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“It’s not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.” – Jon Krakauer Shabbat Shalom! As you all know, I typically try to share something that connects us as sisterhood women. However, this Shabbat I would like to share with each of you a little bit about the Jewish communities in Cuba since we arrived on our WLCJ mission to Cuba. Each synagogue that we have visited, exemplifies the quote….each community is small, but mighty. They are prou…

… Purim is almost here! To help our members celebrate, here are resources from Women’s League. Resources The Hiddur Mitzvah Project Vashti’s Banquet Simchat Megillat Esther Mysteries of the Harem Creative Judaic Arts Patterns Beaded Queen Esther Crown Designer Shalach Manot Bags for Penny Pinchers Esther/Vashti bracelet Groggers Mishloach Manot Basket Queen Esther’s Jewels Queen Esther’s Bracelet …

“My three P’s: passion, patience, perseverance.” – Robert Wise Shabbat Shalom! Last week, my Shabbat message was written and sent after only two days in Cuba! The reasoning was that I did not want to miss a Shabbat (haven’t missed one yet!) and that we were in a hotel that finally had an internet connection that I could use. I was patient…but persevered to get the Shabbat message out! Yet, it was before we truly had a feel for the country and the…

by Grace Schessler BQLI Region President I’ve returned from the Women’s League Mission to Cuba bursting with thoughts to share. We learned, we prayed, we connected, we laughed and we were moved to tears. The Jewish community in Cuba, once over 15,000 in number, is now barely 10% of that. Yet, they are strong, vibrant and passionately committed to Judaism. There are no rabbis living in Cuba. Rather, the congregations are led by dedicated members o…

“For me, life is about being positive and helpful, choosing to be joyful, choosing to be encouraging, choosing to be empowering.” – Billy Porter Shabbat Shalom! When I came across this quote last week, I just knew that I needed to share it with all of you! This is my goal each and every day and I am sure yours as well. It is what we should all strive to day…being positive and helpful, smiling, encourage those around us and to be empowering…Whew! …

“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” – Chris Grosser Shabbat Shalom! Many of you have heard me say, “that we have no problems, we have challenges and opportunities”! I truly believe that if we look at problems as opportunities. That we can then create solutions which changes something that could take us down into something that gives us amazing opportunities. To look at any situation, regardless whether it is at our sisterhoods or famil…

A Ritual for Women/A Ritual for All The Passover haggadah is one of the most widely dispersed and read of all Jewish texts. The story leading up to the exodus from Egypt contains one of the most female-rich narratives in the entire Bible yet as told in the haggadah, it is totally devoid of female personalities. Neither Jocheved, nor Miriam, Shifra, Puah or Pharaoh’s daughter appears. To provide women with a place in the Passover ritual, many fami…

“The person who is waiting for something to turn up might start with their shirt sleeves.” – Garth Henrichs Shabbat Shalom! Early Wednesday morning I got on a plane to do one of the things that I love best about my job, as your present, and that is to meet women, that are members in each of our regions. Wednesday morning I headed out to the San Francisco Bay Area. A huge Todah Rabah goes to Dana Sirkin, NxNW region president for putting this trip…

The knotty road to getting girls to assume rituals once reserved for men by Rachel Pomerance Berl Whenever I drape my tallit over my shoulders, I feel like God is over me,” says Talia Shapiro, 13, of Bethesda, Maryland. But wearing the ritual garment to synagogue is a tricky matter for Talia. It’s not so much that she’s breaking with her Hebrew school peers at Congregation Beth El, where her bat mitzvah was held last fall. She can understand the …