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The Jewish Theological Seminary, now celebrating its Centennial, is a vastly different institution from what it was in 1886, the year of its founding. Originally a small school for the training of rabbis, the Seminary now includes: The Rabbinical Schools in New York and Jerusalem The Cantors Institute-Seminary College of Jewish Music The Graduate School The Seminary College of Jewish Studies The Prozdor The University of Judaism, Los Angeles The …

Women’s League is shocked and saddened by the statistics that have been reported about the growing number of children who are the unsuspecting victims of physical, mental and sexual abuse and pornographic exploitation. Child abuse and neglect usually occur in the privacy of the home, and it is difficult to know how many children are affected. Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, in keeping with the highest teachings of our tradition, and valu…

The rising number of working mothers has catapulted the issue of day care into the foreground. Women are in the workplace in greater numbers than ever before, with most mothers working out of economic need. Millions of families find it difficult, if not impossible, to find safe, accessible, affordable and quality child care. This is a problem that will affect society as a whole, as much of the next generation will be raised in large part by child…

“Child labor” conjures up images of turn-of-the-century exploitation of children in sweatshops. In reality, no matter what the job or location, employing a child means cheap labor. Generally, it costs less for an employer to hire a young person than to hire an adult. In 1988, the Department of Labor reported that 4 million youths under the age of 18 were working. These figures did not include minors who worked “off the books” or were paid “under …

1989 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Child. In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance. The situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical as a result of inadequate social conditions, natural disasters, armed conflicts, exploitatio…

In the United States, a child is neglected or abused every 11 seconds; a child is born into poverty every 44 seconds; a child is born without health insurance every minute; and a child or youth is killed by guns every 2 hours, 40 minutes. $34 Billion would lift every child out of poverty. As the wealthiest nation in the world, this challenge is not a money issue, but a priorities issue. We need to introduce the concept of morality when developing…

… Women’s League commends the American government on the recognition of the People’s Republic of China and we urge the encouragement of improved diplomatic, cultural and mercantile relations. …

Civil Rights (1974) Women’s League for Conservative Judaism believes that freedom of expression and dissent, as guaranteed by our Constitution, is basic to our American democracy and therefore we deplore the numerous attempts to erode the Bill of Rights. Concerned with the abuse and misuse of powers of government, and its invasion of privacy of the individual, Women’s League urges our affiliated Sisterhoods to: Operate electronic eavesdropping wi…

The pluralistic and free society we live in requires respect and tolerance for persons having differing points of view on religious, social and political issues. A stable and vibrant democracy requires that the expression of opposing opinions take place under non-violent conditions and with fairness to all differing viewpoints. In recent years we have witnessed increased incidents of incivility, smear tactics and demagoguery in the media, politic…

WHEREAS, the present Senate Cloture Rule XXII permits a small minority of senators to filibuster (talk a bill to death), thus preventing liberal legislation, especially Civil Rights legislation, from becoming law, and WHEREAS, the present rule requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds (64) of all senators (96) to close a debate, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that National Women’s League of the United Synagogue urge the Senate to prevent filibust…