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FJMC Weekly Digest December 24, 2025
Dear FJMC brothers,
In this week's Digest, you'll find:
• Welcome Adas Israel Brotherhood • FJMC Webinar: Get Ready for the World Wide Wrap • Toolkit: Israel & Combat Antisemitism • Wellness Warriors is extended until 1/31/26 • Foundation for Jewish Life Special Announcement • Building Community Awareness • FJMC Newsletters: Ha D'var and Pride & Prejudice •Build-A-Pair and Shoah Yellow Candle • Rest & Reflect Retreat • Become A Friend of the FJMC
The FJMC IT team will be performing a migration of the fjmc.org server between December 24-26. During this time, you may experience significant downtime. We will let you know as soon as the migration has completed.
Thank you.
Yours in brotherhood,
FJMC International
Welcome Adas Israel Brotherhood
Adas Israel Congregation Brotherhood has joined FJMC International
FJMC International is proud to welcome, Adas Israel Congregation Brotherhood of Washington, DC as an affiliated member of our growing organization and the Seaboard Region!
We look forward to sharing our values of Friendship, Judaism, Mentorship and Community together with all from this esteemed Men's Club and Congregation.
FJMC Webinar: WWW 2026
FJMC Webinar: Get Ready for the World Wide Wrap Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 8PM ET
WWW 2026 will soon be upon us. Please join us on the evening of January 4, 2026, at 8:00 PM to learn what the last convention's Torch Award winners did to make their wraps a hit. We will update you on WWW activity the world over.
Don't forget to register your club on the FJMC website. It is a Quality Club requirement. We'll help show you what you need to do.
FJMC International Toolkit: Proactive tools, practices, and resources on Israel and antisemitism Week of 12/22/25
The FJMC Internationalworking group on Combating Anti-Semitism and Israel Programs provides you with the proactive tools, practices and resources on Israel and antisemitism.
Not too late to join! Wellness Warriors Challenge is extended until January 31, 2026!
Be a Wellness Warrior!Walk, run, or ride at your own pace! Build healthier Jewish men and have some fun doing it!
“How far are you going, and how?”
Your involvement with this challenge will be the kickoff for a full series of offerings for those in FJMC to build a supportive community of learners and doers in terms of physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.
Read the full message from Dr. Paul Davidson, Wellness Warriors Campaign Honorary Chair.
New Giving Opportunity.Your Foundation for Jewish Life is excited to announce that at our December 2025 Board Meeting, the Foundation’s leadership approved a new category entitled Designated Temporarily Restricted Funds (“DTRF”) as a new giving opportunity. With a DTRF, a donor is able to define the intent and purposes for which donated amounts and their income will be spent and have those amounts spent over a specified time frame, rather than having them preserved in perpetuity.
Ross Health & Wellness Fund. We are proud to announce that the first DTRF, entitled the Ross Health and Wellness Fund, has been established by Mitch and Heather Ross! Mitch serves on the FJMC Executive Committee and as a board member of the Foundation.
Want More Information?If you would like more information on this giving opportunity, please contact Doug Segerman, the Foundation Endowments Committee Chairman at doug.segerman@fjmc.org, or Steve Dix, the Chairman of the Foundation for Jewish Life, at sdix@fjmc.org.
Repro Shabbat is an annual Shabbat celebration that honors the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. It takes place annually on Parshat Mishpatim, which contains the verses commonly referenced as the foundation of Judaism’s approach to reproductive health, rights, and justice. Individuals and communities across the world gather to celebrate Repro Shabbat and the Jewish traditions it honors.
National Council of Jewish Women invites you to join our annual Shabbat celebration honoring the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. Sign up to bring a Repro Shabbat event to your home or community.
During these troubled times, our HaD’var publication wants to shine some light on the world by showcasing Hanukkah celebrations from around the FJMC world.
So send in your best Hanukkah menorah or other photo for us to include in a collage that will be included for publication in our January edition.
Submit your photos or videos of the Build-A-Pair students wearing their "model" Tefillin at your World Wide Wrap, and your Men's Club could be a winner in categories like Funniest, Most Serious, Largest Group, and Most Creative. Please see flyer for further details.
Enter Contest by March 1, 2026 Five Cash Prizes - Top Prize $150 Winners Announced on March 30, 2026
The Yellow Candle Store is Open Now Through March 10, 2026
2026 CANDLE DELIVERY SCHEDULE:
Candle orders received by January 15, 2026, will be delivered the second week of February 2026.
Candle orders received between January 16 and February 17 will be delivered during the first week of March 2026.
Candle orders received between February 18 and March 10 will be delivered during the last week of March 2026.
FJMC cannot control UPS or FedEx delivery schedules or winter weather challenges. If your Rabbi permits the distribution of candles in Purim Mishloach Manot baskets, you must place your candle order by January 15 to guarantee delivery before Purim (March 2, 2026).
FJMC Men's Retreat, Brandeis Bardin Campus, Simi Valley, CA 03/26/26 - 03/29/26
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is open to all Jewish men, as well as men who are not Jewish but are part of the Jewish community through interfaith relationships. We warmly welcome BIPOC men, GBTQIA+ men, and men from diverse backgrounds and levels of Jewish observance. Our goal is to create an inclusive space where every participant feels welcome and valued.
