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Thank you to The Canadian Jewish News for allowing Menschwork to post this edition of Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui – an interview with Rabbi Mark Biller. About Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui: From Moncton to Moose Jaw, Glace Bay to Thunder … Continued

By Cobi Waxman and David Strauss In honor of the JMR25‘s theme Our Fathers, Our Brothers, Ourselves: Building Bridges, several of the younger JMR men reached out that year to JMR “elders”, and interviewed them about their feelings and recollections … Continued

A photo from the Touro synagogue museum in Newport, RI describing what may have been the first Jewish men’s group in the Colonies. We’ve come a long way.

Enjoy this reflection by Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit, published in the Jewish Exponent in October 2017/5778: From Your father’s House: Jewish Men Today BY RABBI SHAWN ISRAEL ZEVIT PARSHAT LECH LECHA Dedicated to the life and memory of groundbreaking thinker … Continued

Posted June 13, 2017 by Elliott Myrowitz. By Elliott Myrowitz About 15 years ago I was attracted to a father-teenage son weekend at Elat Chayyim Jewish Retreat Center. After driving from Baltimore to Accord, New York, my son and I … Continued

Creating a Legacy: The Hand We’re Dealt and How We Play It. Posted February 1, 2017 by Jim Grossman A Community Message from Jim Grossman  Jim Grossman lives in Vermont where he does community development and social work, spends a … Continued

Inspiration on the Path to Aliyah Posted February 1, 2017 Pavlos Miyakis wrote in this email about the important role that his involvement with JMR played in his personal Jewish journey. Inspiration on the Path to Aliyah. Inspiration on the Path … Continued

Posted February 1, 2017 by Jay Lewkowitz and Jeff Schwartz  We want to tell you our story of a 45 year friendship and how the Jewish Men’s Retreat has sustained our deep connection with each other over these many years. One … Continued