“Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1 Through participation in the National Community Relations Advisory Council (NCRAC) process, National Women’s League, as part of the United Synagogue, joins with five other national Jewish organizations and thirty-six local Jewish Community Relations Councils to engage in joint Continue Reading »
As Jews, we believe in the religious requirement to preserve life. We feel it is inconceivable that one human being is entitled to better medical care than another who may have less ability to pay. Women’s League for Conservative Judaism urges the United States Congress to enact a National Health Bill which will provide comprehensive Continue Reading »
NATO Action in Kosovo (1999) For the Jewish community, the moral imperative to end Serbian atrocities against Ethnic Albanians is clear. Elie Wiesel warned, “We must come to the defense of defenseless victims…we cannot allow people like Milosevic to go on killing men and women and children….We should have done it earlier but it’s not Continue Reading »
Jewish American Princess “JAP” jokes, far from being harmless humor, are forms of negative stereotyping and prejudice which demean Jewish women. There is a growing use of the negative stereotype of a Jewish American Princess (JAP) as materialistic, self-indulgent, greedy and spoiled. This myth seems to have enjoyed a growing acceptance among Jews and non-Jews Continue Reading »
Women’s League recognizes the needs of non-Jewish women who have expressed the desire to pursue Jewish aims and ideals, and are married to Jewish men, whether affiliated or unaffiliated with a synagogue. Wishing to encourage their participation in Jewish community life, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism calls upon its National President to appoint an Ad Continue Reading »
We are fortunate to live in a country which is enriched in many ways by a wide range of programs and charitable organizations identified under the designation of institutions which belong to the non-profit sector. Charitable institutions which remain vibrant and independent add to the strength of America. As defined by the IRS, the term Continue Reading »
Nuclear Arms Control (1982) The dangers of nuclear annihilation have become a genuine and frightening concern in the world today. We, as Jews, having experienced the horrors of mass destruction, must be witnesses to survival. We must feel a special sense of responsibility to speak out against nuclear armaments proliferation in the United States, the Continue Reading »
Statistics show that a considerable percentage of the occupants of nursing homes are Jewish. Many complaints have been voiced about the inadequate care given to residents in these homes. We deplore these conditions and applaud the efforts that have been made to rectify them. Women’s League for Conservative Judaism urges: Sisterhood women to cooperate with Continue Reading »
Recognition of Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA) (2002) The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the umbrella group for 176 national emergency relief organizations around the world. The movement has long refused to accord full membership to Israel’s Magen David Adom (MDA). Israel’s quest Continue Reading »
Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel (Amended) (1994) Women’s League (editor’s note: for Conservative Judaism) calls upon the government of the State of Israel to fulfill its obligation and commitment to religious pluralism by: Officially recognizing the Masorti (Conservative) Movement. Granting full religious functionary privileges to the Conservative Rabbinate, mohalim, and other religious functionaries. Providing the Continue Reading »
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