whole range of programs – from a short presentation before a meeting to a full evening or morning session. This book was distributed to all Clubs in the Region. Additional copies can be ordered from FJMC for $7.95.

 

Body & Spirit The second in our Hearing Men’s Voices series, this book contains a wealth of programs and programming ideas that focus on health issues that concern men. You’ll find ideas on discussing wellness as well as the diseases and disabilities that affect men over time. You’ll find ideas on suggested topics for health professionals to discuss for men only and families. And, your rabbi, no doubt will have ideas on addressing health and the relationship of spiritual and physical health. This book is available from the FJMC for $7.95.

 

 
Listening to God’s Voice In some ways, this third book in our Hearing Men’s Voices Series seem superfluous. Worship and study were primarily male affairs, but all that has changed and continues to evolve. Use this book to develop contemporary aspects of the Divine personality that our mystics considered to be particularly male and see how they might relate to our intellectual, emotional and sexual/creative lives. Develop programs to help men deal with traditional aspects of male spirituality and reformulate them for today’s Conservative Jewish world. This book is available from FJMC for $7.95

 

Work and Worth Groundbreaking essays on the significance of work in men’s lives. Includes structured program ideas to explore work-related topics in your community. Covers everything from security issues to workplace ethics, illness, and the loss of a job. Contributors range from doctors and lawyers to rabbis and cabinetmakers.  This book is available from FJMC for $12.95
 

 

 

Let's Talk About It - A Book of Support and Guidance
Let's Talk About It is the second part of the FJMC's discussion of the issue of intermarriage that confronts us as a community and within our own families. The book provides a pragmatic approach to keruv (outreach) to intermarrieds with several thoughtful and creative programming suggestions that really work. It is a volume not just for lay people, but also for rabbis, cantors, and Jewish educators.  This book is available from FJMC for $12.95

 

 Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle™ Program

Participate in one of the FJMC’s and Northern New Jersey Region’s leading education programs. Distributing the Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle throughout your synagogue does more than help keep alive the memory of the Six Million Jews who were killed in Nazi concentration camps. It also lends itself to a variety of Religious School and Adult Education programs on the need to fight hate and bias crimes and promote harmony throughout our North American Experience.

 

 

  The FJMC Catalogue 

Take advantage of the many educational programs available through the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs. The FJMC has become one of the leading developers of innovative education and religious observance programs in the Conservative Movement. As an affiliated Men’s Club, you are eligible for discounts. We invite you to ask FJMC for a catalogue and to share its contents with your Rabbi and congregational leaders to develop programs that meet  the needs of your club and congregation.

 

Call the FJMC toll-free at 1-800-288-FJMC
 or shop online at www.fjmc.org

 

 

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