By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President
Last week, I visited a Jewish school in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and listened...
By Linda Klempner
WLCJ Vice-President, Patron/Scholarship Patron Chair
Adar is the happiest month of the Jewish calendar. Why is Adar so special? It’s the month we celebrate Purim. The Talmud states,...
By Lymor Wasserman
International WL Budget Chair, WLCJ Consultant, WLCJ Executive Committee, Southern Region Treasurer
I’m writing this after an incredible eleven inches of snow fell in Charlotte, NC—something...
By Esta Z. Lichtenstein, WLCJ International Vice President and Communications Chair
I recently returned from a five-day quilting retreat. I love attending them and try to do three annually.
So,...
By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President
There is an old story about a group of frogs who enter a race. The course is difficult, and almost immediately the crowd begins to shout discouragement. “It’s...
Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, WLCJ Executive Director
At the end of December 2025, my husband and I were privileged to take a seven day cruise for an early 25th wedding anniversary celebration. One of...
Debbie Lempert, WLCJ Convention Programming Vice Chair, Leadership Institute Trainer and WLCJ Consultant
This week’s parashah, Shemot, begins the Exodus story. I once asked my Rabbi why we read...
By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President
I have always been aware of the hyphen in my identity, Jewish-American or American-Jew, depending on the day, the moment, or the context. The order matters,...
By Debbie Zimmerman, WLCJ Leadership Institute Logistics Chair & International Board Member
I look forward to my weekend as Shabbat approaches. Shabbat is special. It is a time to reflect on...
By Joyce Levitas, WLCJ CRM and Member Portal Developer
This week in Parashat Vayishlach, we read: Vayishlach Yaakov mal’achim lefanav – “And Jacob sent messengers ahead of him.”...
