July 2024: Congress is in Recess, But Our Fight to End Hunger Continues As summer continues and Members of Congress head home to their states and districts for August recess, MAZON knows that hunger does not take a break. This August, we are taking action — and we hope that you will join us. Continue Reading »
USCJ Launches YALA, A New Young Adult Engagement Initiative Run by a volunteer committee of young professionals, YALA will offer Shabbatonim, events, micro-grants, and much more! Dear Friends, USCJ proudly announces our new young adult engagement initiative: YALA (Young Adults, Leaders, and Alumni). You may have heard rumblings of our pilot programs over the past Continue Reading »
By Beth Chernoff, Mid-Atlantic Region Public Policy Chair In this week’s portion, Parashat Pinchas, we meet five remarkable daughters – Mahlah, Hoglah, Noa, Milcah, and Tirzah – and learn about the case they brought to Moses. Those who research such things feel that Sholem Aleichem likely knew the story of the five “Daughters of Tzelophchad” – and Continue Reading »
American Jewish Leaders Demand Hamas Release Hostages July 22, 2024, New York, NY – Harriet P. Schleifer, Chair, and William C. Daroff, CEO, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, issued the following statement: As the families of the US hostages held in Gaza arrive in Washington this week, Continue Reading »
Contributors: Wendy Greenberg, Razel Kessler, Cory Schneider, Lois Silverman, and Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Women’s League for Conservative Judaism mourns the loss of renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer z”l, who died on July 12, 2024, at age 96. She was a friend to Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, and a longtime supporter of Jewish Continue Reading »
By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, WLCJ Executive Director On Sunday, July 7, 2024, my son remarked to me that it was nine months since the war began. Nine months since the hostages were taken captive. I had tears in my eyes, as my son said this – because I felt so blessed to be able Continue Reading »
Rabbi Andy Sacks z”l 1954-2024 Trailblazing Masorti rabbi with a big heart We dedicate this entire newsletter to a (very partial) summary of the too-short life of our beloved friend and teacher, and to bid farewell to Rabbi Andrew (Andy) Sacks, who passed away this last Shabbat (June 29). There is hardly anyone Continue Reading »
By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President There is an old story about a shoe company in the early 20th century that sent two sales agents to check out the possibility of expanding their sales into a remote village in central Africa. After their trip to the village, the two sales agents separately gave their reports. Continue Reading »
Jewish Communal Letter Regarding ADL (PDF)
By Linda Klempner, WLCJ International Vice President and Patron/Scholarship Patron Chair As I was preparing to retire from teaching I began to form a bucket list of projects I wanted to accomplish. Number one on the list was to become a Bat Mitzvah. A Bat Mitzvah is a coming of age but it did not Continue Reading »
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