Welcome to Hillelby Adam Lehman, President and CEO, Hillel For more than a century, Hillel has served as the home away from home for Jewish college students and young adults around the world. Today, Hillel engages, empowers, and inspires more than 190,000 Jewish students annually across 850 campuses worldwide, helping students explore, celebrate, lead, and …
ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents: The Numbers are Down. The Crisis is Not. by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Dear CATALYST readers and friends of FJMC International: Congratulations and Mazal Tov on the inaugural issue of Catalyst. We so much appreciate our partnership with your organization at both the national and regional levels. As you …
From Awareness to Action: How the Blue Square Alliance Is Fighting Jewish Hateby Adam Katz, President, Blue Square Alliance Against Hate The Blue Square Alliance (BSA) is a nonprofit research organization and national leader in the fight against antisemitism. Founded in 2019 by Robert Kraft, we combat hate online, educate the public, and build meaningful …
The Jewish Man after October 7By Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.ed, Executive Director, FJMC InternationalCo-host, Mamas’ Boys podcast With rising antisemitic threats, security is necessary — but when rage turns into identity, something essential in Jewish life begins to erode There is a reason a group like a new Jewish Defense League (JDL) can sound compelling right now. …
Maybe U.S. Patent No. 2,612,994 doesn’t mean much to you. But have you ever seen or used a bar code? You can thank two Jewish-Americans, Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver for developing the first optically scanned bar code, patented in 1952. You may not remember before bar codes but one had to trust the …
Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed – Executive Director, FJMC International When I became a father for the first time, like many men, I had no idea what I was doing. Short of helping create an actual human being, I had no real understanding of how to care for that life. I relied on instinct, love, anxiety, …
Hineni: Here I am By Rabbi Noam Raucher Pride Month arrives each year with color, celebration, memory, courage and, for many people, a complicated mix of joy and pain. For FJMC International, it is an important moment to say something clearly and lovingly: LGBTQIA+ men are not outside the circle of Jewish life, Jewish …
Ross Health and Wellness Fund at the FJMC Foundation for Jewish Life By Paul Davidson, PhD Just as we have taken steps to enhance health and wellness in our committee, Drs. Mitch and Heather Ross have created the Ross Health and Wellness Fund at the FJMC Foundation for Jewish Life to provide money to spur …
Scotches, bourbons, whiskeys, tequila, rum, vodka – all are welcome By Al Davis In a non-Convention year, we know that the month of June will always bring our Quad-Region Retreat — a time when the Hudson Valley, Middle Atlantic, New York Metro, and Northern New Jersey regions will gather together for a long weekend …
How to make a real impact on the world By Jonathan D. Epstein Have you ever wanted to make a big impact on others? Do you want to feel that your efforts and your support can make the difference? Would you like your donor dollars to go farther than ever? Here’s your chance. FJMC International …
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