The Florida Region FJMC dates on the Sefer Haftarah 5785 World Tour are official. The one and only FJMC Sefer Haftarah Scroll is scheduled to travel to Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods throughout the State of Florida during February and March of 2025.
The FJMC Sefer Haftarah Scoll is generally passed from Club to Club midweek, allowing each Men’s Club and Brotherhood a full week to maximize utilization and visibility of the FJMC Sefer Haftarah Scroll within their respective Shabbat services, Youth and Adult Education programing, allowing for one-on-one moments of reflection and prayer and so much more. The FJMC Sefer Haftarah Scroll is a great way for each person in your congregation who chants a haftarah to find a greater connection to the text they are chanting by reading it from a handwritten parchment scroll – just as the Torah and all holy books were written in ancient times. Its also an opportunity for your Men’s Club or Brotherhood to host a join program with other Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods, live or via Zoom.
Make a plan and save the date(s) to get up close and personal with the FJMC Sefer Haftarah Scroll at one of these Florida Region FJMC Men’s Clubs or Brotherhood near you:
- February 5 to February 12: Temple Torat Emet (Boynton Beach)
- February 12 to 19: Congregation Kol Ami (Tampa)
- February 19 to 26: Temple Israel (Orlando)
- February 26 to March 5: Temple Beth Sholom (Melbourne)
- March 5 to 12: Temple Beth Am (Margate)
- March 12 to 19: Congregation Ohev Shalom (Maitland)
- March 19 to 26: Congregation B’nai Torah (Ormond Beach)
- March 26 to April 2: Temple Beth El (West Palm Beach)
Florida Region FJMC wants every affiliated Men’s Club and Brotherhood in the State of Florida an opportunity to get up close and personal with the FJMC Sefer Haftarah scroll as it makes it way through the Sunshine State. For more information contact the Florida Region FJMC Sefer Haftarah Program Chair Richard Nebb at RichNebb@gmail.com.
The FJMC Sefer Haftarah Scroll contains a collection of every Haftarah read during the year, including those from holidays and Rosh Chodesh. The Haftarot are scripted by a sofer on a parchment scroll in the same manner as a Torah. In fact, when rolled up and covered by its mantle, the Haftarah scroll looks exactly like a Torah scroll but not as thick. But unlike a Torah, the Haftarah scroll contains vowels and the trop. In addition, there are dedications of the various Haftarot in English and Hebrew. Since it was first unveiled during the 2003 FJMC Biennial Convention in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the FJMC Sefer Haftarah scroll has travelled around North America to Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods, to regional retreats and to FJMC conventions., visiting synagogues from West Coast to East Coast, from Florida to Canada. At services, it is treated very much like a Torah. It is housed in the Ark, undressed and redressed like a Torah, and carried around the congregation in the Torah procession. For more information about the FJMC Sefer Haftarah project visit: https://fjmc.org/for-clubs/sefer-haftarah/.
This message is brought to you by the Florida Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC). We serve the needs of affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods throughout the State of Florida. Learn more about the FJMC Florida Region and our growing network of Jewish Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods at: www.floridaregionfjmc.org and please visit & LIKE our Facebook Group at: www.facebook.com/FloridaRegionFJMC.
The FJMC is 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 how YOUR Jewish Men’s Club or Brotherhood can affiliate with the FJMC at: https://fjmc.org/for-clubs/affiliating-with-the-fjmc/.
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