WHY FOCUS ON BOYS AND MEN?

By Richard V. Reeves

In my latest book from Brookings Press, 

Of Boys and Men, and other related publications, I describe many of the challenges facing boys and men, especially those with least economic power. Important issues exist in the domains of education, employment, family life and health. There is a growing recognition that these problems need to be taken seriously, not only for the sake of boys and men, but also for the sake of women, children, the economy, and even the health of our political life. As Michelle Goldberg wrote in the New York Times, in response to my book:

“It’s possible to believe that sexism remains a major impediment to women’s flourishing and also believe that for many boys and men life is much harder than it should be. . . Even if you’re not inclined to care much about men’s welfare, their growing anomie and resentment is everyone’s problem, fueling right-wing populist movements around the world. People who feel unmoored and demeaned are going to be receptive to the idea that the natural order of things has been upended, the core claim of reactionary politics.”

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EXPANDED CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFITS SHOWN WHEN WEARING TEFILLIN - STUDY

Research from the University of Cincinnati shows health benefits from Jewish tradition

The cardiovascular health of both men and women who wear tefillin (phylacteries) around their arms can improve, according to new research at the University of Cincinnati (UC). The study suggests those benefits are the result of ischemic, or reduced, blood-flow preconditioning that produces protection from the damage caused by heart attacks.

“Tefillin is used for morning prayers for Jewish men over the age of 13 on weekdays,” said clinical internal medicine Prof. Jack Rubinstein of the Division of Cardiovascular Health in UC’s College of Medicine.

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The New Jews in America and the Old Oligarchy in Israel

(January 17, 2023 / JNS) There’s a new sort of Jew emerging in America. He isn’t progressive. He isn’t conservative. He’s just a Jew, and he’s got no interest in explaining his existence as a Jew to antisemites of any variety. Writer Karol Markowicz describes the phenomenon in “The New Jew: The Beginning of a Jewish Political Realignment in Real Clear Books.” She joins Caroline Glick on the “Caroline Glick Show” this week to discuss the rise of proud, free, Zionist Jews in America, and the challenges they face—and pose for the overwhelmingly liberal and increasingly woke Jewish establishment in America.

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Holocaust objects to be displayed at German parliament

(January 17, 2023 / JNS) An exhibition of Holocaust-era items from the collections of Yad Vashem whose stories are intertwined with Jews from Germany will open in the Bundestag next week, ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jerusalem-based Holocaust remembrance center announced Tuesday.

The exhibition, titled “Sixteen Objects,” will be inaugurated on Jan. 24 by the Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan, on his first-ever visit to Germany, and Bundestag President Bärbel Bas.

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Lower East Side

Then and Now

(New York Jewish Week) – For a large part of the 20th century, the Lower East Side in Manhattan was the bustling center of American Jewish life.

Storeowners, peddlers and families all crowded into the neighborhood for a chance at success, as well as opportunities to rebuild Jewish communities left behind in Europe. But as the Jewish residents moved out to Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey and beyond — and other immigrant communities moved in — the neighborhood dynamics, storefronts and signage began to shift.

The changes in the neighborhood were recently captured in a Twitter thread curated by a Hasidic Jewish man living in Monsey, N.Y., who uses the Twitter handle “Hungry Chipmunk” and asked to be referred to here as “S.”

In black-and-white images, the excitement and grit of Jewish life in the Lower East Side — a neighborhood bound by East Houston Street and Canal Street to the north and south, and the Bowery and FDR Drive to the west and east — is shown in images of barefoot boys, Yiddish signage and names like “S. Wolarsky & Son, N. Schapiro & Sons sign makers and B. S. Kahan hosiery.”

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Pride & Prejudice Quarterly Inclusion Initiative Dialogue

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

at 8:00 PM ET

Save The Date!

Registration coming soon!

Support, practical suggestions, resources and discussion centered on inclusion of marginalized community members. Inclusion Initiative info.

The goal of the initiative is that Men’s Clubs, Women’s League Affiliates and synagogues will create an environment that makes all underserved communities feel welcomed and embraced in the Jewish Community. Core targets are the Men’s Clubs, Women’s League Affiliates, clergy and synagogue leaders who we want to support, applaud for their work and encourage to improve their adoption of inclusion practices and policies.

For more information contact Jerry Brodsky (jerrybrodsky2@gmail.com).

Torah Talks!

With Norm Kurtz

and Benny Sommerfeld

Next Thursday Evening Sessions:

January 26, 2023.

February 2, 2023.

February 9, 2023.

7:30pm ET

6:30pm CT

4:30pm PT

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Torah Talks is our weekly conversation about the Torah portion. This is an opportunity to share your Torah thoughts with us at FJMC Beit Midrash on Thursday afternoon/evening. Each session is about 30 minutes. We want to create a meaningful conversation, share insights, and prepare for the upcoming Shabbat.

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