"Newness makes us uncomfortable because we get used to things the way they are. Judaism uses the beginning of a new year to embrace newness on every level, to the point at which we see ourselves as New, and therefore, able to be different and better than we were in the past."

- Rabbi Daniel Graber, Forest Hills JC

Bayswater Jewish Center

23-55 Healy Ave.

Far Rockaway NY 11691

Temple Beth El

46 Locust Ave.

Cedarhurst NY 11516

Beth Tikvah

3710 Woodbine Avenue

Wantagh NY 11793

Dix Hills Jewish Center

555 Vanderbilt Parkway

Dix Hills NY 11746

East Meadows Beth-El JC

1400 Prospect Avenue

East Meadow NY 11554

Forest Hills Jewish Center

106-06 Queens Blvd.

Forest Hills NY 11375

Huntington Jewish Center

510 Park Ave

Huntington NY 11743

Congregation Beth Ohr Bellmore

2550 South Centre Avenue

Bellmore, NY 11710

Congregation L'Dor V'Dor

OLNJC

49-10 Little Neck Parkway

Little Neck NY 11362

Manetto Jewish Center

244 Manetto Hill Rd

Plainview, NY 11803

Midway Jewish Center

330 S. Oyster Bay Road

Syosset, NY 11791

North Shore Jewish Center

385 Old Town Road

Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776

Park Avenue Synagogue

50 East 87Th Street

New York NY 10128

Plainview Jewish Center

95 Floral Drive West

Plainview NY 11803

Shaaray Shalom

711 Dogwood Ave.

West Hempstead NY 11552

Shelter Rock Jewish Center

 272 Shelter Rock Road

Roslyn, NY 11576

Sutton Place Synagogue

225 East 51St Street

New York NY 10022

Temple Beth Sholom

401 Roslyn Road

Roslyn Heights NY 11577

Temple Gates of Prayer

38-20 Parsons Blvd.

Flushing NY 11354

Temple Israel of Great Neck

108 Old Mill Rd.

Great Neck NY 11023

Temple Sholom of Flatbush

2075 East 68th Street

Brooklyn NY 11234

The High Holidays in New York

(New York Jewish Week) Labor Day Weekend signals two things: The end of the summer and, for the Jewish community, the onset of the High Holidays. On Rosh Hashanah, a two-day holiday that begins on the evening of Sept. 15, Jews usher in the New Year of 5784. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins with the Kol Nidre service on the evening of Sept. 24 and continues through sundown on Sept. 25. Not a member of a synagogue or not sure how you’re going to mark the holidays this year? Not to worry. The New York Jewish Week has put together a list of local options, ranging from traditional synagogue services and family-friendly programs to volunteer opportunities and comedy shows.

Click here for the selection that spans all boroughs.

Looking to order Rosh Hashanah dinner in NYC? These 15 places can cater your holiday meal.

(New York Jewish Week) —

Fortunately, for those who don’t have the bandwidth this year to cook a holiday meal — for whatever reason, we don’t judge! — there are several restaurants and caterers in New York City preparing Rosh Hashanah meals this year that are available for takeaway or delivery. 



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Why Join a Men's Club

By Steven Mandel, MD

When my father passed away, it was in the middle of the summer, in the middle of a heat wave. The rabbi said that it would be difficult to mobilize enough people for a minyan. To my surprise, 100+ members of the men’s club showed up. Someone came over to me and said, “I didn’t know your father, but I wanted to be present”. 

I have been to many Men’s Club events – Baseball Games, Torah on Tap, Wine Tasting, Building a Sukkah and many more.  

This essay is what a FJMC Men’s Club means to me. 

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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

FJMC participated with the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) on the 60th Anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "March on Washington" on Saturday, August 26, 2023.

The FJMC has a strong and friendly connection with the ADL, and we stand firm in taking action based on our shared Jewish values. Walking together, side by side in this commemorative march was one way to demonstrate those values, practice anti-racism, and stand up to antisemitism. 

6 Ways to Exercise That Are Perfect for Fall (and Don’t Even Feel Like Workouts)

(Everyday Health) — Even if you’re not shuttling kids back to school or in a climate where autumn brings changing leaves and dropping temperatures, there tends to be a shift in our schedules and moods that comes with the start of fall, says Minneapolis-based Lindsay Ogden, a National Academy of Sports Medicine–certified personal trainer and the digital manager for content and coaching at for Life Time, a national fitness company that runs gyms and corporate wellness programs.

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8 Jewish Athletes to Keep Tabs On

(JewishUnpacked) — We’re taking a look at some of the top Jewish athletes in the world today. Whether it’s Jacob Steinmetz striking out Manny Machado at the World Baseball Classic or Abby Meyers leading the University of Maryland to the No. 2 spot in the NCAA tournament, each of these eight Jewish athletes is at the top of their game.

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Jewish groups launch relief effort for Maui as island’s Jews are among the evacuated

(JTA) — Jewish groups in the United States and in Hawaii are launching relief efforts following the devastation caused by wildfires that have killed more than 50 people so far. The wildfires have all but destroyed the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, which Hawaii’s Jewish governor, Josh Green, toured with Brian Schatz, the state’s Jewish senator. “What we saw today was likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history,” Green said in a statement. The fires have had consequences for Hawaiians well beyond the fire zone...

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Note: FJMC New York Metro Region generously donated funds to the Jewish Community of Maui.

Please donate.

Making a Minyan in Tel Aviv

A new initiative seeks to connect secular Israelis with Shabbat traditions

(eJewishPhilanthropy) — As the sun sets on a Friday evening in Tel Aviv, strangers trickle into a loft in the heart of Jaffa. They leave their bags — and phones — at the door, per the hosts’ instructions, and grab a glass of wine and begin to mingle. When the 20 invitees — mostly secular Israelis — have arrived, they sit in a circle in the loft’s foyer. A meditation begins, bringing the group together in silence as they welcome the start of Shabbat. Tonight, a host explains in Hebrew, the night’s theme is “ritual,” tying the concept to the week’s Torah portion. 

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JBC Book­shelf: Fall 2023

With autumn around the cor­ner, we’re throw­ing on our sweaters and crack­ing open these new books. From gor­geous graph­ic works to enchant­i­ng mem­oirs to cap­ti­vat­ing fic­tion, here are books to fall hard for. 

A new memoir tries to mend the pieces of the author’s broken Cuban-Jewish family

(JTA) —  In her recent book, “The Object of Jewish Literature,” Jewish Theological Seminary professor Barbara A. Mann writes about how “literature deploys physical objects as emblems of ideas, emotions, and psychological dramas about the self.” In other words, “things” matter: Furnishings, clothing, food and, in the case of Mann’s study, the glued or sewn-together bundles of paper we call books tell the stories of the people who made, bought and used them.



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Adam Sandler’s ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’ is the highest-rated movie of his career

(New York Jewish Week) — The reviews are in: “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah” is the best-reviewed movie of Adam Sandler’s blockbuster-filled career. It’s a hit with streaming audiences, too.

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Can Jewish Artists Transcend Germany’s Past?

(Moment Magazine) —  In the mid-1990s, the Paris-based historian Diana Pinto hoped that the influx of Jews from the former Soviet Union would catalyze a fresh chapter in Jewish Europe. She envisioned a universal, non-Jewish public sphere that would stand for democratic values, in which Jews would interact as citizens in a pluralist context. 

Perhaps nowhere has it been more difficult to enact this universalist vision than in Germany, where a commitment to remembering the horrors of antisemitism is cemented not only into the Jewish consciousness, but the national ethos...

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Gertrude’s, a new Jew-ish bistro, gains a following in Brooklyn

(New York Jewish Week) — New York City has gained another classic corner Jewish restaurant, this time at the intersection of St. Marks and Carlton Avenues in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Gertrude’s, on a quiet, tree-laden block, opened earlier this summer. It’s the latest offering from restaurateurs Nate Adler, 33, and Rachel Jackson, 34, the couple behind Gertie, the popular Jewish diner in South Williamsburg that opened in 2019.



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This Jewish radio reporter was ‘the dean of the press corps’

(New York Jewish Week) — Room 9, the compact space designed for journalists inside New York City Hall, has held its share of personalities over the years. But none has spent as much time there as Stan Brooks, a Jewish radioman who reported on the city for five decades, covering six of its mayors and some of its most pivotal moments. “He was like the dean of the press corps,” longtime colleague and friend Glenn Schuck told the New York Jewish Week about Brooks, who worked at 1010 WINS for almost his entire career... 

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Jewish Trivia About ‘Friends’ You Should Know

Since the pilot episode’s debut on NBC, Friends has cemented itself as one of the most iconic sitcoms of all time. Starring Jewish actors Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer — along with, of course, Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc, all of whom were virtually unknown — the series centered on a tight-knit group of

20-somethings in Manhattan.

Click here to read some interesting Jewish facts of the show.

Do you have any trivia or interesting facts that you would like to share for the newsletter? Please contact Lisa at assistant@fjmc.org