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September 2025 / Tishrei 5786
 
Shana Tova U'Metukah!
G'mar Chatimah Tovah.
Chag Sukkot Sameach!
 

FJMC International wishes all of our members and their families a Happy, Healthy and Sweet New Year, an easy and meaningful fast, and a Happy Sukkot! May it be a year of joy, a year of good health and fitness, a year of success and a year of peace.

For more about Sukkot and the High Holy Days, see the Seasons of Brotherhood.
 
Seasons of Brotherhood
 
Captain's Log, Stardate 2

As FJMC International sets out on our new multi-year mission - to boldly seek out more Jewish men - we need to think about the future, and who will help to lead us into it, at all levels. It won't be Moses or Aaron, the High Priest. But as we enter the new year, it could be you. And our Leadership Development Institute could get you there, in a fun and inspiring way.
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What will you choose when life throws you an etrog? Reflections from Rabbi Noam Raucher

As we atone for mistakes of the past on Yom Kippur and then celebrate the festival of Sukkot, our executive director reflects on the fragility and uncertainty of the lives we build, and how we respond when the walls start shaking.
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Welcome to the FJMC!

FJMC International is in growth mode, and we're proud to welcome our newest club, Temple Beth Israel Brotherhood of Skokie, Ill., in suburban Chicago. Having recently marked its 100th anniversary as a club last year, TBI Brotherhood is also the latest Reform club to become part of FJMC's ranks, thanks to club leaders Norwin Merens and Bruce Crane.
Check it out
 
FJMC and the U.N.:
Transforming the world around us 

There are 17 goals for global sustainability, centered around poverty, hunger, health, education, clean water and energy, jobs, industry, innovation and the environment. Here's how you and your club can help address them.
Find Out More
 
 
It's our obligation and our duty:
Stop domestic violence.

As Jewish men, we have a responsibility to break the silence, confront the stigma and stand with survivors.
Learn more
 
 
Miss an Issue? Want to Look Back?

All of our past editions of HaD'Var are available for your reading pleasure on the FJMC website in the Media Section. 
Review Our Past Editions
 
Regional Connections... Highlighting the Grassroots of Our Organization!

Learn about the regional and club events all across the upper Garden State, in the Northern New Jersey Region.

Find out all there is to do for the holidays and the fall in the New York Metro Region, and check out what all the clubs are up to across the NYC area in the Gesher Newszine!

The New England Region's 17th annual golf tournament was a hole in one. And listen to their new regional podcast.

Here’s a roundup of Florida Region and individual club activities, programs and events during September. Hear from Florida Region President Jon Zimmer in his holiday message and check out the Orlando Jewish community's 9th annual Men's Night Out.

Tri-State Region's Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh clubs met up for a baseball game and BBQ in Buffalo.

Check out Anshei Darom’s online Regional Training on Sunday, Nov. 16, from 10-11:30 a.m. Eastern time, via Zoom and open to all, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89513672217. Subjects will include club management and organization, fundraising and club ideas, and Hearing Men’s Voices.
 
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FJMC International is the parent organization of over 200 Men's Clubs and Brotherhoods, as well as individual members, around the world. FJMC has presented more than 100 webinars since the pandemic began. We work hard to provide value to our members and to the Jewish community in general.  To learn more about the FJMC, and how YOU might become involved, check out the FJMC Website.  Individual membership is not limited to men. 

FJMC offers you an opportunity to express yourself by participating in and leading activities that are most important to you. 
 

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