What does it mean to be a community? By Bruce Tomar A community is a group of people connected by shared interests, identity, location or purpose, fostering social ties, mutual support and a sense of belonging, often leading to collective action and shared understanding. In Judaism, community is the primary organizing structure of Jewish …
A Feb. 21 sermon at B’nai Jeshurun in Cleveland By Tom Sudow You’ve been there. Admit it — you’ve been there. You buy the toy, and on the side of the box are those three fateful words: “Some assembly required.” Or someone says, “Let’s buy the bookcase from IKEA. How hard could it be?” …
Echad Mi Yodea – A Nation in Song By Jason Hecht In the spring of 2020, as families across Israel prepared for Passover in isolation, Channel 12 created a powerful musical moment of unity. As part of The Big Israeli Seder, 31 of Israel’s leading artists joined together—each recording from home—to perform the beloved Seder …
Mamas’ Boys sits down with the amazing Etgar Keret, Israeli author/writer, to talk about the similarities and differences between Israeli and all Jewish men. Does it feel different being around Israeli men as compared to all Jewish men? How are those types of men alike? Mamas’ Boys is a smart, funny, and thoughtful podcast exploring …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International Men are often met as uniforms before they are met as human beings. We read the “outside” first: the job title, the competence, the calm voice, the jokes, the silence, the muscle, the dad-energy, the “I’m fine.” We take those signals as the whole story because …
Dear Brothers, Yesterday, the Knesset advanced legislation that strikes at the heart of Jewish unity and religious pluralism. The bill would transfer authority over all prayer at the Kotel to the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate, criminalize religious services that do not conform to its standards, and effectively dismantle the Egalitarian Kotel. If enacted, millions of Israeli and Diaspora …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed — Executive Director, FJMC International Men are starving for sanctuary—and many of us don’t know it until we try to rest and can’t. We live as if “safe” is a luxury item: a week off we never take, a calm we can’t hold, a relationship we keep half-armored because we’re afraid …
An Update on Lung Cancer by Dale Levy, M.D. Lung cancer is a devastating illness. While it is not the leading cancer in either men or women, it is the #1 cause of cancer deaths in both. In 2025, an estimated 226,650 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in the US and 124,730 …
Depression in New Fathers: A Hidden but Important Conversation by Robert E. Braitman, M.D., FAAP The arrival of a new baby is usually imagined as a time of joy, celebration, and bonding. But for many men, the weeks and months after their child’s birth can bring unexpected emotional struggles. Depression in new fathers—often called paternal …
In Praise of the 5K by Jacob Sheff, D.O., F.A.A.P. Co-chair of FJMC Health and Wellness Committee President of Congregation Neveh Shalom Men’s Club “Healthy, wealthy and wise” are what we all strive to be. It describes a flourishing person, one who has acquired three valuable traits. For complicated reasons that are beyond the scope …
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