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WL Mothers of Olim

Posted on February 26, 2024

Women’s League for Conservative Judaism sponsors Mothers of Olim, a group supporting and providing friendships to those whose families made Aliyah, emigrated to Israel. Meeting online once a month, we are an emotional lifeline, sharing and discussing pertinent topics. We offer each other a valuable platform to vent and share, laugh and cry. Our monthly Continue Reading »

Daughters of Yisrael – Streaming Now

Posted on February 26, 2024

  Daughters of Yisrael, a song for Women’s League for Conservative Judaism by Rabbi Aviva Shira Funke is live and making its way into all streaming music platforms!      Click here to listen to the song for free →         

Masorti Women’s Study Day 2024

Posted on February 26, 2024

24th Joint Regional Masorti Women’s Study Day – Legacy of Grand/Great Grandma: An Anchor in Turbulent Times to view the event program. to read the bios of the lecturers. REGISTER  

One Time, One Chance

Posted on February 24, 2024

By Wendy J. Glasser, WLCJ Convention Logistics Chair and North by Northwest Region Past President This week’s parashah begins with God telling Moses to tell the Israelites to make olive oil for a lamp in front of the ark that will burn eternally. Then it transitions to appointing Aaron and his sons to be the priests responsible Continue Reading »

Announcing the new Yuval Yisrael summer program for teens

Posted on February 22, 2024

Dear Ramah Leaders and Friends of Ramah, Ramah and USY are excited that this summer we will launch Yuval Yisrael, a summer teen Israel experience sponsored by the Conservative/Masorti Movement. This partnership brings together our decades of joint experience in designing meaningful and educational Israel programs for teens, our movement’s future leaders. Yuval Yisrael, a Continue Reading »

“Make for yourself a teacher, acquire for yourself a friend.”

Posted on February 17, 2024

By Mindy Steinholz, WLCJ Finance Chair and MetroNorth Region Past President When I became a Bat Mitzvah in the late 1970s (so late it was practically the 1980s), my family’s Conservative congregation was not yet egalitarian, though the Movement itself was in the midst of change. I don’t think any of the other Conservative congregations Continue Reading »

WLCJ: Where Friendship Blossoms into Unforgettable Adventures

Posted on February 10, 2024

By Esta Z. Lichtenstein, WLCJ International Vice President and Communications Chair What does WLCJ mean to me? It is most definitely about the relationships one builds. While in New York City for Torah Fund training in 2015 Cathy Swerdlow and I hoofed it through Central Park to the Neue Galerie to see the Woman in Continue Reading »

Save the Date – WL Leadership Institute

Posted on February 6, 2024

Save the Date! Sunday, July 28 – Tuesday, July 30, 2024 The next Women’s League Leadership Institute is scheduled for July 28-30, 2024 at Beth David, Saratoga, California. WHAT IS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE? A multi-day workshop that will enhance your personal style of communication with interactive exercises and role-playing. Discover tips and techniques for using language Continue Reading »

The Stranger Among Us

Posted on February 3, 2024

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President I’ve been thinking a lot about strangers lately. Maybe it is because we are reading the Exodus story where the prophesy made to Abraham–that his descendants will be strangers in a foreign land–has been fulfilled. Now the Israelites have crossed the Reed Sea and are standing at the foot Continue Reading »

Holocaust Remembrance at United Nations

Posted on January 29, 2024

UN Photo/Manuel Elías | Prayers and a moment of silence at the United Nations observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. On January 26th a Women’s League group attended the Holocaust Remembrance ceremony at the United Nations. This is an observance that has been mandated by the Continue Reading »