Title: לבי במזרח ואנוכי בסוף מערב, “My heart is in the east, and I am at the ends of the west.” These immortal words of Yehuda haLevi seem more relevant today than ever before. How has the relationship between North American Jews and Israel changed/become more important post Oct 7?
Guest Speakers:
Rabbi Chaya Rowen Baker
Rakefet Ginsberg is the first woman to serve as CEO & Executive Director of the Masorti Movement in Israel. She previously served as the Movement’s Deputy Director, until 2017. She joined the Masorti staff immediately following her return as a Jewish Agency emissary to the Milwaukee Jewish community in the United States, undertaking the challenging role of Director of Congregational Development.She has extensive experience in community work, crisis intervention and management, and supporting communities in national trauma, as well as facilitating processes for change in organizations and communities.
In 2021 she spearheaded the strategic planning process for Masorti Judaism in Israel, together with the Movement’s major partners.
Rakefet serves as chairperson of the Counseling Center for Women and was previously a board member of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary. In recent years, she led a team of therapists and facilitators in developing community resilience and group interventions within the Community Unit at NATAL (Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center).
Rakefet holds a BA and MA in Social Work from Tel Aviv University. She is a 2nd-generation tzabarit: her grandparents came to Israel from Iran and from Hungary.
Rakefet is married to Ariel and is a mother of three sons, Itamar, Amitay and Evyatar.
Sarrae G. Crane, grew up on Long Island, where she was active in USY, spending summers at Camp Ramah and on USY summer programs. She is a graduate of Barnard College and obtained advanced degrees in Jewish studies from Brandeis and Columbia. She has devoted her career to serving the Jewish community: working for the American Zionist Youth Foundation, the American ZionistMovement and later wore many hats at United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. For several years she directed the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America and was the executive of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. Currently, she is the executive of Mercaz USA, the Conservative Movement’s Zionist arm.
Amy Skopp Copper is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Ramah Commision (NRC). She served as director of the Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, NY, from 1997-2017. Previously, she served as the education director of Congregation B’nai Israel in Millburn, NJ, and as Jewish educators assistant director of the Prozdor high school program at Hebrew College in Boston. A graduate of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Amy holds degrees in Jewish history and Jewish education. She received her master’s degree from Brandeis University in Jewish education and communal service. Amy is a recipient of the 2011 Covenant Award for outstanding.In addition, Pam Schlosberg and Linda Wolf from CGLR, along with Leslie Ratner and Elisabeth Grun from their sister synagogue Hod veHadar in Kfar Saba, Israel will share with us their experiences in the WLCJ Region Twinning Program this past year.
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Session Three: באו ורשו את-הארץ, Go in and possess the land.
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
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