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World Wide Wrap 2025

Posted on December 18, 2024

Save the date WWW2025 will be on Super Sunday, February 9, 2025!   2025 ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Questions about the 2025 World Wide Wrap? . . .reach out to the FJMC WWW Committee – www@fjmc.org  

Shake it off and Step Up: A Shabbat Message

Posted on December 18, 2024

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President  Over Thanksgiving, I rewatched one of my favorite movies, The Princess Bride, an action-adventure rom-com that’s guaranteed to lift your spirits with its “happily ever after” ending and the power of “true love.” If you haven’t seen it yet, GO WATCH IT! There’s a tragicomic moment in the film where Continue Reading »

Have Faith in ERA Letter with over 60 national organization signatories

Posted on December 9, 2024

NCJW Leads 60+ Diverse National Faith-Based and Secular Organizations in Urging President Biden to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment December 5, 2025 The Honorable Joseph Biden, Jr. President of the United States The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned over 60 national religious, religiously-affiliated, secular, values-based, and Continue Reading »

It’s the Time of Year to Take Stock

Posted on December 9, 2024

By Ellen Kaner Bresnick, WLCJ Executive Committee, Convention Programming Vice Chair  During the years when I was growing up, my mother always told me that I was born on the first night of Chanukkah. She recounted how I, her first child, was her special Chanukkah gift that year. Many years later, I did find out Continue Reading »

The Blue Dove Foundation: Hanukkah: Shine Bright

Posted on December 3, 2024

On Hanukkah, we light a new candle each night because our task is to add light to our world. We hope our Hanukkah and mental health resources add light to your life this Hanukkah —and help create a brighter world for everyone. Hanukkah Articles and Resources Rekindling Faith: Reflections on Mental Health for Hanukkah Giving to Continue Reading »

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2024

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, is packed with drama—sibling rivalry, parental favoritism, trickery, and betrayal. When Isaac’s sons come to him seeking a blessing, he asks, “Who are you?” Their answers both deceive their father and themselves. Jacob claims to be Esau, his older brother. Esau, knowing he sold Continue Reading »

The Hebrew Class That Changed My Life

Posted on November 18, 2024

By Marcy Weinstein, Assistant Treasurer,B’nai Jeshurun Sisterhood, Pepper Pike, Ohio, Central Great Lakes Region  My brothers, may they rest in peace, were ‘Bar Mitzvahed’ when they were 13. Frankly, I don’t remember if I was given the chance to become a Bat Mitzvah. It was long ago, and in those days, it was rare for a Continue Reading »

Conference of Presidents Resource Guide 11.23

Posted on November 18, 2024

The Conference of Presidents Resource Guide including Jewish and Israel-related events, rallies, sign-on letters, briefings, web pages, videos, documents, and more. This is only disseminated to other Jewish and pro-Israel organizations. Note: while the majority of this information is public through each organization, please do not publish this email wholesale. Please share events and resources Continue Reading »

Reflections from our WLCJ UN NGO

Posted on November 14, 2024

By Florence Wolpoff, WLCJ United Nations NGO Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my experiences as one of your representatives to the U.N. I will outline some of those events with you today. Last May 2024, a motion was brought before the Security Council seeking to admit Palestine as a United Nations Continue Reading »

Reflections on Kristallnacht: Night of Broken Glass

Posted on November 6, 2024

By Linda Klempner, WLCJ International Vice President and Torah Fund Patron/Scholarship Patron Chair On the evening of November 9 to November 10, in an incident known as Kristallnacht, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools, and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. The name Kristallnacht refers ironically to the litter of broken glass left in Continue Reading »