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Men's Club

Men's Club

Who We Are:

The EBJC's Men's Club is affiliated with the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, whose mission is to involve men in Jewish life.

We sponsor numerous events throughout the year which enrich the EBJC family, including:

  • participation in basketball and pickleball leagues, and hikes that promote the physical health of our members,
  • religious programs like the Federation’s World Wide Wrap as well as other annual events like the Men’s Club Shabbat/Scholar-in-Residence Program, our Father/Child Shabbat, and our Yom Hashoah Candle Program where we distribute yellow candles to memorialize the שֹׁואָה,
  • programs of interest and/or service to the EBJC community, such as our recent Murder Mystery Night and our L'Shana Tova greetings program before Rosh Hashana, to promote the relationships between men in our congregation, and between members of the congregation in general,
  • fund raisers to help support EBJC, both in specific projects like chairs and flat panel displays, as well as in the annual budget; we also make contributions to feed the hungry and support survivors of the Shoah,
  • and programs to support the larger community, such as blood drives and forums for political discussions.
  • The EBJC's Men's Club is affiliated with the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, whose mission is to involve men in Jewish life. We sponsor numerous events throughout the year which enrich the EBJC family.  See Upcoming and Past events  below.

The Men's Club is open to all male members of the EBJC community aged 18 and over.   (But just about all of our events are open to everyone in the EBJC community and beyond.)

For more information about the Men's Club, click HERE.  Men's Club membership is $36 per year ($25 for seniors).  To ask questions and/or to express your interest, please contact one of the co-presidents (see below for contact information) or email mensclub@ebjcmc.org

Please note that the Men's Club board meets monthly.  Dates and times can be found on the EBJC Calendar .  Meetings are open to the general community.

Upcoming Events

  • Welcome Back Picnic: Sponsored by the Education Committee and Men's Club. We will have a picnic to mark the end of the summer and welcome everyone back to EBJC on Sunday, September 7th!  Last year's event was well attended and lots of fun. Early bird pricing is $18 for families and $10 for one person. Prices go up at the end of August, so don't put this off!  For more information and to sign up, please click HERE.

  • We are about to kick off our annual L'Shana Tova drive.  EBJC members have received an email explaining how to participate, and a paper order form will be included in the high holiday mailing that will be sent out at the beginning of August. We look forward to your participation!  To learn more, and for links to the e-order and paper order forms, click HERE.

Ongoing:

  • Basketball (contact Lloyd Shepetin at leshepetin@aol.com ).  Wednesday at 7pm, and Sunday 8:30am
  • Pickleball (contact Joel Greengarten at jgg998@comcast.net

  • We live in an increasingly technical world. To assist with these new times, EBJC is going to try an experiment of providing technical assistance to those in need on a best effort basis. A knowledgeable volunteer will work to assist those who may not be so tech savy and having problems with their computers, phones, Wi-Fi networks, etc. In exchange for our help, we ask for a donation (e.g. $36) to EBJC.  You may want to contribute more, or less if that is a financial burden.  If we can’t fix the problem no donation need be made. You can find more information at by clicking HERE  . And you can request help by emailing:  Geeks@ebjc.org  or calling: (732)257-7070 x1 

Last Year's Events: 

  • 50/50 Raffle - Men's Club once again conducted a 50/50 raffle this year to raise funds for the EBJC Men's Club. This year this raffle was done throughout North America by the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs (FJMC). Members of EBJC bought $1102 worth of tickets. 50% of the funds we raised went go to the raffle winners and the other 50% went to the EBJC Men's Club.
  • Yellow Candles for Yom Hashoah.  Commemorating those lost in the Shoah and on October 7th, 2023.  These funds went towards supporting Holocaust Education and Hillel at Rutgers.   
  • Men's Club Shabbat.   This was held on June 14.  Men's Club participated in leading a portion of the davening, reading Torah, and in many other ways.
  • We participated in a regional GoKart racing event in Edison.  It was lots of fun, as it always is!
  • NNJR President's Dinner was on June 18.  For the past two years, David Julis has been president of our Men's Club regional organization, NNJR.  There was a dinner at the Highland Park Conservative Temple at which he officially turned over the reins to his successor.   
  • Men's Club Spring Hike - After the first attempt was rained out, there was great weather for the hike.  They met at Tamarack Hollow Preserve and had a great time.  We also took a hike on a perfect autumn afternoon. 
  • Somerset Patriots game - Men’s Club sponsored a visit to the Jewish Heritage Night at Somerset Patriots. It was be a fun night and the Patriots won 12-0. 
  • Comedy Night @ EBJC:  We hosted Jon Fisch, our featured comedian, who has performed in NYC comedy clubs and has appeared on various television shows including The Late Show with both Stephen Colbert and David Letterman.  Another comedian kicked off the program.  (Previously, we ran a successful Murder Mystery Night.)
  • We had a  discussion on Combating Antisemitism led by Dan Rozett of Federation in the Heart of NJ focus on what is going on at high schools and colleges which was appropriate for both parents and high school and college-aged kids.  Dan's talk can be found HERE, and the notes for the talk can be found HERE.  Prior to this, at 9 am we had a brief service let by Rabbi Larry to promote the mitzvah of putting on Tephillin.
  • We had our annual blood drive again this year in January.  Giving blood literally saves lives, and there is no greater mitzvah!  Over the years EBJC has donated over 1400 units of blood!
  • Also in January we  had a Torah on Tap, where we visited a micro-brewery with our Rabbi and watched a football playoff game.  
  • This event was well attended by Kesher families and there was lots of good spirit to go around.
  • Men's Club sponsored a whale watching cruise out of Atlantic Highlands. We got to see whales and it was a great day!
  • We held a Welcome Back Picnic on the first day of Kesher. 
  • We hosted 45 men and women for a wonderful dinner in the sukkah.
  • We sponsored our annual L'Shana Tova greetings program, giving all members of the congregation an opportunity to wish each other a Happy New Year!

  • We held our 3rd successful pickleball tournament the day after Thanksgiving.

  • Our Six13 concert was a huge success!  More information can be found HERE.  This program was a partnership between EBJC Men's Club, EBJC Sisterhood, and B'nai Tikvah Sisterhood.

  • This year we honored Ron Berger as our Man of the Year, and Ophir Filhart, Sarah Kaplan, and Susanne Kaplan as our co-youth of the year.  There was  a luncheon in their honor on 12/15 at 1:00PM at B'nai Tikvah in North Brunswick.  

  • Hanukah Night with the NJ Devils.  As always, this was fun and included a concert by the Maccabeats.  This year the Devils even won!

Quality Club Award

Our club belongs to an international association of Men's Clubs - Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, or FJMC. Each year FJMC recognizes to those clubs that meet a long list of criteria with the Quality Club Award.  Our Men's Club has won this award each year since it was established in 2006!  We were granted this award again in 2025, so we must be doing something right!   

 

Co-Presidents:

 

Howard Jacobs - 732-402-2273

Marty Hoffman - 908-380-5448

Arthur Fliegelman - 732-257-0730

 

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