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So now that we are past Rosh Hashanah’s shofar blasts, and the intense self-reflection and fasting that comes with Yom Kippur, it’s time to embrace our third major holiday just around the corner. That’s right, you guessed it: Sukkot is here! And there is something wonderfully strange about the objects Judaism hands us on Sukkot. At a moment when American culture is engaged in an anxious debate about men and masculinity, Judaism does not hand men a weapon, a trophy or a throne. It gives us a fragile hut, a palm branch and a piece of fruit. There is deep wisdom for men in Sukkot and its ritual objects.
Join Rabbi Raucher for this exploration of what Sukkot can teach us about being men.
Rabbi Noam Raucher, a native of Hamden, Connecticut, is the product of a joyfully Jewish upbringing, having attended: a Solomon Schechter Day School, Camp Ramah, USY, and Hillel at Hofstra University. He was ordained at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in 2011, and has served as a pulpit rabbi and educator on the east and west coasts; first at Temple Israel, Charlotte, North Carolina; and later at the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center in Pasadena, California.
During the pandemic, Rabbi Noam received certification and started a practice as a Spiritual Coach for men, and a Divorce Coach for Jews. His podcast, “The Jewish Divorce Project” has received thousands of downloads and nationwide praise.
Rabbi Noam has also been an active participant and speaker in the modern men’s movement since 2018. He served as a local men’s Group Facilitator, and Regional Group Coordinator, for the organization, the Mankind Project. After the pandemic, Rabbi Noam taught middle Judaic school at Pressman Academy in Los Angeles. He has been serving as FJMC’s Executive Director since June 2023.
In his spare time, Rabbi Noam enjoys being outdoors and hiking, interacting with his two sons, Judah and Elijah, exercising, podcasting and searching for the best breakfast burrito in town.
We look forward to seeing you virtually at this event.
In Brotherhood,
The FJMC Webinar & Affinity Group Committees
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