This past May, the Rabbinical Assembly passed a resolution on civil discourse in our society. It calls for speaking out against demonizing rhetoric and calls upon leaders to “conduct themselves according to the highest standards of civility in all public discourse.” Calling for Palestinians “to perish” (see Haaretz) is unacceptable and intolerable in a civil Continue Reading »
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism mourns the passing of its revered former president, Selma Rapaport Pressman. Serving as president from 1970 to 1974, she led the organization during a turbulent period in Jewish history, encouraging efforts on behalf of Soviet Jewry and mobilizing women across the continent to demonstrate their solidarity and support of Israel Continue Reading »
I have just returned from a fascinating week as part of the Mercaz delegation to the 36th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem. There were 758 delegates from the Knesset, the world’s Jewish communities and international Jewish organizations, plus alternates and observers. Between the delegates (74), alternates and observers, we were a group of over 130 Continue Reading »
The national Masorti Women’s Study Day, June 18, is more than just a day of classes. It is a happening, with women from all over Israel, ages 16-86, coming to the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem and participating in engaging classes taught in English, Spanish, Russian, and Hebrew. This annual event, created by the women of Continue Reading »
Honor your mother (or aunt, grandmother, granddaughter, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, or other special woman in your life) this Mothers Day with a gift that supports Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s ongoing efforts to ensure that women flourish as educated and committed Conservative/Masorti Jews. Honor her with a donation to the Women’s League Kol Ishah Society! Continue Reading »
March 2010 – This year, more than 440 people confronted head-on the issue of teenage drinking in Israel, during Masorti Women Study Days, sponsored by Women’s League throughout Israel. The Anti-Drug and Alcohol Authority led the workshops in Hebrew, English, Spanish, and Russian, at study days in the north and south of the country. According Continue Reading »
Jews have been known as the “people of the book” for generations. It is a name we wear with pride. Its consequence is continuity, its legacy imagination. For generations, Jews also have affirmed a commitment to the mitzvah of tzedakah. Women’s League for Conservative Judaism will be linking these twin Jewish values of study and Continue Reading »
On January 12, 2010, at 5 p.m. Haiti (and its neighbor, the Dominican Republic) was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful to strike the Caribbean in 200 years. The quake’s epicenter was only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital with a population of about 1 million. Aftershocks as powerful as 5.9 Continue Reading »
In their ongoing efforts to link the Jews of the Diaspora to the people and land of Israel, MERCAZ USA, MERCAZ Canada, and Women’s League announce the opening of their biennial essay contest for teenagers. The winners receive scholarships for movement-sponsored trips and study programs in Israel. The contest will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Continue Reading »
CJ: Voices of Conservative/Masorti Judaism won two Rockower awards given by the American Jewish Press Association. Justice & Judaism: Community Organizing in the Conservative Movement by Daniel May and Peter Drier won second place for excellence in feature writing, and When It Doesn’t Work by Joanne Palmer won first place in the personal essay category.
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