What the Federation of Jewish Men's Club Is All About

The Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs involves Jewish men in Jewish life by building and strengthening Men's Clubs in the Conservative/Masorti Movement.

The Seaboard Region serves Maryland, Virginia and Dover, Delaware. We have local affiliates across the region. If you would like more information about them, please click the "Local Affiliates" link in the menu at left. If you would like to know what events are happening in the Seaboard Region please click "Upcoming Events" in the menu. If you're curious how an event went, would like to leave a comment about it or view pictures, choose "Event Wrap-Ups" from the menu.

The Seaboard region

The FJMC is governed by a Board of Directors with representatives elected from all of the FJMC's 15 regions. An Executive Committee comprised of eleven elected officers and four appointed members guide the organization, and it is assisted by an appointed Presidential Cabinet, whose members are assigned specific support activities.

In order to better serve our members, the FJMC is divided into 15 Regions across the United States in Canada. Each Region is the direct link between the FJMC and its member clubs. Not only do the Regions implement various FJMC programs, but they also run their own retreats, honoree functions, newsletters, and other activities for the benefit of their members. A few clubs are located outside of regional boundaries, and these are given special assistance by the FJMC's Chairman of Club Services. In addition, a new region is being developed in India to serve Jewish men in several cities there.

Individuals are most directly affected by the activities of their own Men's Clubs and Brotherhoods. The FJMC provides assistance to its clubs in a variety of ways. First, the FJMC has trained a cadre of consultants to provide direct programming assistance to clubs. Some of these consultants provide specific advice and leadership in the area of keruv ((outreach to families with a dual-faith marriage).

The FJMC has also developed several programs for use at the club level - men's issue programs, Yom Hashoah memorial candle, the World Wide Wrap and encouragement of the use of tefillin and Men's Club Shabbat. Individual members receive discounted prices on all FJMC books and materials, many of which provide instruction on enhancing Jewish observance in the synagogue and at home, including Hebrew Literacy, specific holiday observance materials ("Art of Jewish Living"), and assistance in leading Havdalah and Maariv services.

The Torchlight, a semi-annual magazine that features essays and articles of general Jewish interest, is sent to each Men's Club member. In addition, eight annual editions of the e-Torchlight with timely articles are sent to every member for whom we have an e-mail address. Distant clubs and clubs not adequately serviced by regions also receive The Advantage, which provides specific programmatic assistance to club presidents of approximately 30 clubs.