Seeing Interfaith Outreach in the World of the Presentby Harvey BraunsteinKeruv Co-Founder and Co-Chair Once upon a time in the late 1990’s Len Gimbel was next in line to be FJMC President. Rabbi Charles Simon, FJMC’s rabbinical spiritual presence, pulled Len aside and said, “Lenny, you will be president in 2 years. What do you …
FJMC International 2027 ConventionWestin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, on Union SquareJuly 8-11, 2027Jay Steinmetz, Chair The COUNTDOWN to Convention! 00Days 00Hours 00Minutes 00Seconds We are happy to announce that Registration will officially open on November 1st! Everyone is excited with anticipation to start the process and soon you will be able to. A link …
BEYOND KERUV…Looking back and moving aheadby Steven Mandel MD In the context of the FJMC, KERUV focuses on welcoming interfaith couples with families into synagogue life, rather than allowing differences in religious backgrounds to become barriers to participation. Welcoming interfaith families, means supporting Jewish identity, educating without judging, building relationships, and training synagogue leaders. Welcoming …
Letter to the EditorPride & Prejudice Dear Editor, Since turning over the reins for FJMC’s Inclusion Initiative to you and our colleagues, I’ve been thinking how nice it would be to not need an Inclusion Initiative. What if everyone we encountered was treated in the same welcoming manner we treat our good friends? I’m old enough …
My Interfaith Marriage Journey with the Conservative/Masorti MovementBy Josh Kohn When my wife and I married nearly 25 years ago, I assumed we would find a synagogue where we could build our Jewish life together. I loved the Conservative traditions I had grown up with and wanted to share them with my new family. At …
The Future of Interfaith And Conservative/Masorti JudaismBy Dr. Gary SmithFormer Co-Chair of the Keruv initiative In the early 2000’s, a very important program emerged that, one would argue, rescued the Conservative/Masorti movement. With our Pew study numbers showing a dramatic decline in Conservative/Masorti Judaism, Keruv emerged and was a robust success. However, by 2020, Keruv …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed – Executive Director, FJMC International “Noah was a righteous man; he was wholehearted in his generation.” — Genesis 6:9 Seriously, what does that mean anymore? I ask because this has been a strange time to be thinking about men. The president of the United States was found liable by a civil jury …
Response from the EditorPride & Prejudice Letter to the Editor, “With all due respect, what does this trivial nonsense have to do with the alarming sharp rise in politically correct antisemitism and anti-zionism? Shouldn’t members of Jewish organizations learning how to defend themselves both verbally and physically have priority over “Pride and Prejudice”?” Sincerely,Michael Perloff …
Dear Brothers, We are pleased to introduce the rejuvenated and re-affiliated Congregation Anshei Israel (CAI) Men’s Club in Tuscon, Arizona. Inspired and led by Gregg Pollack and Jeffrey Goldstein, with a strong support team filling out the leadership team, the club adopted new by-laws and installed its official board of directors over the summer, following …
Founder, owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters, Abe Saperstein The internationally famous Harlem Globetrotters were founded in 1927 by Abe Saperstein, a 5’5” Jewish immigrant born in 1902 London, England, and raised on Chicago’s North Side. Discovering a small group of black basketball players, he created a team that traveled around the country …
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