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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Lise Meitner (1878 – 1968), Jewish scientist who has an element on the Periodic Table named for her. In the Periodic Table of the Elements, there are two elements named after women scientists. The namesake of Curium is well known, but the other scientist is unjustly obscure– Austrian-born Jewish physicist Elise “Lise” Meitner, who overcame …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Johnnie Walker Gold By Jeffrey Schulman When I have a special reason to bring a bottle of scotch to shul for a Shabbat l’chaim, I consider a number of factors. First, most importantly, do I like the scotch I’m bringing? Second, is the scotch something that is at a “reasonable” price point? And third, …
“אמא (Ima) – Mother” By Jason Hecht Mother’s Day invites us to pause and honor the women whose love shapes our lives in ways both gentle and profound. In Israeli music, few songs capture that devotion as powerfully as “אמא (Ima) – Mother,” performed so movingly by Shlomi Shabat and Yossi Azulai in their …
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