March greetings from your friends at the Florida Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC). Spring is in the air and the Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods of Florida Region FJMC are planning many engaging programs and events throughout the State.
But first…. REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the next Florida Region FJMC Men’s Club & Brotherhood meeting and training event on Sunday morning March 9, 2025 at Temple Beth Am – 7205 Royal Palm Blvd, Margate, FL 33063. ALL Florida Region FJMC Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods are encouraged to register for this FREE event. The morning will begin with 8:30am minyan, followed by breakfast, Club meeting and training to follow. We have a lot of information to cover including updated Quality Club Award requirements, strategic planning for 2025, FJMC International Convention, July 3 to 6, 2025 in Chicago and more. We need your Men’s Club and Brotherhood’s participation in this meeting, register today at: https://www.beth-am.org/event/fjmc-leadership-2025.
The events listed below are just a small sampling of some of the planned activities of Florida Region FJMC Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods during March 2025:
The Temple Beth Am Men’s Club (Margate) invites you to a Men’s Club “Escape Room Experience” on Wednesday March 5, 2025, more information coming soon. SAVE THE DATE for Temple Beth Am Men’s Club Shabbat on Saturday March 15, 2025. For more information about the Temple Beth Am Men’s Club programs and events, please email 5785 Men’s Club President Larry Schwartz at mensclub@beth-am.org.
Every Sunday morning, the Temple Beth El Men’s Club (West Palm Beach) sponsors breakfast at 10am after minyan; join them for a heaping helping of bagels and brotherhood. Men’s Club also hosts a monthly meeting and mini-dinner program an the 3rd Wednesday of each month; the next meeting is March 19 (future meetings April 16 and May 21, 2025). Men’s Club President Sol Beck invites you to come for a nosh and meet the guys.
SAVE THE DATES for Temple Beth El Men’s Club Men’s Club Shabbat weekend, March 28 and 29, 2025. More information coming soon.
Beth El Men’s Club members do it all; they man the grill for member barbecues, provide financial support for Temple programs and events and are actively involved on event committees in support of Beth El. For more information about the Beth El Men’s Club, please email 5785 Men’s Club President Sol Beck at TBEMensClub23@Gmail.com or mensclub@bethelwpb.com.
Men’s Club is Brotherhood. The Congregation Beth Shalom (CBS) Brotherhood (Clearwater) is made up of a group of individuals dedicated to the growth of our organization and the building of a strong fellowship among the men of CBS. Please mark your calendar to attend the CBS Brotherhood Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The CBS Brotherhood generally meets via Zoom on the third Thursday of the month (next meeting Thursday March 20, 2025). For more information, about the CBS Brotherhood please email 5785 Brotherhood President David Sadowski at: Dsadowsky85@gmail.com.
The Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI) Mitzvah Men’s Club (St. Petersburg) invites you to set sail on a four night Western Caribbean Cruise sailing from Tampa, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on the Enchantment of the Seas, March 20 to 24, 2025. Join us for Shabbat at Sea. Enjoy a tropical vacation with your CBI family. Invite your relatives to join us during Pinellas County for Spring Break. Friday night we will gather for Kabbalat Shabbat and a joyful dinner. Saturday morning we will offer Shabbat morning services. We hope all will join us Friday night, but this is your vacation! Chart your own course or hang out with our crew. Enjoy the magic of Shabbat AND Royal Caribbean! Prices start at $489/pp inside or $528/pp ocean view with Junior Suites from $977pp. For more information please call Congregation B’nai Israel at (727) 381-4900.
The CBI Mitzvah Men’s Club Board meets monthly – be a Mensch and email incoming 5785 Mitzvah Men’s Club President Cary S. Reich at carysreich@gmail.com to say that you want to become part of the future of the Mitzvah Men’s Club of St. Petersburg, Florida.
You are cordially invited to Congregation B’nai Torah Men’s Club (Boca Raton) for the next installment of our “Bagel Bites” program on Sunday morning March 23, 2025 at 10am featuring guest speaker ?????? Please RSVP to Elliot Burns at bocaburns@aol.com or, Andres Alminana at andres.alminana@ml.com. For more information about the B’nai Torah Men’s Club, please email Co-President Dr. Elliot Burns at bocaburns@aol.com or Andres Alminana at: Andres.alminana@ml.com. “As Always…Looking forward to to seeing you at all of our upcoming events, and, supporting our Men’s Club…Remember…”Together We Can Do So Much More!” -Elliot”
On Thursday evening March 20, 2025 the Kol Ami Brotherhood (Tampa) invites you to the next Brotherhood Hangout Event, more information coming soon. For more information about the Kol Ami Brotherhood, please email Brotherhood President Jon Zimmer at brotherhood.kolami@gmail.com.
Congregation Ohev Shalom (COS) Men’s Club (Maitland) invites you to gather in brotherhood and celebrate Ohev Shalom’s annual Men’s Club Shabbat on Shushan Purim Shabbat March 15, 2025 aka 15 Adar 5785. More information coming soon. The COS Men’s Club holds a monthly breakfast meeting; please join us when we next meet and eat on Sunday morning March 23, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (and make note of future meeting dates Sunday, April 27 and May 25, 2025). Please email Men’s Club President Mark Berkowitz VMDBerkowitz@gmail.com to join the team and be part of the future of the Congegation Ohev Shalom Men’s Club.
On Thursday evening March 13, several members of Temple Beth David Men’s Club (Palm Beach Gardens) will channel their inner thespian and take part in Temple Beth David’s 5785 Purim Spiel production of a “Rock and Roll Megillah Around the Clock”. More information coming soon. Temple Beth David Men’s Club President Mark Paul invites you to learn more about Temple Beth David of Palm Beach Gardens, email him at MarkPPaul@gmail.com to get on the mailing list.
The Temple Beth Shalom Men’s Club (Palm Coast) invites you to make a plan to join Men’s Club to join with dozens of other Men’s Club brothers from other mothers at a Men’s Club Retreat to be held at Camp Ramah Darom the weekend February 28 through March 2, 2025. Register at: https://ansheidaromfjmc.org/retreat-2025/. Looking ahead, on March 30, 2025 will host a Men’s Club breakfast and guest speaker; more information coming soon.
The TBS Palm Coast Men’s Club holds a monthly business meeting; fresh faces and ideas are always welcome; email Men’s Club President Jay Givarz at JayGivarz@gmail.com for an invite to the next meeting.
The Temple Beth Shalom (TBS) Men’s Club (Sarasota) invites you to a special breakfast program on Sunday March 2, 2025 aka 2 Adar 5785; “Moses, the Hollywood Star” featuring guest speaker JT Thaler.
On Monday March 10, Men’s Club members will meet in Temple Beth Sholom’s Sainer Social Hall for packing and mailing of Yom HaShoah Yellow candles. Each year, the FJMC Shoah Yellow Candle™ Program distributes tens of thousands Yellow Candles™ to Men’s Clubs, Brotherhoods and houses of worship to help remember the Holocaust. Men’s Clubs and other organizations around the world order Yellow Candles™ from the FJMC and distribute them to their membership with a short explanation of the program. On the night of Yom HaShoah, the candles are lit in homes across the globe to shine a light of memory, a light of education, and a light that we will never forget. By participating in this program, you are helping to keep the memory of the Shoah alive and to remember what could happen if we don’t stand up for ourselves. Yom HaShoah begins at sundown Wednesday April 23, 2025 / 27 Nisan 5785. Light a candle, preserve a memory. To learn more about the Temple Beth Sholom Men’s Club, please email Men’s Club President Joel Servetz at VideoByJoel@aol.com or info@tbssrq.org.
The Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club (Boynton Beach) cordially invites you to come out to enjoy a day of Spring Training Baseball on Sunday March 11, 2025 at Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:00pm when the New York Mets will take on the Houston Astros for an afternoon of non-stop Major League Baseball Spring Training excitement and the Florida Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Club’s wants you to be there to join together for an epic day of adrenalin filled baseball awesomeness. Gary Dalin of Temple Torat Emet is coordinating a discounted ticket block so that ALL of our Florida Region FJMC Men’s Club and Brotherhood members can sit together and schmooze. Order your tickets now; seats in our Men’s Club ticket block are limited. Please contact Gary Dalin (contact info on flyer) ASAP so that he can coordinate the Torat Emet ticket orders with other Florida Region FJMC Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods.
The highlight of the annual Temple Torat Emet Men’s Club programming cycle will be Men’s Club Shabbat weekend, including with a delicious Friday night Shabbat Dinner and oneg on March 28 and participatory Shabbat services on Saturday morning March 29. RSVP at: https://members.templetoratemet.org/event/Mens%20Club%20Shabbat.
For more information about the Torat Emet Men’s Club, please email Men’s Club Co-President Ira Brandell at IraBrandell@bellsouth.net. or Harry Saltzman at Jets4HS@aol.com.
The Temple Emanuel of Lakeland Men’s Club aka the Jewish Men’s Club of Polk County sponsors a monthly lox & bagel breakfast program with a guest speaker on the third Sunday of each month; fresh faces and ideas are always welcome. The next Men’s Club breakfast meeting is scheduled March 16, 2025 (future meetings on April 27 (4th Sunday), May 18, June 15 (Fathers Day), July 20 and August 17, 2025). Please email Men’s Club Club President Rich Weiss at MensClub@TempleEmanuelLakeland.com for an invite to the next meeting to meet the guys.
The FJMC Sefer Haftarah World Tour is scheduled to visit Congregation B’nai Torah (Ormond Beach) during the week March 19 through March 26, 2025 and will be incorporated into their combined Men’s Club / Sisterhood Shabbat weekend, Friday night March 21 and Shabbat morning March 22. The Sefer Haftorah scroll will be on display for all to see when it is not in use and our Men’s Club President will be reading part of the Haftorah on Shabbat morning directly from the FJMC Sefer Haftorah scroll. This is your opportunity to get up close and personal with the FJMC Sefer Haftarah; be there.
On Wednesday March 5, 2025 at 6pm, the Temple Beth Torah Brotherhood (Wellington) will proudly present the 2025 No-Limit Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament. Brotherhood members are encouraged to partake in a fun night out at World of Beer, 11121 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, and help us raise money for the kids and feel free to invite friends and family as well! It’s $50 in advance, $65 at the door, with $25 re-buy options during the tourney. Proceeds will benefit the Temple Beth Torah Brotherhood Student Scholarship Fund. Food and soft drinks are included and a cash bar is available as well. See the attached flyer for details, along with the QR code by which to register. Register for this Or go to https://members.templebethtorah.net/event/2025_poker_tournament to register. We are looking forward to seeing you at this amazing event in early March!
Florida Region FJMC wants to help promote and amplify YOUR upcoming Men’s Club or Brotherhood’s programs and events. Please email your club programming calendar to Florida Region FJMC Webmaster at: RichNebb@gmail.com.
This message is proudly brought to you by the Florida Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC); we serve the needs of affiliated Men’s Club’s and Brotherhoods throughout the State of Florida. If you are not yet affiliated with the Federation, then today is the day to join us. 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 and LIKE our Florida Region FJMC Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/FloridaRegionFJMC.
The Florida Region of FJMC is part of a confederation of over 200 affiliated Men’s Clubs and Brotherhoods representing over 20,000 members across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Mumbai, India and beyond. Learn more about how your Men’s Club or Brotherhood can affiliate at: https://fjmc.org/for-clubs/affiliating-with-the-fjmc/.
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