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Being Pro-Semitic: Felix Mendelssohn

Proud of the contributions Jewish men and women have made in our world! If you have a nomination and information about their contribution to our world, send your submission to today, and show us your Jewish pride! Jerry Brodsky is chair of FJMC’s Inclusion Initiative, president of the International Region and a member of …

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Shalom Brothers: When Money Becomes Manhood (Behar-Behukotai)

Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International Men are often taught to treat money as proof of manhood. Not just as a practical necessity. As evidence. Evidence that you are competent, desirable, serious, protective, respectable. Evidence that you can provide, recover, endure. Evidence that your life is moving forward. And if that evidence …

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Mamas’ Boys – Ep 5: No More Mr. Nice Jewish Guy w/ Salvador Litvak & Mark Feuerstein

Shalom Brothers! Mamas’ Boys Season 1 Finale goes live at 8am PT on Thursday, May 7.  Even though episode 5 is our final one for this season, it was recorded shortly after the Bondi Beach attacks during Hanukkah. And despite the recording date, the discussion about Jewish men and protection remains relevant now. As antisemitism …

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Shalom Brothers: What Men Catch (Emor)

Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International Shlomo Bardin, the visionary founder of Brandeis-Bardin, famously taught that Judaism is “caught, not taught.” He was right, and also only half right. Judaism is contagious. It travels through melody, gesture, hospitality, rhythm, meals, posture, atmosphere. It gets into a person through the body before it …

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Retreat rookies reign at Anshei Darom

11 first-timers join veterans at regional gathering   By Stan Schnitzer They could have formed a minyan of their own. With 11 first-timers attending the Anshei Darom Region’s annual retreat from April 17-19, at Camp Ramah Darom in North Georgia, newcomers formed a third of the retreat’s roster this year. The retreat opened eyes and …

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Snacking smart

How to beat the hunger monster   By Al Davis Let’s face it. We’ve all been there. It comes creeping up on us like a crouching tiger – a snack attack. Doesn’t matter if we’ve eaten recently or not, when the snack attack hits us, it’s virtually irresistible. Sure, and we’ve heard all the platitudes. …

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Being Pro-Semitic: Lise Meitner

Proud of the contributions Jewish men and women have made in our world! If you have a nomination and information about their contribution to our world, send your submission to today, and show us your Jewish pride! Jerry Brodsky is chair of FJMC’s Inclusion Initiative, president of the International Region and a member of …

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Regional Spotlight

Middle Atlantic Region dines out   By Larry Nathanson Our Middle Atlantic Region proudly launched a new program this year we call “Dinner Guys Night Out.” We divided our Middle Atlantic Region into four subregions: Northern Suburbs; New Jersey; Philadelphia and the West Suburbs; and Bucks County. Each subregion formed a separate committee made up …

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Rebuilding Brotherhood at Adas Israel

A Community Rooted in Connection and Purpose   By Henry Jinich In May 2025, the Adas Israel Brotherhood relaunched with a clear mission: to create meaningful connections, support one another and strengthen the fabric of our community. Just months later, in December 2025, we proudly rejoined FJMC International, aligning ourselves with a broader network committed …

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Global hunger and food insecurity

The shared mission of the U.N. and FJMC   By Dr. Steven Mandel What is hunger? Hunger is discomfort or pain caused by lack of food. Food insecurity is a lack of regular access to safe and nutritious food for proper development and an active and healthy life. At a minimum, food insecurity leads to …

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