BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1224@wlcj.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T213000 DTSTAMP:20250123T211834Z URL:https://www.wlcj.org/events/wl-workshop-gender-bias-with-rabbi-cheryl- peretz/ SUMMARY:WL Workshop: Gender Bias with Rabbi Cheryl Peretz DESCRIPTION:[This Program is scheduled on Eastern Time Zone]\n\nMonday\, Ja nuary 27th 7:30 PM ET\nYou\, Me &\; We too: Overcoming Bias and Harassm ent (and What does it mean for me)?\n \;\nIn this workshop\, we will s tudy Torah as a lens for identifying the stereotypes or beliefs that can b e harmful and as the source of the tools to overcome those unintended mome nts to become our best selves. Rabbi Peretz\, one of the deans at the Zieg ler School\, will help us build the skills to overcome bias and harassment . She has assisted women\, rabbinic students\, rabbis\, lay people and org anizational leaders in naming their own biases\, dealing with challenges\, and helping others in transcending these moments. The work that Rabbi Per etz has developed has been made possible by the Torah Fund Spaces Campaign ..\n \;\n \;\nRabbi Cheryl Peretz serves as Vice Dean of the Ziegl er School of Rabbinic Studies (where she also received her ordination). He r work includes teaching\, counseling\, advising and programming and has b een a strong advocate for healthy and constructive relationships between c lergy and organizations. In addition to her work at AJU\, Rabbi Peretz has served as a pulpit rabbi in Los Angeles area synagogues such as Sinai Tem ple\, Adat Shalom in West Los Angeles\, and Burbank Temple Emanuel El. She has been a High Holiday guest rabbi in Chicago\, Orlando\, Des Moines\, L and Redlands\, California. Rabbi Peretz is a graduate of the double degree program between Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary of Am erica where she earned degrees in Mathematics and Jewish Philosophy. While working on her MBA in Marketing\, Rabbi Peretz also worked for United Syn agogue of Conservative Judaism before embarking on a full-time career in m arketing consulting for Fortune 500 companies. Rabbi Peretz has taught in a variety of synagogues\, Havurah groups\, schools and other frameworks. S he also serves as scholar-in-residence for synagogues and organizations th roughout North America. She has published articles in several books and pu blications.​\n \;\nRegistration is open to WL members \;(in the USA &\; Canada)\, you must log in (https://www.wlcjmembers.org/member_l ogin.php) to register for each class session. If you need assistance\, ple ase contact the office (405) 870-1260.\n \;\nParticipation in this pro gram is a benefit of your membership. \;\n\n \;\nQuestions?\nLori Snow \nWLCJ International Vice President and International Torah Fund Chai r\nlsnow@wlcj.org\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wlcj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ WL-Workshop-Jan-2025-website-v2-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR