by Steven Mandel MD Disability Pride Month (DPM) is an annual July celebration that recognizes the contributions, history and struggles of individuals with disabilities. It’s a time to honor diversity within the disability community, celebrate accomplishments, and advocate for inclusion and accessibility. It is linked to the signing of the American Disabilities Act of 1990, […]
July 1, 2025 Dear Friends: Let me begin with wishing you all a hearty Shalom, Ahalan and Baruch Haba! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Stuart Perry Haimes and as on July 1, 2025 I became the very proud President of a very proud region, the New York Metropolitan Region of the Federation […]
by Bruce TomarPresident, FJMC International ATID – The times they are a’changin’Come gather round brothers, and welcomeback home……. For FJMC is a’changin’ ATID – literally THE FUTURE “FJMC is the international umbrella organization for a confederation of approximately 200 men’s auxiliaries serving over 14,000 men around the globe but, right now concentrated in North America. […]
By Marc Liebman, Captain (USN retired) In June 1968, I arrived in Pensacola to begin flight training late on a Friday night to save two days of leave. Officially, I didn’t have to check in to Pre-Flight until Sunday evening. I wanted to get some beach time and relax. Pre-Flight was, at the time, the […]
By Shea Lerner, NYM Region FJMC President and Steven Mandel MD, NYM VP of Outreach and Engagement My profession finds me as a Chief Development Officer, or in layman’s terms, a professionalfundraiser. My career is creating and implementing fundraising plans for non-profit organizations; of all sizes, domestic and foreign, religious and secular. By definition, these […]
On March 3-4, 2025: 1) Steven Mandel MD VP NYM Community Outreach 2) Mark Goldstein3) Daniel Gross – President Sutton Place Synagogue Men’s Club 4) Victor Goldsmith 5) Irv Varkonyi – Chair FJMC Combatting Anti-Semitism Committee 6) Allan Kahan – Immediate FJMC International Past President All attended the NEVER IS NOW Summit in New York […]
By Marc Liebman Captain, (USN retired) It was the summer of 1949, and I went with my parents, not that I had a choice since I was four, to a place called Dachau. We were there because my father had been recalled for the Berlin Air Lift and offered a regular commission (as opposed to […]
by Alexa Taras and Julia Weissman, Sutton Place Synagogue In a bustling city of millions, where strangers swiftly pass by one another without a second thought, it’s easy to take the connections we have with others for granted. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of community became more evident than ever. For […]
By Seth Golob, Director of the Jackson Religious School and Family Engagement at Sutton Place Synagogue I believe that teen engagement is one of the toughest aspects of synagogue work. Teens are balancing a rigorous high school schedule, after school activities, sports, music, dance, volunteering, you name it. Then there is their jam packed social […]
By DR GARY SMITH DVM, DR STEVEN MANDEL, LEAH SMITH, and HEIDI MANDEL February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness Acceptance and Inclusion Month, which encourages us to listen and learn from people with disabilities and advocate for their rights and inclusion in society. JDAAIM respects the principles of Kavod HaBriyot, honoring the dignity of all God’s […]
