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Win a Father's Day
Golf Dream Opportunity!
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Hello Hal,
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Good luck and Happy Father's Day!
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Incoming FJMC International President
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Play Pebble Beach Raffle
See special video:
Pebble Beach Resorts Experience
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Support the FJMC
"World's Oldest and Largest Jewish Men's Organization"
Raffle Tickets - $100
Limited to only 500 tickets!
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NY Metro
Man of the Year
& Youth of the Year
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Featuring 2023
MAN OF THE YEAR
YOUTH OF THE YEAR
REGION MAN OF THE YEAR
HONOREES
Help the New York Metropolitan Region meet its goals by supporting these worthy honorees with an ad in our annual journal.
Click here for the entire listing of all honorees.
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BQLI Woman of Achievement
Lisa Pollack
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BQLI Woman of Achievement
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Program begins at 7:30pm
Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn Heights
Lisa Pollack has been named BQLI Region Woman of Achievement honoree for her Sisterhood, Congregation L'Dor V'Dor of Little Neck, NY.
The BQLI Region Woman of Achievement Gala celebrates women chosen by our Sisterhood Affiliates who, through volunteerism and dedication, exemplify the finest qualities of Conservative Jewish women.
Click here to place an ad in the journal or to make reservations for the Gala Dinner or to register for the Livestream.
The Livestream, for those guests unable to attend in person, will open at 7:15 p.m. Please note that the Livestream link cannot be shared.
For questions about tickets and donations, please contact Fern Summer at fernbqli@gmail.com or 516-785-6957.
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2023 Celebrate Israel Parade
Sunday, June 4, 2023
11:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Manhattan's Fifth Avenue
The JCRC-NY Celebrate Israel Parade is unquestionably the world’s largest expression of solidarity with the Jewish state, and this year, it will mark Israel’s 75th birthday under the theme: Israel @ 75: Renewing the Hope
No other event in the world brings as many people together to celebrate Israel. It's a chance for us to gather, Jews and non-Jews alike, and walk arm in arm, together as one.
Embracing Jewish people from all over the world and all walks of life, much like the country it celebrates.
The 2023 Parade will be broadcast live on TV on Fox's My9 at 12pm.
Go to the Celebrate Israel Parade website for further information.
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Celebration of New Israeli Cinema | |
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In-person screenings
June 1-8, 2023
Virtual films screening
June 1-12, 2023
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“Let the Good in me connect with the good in others, until the world is transformed through the compelling power of love.”
– Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
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FJMC Convention
Thank You
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The NY Metro Region
Thanks all who have registered for Convention!
Registration is now closed
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Now is the time to download the
WHOVA APP and plan your agenda!
We look forward to seeing you in Philly!
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Please use the email address you registered
with the event to sign up.
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Get the most out of the WHOVA (pronounced
HOO-vih) app and have a more productive experience!
Find schedules, participants, Pre-Convention and family activities, group chats, Convention Directory and much more!
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In Memoriam
2nd Request
Deadline: June 12th
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May 19, 2023
Dear New York Metro Club President:
I am writing to request a timely matter. I am currently compiling a list of all our club members who have passed away since 2019. I am hoping that you can provide me with that list of your men’s club member names who died.
The purpose of the list is to honor and remember those who have been a part of the FJMC through your club at the upcoming FJMC Convention. There will be a special Memorial Service at Convention where all those who passed will be mentioned at this service. In addition, these men will be listed in the official Convention Journal. It is important to recognize and pay tribute to those who have contributed to your club's history, legacy and the FJMC.
Please know that the FJMC is approaching this with utmost respect and sensitivity. I assure you that the information you provide will only be used for the purposes of the Memorial Service list.
Please email me at aaltman@fjmc.org with your list by the deadline of June 12th.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Aaron Altman
President, New York Metro Region, FJMC
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Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate
(Jerusalem Post) — Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem has announced an “unprecedented achievement” in the treatment of multiple myeloma cancer – the second-most common hematological disease. It accounts for one-tenth of all blood cancers and 1% of all types of malignancies...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Get your greens and boost your mood: The leafy secret to happiness
(Jerusalem Post) — Feeling down? Years of research have shown that consuming more green vegetables not only nourishes and contributes to your physical health, but can also improve your mental well-being. It doesn't require much. Even adding an extra serving of fruit or vegetables to your plate every day can enhance your mood...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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The Blue Dove Foundation:
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
New Resource Spotlight: Ladder of Emotional Regulation
Click here to download helpful information.
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Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström at the Israeli Embassy in Sweden. (photo credit: Israeli Embassy in Sweden) | |
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Eli Cohen makes first Israeli FM visit to Sweden in 22 years
(Jerusalem Post) — The visit follows a thaw in relations between Jerusalem and Stockholm since 2021, after years of tensions. Cohen visited Sweden, which currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, to meet with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström and encourage the continued warming of government, business and Jewish Diaspora ties...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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The Jewish actress was one of three Jewish kids in her small Rhode Island town. | |
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Debra Messing shares harrowing antisemitic incident from her childhood
(Kveller) — At an event in New York City organized by Israeli actress, writer and activist Noa Tishby and politician Andrew Yang to celebrate AAPI and Jewish American Heritage Month last Tuesday, Jewish actress Debra Messing opened up about experiencing antisemitism as a child. The story she shared was so harrowing that many of the fellow attendees audibly gasped when they heard it...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Administration announces over 100 new actions and over 100 calls to action to combat antisemitism, including new actions to counter antisemitism on college campuses and online; whole-of-society strategy includes new stakeholder commitments. | |
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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
(The White House) — This strategy includes over 100 new actions the Administration will take to raise awareness of antisemitism and its threat to American democracy, protect Jewish communities, reverse the normalization of antisemitism, and build cross-community solidarity...
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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The FJMC is now offering
Individual Membership
for a very low $36 a year!
...less than 10 cents a day!
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Form meaningful friendships throughout the country. Immerse yourself in their stories, activities and traditions of Jewish life in their community.
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Join us for Yiddish Lite!
Beginner's Yiddish Group
Alternate Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
at 8pm ET
Hosted by Al Davis
Click here to register!
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Join us for Yiddish Alive!
Advanced Yiddish Group
Monday, June 12, 2023 at 8pm ET
Hosted by Jeffrey Newton, Joe Rotstein, Esther Scheer and Barry Wagner
Click here to register!
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Join us for Torah Talks!
Thursday, June 22, 2023
7:30pm ET | 6:30pm CT | 4:30pm PT
With Norm Kurtz and Benny Sommerfeld
Click here to register!
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Support Our
Ma'asim Tovim Honoree
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Steven Mandel MD is Clinical Professor of Neurology at Hofstra/Northwell and adjunct Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College. He is a Member of Park Avenue Synagogue and Sutton Place Synagogue. His parents immigrated from Hungary and Czechoslovakia in the 1930’s and settled on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
You can honor Steve by placing an Ad in the Tribute Journal!
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June is Pride Month
Special Events Around the Region
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Becoming Rainbow Ready
Are you, your congregation, school, or organization looking for resources for Pride Month, the annual celebration in June that honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan which has become a time to focus specifically on LGBTQ+ inclusion? Here is a helpful guide that was compiled by members of the LGBTQ+ Working Group of the Masorti/Conservative Movement’s Social Justice Commission for Pride 2023.
Click here to view Pride Guide.
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Forest Hills Jewish Center
106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375
www.fhjc.org
(718) 263-7000
PRIDE SHABBAT
Join us for Shabbat Services
as we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Services begin at 9am
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What's Jewish about Pride? How can you support LGBTQ+ Jewish people around you? Want to take action for LGBTQ rights? Start here! | |
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June is Pride Month! Celebrate being LGBTQ+ and Jewish with joy and plenty of rainbows. Check out events, get stickers and signs, learn some Torah, take action, or find even more resources here. This page will be updated regularly during June, so make sure to bookmark and check back often!
Click here for helpful resources!
Do you have any resources that you would like to share for the newsletter? Please contact Lisa at assistant@fjmc.org
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Midway Jewish Center
330 S. Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY 11791
www.mjc.org
(516) 938-8390
NY Metro Region in partnership with Keshet
Be an Ally and Advocate
for the LGTBQ+ Community
Thursday, June 15, 2023
7pm to 9pm
RSVP with Jonathan Brody
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Please join us for a trip and a guided tour of the museum exhibit, The Holocaust: What Hate Can Do at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
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Our bus will leave the DHJC at 10:00am, and we will return by 4:30pm. The cost is $20.00 per person. Adults and students are invited.
You can bring the attached form and a check to the DHJC Office, or call with a credit card for payment.
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Congregation L'Dor V'Dor
49-10 Little Neck Pkwy, Little Neck, NY 11362
Phone: 718-224-0404
www.olnjc.org
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Rummage Sale!
August 6 - August 8, 2023
Sunday, August 6
10am to 4pm
Monday, August 7
10am to 4pm
6pm to 9pm
Tuesday, August 8 (Bag Day!)
10am to 4pm
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NYS Not-For-Profit Law Change | |
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It has come to our attention that recent amendments to the New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (which applies to synagogues under the Religious Corporations Law) have extended/included various provisions to apply to “key persons” in addition to officers and directors, and that the New York State Attorney General considers the rabbis of Jewish congregations to be “key persons” within the meaning of that phrase (which is not otherwise defined in the statute). These provisions include NFPCL sections 715-a (requiring a conflicts of interest policy), 715-b (requiring a whistleblower policy and protecting whistleblowers), 716 (prohibiting loans to officers, directors and key persons), 717 (defining the statutory duty to the corporation of officers, directors and key persons), 718 (regarding the duty to disclose the identity of officers, directors and key persons to creditors), 719 (regarding the liability for officers, directors and key persons), 720 (regarding actions against officers, directors or key persons), and 720-a (regarding the liability of officers, directors, trustees and key persons), 722 and 724 (regarding indemnification of officers, directors and key persons). This issue arose when one congregation recently sought approval of the purchase of a rabbinic residence, with the congregation loaning the purchase funds to the rabbi. The Charities Bureau objected, citing the new prohibition on loans to “key persons,” requiring the transaction to be restructured. Our members are advised to consult with their legal counsel as to the effect, if any, that the “key persons” amendments have on each congregation, limiting contractual flexibility, requiring the revision of conflict of interest and whistleblower policies, etc. For further information, please contact the undersigned.
EDWARD S. RUDOFSKY, ESQ.
USCJ General Counsel
Standards Chair
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Explore Memories of a Lost Sephardic World in Words and Music
Tuesday June 13, 2023
7:30 pm ET
Congregation Beth Elohim,
271 Garfield Place
Brooklyn, NY
$25 + fees per in-person ticket
(New York Jewish Week) — Together with Congregation Beth Elohim, we invite you to a special evening of music and conversation, "Music of the Sephardic Diaspora." Followed by a conversation with Daphna Mor and Nina Stern and award-winning author Michael Frank.
Click here to get your tickets!
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Meet the New York Jewish Week’s ’36 to Watch’ 2023
(New York Jewish Week) Every year, the New York Jewish Week honors remarkable New Yorkers for their contributions in the arts, religion, culture, business, politics and philanthropy. Our goal is to identify innovators who are remaking the Jewish community, or contributing to society in ways that draw upon their diverse Jewish identities and sensibilities.
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Schuster, left, smiles next to his son-in-law Yair Ben-Zaken. The two of them run S&S Cheesecake, a cheesecake bakery in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. (Julia Gergely, Design by Mollie Suss) | |
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This Bronx bakery and its Holocaust survivor founder have been making cheesecake the same way for 63 years
(New York Jewish Week) — Near the northern terminus of the 1 train, just south of Van Cortlandt Park, an unassuming Bronx storefront has been producing thousands of dense, delectable cheesecakes each day for more than 60 years.
Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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Letters to the Editor
If you have an article of interest, a special event happening at your Men's Club or other news for the New York Metro Region newsletter, please forward them to Lisa Pollack at assistant@fjmc.org
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New York Metro Region Looking for Volunteers!
Marketing
Training
Programming
Fundraising
Inquiries and questions, contact: Aaron Altman at aaltman@fjmc.org
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Please check out our website for the latest news around the region,
the exciting club programs and more.
New York Metro Region Newsletter edited by Lisa Pollack.
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