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Discussion Groups
These groups meet monthly throughout the year.
Scroll down to read about each group and click for additional information and to register.
Lifestyle-Health Discussion Group
Lead by Jerry Kumin MD
Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1:00 PM
The purpose of this group is to discuss the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. The monthly discussions about a living a healthy lifestyle will focus on the following:
Financial Health Discussion Group
Moderated by Michael Feldman, J.D, CFP®
Meets on the 2nd Friday of the month at 11AM
Stocks and bonds, estate planning, savings, long term care and other health insurance issues, real estate, and more will be discussed during this monthly series. Listen to experts discuss financial issues facing all of us at this point in our lives. You will have the opportunity to listen and ask questions of these special speakers.
You must only register once for this series of programs. You will receive reminders one week and one day before each session.
2023 - 2024 Topics
11/10/2023: Living Beyond 100 Years - Allen Weiss, M.D.
The Chief Medical Officer of Blue Zones, and former CEO of Naples Community Hospital, will discuss the causes of longevity, and the places where the most people live beyond 100 years. Michael Feldman will discuss news relevant to investors and share timely charts illustrating the current status of the economy and capital markets.
12/8/2023: Detecting and Avoiding Investment Fraud - Chris Vernon, Esq. & Michael Cohen, Esq.
Expert investor rights attorney in Naples will provide tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of investment fraud and what to do if you may be a victim.
1/12/2024: Strategies for Buying and Selling your Home - Catherine McAvoy, PA and Gary Sanders, CPA
Catherine McAvoy, PA is a realtor with decades of experience in Naples. She previously practiced law. Cathy will discuss steps to get your home ready to maximize its sales price, and the provisions and negotiations of real estate contracts.
Gary Sanders, CPA has decades of experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Gary will discuss tax implications of selling your residence, including how to calculate gains, your tax basis, and the optimal use of the primary residential exclusion with actual examples. Gary also will review the tax implications of selling a home when one or both spouses pass away.
Michael Feldman, J.D., CFP®, will discuss news relevant to investors and share timely charts illustrating the current status of the economy and capital markets.
2/9/2024: Protecting Your Wealth for Your Heirs - George Wilson, Esq. & Kyle Bacchus, Esq.
Trusts & Estates attorneys with decades of experience practicing law in Naples will discuss legal strategies to protect your wealth and convey it efficiently to your heirs. Michael Feldman will discuss news relevant to investors and share timely charts illustrating the current status of the economy and capital markets.
3/8/2024: Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Bruce Rosenblatt, CDP
Expert having decades of experience with senior housing in Naples will discuss the right time to consider a senior living community, the costs and types of senior housing in southwest Florida, the pros and cons of hiring help, and how one can safely age-in-place in one’s own home. Michael Feldman will discuss news relevant to investors and share timely charts illustrating the current status of the economy and capital markets.
4/12/2024: Using Trusts to Save Taxes - Andy Krause, Esq. & J.P. Bratcher, Esq.
Trusts & Estates attorneys, having decades of experience practicing law in Naples, will discuss using trusts to manage taxation and estate planning. Michael Feldman will discuss news relevant to investors and share timely charts illustrating the current status of the economy and capital markets.
5/10/2024: Developments at the Senior Center - Dr. Jaclynn Faffer
President/CEO of Baker Senior Center Naples has grown it since it was founded. and will discuss its services for people over 60 to socialize, stay active and learn, and its recent developments. Michael Feldman will discuss news relevant to investors and share timely charts illustrating the current status of the economy and capital markets.
Science Discussion Group
Lead by Bob Davidson and Mel Kaplan
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 1:00 PM.
This group will meet in the Iser Center Board Room and on Zoom.
The group is designed to introduce MCA members to ideas in science and its history and to have interesting discussions. Our group is not for presenting highly technical, peer reviewed papers. It is to introduce one another to ideas in science and its history and to have interesting discussions.
This Season's Topics
November 14: Liquefied Natural Gas Technology and the 1944 Incident - Ted Lemoff December 12: Jewish Genetics - Hilliary Regelman ( at Temple Shalom, in partnership with Temple Shalom's Men's Club) Click HERE to register. January 9: Product Liability - Richard Hertzberg February 13: The Hubble Telescope - Wayne Kargher March 12: Chemical Exposure: Making Safety Decisions - Alan Leibowitz April 9: The Science Behind mRNA Vaccines - Ron Yasbin
November 14: Liquefied Natural Gas Technology and the 1944 Incident - Ted Lemoff
December 12: Jewish Genetics - Hilliary Regelman ( at Temple Shalom, in partnership with Temple Shalom's Men's Club) Click HERE to register.
January 9: Product Liability - Richard Hertzberg
February 13: The Hubble Telescope - Wayne Kargher
March 12: Chemical Exposure: Making Safety Decisions - Alan Leibowitz
April 9: The Science Behind mRNA Vaccines - Ron Yasbin
Israel Discussion Group
Lead by Harvey Cohen and Colin Lewis
Meets on the second Monday of the month at 10AM
Hardly a day goes by without some news coming from Israel, be it political, economic, military-related or social.
This new discussion group will be devoted to these current events. With a limited audience, participants will have an opportunity to dig into these pressing issues of the day and share opinions with fellow MCA members.
MCA Book Group
Meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 3:00 PM EST, usually, though not always, after the MCA Luncheon.
(NOTE NEW START TIME)
The books we discuss which are recommended by group members may be on any subject, whether fiction or non-fiction. The discussions, led by a group member, will focus on the theme, character development and quality of writing.
If you enjoy reading books of substance and discussing with peers, you will definitely enjoy this group.
Books Selections
March 14 - Giannis -- The improbable rise of an NBA champion --by Mirin Fader April 11 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. This is a 2023 novel about Black and Jewish residents of a neighborhood in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in the 1920s and 1930s. May 9 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. A very well regarded book that became controversial because the subject was a Latina but the author was not.
March 14 - Giannis -- The improbable rise of an NBA champion --by Mirin Fader
April 11 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. This is a 2023 novel about Black and Jewish residents of a neighborhood in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in the 1920s and 1930s.
May 9 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. A very well regarded book that became controversial because the subject was a Latina but the author was not.
All sessions listed are both 'in person' in on Zoom.
Talmud StudyLead by Sid Freund
"Biweekly'ish" on Tuesdays at 2:45 PM
Talmud Study Group will focus on ancient Jewish civil laws, many of which formed the foundation of our modern laws. Below is a description of this year's focus:
"Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?”
We will learn how to apply the methodology of the Talmud's sages, through their use of psychology and logic, to determine the veracity of witnesses and parties in legal cases.
Participants will sit as judges and lawyers and engage in spirited debate on the merit of cases, and unravel the thinking of our sages. Knowledge of Hebrew is not a prerequisite to experience the challenges and satisfaction of these discussions.
Facilitator Sid Freund has been Superintendent of Schools in New York and Connecticut. He attended eight years of Yeshiva studies in New York City, and has had a longtime interest in Hebrew texts.
Questions? Email Sid Freund at sidfreund@gmail.com
Current Issues Discussion Group
Lead by Ron Mutchnik
Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1:00 PM
Each month the group engages in an interesting, relevant and often controversial discussion. A shared magazine article is used as a spur for the interaction. If you enjoy stimulating conversations about current issues with a group of critical thinkers, please join us.
For additional information, contact Ron Mutchnik .
Topics
January 18: Falling Behind: What's the matter with Men February 15: On The Line: The future of American Labor Politics March 21: In The Cities of Killing: The Hamas Massacre, the Air Strikes in Gaza, and What Comes After April 18: Abolish The Poor: Matthew Desmond Argues that Poverty Persists Because We Let It May 16: Home Fires: Why the Flames Kindled at Waco are Still Burning
January 18: Falling Behind: What's the matter with Men
February 15: On The Line: The future of American Labor Politics
March 21: In The Cities of Killing: The Hamas Massacre, the Air Strikes in Gaza, and What Comes After
April 18: Abolish The Poor: Matthew Desmond Argues that Poverty Persists Because We Let It
May 16: Home Fires: Why the Flames Kindled at Waco are Still Burning