By Barbara Finkel, Seaboard Education & Programming VP On March 23, I represented Women’s League at a U.S. Department of State program entitled Diplomacy, Dissent, and the Holocaust: Speaking Out, Then and Now. The program was organized by the Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues; the Secretary’s Open Forum; and the American Foreign Service Association Continue Reading »
The Shifrah and Puah Maternity Center in Mbale, Uganda 2023 WLCJ CONVENTION SPECIAL PROJECT As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, it reminds us how vital mothers are to their babies and their families. They are the nurturers, the caretakers and the force that keeps everyone healthy. We must support these mothers and mothers-to-be during their most vulnerable time Continue Reading »
#StandUpToJewishHate is a new campaign to educate everyone in the United States about the rise of antisemitism and mobilize people outside the Jewish community to help us address growing hate and intolerance. We need to drive home the message that Jews make up just 2.4% of the U.S. population but are the victims of 55% of all Continue Reading »
Shalom friends, We sometimes forget about why we celebrate Passover and what it means to be free, a free person, a free people and a free democratic nation, in our land, the land of Israel. The legacy of Passover is something that should be felt, not just understood with the mind. Every year we are reminded Continue Reading »
Bring mental health to your table with our updated Mental Health Passover Seder Companion! We created this companion to help individuals utilize the themes and motifs of Passover traditions to examine their internal stories of slavery, and experience true freedom. Also, check out our new Haggadah! This Haggadah contains all of the texts of a traditional Haggadah. Continue Reading »
We, the leaders of the Global Conservative/Masorti Movement representing more than 2 million Jews around the world, commend President Herzog for his leadership and his serious, responsible framework for resolving the unprecedented crisis facing Israel’s democracy and society. As hundreds of thousands of Israelis continue to take to the streets and deep concern about the plan currently being advanced Continue Reading »
Posted on: Monday March 27, 2023 In response to the Israeli government’s suspension of legislative consideration of judicial reform measures, Conservative/Masorti movement organizations issued the following statement: “We commend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his decision to temporarily suspend his coalition’s controversial judicial reform proposals. We are pleased that this policy has been postponed until Continue Reading »
This year, more than ever, Masorti Olami together with their partners at the Schechter Institutes are focusing their efforts on making sure our Ukrainian refugees and communities are able to celebrate Pesach to the fullest. This includes ensuring there are communal and individual Seders, some with over 100 people, in Kyiv, Odessa, Chernivtsi, Kharkiv, Berlin, Continue Reading »
By Sheila Offman Gersh, American Mothers of Israeli Olim Google Group Organizer A Bat Mitzvah to Cherish For the past three years I have been attending the Women’s League Bat Mitzvah class. I completed two levels of Hebrew classes and I am participating in a trope class. Women’s League will have its “official” Bat Mitzvah Continue Reading »
By Sue Bengele, WLCJ Financial Secretary When I became a Bat Mitzvah many years ago… you know, when girls had their Bat Mitzvah on a Friday night, were able to sing the Haftarah, sing the Kiddush and perhaps be able to lead the congregation in Yigdal… My Rabbi said the following three words to me Continue Reading »
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