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February Program Showcase

Posted on February 20, 2020

  February Sisterhood Showcase: Vashti’s Banquet program Congregation Neveh Shalom Sisterhood’s Purim program for several years has been a “Vashti’s Banquet”. The name comes from the banquet that Queen Vashti throws when she refuses to be the entertainment for the king and his guests in the story of Megillat Esther, the book we read on Purim. Continue Reading »

Vote for Mercaz Slate

Posted on February 5, 2020

View WL video about why to vocte for Mercaz slate in the World Zionist Congress election by clicking here. View a video on How to vote in US WZC Elections by clicking here   and view a video on Vote in the World Zionist Election by clicking here.

Pre-Convention Workshop Source Sheets

Posted on January 24, 2020

Tefillin Prayers Tefilin Diagrams Sefaria Exodus 13 1-10 Sefaria 13 11-16 Sefaria Deuteronomy 6 4-9 Sefaria Deuteronomy 11 13-21 Tying “K-nots”: Women and Tefillah A Guide to Wrapping (Laying) Tefillin Video with Anne Lapidus Lerner Video with Janet Kirschner

January Sisterhood Program Showcase

Posted on January 6, 2020

Women of Temple Israel Create a Recipe for Success Noshing, Cooking & Kibbitzing Under the Sukkah We celebrate Sukkot within the temporary and fragile sukkah to remind us that joy is not found from material possessions but, rather, from the relationships we form with others and with God. So, it seemed just right to kick Continue Reading »

Convention Starts NOW! Two Exclusive Workshops for Members!

Posted on December 19, 2019

Get a taste of Convention 2020! This January, Women’s League will offer two exclusive workshops for our members on the subject of tefillin. Then, join us for a Shehecheyanu Moment at Shacharit, Monday, July 13, 2020 when many of our women will wrap tefillin together for the first time at a WLCJ Convention! Register for Continue Reading »

Happy Hanukkah from Women’s League!

Posted on December 18, 2019

Registered Women’s League members will be able to join us for our second annual virtual candlelighting on Monday, December 23, at 7:30 p.m., Eastern time. This Monday, December 23, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism invites you all to join us as we light the Hanukkah candles together at 7:30 p.m., Eastern time. Whether you’ll be Continue Reading »

December Sisterhood Program Showcase

Posted on December 2, 2019

Event: Annual Holiday Cookie Project From: Sisterhood Agudas Achim in Austin, TX Concept: While most of the country has a holiday on Christmas Day, our emergency responders must be at their jobs all day. In order make their day a little brighter, our Sisterhood has been organizing cookie delivery to firemen, police stations, and hospitals Continue Reading »

November Sisterhood Program Showcase

Posted on October 30, 2019

Project: DIGNITY Temple Israel in Charlotte, NC Project: DIGNITY was created to help women taking the first step to leave their abusive homes and bring about dignity. When women leave their abuser and seek shelter, most have only the clothes they are wearing. They arrive at the shelter for safety. They are need of security, Continue Reading »

2019-2020 Online Courses at JTS!

Posted on October 7, 2019

Join JTS faculty for live online mini-courses offered throughout the year. Encounter compelling scholarship that brings Jewish text and wisdom to bear on contemporary life – from home on your computer!   Cost: $60 per 3-session course, $80 per 4-session course, $100 per 6-session course. All sessions take place from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Recordings Continue Reading »

Our Giving Tuesday 2019 Guide!

Posted on September 25, 2019

Every year, Women’s League is proud to be an official partner organization in Giving Tuesday. On December 3, 2019, Women’s League, our members, and our sisterhoods, will join the movement once again to raise funds for Masorti Women’s Study Day, our annual sponsored Israel program with Masorti and the Schechter Institutes in Jerusalem. Hundreds of Continue Reading »