Membership

Membership Rules

1. Members may not represent themselves as as Bnai Elim members without the
  written consent of Bnai Elim board. This includes identifying as a Bnai Elim member
  even at Bnai Elim events. The board reserves for itself the right to determine
  what Bnai Elim policy is and what activities of members are representative of Bnai
  Elim policy. Example:

2. Members must abide by all membership rules. Failure to abide by the rules will lead
  to automatic expulsion from the membership, and this expulsion will take place
  immediately without any action necessary by the board; furthermore, this
  expulsion will be retroactive, which means that the rule-breaking member will be
  considered as if he or she was never a member at all. Examples:

3. Members must disclose their membership or affiliation with all other organizations,
  groups, entities, etc. whether private, governmental or otherwise, and must do so
  without limitation. If it turns out that some information was not disclosed, whether
  hidden on purpose or by oversight or by misunderstanding, etc. see Rule (2)
  regarding immediate, retroactive, permanent expulsion. At no time, even with
  written permission from the board allowing representation of Bnai Elim(see above)
  may a member present himself or herself as representing two organizations,
  groups, entities, etc simultaneously. Examples:

4. Bnai Elim members must acknowledge the following:

a. Bnai Elim is an independent organization not officially or unofficially affiliated in any
  way, shape or form with any other organization. This includes organizations that are
  currently active, were active in the past whether or not currently active, or that will
  form in the future. (From time to time Bnai Elim may join in a temporary coalition
  with other groups, such as a coalition to rally on behalf of Jonathan Pollard. This is
  not a subservient relationship; Bnai Elim keeps its independence and only joins in
  the coalition to the extent that the coalitions policies coincide and overlap and with
  Bnai Elim policy. Activity that is not consistent with Bnai Elim policy is not endorsed
  or supported.)

b . In particular, someone can only be a member of Bnai Elim while he or she resides
  in the United States. All Bnai Elim activities take place in the United States. Bnai
  Elim is controlled only by people residing in the United states.

On April 2006, the board of directors of the Jewish Defense League, renamed itself to a new organization called B’nai Elim. Bnai Elim’s purpose was the same as JDL. There were many reasons why the organization had to be renamed but one primary is to have a fresh start in a new century. JDL accomplished its mission by introducing patrols in troubled neighborhoods to protect elderly Jews and bringing the issue of Soviet Jewry on the front pages. With the new name it was easier to get around and make connections with other organizations and even political spectrum.

Bnai Elim did not wait to help Jewish people and Israel and before it officially formed, the brave and courageous members attended the Israel divestment conference held by International Solidarity Movement whose mission was to pressure companies who deal with Israel. Besides Washington’s cold winter, Bnai Elim members successfully disrupted that event. The elderly Soviet Jews came all the way from Pensylvania and other Tri-state areas to protest outside. The oldest member, Bill Maniaci, who has much experience with the organization which was initiated back in 1968 by Rabbi Meir Kahane, was beaten up by security personal, ending up with a concussion. Followed a lawsuit and a scandal, enabled the university of never perform similar events in the future. Similar disruptions with the same endings were performed in other cities, one of them the case in Hunter College in NYC during the Israeli Apartheid Week. Some Bnai Elim members are willing to risk their lives so innocent indefensible Jews could sleep save.

Bnai Elim goes to colleges to teach young generation the real threat that Islam poses not only to Israel but to the rest world. Bnai Elim holds the principle that the only way to achieve peace in the Middle East is the complete removal of ALL Arabs out of Israel. Though sound vicious at first, our idea is more humane of making a very smooth transfer by compensating Arabs only for their properties which was much more when they expelled eight hundred thousand Jews, leaving their billions worth of property. The organization lobbies this approach on the Capitol Hill and challenges the Congress and U.S. government by showing how other approaches just don’t work.

Every year the organization commemorates the memory of Rabbi Meir Kahane around his death of 18th of Heshvan according to Jewish calendar.

History of Bnai Elim’s Chairmans.

April 2006 – December 2006: Matt Finberg
January 2007 – September 2010: Robert Turk
October 2010 – Present: Gennadiy Baruch Faybyshenko