SNHJMC
Since 1982 the Southern New Hampshire Jewish Men’s Club has been a social organization for men in the southern New Hampshire Jewish community. The SNHJMC was formed for the purpose of providing a vehicle for members to socialize and have fun!
The Club’s mission is based on building a brotherhood of like-minded men who wish to share their commitment and values to those in the greater Southern New Hampshire Jewish community. The Southern New Hampshire Jewish Men’s Club is a non-profit organization serving all male members of the Southern NH Jewish Community regardless of synagogue membership for over thirty years.
We have positive relationships with Synagogues in the Southern New Hampshire area. Many of our members belong to Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua, Congregation Betenu in Amherst, and Etz Hayim Synagogue in Derry.
Summer isn’t over yet but we have our first event of our 2025 – 2026 Event Season Scheduled!
Sunday, September 14, 2025 – 1948: A Local War With Global Consequences a presentation by Harvard Professor Derek Pensler
1948: A Local War With Global Consequences will be the topic of a presentation by Harvard Professor Derek Penslar on Sunday, September 14 at 10:00 am, live at Temple Beth Abraham and on Zoom. The Southern New Hampshire Jewish Men’s Club and the Temple Beth Abraham Programs Committee are cosponsoring this timely and informative presentation. The Men’s Club breakfast will be served at 9:30 am before the speaker begins.
After World War II, the future of British Mandate Palestine became an issue of global concern. While the United Nations and governments throughout the world debated Palestine’s fate, Jews and Arabs fought for control over the land. The results included the creation of the state of Israel and the dispossession of many Palestinian Arabs. This talk will lay out what happened in 1947-1949 and show how events on the ground in what would become Israel and in the halls of power all over the world reinforced each other, creating one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.
Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and the Director of the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University. He previously taught at Indiana University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Oxford, where he was in inaugural holder of the Stanley Lewis Chair in Modern Israel Studies. Penslar has published a dozen books, most recently Zionism: An Emotional State (2023). He is currently writing a book titled The War for Palestine, 1947-1949: A Global History. Penslar is a past president of the American Academy for Jewish Research, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and an Honorary Fellow of St. Anne’s College, Oxford.
Following the presentation there will be a question-and-answer period, moderated by Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett. Please be sure to join us on Sunday, September 14 for Professor Penslar’s timely and informative talk.
This special presentation is free of charge and open to the public. Please register in advance by emailing breakfastrsvp@snhjmc.org to confirm your registration and indicate whether you plan to join us for breakfast or just the presentation. People planning to attend only the presentation starting at 10:00 am will enjoy complimentary breakfast beverages.
The SNHJMC Kitchen Crew will be preparing a sumptuous feast of scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, bagels, lox, and whitefish salad with veggies, fruit, orange juice, milk, coffee, and water. The Men’s Club Breakfast will start at 9:30 am. The cost for breakfast is $10 for all members of the SNHJMC in good standing and any of those members’ guests. The cost for breakfast for non-members will be $18. New members will be able to join on the spot should they wish to take advantage of the breakfast discount. Membership in the Men’s Club is available for a suggested donation of $36. Please contact our Treasurer should a financial constraint be a concern. As always, your membership may be paid when you arrive for breakfast or by mailing a check to SNHJMC Treasurer c/o Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond Street, Nashua, NH 03064. Online membership registration is also available on the Temple website… here
Have a great Summer!
The Men’s Club is off for the summer. However, there may be some sponsored events, like a blood drive, during the summer and that information will be posted here. Otherwise, stay tuned as we return in the Fall for another great year of programming for you!
If you have any program ideas or would like to help us, please contact our President, Monroe Kahn, at president@snhjmc.org.
Have a great happy and safe summer!
SNHJMC’s Bruce Retchen/Neil Goren Fund
Do you have children or grandchildren who will be traveling to Israel as part of a semester abroad or a summer experience? How about local Jewish summer camps?
The philanthropic arm of the Southern NH Jewish Men’s Club, the Bruce Retchin/Neil Goren fund, was instituted to provide financial stipends for our community’s youth planning such ventures. All that is required is a letter from your student or camper outlining their plans and the educational benefit of the program or camp they are attending.
Please send your request to the SNHJMC, c/o Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond Street, Nashua NH 03064. We ask that we receive your request by April 15th each year for consideration.
Looking for a few more good men!
Join the Board. We don’t ask for a lot of time, a mostly monthly board meeting usually a week before each event, and would hope you could share your creativity and wisdom in helping us craft the programming this year. We want to provide programming for what YOU and your fellow members would like to see. Help us make that vision a reality.
We can always use help for programming and events. You don’t have to be a board member to help! The Officers and Board always want to hear from our members about anything related to the Club, Programming, or Events. Your creativity and ideas are always needed! Please reach out to the President at president@snhjmc.org.
Our Kitchen Krew is looking for help, now that we are able to have events at the Temple again. If you can spare some time before breakfast to help cook, or setup, we could use your help. Please consider joining us!
For more information, please contact Monroe Kahn at president@snhjmc.org. Thank you!