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 […]
By Daniel Gross Since my last article, AI has evolved significantly. Tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT andAnthropic’s Claude Sonnet are at the forefront of transforming operational landscapes for: small businesses law firms medical practices financial advisory firms nonprofits, households. These tools have been upgraded with new features such as live chat functionalities and theability to […]
From the Desk of Shea Z. Lerner, New York Metro Region FJMC President Rosh Hashanah is upon us, and there are no words, no breath left after more than eleven months of fighting, of loss, and of pain over the fighting Israel faces on all her borders and our captives held in unbearable conditions. Despite […]
Strategies designed to facilitate an understanding and sharing of potential solutions For AUD (Alcohol use disorder) and SUD (substance use disorder) in Judaism. By Rabbi Igael Gurin-Malous and Dr. Gary R. Smith DVM INTRODUCTION Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) have becomepressing concerns in societies around the world, cutting across cultural, religious, […]
By Joseph A. Hirsch, PhD, PsyD and Steven Mandel, MD In the most recent report by the World Health Organization over 3 million deaths occur annually that are attributable to alcohol consumption and psychoactive drug use. 1 The overwhelming majority of these deaths are in men. How many Jews in the United States and worldwide […]
Our Personal refection’s on Climate Change. DR. STEVEN MANDEL, NEW YORK METRO Region, Park Avenue Synagogue, New York, NY. DR. GARY SMITH, KIO Region, Adath Israel Synagogue, Cincinnati, OH. On July 22, 2024, the temperature rose to 62.89 C (140 degrees.), the hottest day in recorded history. Second highest was in 1913 in death valley […]
