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October is Domestic Violence Month Information for programs can be found on the National Council for Jewish Women webpage. Visit the website to learn how to get involved in promoting economic security and supporting survivors of violence. Day of the Girl Child The UN declared October 11 the International Day of the Girl Child! Its mission is “to help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm to better girls’ lives, providing an opportunity for them to show …

The Pew Research Center’s new study contains some interesting results, particularly in areas where Jews are compared to Christians. More Christians than Jews believe that Israel was given to the Jews by God. The study also shows that a significant number of Jews believe you can be Jewish and believe in Jesus. The study also contains disturbing statistics about the intermarriage rate and the loss of Conservative Jews. For the full report, click he…

… The World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency for Israel will be holding their meetings in Israel in early November. Prior to those meetings, MERCAZ Olami and Masorti Olami will convene on November 4. They will present the Third Annual MERCAZ Olami award to Gloria Cohen, former International President of Women’s League, for her work in strengthening the Conservative/Masorti movement worldwide. Mazal tov to Gloria! …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, 2013, although coverage of the address was largely eclipsed in the US media by the Federal government shutdown. Netanyahu made it clear that Israel was prepared to act on its own, without the US, to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. He also made it clear that were Israel to act alone, it would be acting for the good of al…

When the United States Supreme Court began its new term on October 7, 2013, it had a number of cases to hear of vital importance: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The question in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action is whether a state may amend its constitution to prohibit the consideration of race or sex in public university admissions. Michigan passed a constitutional amendment banning the use of race as one consideration in acceptance at the U…

… The Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms graded 45 schools in its 2013 Campus Freedom Index, and 23 of the schools received at least one failing grade.The report indicates that more than half of Canada’s universities fail to adequately protect free speech and the Arab-Israeli conflict looms large over these failures. …

The Women of the Wall voted to “lead the Jewish people toward change” by accepting three equal sections at the Western Wall as the response to their request to be allowed to daven in an egalitarian manner. Anat Hoffman, one of the WOW leaders, said: “We are not leaving the women’s section right now and we reserve the right to pray freely at a public holy site. However, we are prepared to be the catalyst and leaders of building a new, equal third …

The Conservative (Masorti) Movement is represented at the World Zionist Organization (WZO) and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) by MERCAZ/Masorti Olami. At the beginning of November, the managing Vaad HaPoel of the WZO and JAFI both met. Women’s League was represented in the delegation by past presidents Janet Tobin, (current president of MERCAZ USA), Gloria Cohen (recipient of the MERCAZ Olami award), and Evelyn Seelig (former president of ME…

Israel is a vital factor in the United States government’s overall policy in the Middle East. Congress has placed considerable importance on the maintenance of a close and supportive relationship. The main expression of congressional support has been foreign aid. Since 1985, the US Congress has provided nearly $3 billion in grants annually to Israel. In the past year, two pieces of legislation reflect the primary concerns of most American Jews to…

Since the Supreme Court began its session, the Justices have heard oral arguments in Americans United’s Challenge to official town board prayers in Greece, NY. At the same time, the town council in Brentwood, MD, decided to stop saying the Lord’s Prayer to open its meetings. The latest copy of Church and State from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State, can be accessed here. The issue of availability of contraceptives under the …