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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

CAI Men's Club Wins FJMC Quality Club Award

The CAI Men's Club has taken home the prestigious FJMC (Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs) National Quality Club Award for excellence in 2008-09. This is the third straight year the club has been honored with this prize. In order to win the award clubs needed to meet Federation, religious, service and Israel-based programming criteria.

The Agudath Israel Men's Club is also up for four Torch Awards for excellence in individual programming. The Torch Awards will be announced at the FJMC National Convention on July 4th Weekend in Philadelphia.

Congratulations to the CAI Men's Club for another superb year worthy of national recognition!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Men's Club General Meeting - Tuesday, May 12

The CAI Men's Club will hold its general, monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 12 at 8 pm in the CAI conference rooms. On the agenda:

*Recap of Gloriously Green Event and Garage Sale

*Yom Hashoah Yellow Candle Fundraising

*Preparation for the Rabbinic Intern Jeremy Gerber Send-Off Party

*Judging for the Jack Lippe Scholarship

*Preparation for the Men's Club Shabbat on June 12


We will also be getting a special visit from Eric Weis, President of the Northern New Jersey Region of Jewish Men's Clubs. Eric will speak about the upcoming National FJMC Convention in Philadelphia over July 4th weekend. Eric is pictured, far right, with our own Harvey Hershkowitz, VP of the NNJR (second from right), presenting a check to David Lissy, Executive Director of Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism. They are joined by Stuart Millstein, (far left) President of the Shomrei Torah Men's Club of Wayne, NJ. (Photo courtesy of the NNJR.org website.)


All male members of Agudath Israel are welcome to join this meeting. We welcome your presence and your new ideas. For more information contact club president Adam Shandler at adshandler@gmail.com