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“A day will one day come when the story of Israel in modern times will speak not just to Jews, but to all who believe in the power of the human spirit as it reaches out to God, as an everlasting symbol of the victory of life over death, hope over despair.”
— Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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From the Office of the New York Metropolitan Region FJMC President
Hello Hal,
Today marks the 76th birthday of the State of Israel, Yom Ha’atzmaut or Independence Day. Many of us ponder how we, as a people with the war raging in Gaza and virulent antisemitism and anti-Zionism raging on our college campuses, can we celebrate this milestone of the 20th Century. Even in this darkest of moments, we have to be able to take a step back, and see what this represents in the scope of Jewish history, and particularly the history of Jews in Europe. This is a kind of miracle.
The creation of Israel is a phenomenal success story. It is the realization of the prayers of generations of Jews to return to our homeland. Israel is now the world’s largest Jewish community and will be before long home to the majority of the world’s Jews. It has a democratic system that has proven remarkably resilient; a young and growing population; a dynamic economy; and a diverse, culturally rich
society. It has provided a home and refuge for millions of Jews from every corner of the world. It is a melting pot, driver and focal point for a flourishing contemporary Jewish and Hebrew culture. And it is above all a political reality which means there is no such thing in the world today as a Jewish refugee.
Even though this year we do not celebrate like other years, perhaps ‘celebrate’ is not a word we can really use. But for the sake of the generations who could not have imagined this miracle, it is still right, that alongside Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day), we come together as a Jewish people not just to mark but to embrace Yom Ha’atmaut (Independence Day). By doing so we affirm that all those who have sacrificed in the creation and defense of the State of Israel, have not done so in vain.
We stand in unison and exclaim Am Yisrael Chai; The People of Israel Live!
Explore our website: www.newyorkmetrofjmc.org for more details and a comprehensive listing of affiliated clubs, latest news, and upcoming programming across the region.
Your feedback and suggestions are invaluable; feel free to reach out to me at szlerner@optonline.net or 516-840-5464.
In Friendship,
Shea Z. Lerner
New York Metropolitan Region President
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Join Us in Celebrating
Jewish American Heritage Month
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, invites all Americans to join in the celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month each May.
Here are resources to demonstrate support for the U.S. Jewish community by participating in the celebration of America’s rich Jewish heritage.
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Wonder of Wonders:
Celebrating Sheldon Harnick
Saturday, June 1, 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 2, 2:00 PM
Monday, June 3, 7:30 PM
A celebration of the extraordinary legacy of the late Sheldon Harnick – Fiddler on the Roof lyricist, triple Tony Award winner, and Broadway legend – led by Lyrics & Lyricists favorite Ted Sperling.
Harnick was a beloved part of Lyrics & Lyricists from its inaugural season in 1971, appearing in more than 20 productions and events on our stage over 50-plus years. Sperling leads this loving look at Harnick’s remarkable body of work, with music from Fiddler, his Pulitzer Prizewinning Fiorello!, She Loves Me, and more, with songs including “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Miracle of Miracles,” “Tonight at Eight,” “When Did I Fall in Love” and others. Coupled with reflections on Harnick’s wondrous life in musical theater, it’s the kind of tribute you’ll only find at Lyrics & Lyricists.
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Celebrate Israel Parade
Sunday, June 2, 2024
11:30am - 4pm
62nd - 74th Street on Fifth Ave.
This year's theme:
Am Echad, Lev Achad: One People, One Heart
For more information, please send an email at: info@IsraelDayon5th.com
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FJMC: Israel On My Mind
Who Are Israel's Lone Soldiers?
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Who Are Israel's Lone Soldiers?
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
9:00PM EDT
Featured Guests:
Lone Soldier parent, David Lubin
& Lone Soldier, Eli Wininger
Facilitating:
Jennifer Scher, Vice President
MidAtlantic Region for FIDF
Our featured guests; Lone Soldier parent, David Lubin, from Atlant, is the father of Rose Lubin z’l who was killed in action on Nov. 6th and Lone Soldier, Eli Wininger. Eli spent 3 years serving as a commander for the Elite Egoz Unit. On October 7th, when tragedy struck Israel, he returned to Israel to join his fellow soldiers in the fight for their lives and for the future of Israel.
Register here and join us on Tuesday, May 28 for a powerful session with Friends of the IDF (FIDF).
The conversation will be heavy, it will be powerful. You will have questions and we will make the space for the questions, even if they are simply statements of love and support. We are honored to bring you this conversation and to learn about the incredible support provided to Lone Soldiers and their families.
We look forward to seeing you there!
In brotherhood,
Karl Rubin, FJMC Israel Programming Chairperson
krubin@fjmc.org
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Friday - Sunday, June 7-9, 2024
Please Join us at our Quad Region Retreat as we
Celebrate our Brotherhood
with the Hudson Valley, Northern New Jersey
and Middle Atlantic Regions!
Camp Zeke 31 Barry Watson Way, Lakewood, PA 18439
Retreat Registration: *$150 per person
Cost to Attend: $400 pp., Dbl. Occ.
Stipends Awarded by NYM Region: $250 pp.
Total Out of Pocket Cost: ONLY $150
Open to all NY Metro affiliated and paid club members!
Register NOW!
For more information: JAY STEINMETZ
Cell: 516-435-5278 or JaySteinmetz56@gmail.com
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If you‘re a Club Leader, I know that everyday you wake up thinking, “How can I make my club better?” Well, maybe not everyday.
The answer is simple - follow the guidelines to earn the Quality Club Award! If your club qualifies for this prestigious honor, I’m sure yours will be one of the elite clubs in FJMC.
Oh, you're thinking, “I don’t have the time to fill out a form”. Actually, it’s easy! Click here to be taken to the application after login.
The requirements breakdown into 3 main categories:
- Participation
- Programming
- Administration
Participation includes being a part of World Wide Wrap, Yellow Candle and Inclusion and attending Regional and International events.
Programming allows you to choose a minimum of 10 out of 20 listed programs for your club to run.
Administration includes paying your dues and updating your roster, including emails, having a successor lined up to be the next President, communicating with your members, seeking new members and having a budget and a calendar, things that you probably already or could do.
The above is not a complete list nor is it in order, which can be found in the criteria and application.
The deadline for your application is July 5, 2024. That sounds like you have a lot of time, and while it is certainly enough time, don’t wait! Fill it out now so that if you find yourself a little short of all the requirements, you have time to make them up!
Then, enjoy being the coolest Club in your Region!
In Brotherhood,
Alan Budman
International President, 2023 - 2025
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Midway Jewish Center
330 S. Oyster Bay Road
Syosset, NY 11791
www.mjc.org
Phone: (516) 938-8390
Midway Jewish Center
Men's Club Paid Up Dinner
David Levitan, Mentalist
Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 7:30pm
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Dix Hills Jewish Center
555 Vanderbilt Pkwy
Dix Hills, NY 11746
www.dhjc.org
Phone: (631) 499-6644
The DHJC Annual Cantor's Concert
Jerusalem Songs of Hope and Peace
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 7pm
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Plainview JC
95 Floral Drive West
Plainview, NY 11803
www.plainviewjewishcenter.org
Phone: (516) 938-8610
Israel Parade
March in Solidarity
Sunday, June 2, 2024
11am - 4pm
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Temple Beth Sholom
401 Roslyn Road
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
www.tbsroslyn.org
Phone: (516) 621-2288
The Rabbi Alan B. Lucas Lecture Series
presents an Evening with Meryl Ain
Thursday, May 23 at 8 PM
Participants are encouraged to join the evening minyan at 7:30pm before program begins.
Meryl Ain’s articles and essays have appeared in Huffington Post, The New York Jewish Week, Kveller, The New York Times, Newsday and other publications. In 2014, she co-authored the award-winning book, The Living Memories Project: Legacies That Last. She is a sought-after speaker and has been interviewed on television, radio, and podcasts. She is a career educator and is proud to be both a teacher and student of history.
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North Shore Jewish Center
385 Old Town Road
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
www.northshorejewishcenter.org
Phone: (631) 928-3737
NSJC Softball League
North Shore Jewish Center Men's Club
hopes to revive our softball league this spring.
We hope to begin on or around May.
Download the flyer for further details and fill out the contact form.
If you are interested please send your contact information to Hillel Krieger at 917-703-4696 or Eric Kutnowsky at 631-831-9452 or email us at NSJCsoftball@gmail.com and let us know your name, phone and email address.
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Defending against Rising Antisemitism
Personal Reflection
By Steven Mandel MD
ADL in a recent study found that 44% of Jewish Americans experience harassment online, with 31% severe harassment. With this growing tide of antisemitism and antizionism in our college campuses and community, the time is now to support networks, raise awareness, educate our friends and neighbors, and advocate Jewish values of solidarity.
Antisemitism in any fashion will not be tolerated.
We each need to counter extremism, disinformation, and bigotry whenever it happens. We need to expose bias and hate. This can be in the workplace, schools, houses of worship, and establish partnerships with other organizations.
Click here to read Dr. Mandel's insightful article!
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How to Get Unstuck
(Men's Health) To climb out of a mental rut, build up your emotional vocabulary. If you can, have breakfast with an off-duty psychologist. It’s a win-win for the two of you. You get to ask them questions about the human condition—preferably at a diner on a gray November morning—as I did with my psychologist/Phish enthusiast friend and the closest thing I have to a spirit guide, Brien Kelley, Ph.D. And they get to talk to someone about their work. People love talking about their work. A few minutes in, you’ll realize how insufficient your emotional vocabulary is...
Click here to read the article!
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FJMC Club Israel Walking Challenge
Health and Wellness
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THE FJMC Walking Challenge began on April 21, 2024 (Passover) and will finish on June 10, 2024 (Shavuot).
During your 7-week journey from Haifa to Jerusalem, you will visit a number of cities in Israel including Hadera, Netanya, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Ashdod, Ashkelon and Sderot.
You have all heard about The Walking Challenge Through Israel as part of FJMC’s Wellness Initiative. Now is the time to sign up, register and build a robust team from your club.
Attached are instructions for sign up either through a mobile app or the online portal.
Please take a look at these attachments:
For more information about how your Men's Club can participate, send an email to wellness@fjmc.org
In Brotherhood,
Dr. Bob Braitman
Chair, FJMC Health and Wellness Committee
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Park Avenue Synagogue
50 E 87th Street
New York, NY 10128
www.pasyn.org
Phone: (212) 369-2600
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Mental Health Awareness
THE BEST MINDS: A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, MADNESS, AND THE TRAGEDY OF GOOD INTENTIONS
Monday, May 20, 2024
at 7pm
Jonathan Rosen is the author, most recently, of The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions, which was named a top ten book of the year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate and People Magazine, and chosen by Barack Obama as one of his Favorite Books of 2023.
Register here!
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Temple Israel of Great Neck
108 Old Mill Road
Great Neck, NY 11023
www.tign.org
Phone: (516) 482-7800
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Men’s Club Bourbon Tasting
& BBQ Dinner
May 23, 2024 at 7pm
Blue Room
$36 per person
RSVP here!
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Installment Plan NOW Open!
Chicago Convention
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Chicago Convention on your mind!?
Get a head start by enrolling in the
convenient FJMC Installment plan!
Up to 12 convenient monthly payments from your credit card, and refundable if you change your mind. Click here to enroll and sign-up now!
In Brotherhood,
Mark Givarz
Jay Steinmetz
Rick Wronzberg
Danny Mandeau
Mitch Ross
and the rest of the Convention Team!
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Reaching over 25,000 Families
New York Metro Region Newsletter
We are now accepting ads beginning January 2024.
For further information and rates, email Lisa Pollack at assistant@fjmc.org
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AN FJMC INCLUSION COMMITTEE INITIATIVE
The FJMC Inclusion Initiative urgently seeks your support to create the Lev Shalem Mahzor in braille, produced by the Jewish Braille Institute (JBI).
JBI relies on the support of caring people like YOU to help create books in braille, large print, and audio formats.
The demand for JBI services grows everyday. While JBI provides all these services, free of charge to their patrons, they cost a great deal to produce and poses a significant challenge.
Your gift will make a real impact!!!
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Empower Inclusion: Your contribution will directly fund this braille project, enabling sight impaired individuals to fully participate in Jewish communal life.
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Enhance Accessibility: Your contribution will maximize participation across communities.
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Global Impact: With plans to extend reach to 70 countries.
This link will take you to the FJMC sponsored donation page of JBI.
Join FJMC in helping our blind Jewish community to engage fully in our faith and communal life.
Your support can make a tangible difference!!!
Contribute NOW!!!
Thanks in advance, for your support of this worthwhile project www.jbilibrary.org/fjmc
Thank you again!
In Brotherhood,
Stephe Sturman
FJMC Inclusion Initiative Chair
stephesturman@gmail.com
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An aerial photo of Temple Emanu-El the Upper East Side and Central Park in New York City. the first Reform Jewish congregation in New York City. (Tony Shi/Getty Images) | |
Nearly 1 million Jews live in NYC, new study finds
(New York Jewish Week) — New York City remains home to the largest Jewish population in the country, according to a new, wide-ranging survey — though its numbers may be declining somewhat, and Jewish identities are shifting.
Close to a million Jews live in the five boroughs, with over 400,000 more in Westchester and Long Island.
Click here to read the article!
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Israeli singer Eden Golan, representing Israel with the song "Hurricane," performs during the final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on May 11, 2024 at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden. (Jessica Gow / TT/ TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images) | |
Israel places 5th at Eurovision, propelled by audience voting from around the world
(JTA) — Despite steep backlash including protests from other competitors, Israel’s Eden Golan placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night after delivering a rousing final performance of her song “Hurricane.”
Click here to read the article!
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The shattered front glass door at the Level 78 barber shop on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, part of a string of such vandalism in the neighborhood on Israel's Independence Day. | |
Vandals attack, break glass of Jewish-owned businesses in Manhattan overnight
(Jewish Insider) — Three Jewish-owned businesses in close proximity to one another on Manhattan’s Upper East Side were broken into early Wednesday morning, their glass doors smashed, Jewish Insider has learned. The Level 78 barber shop on 78th Street and Third Avenue, kosher restaurant Rothschild TLV on Lexington Avenue and 79th Street and The Nuts Factory candy shop on Third Avenue and 74th Street all had their glass windows or doors shattered at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, the night of Israel’s Independence Day. The stores are all within blocks of the Moise Safra Center on Lexington and 82nd, which has attracted a number of kosher restaurants since it opened.
Click here to read the article!
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Martha Stewart is partnering with New York City's Breads Bakery to promote her upcoming season of "Martha Cooks" on Roku. (Malin Hillemann, Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) | |
Martha Stewart collaborates with Breads Bakery on a brand-new babka
(New York Jewish Week) — Move over, Snoop Dogg. Martha Stewart has a new collaborator — in New York City’s Israeli-style Breads Bakery.
Known for its chocolate and cinnamon babkas, Breads is partnering with Stewart to promote the fourth season of her show “Martha Cooks” on Roku. In honor of the show, Breads and Stewart created a limited-edition “Martha’s Good Thing Babka.”
Click here to read the article!
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Diego Schwartzman celebrates during a match against Alexander Zverev at the ATP World Tour Finals in London, Nov. 18, 2020. (TPN/Getty Images) | |
The Jewish Sport Report: Jewish tennis star Diego Schwartzman is calling it a (very good) career
(JTA) — Diego Schwartzman, one of the best Jewish tennis players ever, announced this week that he would retire after his hometown Argentina Open in February 2025. The 31-year-old, who in 2020 ascended to a career-best No. 8 in the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings, has struggled to regain his footing in recent years. He currently sits at No. 142.
Click here to read the article!
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America's Jewish Women:
A History from Colonial Times to Today
Thursday, May 30, 2024
at 8:00PM on Zoom
What does it mean to be a Jewish woman in America? In a gripping historical narrative, Pamela S. Nadell weaves together the stories of a diverse group of extraordinary people—from the colonial-era matriarch Grace Nathan and her great-granddaughter, poet Emma Lazarus, to labor organizer Bessie Hillman and the great justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, to scores of other activists, workers, wives, and mothers who helped carve out a Jewish American identity.
Click Here to register!
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Congregation L'Dor V'Dor
49-10 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11362
www.olnjc.org
Phone: (718) 224-0404
The Celebrate Israel Parade
Sunday, June 2, 2024
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Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation
21 Old Westbury Road
Old Westbury, NY 11568
www.owhc.org
Phone: (516) 333-7977
Men's Club Pizza and Beer
June 11 at 7:30pm
Members $25 | Non members $36
Register here!
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Reaching over 25,000 Families
New York Metro Region Newsletter
We are now accepting ads beginning January 2024.
- Control Circulation of over 25,000
- Covers entire NY Metro Region Area - LI & NYC
- 26X Issues
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Very Competitive Rates
For further information and rates, email Lisa Pollack at assistant@fjmc.org
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Center: James Benjamin Rodgers as Moses and Tharanga Goonetilleke as Tziporrah in the play/opera/interactive seder "Exagoge" from Untitled Theater Company No. 61. (Richard Termine) | |
The world’s oldest Jewish play inspires a new, immersive production
(New York Jewish Week) — There’s charoset, Manischewitz wine and a rousing rendition of “Chad Gadya.” So what makes this East Village seder different from all other seders — besides taking place after the conclusion of the Passover holiday? For one thing, it takes place at an experimental theater. For another, the haggadah doubles as an opera libretto — and its participants are both audience members and actors.
Click here to read the article!
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The front and back of the Monticello, New York, Borscht Belt historic marker which was dedicated last summer. (Courtesy Marisa Scheinfeld) | |
Seeking out sites from the bygone Borscht Belt? New historical markers lay out a path.
(New York Jewish Week) — The Borscht Belt, the Jewish vacationland in New York’s Catskill Mountains, has been in decline for nearly as long as it once thrived. Most of the resorts and hotels that drew Jews to “the mountains” in the first half of the 20th century were eventually abandoned — with several catching fire in recent years — and fated to be forgotten.
Click here to read the article!
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Join us for Yiddish Lite!
Beginner's Yiddish Group
Alternate Tuesday Evenings
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
at 8pm ET
Hosted by Al Davis
Register here!
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Join us for Financial Incentives
for Greening Your Synagogue
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
at 8pm ET
This event is being co-sponsored with the Masorti Environmental Sustainability Initiative.
Register here!
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Join us for Yiddish Alive!
Advanced Yiddish Group
Monday, May 27, 2024
at 8pm ET
Hosted by Jeffrey Newton, Joe Rotstein,
Esther Scheer and Barry Wagner
Register here!
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Join us for Torah Talks
Thursday, June 6, 2024
at 7:30pm ET
With Norm Kurtz and Benny Sommerfeld
Register here!
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We invite you to
check out our
new NY Metro website
www.newyorkmetrofjmc.org
Reminder: If your New York FJMC Men's Club would like an event published in the newsletter or on our website, please email it to Lisa Pollack at assistant@fjmc.org
New York Metro Region Newsletter edited by Lisa Pollack.
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Reaching over 25,000 Families
New York Metro Region GESHER Newsletter
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Be a part of tomorrow’s future...TODAY!
FJMC has been a progressive, vocal leader in the Jewish world for many years and we want to keep it as a reliable voice for years to come.
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Our donors are united in our desire to support FJMC on an ongoing, monthly basis.
We ask for a small gift each month to help us provide training for our Club and Regional Leadership, to continue our outreach to all Jewish men and our great programs. Your unwavering support makes a tremendous difference.
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