About Man UPrising

I’m Dr. Baruch “B” HaLevi, and for two decades, I’ve worn many hats—rabbi, therapist, guide, and now Co-Founder of Man UPrising.

I’ve been invited into men’s lives during their darkest moments, and I’ve been privileged enough to learn what we all really need: not just surface-level connection, but deep, meaningful brotherhood.

Twenty years of guiding men taught me something: we’re great at preparing for our careers, but nobody prepared us for life’s real challenges. I’ve sat with countless men, helping them with what I call life’s T’s—transitions, tests, trials, traumas, and tragedies.

And—for most of them—these struggles had knocked them on their asses. These were successful guys at work. But where do you learn to be a better husband? Father? Friend? There’s no manual for this stuff.

Today’s men face challenges our fathers never talked about. Success that just isn’t enough. Empty nests that feel even emptier than they’re supposed to. Marriages that need work just to keep going. Aging parents who demand more every day. And questions about meaning that never seem to stop.

So we decided to build something better, and Man UPrising was born.

This isn’t just a “men’s group.” It’s a gathering—maybe even a movement—for guys in the second half of life. Men who want real conversations about what matters and tested wisdom that works. Who are ready to redefine life on their own terms. And who know that they don’t have to figure it out alone—who are brave enough instead to walk side by side with their fellow man, bearing witness to others’ journeys and confidently exploring their own.