Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International There is a particular kind of loneliness that can take root inside a marriage not because love has vanished, but because labor has gone unseen. A wife is carrying the schedule, the remembering, the anticipating, the soothing, the cleaning, the planning, the noticing, the recovering, the …
Talking proud about Jewish contributions to society By Jerry Brodsky Men’s Club is taking a different approach to combating antisemitism. We are promoting Judaism and why you should be proud to be Jewish, by highlighting Jewish contributions to our daily lives, and how a small number of people can make a large positive impact on …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International There is a certain kind of man our culture still knows how to applaud. He is bold. Unfiltered. A little dangerous. He says what others will not say, does what others will not do, and carries himself with the confidence of someone who mistakes impulse for …
Shalom Brothers! Welcome to FJMC International’s Men’s Haggadah! Passover is the story we tell every year—but for many men, it’s also the story we’re still living: learning how to move from what binds us to what frees us. Egypt isn’t only a place in the ancient world. It can look like distraction, fear, isolation, anger …
Mamas’ Boys sits down with Governor Jared Polis Truly an enlightening episode when Rob and Noam sit down with the Governor of Colorado and Jewish dad, Jared Polis. We talk about politics and young men, and their shift towards the right. And somehow the good Governor is impervious to our questions about masculinity and manhood. …
Tequila! By Al Davis Shalom, achim. Short article this month. Pesach usually revolves around wine and I confess to be anything but a wine connoisseur. As most folks know, Scotch, bourbon, and most grain-based potables are Pesach no-nos. However, there a couple of legitimate brandies and the old standby, Slivovitz. Last year, I discovered …
Portland men show support for charity By Dr. Jacob Sheff The 1st Annual Men’s Club Purim 5K in Portland was a much bigger success than we ever hoped or imagined it could be. Thanks to all of our participants, this March 15 walk/run raised $4,302 after expenses for the Congregation Neveh Shalom Food Pantry. You might be …
Northern New Jersey Region By Larry Klioze The Northern New Jersey Region has been keeping extremely busy. At our March Board of Directors meeting (which includes the Executive Board and the club presidents), we all enjoyed listening to retired Rabbi Murray Ezring tell us the story of how he was involved in the start …
Personal journeys of FJMC members Phil Margolis and Stan Schnitzer Every year on Pesach, we turn to the Maggid portion of the Haggadah, and read of the story of the Exodus from Egypt long ago, and how G-d took us out of slavery and into freedom, eventually to the Land of Israel. But this year, …
Leaving Jordan and Egypt as War Breaks Out By Stan Schnitzer Editors’ Note: Stan and Judi Schnitzer were in Jordan and Egypt when war with Iran broke out. Stan shares his reflections on getting out of Egypt under duress a month before Pesach. History and the present collided for us as the war with …
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