FROM GENESIS TO SUSTAINABILITY: A JEWISH MANDATE TO PROTECT LIFE
by Steven Mandel MD Why should Jewish men’s clubs care about environmental sustainability? Protecting the land reflects core values of stewardship, responsibility,…
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Bringing Torah and Love for Israel to the Brooklyn Half
by Jonathan Brody My love of Israel guides me every day, especially when I am competing in an athletic event. Last…
Why the Most Accomplished People in the Room Feel Like
by Steven Mandel MD, Clinical Professor of Neurology, Hofstra/NorthwellVP of Outreach & Engagement, NY Metro FJMC Imposter syndrome is more common…
The Holiness of the First Time
By Jonathan Brody On Sunday, April 26th, I ran my first-ever 13.1 miles, a half-marathon. I haven’t even run 10…
NY BUFFER BILL. PROTECTING SAFE ACCESS TO WORSHIP.
By Steven Mandel MD, VP Outreach and Engagement, NY Metro FJMC S.8599/A.9335( LASHER) and Part K of S.9005/A.10005On March 11, 2026,…
EXERCISE NEUROPLASTICITY AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A DISEASE MODIFYING STRATEGY, EXERCISE
James Parkinson was a London physician who first described “the shaking palsy” in 1817. In 2017, the World Health Organization…
