Fraternity doesn’t mean giving up dignity By Rabbi Noam Raucher When I saw the story out of Wisconsin, I recognized the scene before I even finished reading it. Police responding to an anonymous tip at an Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin–Madison said they found roughly 30 partially clothed young …
A turning point “Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road, time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.” — Green Day Our Mission: FJMC provides men opportunities for personal growth and to build strong relationships. We accomplish this through: celebrating Jewish learning, traditions and culture; gathering for social events …
Titaru Lachem By Jason Hecht October arrives with a soft shift in mood. The High Holidays have passed, the sukkah has come down, and we begin settling into the new year with a quieter, more reflective rhythm. This month’s musical spotlight is “Titaru Lachem” by Shlomo Artzi, a song that captures the delicate balance …
Equally moving, wherever you are in the world By Jerry Brodsky If you accessed streamed High Holiday services from around the world from the list provided by FJMC International, you heard Kol Nidre – everywhere. Whether the native language is English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hebrew, Hungarian or any other, the words and the emotionally …
United Nations: Understanding the Law of the Sea By Dr. Steven Mandel As a physician who worked in New York City, the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012 changed the way I personally consider the relationship between the environment and human health. The devastating storm caused flooding, loss of electricity, disruption of …
Healthy hearts and minds: The goals of three informative FJMC publications By Stan Schnitzer If you’ve been a member of FJMC for some time, you’ve likely noticed that we’ve consolidated some of our messaging and information to be more concise and timely, without bombarding our members with constant emails. At the same time, our …
Jewish Men After October 7By Benny Sommerfeld, VP Programing for Jewish Life “Men have reacted by being part of a surge of increased participation in the Jewish community as they work to better embrace their Jewish identity.” The brutal attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was traumatic for Jewish people worldwide, and this trauma …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed – Executive Director, FJMC International We arrive at the end of Moses’ life, at the edge of the land, at the conclusion of the long journey. And then we roll the Torah back. Not because the words have changed. Because we have. There is something deeply human in that gesture. What if, …
Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Jewish community FJMC International is pleased to join organizing partners USY and Tzedek Center as a co-sponsor of a new initiative to highlight the contributions of LGBTQ+ Jews to the Conservative/Masorti Movement. Dubbed “Shabbat Across the Movement: Hineinu – Here Now & Always,” the new program is designed to celebrate “a …
Jewish Inventor, Mikhail Leontyevich Mil Maybe he had a maple tree and was motivated by the seeds that fall and spin like helicopters. But whatever inspired the idea, Mikhail Leontyevich Mil (1909-1970), a Soviet aerospace engineer and scientist, developed the blades that led to the production of helicopters for both civil and military purposes. Born …
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