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 »
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 »
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! 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 »
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 »
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 »
Invitation to the Seder Tu Bishvat in Hostage Square on the eve of Tu Bishvat. May the verse on the invitation speedily come to pass: “… every family shall sit under its own vine and fig tree, with no one to disturb them…” (Micah 4:4) The Masorti Movement in Israel cordially invites you to join us Continue Reading »
The new year for trees One of the four new years in the Jewish calendar. Tu Bishvat is one of the four moments throughout the year that we use to measure a “new year.” In this case, the new year for Trees, marking their “birthday,” was established as part of our responsibilities to bring tithes to Continue Reading »
By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President I have been hearing a popular Jewish song a lot lately since the Hamas attacks on Israel: Kol haolam kulo gesher tzar meod, veha-ikar lo lefached klal – the whole world is a very narrow bridge, but the main thing is to have no fear at all. This song has become Continue Reading »
Today, we solemnly mark the 100th day since the reprehensible Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023. This tragic event not only claimed so many innocent lives, but also left an indelible mark on our hearts and communities. As we remember those we lost, our thoughts and prayers go out to the kidnapped victims and Continue Reading »
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