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The following is a definition of workplace crime developed by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency: “Workplace crime is an ‘intentional act by an employee that results in loss of value or in damage-to the, property of a public or private sector employer; an act that benefits the actor financially or otherwise.” We, as individuals, can do the following to reduce these crimes, which are immoral acts: The Public must change its attitudes. W…

Consistent with Judaism’s basic principles of equality for all people, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism is committed to the pursuit of equality in Jewish life and has a long-standing history of support for full religious participation of Jewish women in ritual life. Women’s League for Conservative Judaism believes that: Religious pluralism within Judaism is essential to Jewish unity and the democratic progressive development of Israel. The…

In September 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women will be convened in Beijing, China, where a Platform for Action will be adopted to analyze obstacles to women’s advancement and to recommend steps to overcome those obstacles. The Platform of Action, as well as preparatory meetings leading up to the Conference, is intended to mobilize society on national and regional levels to meet the demands and challenges of the next century. Delegates to…

Most of Israel is classified as arid (60%) or semi-arid. Rainfall is confined to the winter and occurs mainly in the northern and western parts of the country. A dry season with practically no rainfall prevails from April to the end of October. Additionally, there is extreme variability in the amount of rainfall from year to year, and why this is so remains a climatological mystery. These facts explain why water is one of the major issues in the …

The following are just a sampling of some of the events for which Women’s League provides materials and support to sisterhoods. Women’s League Shabbat Each year, the members of affiliated sisterhoods celebrate the 1918 founding of Women’s League by Mathilde Schechter with a special Shabbat service. Women’s League provides readings, divrei Torah, and suggestions to help create a meaningful commemoration and Shabbat experience. To view past Women’s…

Each region of Women’s League has developed an ongoing relationship with one or more Masorti kehillot (congregations) throughout the country. The growing number of Masorti kehillot in Israel range from fully-fledged communities with their own synagogue buildings, regular services, weekly study programs, and other communal activities, to small havurot that meet in private homes or public shelters. In addition to nurturing the special relationship …

The term keruv means to draw near and is used to describe outreach to the intermarried. The term intermarriage refers to the marriage between a Jew and a non-Jew. A person who marries a “Jew by Choice” is not intermarried. Sisterhoods may include non-Jewish women as members if their by-laws permit it. A non-Jewish woman’s membership can only be granted if the rabbi of the synagogue approves of the policy. A non-Jewish woman may not become sisterh…

Ask your rabbi if he/she supports including non-Jewish women, who are part of your community, as members of sisterhood. The rabbi of the synagogue is the mara d’atra (religious authority) for each sisterhood and must be consulted before instituting option #2 below. Check your synagogue bylaws to see if there are restrictions. If there are none, you can proceed. If there are, then those bylaws have to be changed before you can proceed. Check your …

This list contains examples of types of activities that can be done by sisterhoods and synagogues. Welcoming Brochure for Interfaith Families Ask the non-Jewish spouse to participate in creating a brochure Enclose brochure with the sisterhood brochure and the sisterhood dues bill for membership. Display it in your Judaica shop, in synagogue lobby or where other information on the synagogue is displayed. Hand it out at High Holiday services or put…

Women’s League has designed sophisticated day-long, member-led programs that focus on the biblical texts of the book of Psalms and of the Five Megillot in anticipation of the holidays on the Jewish calendar on which they are read. Each study guide includes English texts and step-by-step lesson plans. Delve into these books of the Bible using a variety of approaches: Intertextual study (reading two different texts in their relation to one another …