Dear Members of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, Yesterday, the Knesset advanced legislation that strikes at the heart of Jewish unity and religious pluralism. The bill would transfer authority over all prayer at the Kotel to the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate, criminalize religious services that do not conform to its standards, and effectively dismantle the Egalitarian Kotel. …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International Men are starving for sanctuary—and many of us don’t know it until we try to rest and can’t. We live as if “safe” is a luxury item: a week off we never take, a calm we can’t hold, a relationship we keep half-armored because we’re afraid …
An Update on Lung Cancer by Dale Levy, M.D. Lung cancer is a devastating illness. While it is not the leading cancer in either men or women, it is the #1 cause of cancer deaths in both. In 2025, an estimated 226,650 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in the US and 124,730 …
Depression in New Fathers: A Hidden but Important Conversation by Robert E. Braitman, M.D., FAAP The arrival of a new baby is usually imagined as a time of joy, celebration, and bonding. But for many men, the weeks and months after their child’s birth can bring unexpected emotional struggles. Depression in new fathers—often called paternal …
In Praise of the 5K by Jacob Sheff, D.O., F.A.A.P. Co-chair of FJMC Health and Wellness Committee President of Congregation Neveh Shalom Men’s Club “Healthy, wealthy and wise” are what we all strive to be. It describes a flourishing person, one who has acquired three valuable traits. For complicated reasons that are beyond the scope …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International Shalom Brothers, Mishpatim – Men Who “Didn’t Know” Parashat Mishpatim is Torah at its most unglamorous—and most urgent. No miracles. No spectacle. Just case law after case law about harm, liability, and repair. It’s as if the Torah is saying: if you want a holy society, …
Mamas’ Boys are joined by veteran DC newsman and author Jake Tapper, who digs into how masculinity and power play out in Washington today, shares how he presents himself as a Jewish man in a world that’s gotten tough on both, and takes a deep dive into how he became the man he is as a teen at Camp …
Visit the Pearl of Africa, and experience the world of the Abayudaya In December 2024, several FJMC members from the Seaboard and Tri-State regions of FJMC journeyed to southeastern Uganda, to visit the Abayudaya Jewish community, which numbers more than 2,500 people in over 29 villages spread across the region. The trip was led by …
An unorthodox description Traditional and radical aren’t normally two words used together to describe the same thing. But then you might not have encountered Svara before. Svara, whose tagline is “A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva,” empowers queer and trans people to expand Torah and tradition through the spiritual practice of Talmud study. Through virtual and …
Purim & Passover By Rabbi Noam Raucher It’s February, and Purim and Passover will be here before we know it. But at FJMC International, we haven’t forgotten. Here are two upcoming programs to help you – and us – prepare. Unmasking: A Pre-Purim Men’s Webinar on the Masks We Wear – Wednesday, Feb. 25, …
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