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by Lisa Kogen, Women’s League Director of Education and Programming In a popular midrash, Moshe Rabbenu appears one day in the back of Rabbi Akiva’s classroom. Moshe asks a nearby student, “Who is that teacher, and what is he talking about?” The student responds: “It is Rabbi Akiva, teaching us the law of Moses.” Perplexed, Moses asks: “That is my law he is teaching?” The upshot, of course, is that the law had so changed over time that its chief …

Myra Gutin had hoped the 2016 election would turn out differently than it did, but not for the reasons you might think. The author of The President’s Partner: The First Lady in the Twentieth Century and Barbara Bush: First Lady of Literacy was looking forward to observing the first First Gentleman in American history. As a doctoral student in communication at the University of Michigan in the ‘70s, Myra had wanted to write about her mother’s idol…

by Jane Calem Rosen Rabbi Mike Rothbaum (left) and his husband, Yiddish singer Anthony Russell On Shabbat, Chaim Respes, a 38-year-old human resources manager active in his New Jersey synagogue, dons a kippah and drapes a tallit over his shoulders. He enjoys attending services with his wife, a Jew-by-choice, and their three young boys. As one of the instructors in the congregation’s religious school and the recently ‘retired’ volunteer director o…

For the past several years, my personal mission has been to connect Women’s League members to one another as well as to our organization. So what are we doing to really connect with you? As an organization, Women’s League has been expanding its communications, finding new and interesting ways to link us together as a community of Conservative Jewish women. This uniting and bonding can only happen, however, when we each do our part, when we each u…

“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath Shabbat Shalom! Chanukah and our secular New Year celebrations…are but a sweet memory! And, as January is now upon us..so to are many Women’s League (Sisterhood) Shabbat celebrations! Someone once asked me, why do we still celebrate “Sisterhood Shabbat”, since today, most Shabbat services include the women. My response was that it…

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X Shabbat Shalom! One area that Women’s League spends a large majority of our time, energy and resources is on our educational programming to support you, our members and our sisterhoods. Why? Because we understand that we need to continually inform our members about new ways to provide programming for their sisterhoods. From our very begi…

A Bold New Outlook July 23-26, 2017 Videos: Installation Taking Action for Women’s Health A Garland of Grace: A Tribute to the Presidents of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism Photos: Sunday Evening: Installation Tuesday afternoon: Jewels in the Crown Award Luncheon Monday Afternoon: Torah Fund Luncheon Monday Evening: A Century of Change Wednesday Morning: Taking Action for Women’s Health Faces in the Crowd Convention Day-by-Day Meet Presid…

“Because there’s one thing stronger than magic: sisterhood.” – Robin Fenway, The Extraordinary Secrets of April Shabbat Shalom! I must admit, that I am quite focused on “sisterhood”! However, I am sure that does not surprise any of you! Yet, it is not only because of this fabulous “gig” that I have had since July, 2014…but because of what “sisterhood” it has brought to my life. I have been so fortunate as to have made true friends across North Am…

“Everyday brings new choices.” – Martha Beck Shabbat Shalom! How true that quote is! We face all sorts of choices in our everyday life…what to make for dinner, what to wear, or whether to attend an event..all choices..and we know that some choices are more difficult to make than others. Last Shabbat many of us faced a choice….I know that I did. A choice that, personally I found difficult. One of those choices that regardless of which one you chos…

“Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” – Henry Ford Shabbat Shalom! Many of you that have attended a WLCJ Leadership Institute or heard me at a training session, had heard me say, “that we don’t have problems, we have challenges and we have opportunities”. To me the word, “problem”, just weighs me down. It feels heavy on my shoulders…there is no room for thinking of all of the possibilities of what we can do. There is no room for solutions or a remed…