By Ellie Kremer, WLCJ Israel Chair It is a curious thing: For Shabbat and for Hanukkah, we light candles, right? But we are not permitted to use the light from those candle flames. How does that work? For Shabbat, it was the institution of a special lamp to be lit before sunset, so that you Continue Reading »
By Anne Schimberg and Karen Winer, WLCJ Jewels in the Crown 2023 Co-Chairs Jewels in the Crown 2023 Jewels in the Crown. Jewels: people or things that are treasured, esteemed or indispensable. Jewels are our affiliates. The Crown is WLCJ. For an award, we acknowledge those affiliates who educate, care, support and inspire their women Continue Reading »
By Lori Snow, Women of the Wall Event Chair and WLCJ/ WOW Liaison Women’s League and the Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) are jointly sponsoring a Women of the Wall (WOW) program on Tuesday, December 6 at 12:00 PM EST. This is our second joint program with WRJ sponsoring WOW. As Women’s League’s liaison to Continue Reading »
By Florence Wolpoff, WLCJ Board Member and United Nations WLCJ Representative Update from a WLCJ Representative to the United Nations On behalf of Lucy Becker, Sandy Koppell and me, Florence Wolpoff, your representatives to the United Nations, I take this opportunity to highlight some of the important activities that took place since our last meeting Continue Reading »
After Tuesday’s [November 2, 2022] first hybrid [post-pandemic] Board of Directors Meeting, WLCJ hung the Mezuzot in our new offices. Below are some photos. We also livestreamed it on Facebook, click here to watch the recording.
Mazal tov to the Zacharias Frankel College Ordination Ceremony in Potsdam, Germany. The world gained three new Rabbis: Rabbi Ann Gaëlle Attias Rabbi Andrés Bruckner Rabbi Irene Muzas Calpe We are all very proud of our International WLCJ President Debbi Kaner Goldich who delivered greetings at the Ordination Ceremony. Click HERE to view the Continue Reading »
By Grace Schessler, WLCJ Vice President and Program Chair We all come to Judaism from our own backgrounds and perspectives. During my term as BQLI Region President, I wrote a weekly letter for our Shabbat Greetings newsletter. To begin this process each week, I’d read the Torah parashah, along with many commentaries, while giving thoughtful Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Margie Cella, WLCJ Educator Each of us is a unique Jewish woman, whose identity was shaped and molded by the women who preceded us. Who were the women who passed their Jewish values down to you—Mother(s) Grandmother(s)? Aunts? Sisters? Friends? Teachers? In addition, we, the Conservative/Masorti women of today are the beneficiaries of Continue Reading »
By Ellie Kremer, WLCJ Israel Chair Hurray for Zoom! Why? Zoom has helped us connect with our Masorti women in Israel and Zoom can help you too! Currently WLCJ has three ongoing Israel programs: Women’s Days of Study — an opportunity to learn and dialog with some of the best teachers in Israel. Each day Continue Reading »
By Vivian Leber, WLCJ Personal Conversations Chair and WLCJ Board Member The “Before” Faces of the Holocaust’s Children: A film made with Respect and Love My husband, Mark, and I never knew our grandparents—all were Holocaust victims. My late father-in-law was one of only seven Holocaust survivors among 5,000 Jews in his town in Poland. Continue Reading »
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