Men's Progress Club

Welcome!

The Men's Progress Club is an active and vibrant arm of the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation B'nai Israel . During the course of the year, we will run several meaningful programs, donate our time and resources when needed to the Center, bond with other members of our club, and have fun! We are always looking for more men within the center to be active participants in our programming and social action activities. So please consider joining our club today, and reaping the benefits of membership immediately!

If you not familiar with our club, we would like to share with you our mission statement:

• To strengthen, promote, and advance the objectives and activities of the Fair Lawn Jewish Center / Congregation B'nai Israel;
• To stimulate social, cultural, and religious activities among its members;
• To promote Jewish interest and commitment of its members;
• To sponsor and support activities of special interest within the Jewish community.

Men’s Progress Club Executive Board 2011-2012

Ira Lieman............................................. President
Seth Seigel-Laddy..... Executive Vice President
David Gotlib.......................... VP Membership
Neil Garfinkle....................... VP Programming
Michael Gruber....... co-VP Religious Affairs
Raviv Ron................. co-VP Religious Affairs
Howard Kessel.................... VP Food Services
Lyle Novick......................................... Treasurer
Stuart Breitkopf.............. Recording Secretary
Todd Walker........... Corresponding Secretary
Bob Sokol.............................. Member At Large
Stuart Alper............ Immediate Past President
Scott Pass..................................... Past President
Jeff Kroll...................................... Past President
Charles Cohen............................ Past President
Brian Frisch................................. Past President
Evan Marcus............................... Past President
Dan Paul-Heskins....................... Past President

A bit about our President

Ira Lieman is proud to serve as President of the Men's Progress Club as it begins its 70th year of service to the Fair Lawn community. He previously served as the Club's Executive Vice President, as well as Vice President of Membership and Corresponding Secretary. Ira has also served on our shul's IT Committee and was the Webmaster for three years. When he's not otherwise volunteering, Ira works as a project manager in a global technology consulting organization. He also plays keyboard and contributes vocals to Touch of Gray, a cover band founded originally to play at an FLJC/CBI event in 2009, which has been playing to audiences across the greater Bergen County area.