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January 21, 2012/26 Tevet 5772 – Parashat Va-era Theme: Hiddur Mitzvah The concept of hiddur mitzvah – enhancement or adornment of a mitzvah – is the theme of programming for this year’s Women’s League Shabbat and the Torah Fund campaign. Hiddur mitzvah is an unusually rich concept, one that focuses on the question posed in the midrash by Rabbi Yishmael: “How can a human of flesh and blood glorify God?” The answers are varied and comprehensive. W…

Le’avdah ul-shamrah – To Plant and Preserve Women’s League continues to plant the seeds and preserve the tradition of Conservative Judaism through our education programs, Torah Fund campaign, Leadership Institutes, study days, and Women’s League Shabbat celebrations. This Women’s League Shabbat booklet has been designed as a guide to aide you in preparing an educational, meaningful and spiritual experience for your sisterhood members. I encourage…

HEART & SOUL – that’s you. You are the heart and soul of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, as you are what makes Women’s League tick. This Women’s League Shabbat booklet has been designed as a guide to aide you in preparing an educational, meaningful and spiritual experience for your sisterhood members. I encourage you to seek out and use the creative talents of your own women, as many of them have much to offer. As we learn in Women’s Lea…

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January’s Florida Leadership Training Institute continued the Women’s League tradition of meaningful and effective training. What the participants had to say: “I have attended many leadership training through different jobs I had and some Women’s League conferences, but none of them can compare to this. I have been empowered, enriched and have more confidence than I’ve ever had in my life.” “This has truly been one gift that I gave myself that I …

Watch videos from previous Masorti Women’s Days of Study. 2019 Watch a video of “Who is Left Outside? Three Rabbis Discuss the Other in Judaism,” a panel discussion hosted by Professor Alice Shalvi, former rector of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, on the “other” within different streams of Judaism. Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld, spiritual leader in Efrat, spoke about Orthodoxy’s approach to singles and families without children. Rabbi …

Disproving a Negative: There’s No Such Thing as Jewish Art… Or Is There? Special event for Platinum and Plus members of the Kol Ishah Society A Women’s League Online Course in Jewish Art Taught by Lisa Kogen, Education Director There was a time, not long ago – less than a century – that most Jews believed that there was no such thing as “Jewish art.” The reasoning was that the second commandment: “You shall not make any graven image…” precluded a…

The Conservative/Masorti Movement supports the State of Israel, its government and military, in its current operations to protect the citizens of Israel’s southern region and offers our prayers and material assistance to its soldiers and their families. We lament Hamas’ unrelenting and finally intolerable barrage of rocket fire on Israel’s cities and civilians. We pray that a leadership of the Palestinian people emerges that will honor a verifiab…

Together with Women’s League, you can help keep KOACH — the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s college outreach program — strong and healthy, a vibrant presence on college campuses across North America! In keeping with its mission to perpetuate Conservative/Masorti Judaism, Women’s League is again sponsoring the KOACH Kallah, which brings together Conservative student leaders from across the continent each February. President Rita Wertlie…

Wednesday, June 15 is the application deadline for the GreenFaith Fellowship Program, GreenFaith’s national interfaith education and training program for religious/environmental leaders. Application materials are available by clicking here. Free Introductory Webinar GreenFaith will offer a free webinar to introduce the program to interested candidates on Thursday, May 12 from 8:00-9:00 pm ET. To register for the webinar, click here. Partial Schol…