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Parashat Tazria (Shabbat HaChodesh/Rosh Chodesh Nisan) 5779

Posted on April 1, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism This Shabbat is a triple header. We read the Torah portion of Parashat Tazria, it is Rosh Chodesh Nisan, and we also refer to this Shabbat as Shabbat HaChodesh, one of the special Continue Reading »

Parashat Shemini (Shabbat Parah) 5779

Posted on March 25, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism Our Torah reading this Shabbat is Parashat Shemini, and it is one of the special Shabbatot before Passover, called Shabbat Parah. The maftir reading for Shabbat Parah, taken from the book of Numbers Continue Reading »

Parashat Tzav 5779

Posted on March 18, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism This week’s Torah Reading, Parashat Tzav, is called such, because the reading begins, “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Command (tzav) Aaron and his sons thus: This is the ritual of the burnt Continue Reading »

Parashat Vayikra (Shabbat Zachor) 5779

Posted on March 11, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism This week we begin a new book of the Torah, Sefer Vayikra, the book of Leviticus, and we read the Torah reading by the same name, Parashat Vayikra. In addition, this Shabbat, we Continue Reading »

Parashat Pekudei 5779

Posted on March 4, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism This week’s Torah Reading, Parashat Pekudei, concludes the book of Exodus, Sefer Shemot. Parashat Pekudei is an inventory of all that was used in the construction of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, the moveable Continue Reading »

Parashat Vayakhel (Shabbat Shekalim) 5779

Posted on February 26, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism This week, we read Parashat Vayakhel; this week is also a special Shabbat called Shabbat Shekalim, the first of several special Shabbatot before Passover. The other special Shabbatot are Shabbat Zachor, Shabbat Parah, Continue Reading »

Parashat Ki Tissa 5779

Posted on February 19, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism   This week’s Torah reading, Parashat Ki Tissa, illustrates what occurs when people get impatient, lose their faith, and need something visible to turn to for support – the story of the Golden Continue Reading »

18-Month Study of Mishnah Berakhot with WLCJ!

Posted on February 12, 2019

Looking for ways to immerse yourself in Jewish study and text? Women’s League for Conservative Judaism is excited to introduce a new program to enhance, enrich, and engage our Conservative Jewish Women in the 21st Century: Listen, Pray, Think: A Journey through Mishnah Berakhot, an 18-month study of the entire Tractate Masechet, of Mishnah Berakhot. This course will consist of Continue Reading »

Parashat Tetzaveh 5779

Posted on February 11, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism In our Torah reading this week, Parashat Tetzaveh, there are many details about how the Tabernacle, Mishkan, was to be built. The Torah provided details on the materials, colors, and types of wood Continue Reading »

What Is Mishnah?

Posted on February 11, 2019

Text by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Learn more about Listen, Pray, Think: A Journey through Mishnah Berakhot and register here! Why is Women’s League for Conservative Judaism hosting the new program Listen, Pray, Think: A Journey through Mishnah Berakhot? Looking for ways to immerse yourself in Jewish study and text? Women’s League for Conservative Judaism is Continue Reading »