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The FJMC Quality Club Award is given each year to member clubs who meet established criteria. Note that the criteria for 2025-2026 have been revised, so be sure to review. Deadline for submission is June 22, 2026. 

The Award was developed to encourage clubs to offer specific types of activities at the local, regional, and international level.  The criteria may also be used as a blueprint for a club to follow in planning its yearly programming. The award plate (tag), to be added to your club’s plaque, is presented in even numbered years at a regional event and in odd numbered years at the FJMC International convention.

The Quality Club Award represents excellence and shows it to your club members and congregation; few clubs meet these high standards.

For further information and instructions, please refer to the letter from the Quality Club Award Committee. 

The Ross Health & Wellness Fund supports programs that promote men’s health and wellness, including preventive care, early disease detection, mental health support, and health education. Eligible programs may include club-level initiatives, regional speakers or events, and international programming at FJMC gatherings.

Please download the following:
Ross HW Fund Grant Application
Ross HW Fund Guidelines

Grant applications should be submitted by June 1, 2026, to be considered in the first round of grants. Email your application to the Health and Wellness Committee at health@fjmc.org 

This is a fundraiser for the regions and clubs and NOT for FJMC International.

Check back for more information.

Proud of the contributions Jewish men and women have played in our world!

Is there someone who or something that gives you Jewish pride? Is there a Jewish person or invention and product that has done 'good' for the betterment of our world.

Learn about Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era.

And join us in being PRO-SEMITIC right now and send us your nomination! 

Write a one paragraph post that we can contribute to the FJMC International communication and social media channels in an international effort to be PRO-SEMITIC!

If you have a nomination and information about their contribution to our world, send your submission to jbrodsky@fjmc.org

Our FJMC International partner, ADL, has issued its audit of antisemitism in the US. Following the release of  this Audit, we ask FJMC International members to contact their Congressmen, asking them to support new legislation, the Sacred Act,  which will protect houses of worship. 

Synagogues faced more than 600 antisemitic incidents last year, according to the ADL 2025 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. Our sacred spaces where we pray, celebrate, and find community have become targets.

The SACRED Act would change that. This bipartisan bill creates a buffer zone around houses of worship. It shields worshippers from intimidation and harassment while protecting free speech and peaceful protest.

Urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor this bill today.

FJMC International brings you Shalom Brothers! with Rabbi Noam Raucher, Executive Director!

Parashat Behar-Behukotai:
Delivered on Friday, May 8, 2026
Iyar 22 5786

Check back on the website, on Friday afternoon, for this week's parashat, Bamidbar.

We look forward to receiving your comments and suggestions. We also seek your support and input by supplying ideas and articles for future editions. Please contact us at feedback-HaDvar@fjmc.org

Back issues of Ha D'var can be found here.

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Questions, letters to the editor and submissions are emailed to Jerry Brodsky at jbrodsky@fjmc.org

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