September 19, 2024
The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) Man of the Year Award is the highest recognition a Men’s Club or Brotherhood can give to one of its members.

The Congregation Beth Shalom (CBS) Brotherhood of Clearwater, Florida is pleased to announce the 2024 Tom Magariel Man of the Year Award honoree is Paul Apple Field. Past CBS Brotherhood recipients of the Tom Magariel Man of the Year Award include Richard Kantrow in 2023 and Mike White in 2022.

The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) Man of the Year Award is the highest recognition a Men’s Club or Brotherhood can give to one of its members.  In 2015, Florida Region FJMC expanded this program to include a Youth of the Year Award, based on youth recommended by a club’s Rabbis or school administrators. Kol HaKavod to Paul Apple Field, Richard Kantrow and Mike White of the CBS Brotherhood from Florida Region FJMC.

Florida Region FJMC believes that each of our affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods are here today because the the dedicated volunteer work of the many, or the few, or the one. That person is your Keeper of the Flame, your Man of the Year. Every Men’s Club and Brotherhood has an annual opportunity to honor YOUR Keepers of the Flame – YOUR Man of the Year and Youth of the Year – for their leadership and participation within your Men’s Club, Brotherhood, Temple and the greater Jewish Community. Recognition and reward are keys to making a volunteer organization work. Florida Region of FJMC is currently accepting nominations for FJMC 2024 and 2025 Man of the Year and Youth of the Year Award(s) from affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods. Please submit your nomination(s) to Florida Region FJMC President Ed Kochman at EKochman@FJMC.org.

Learn more about the Congregation Beth Shalom Brotherhood at https://www.cbsclearwater.org/cbs-brotherhood or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CongregationBethShalom. For more information, please email Brotherhood President David Sadowski at Dsadowsky85@gmail.com.

The CBS Brotherhood is a proud member of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC). We are part of a confederation of over 200 Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods representing over 20,000 members across the United States, Canada, Latin America, and beyond. Learn more about how your Jewish Men’s Club or Brotherhood can affiliate with the FJMC at: https://fjmc.org/for-clubs/affiliating-with-the-fjmc/.

The Florida Region of FJMC serves the needs of affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods throughout the State of FloridaGet to know more about the FJMC Florida Region and our growing network of Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods at www.FloridaRegionFJMC.org and please visit and LIKE our Florida Region FJMC Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/FloridaRegionFJMC.

About Post Author