Dear Community Member,
Over the past two years, the Five Towns and surrounding communities have enjoyed the myriad benefits of the Five Towns Jewish Community (“FTJC”) and Five Towns Shuls (“FTS”) group e- mail lists. For those who are already members, we hope you find these lists useful and informative, and we thank you for participating in our community lists.
For those who are not currently members of these lists, allow us to provide a summary of our services, an easy to follow link to activate your free membership and a brief statement of our policies. It is important to note that (i) the FTJC and FTS e-mail lists are separate and distinct and have different policies with regard to postings (and duplicate postings are not permitted) and (ii) neither the FTJC, the FTS nor any of its moderators or volunteers receive any compensation or derive any other financial benefit from these lists.
In short, FTJC is primarily used to post local shul or school information, information relating to community tzedakkah events, information about shiurim, shiva notifications, emergency situations involving members of our community, community blood drives and similar community efforts. By posting an appropriate message on the FTJC board, nearly 1500 community members will receive useful information. FTS, an e- mail list organized to supplement FTJC, allows its members to freely communicate with each other about other topics, subject to fewer restrictions, as outlined below. It is the hope of the moderators that these lists will facilitate open lines of communication and enhance the feeling of a strong sense of family that we all strive for within our community.
Five Towns Jewish Community Website:
· To join, simply send a blank e- mail to fivetownsjewishcommunitysubscribe@yahoogroups.com.
· Once you have joined as a member, you can post messages by simply sending an e-mail to [email protected].
· For additional information, questions or comments, please e-mail our moderators at [email protected].
· The following are examples of emails that would also be generally appropriate: information about local school or community sports leagues, parlor meeting at your house within the community, requests for local community action on behalf
of Israel or other charitable/community causes (excluding letter-writing campaigns, etc.) and local political elections and/or school board matters relevant to the local Jewish community.
· The following are examples of emails that would never be appropriate : jokes, auctions (non-shul/school/organizational), offensive or disparaging emails, emails which appear to be inconsistent with Torah values and guidelines, business
related solicitations or postings, chain mail messages or email circulations, emails on internet polls, campaigns etc., virus warnings, petitions, media bias protests, news items or opinions or lashon hara.
Five Towns Shuls Website:
· To join, simply send a blank e- mail to fivetownsshulssubscribe@
yahoogroups.com.
· Once you have joined as a member, you can post messages by simply sending an
e-mail to [email protected].
· For additional information, questions or comments, please e-mail our moderators
· The following are examples of emails that would be generally appropriate : events taking place outside of the community which may be of interest to members of the Five Towns Jewish Community, general information which may be useful to members of the Five Towns Jewish Community, lost and found, requests for assistance, information about sports leagues and/or other appropriate
social events.
· The following are examples of emails that would never be appropriate : jokes, auctions, offensive or disparaging emails, commercial or business postings or lashon hara.
· Five Towns Shuls is an open email list intended for general announcements and messages of interest to shul-goers in the Five Towns. This list is intended to allow members of the community to communicate with one another. For emails and postings containing important information regarding local shul, yeshiva and organizational or charity events and programs, please use the Five Towns Jewish Community Email List.
We look forward to receiving your membership request in the near future so that our entire community may enjoy the benefits of interacting with one another and us ing the internet as a means of facilitating community unity, growth and chesed.