Shabbat Message

Rosh Hashanah 5785

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President The Gift of Time: Rosh Hashanah and Living with Intention As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I find myself reflecting on one of the most valuable resources we have—time....
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Nitzavim-Vayeilech

By Debbie Lempert, WLCJ Convention Program Vice Chair, Leadership Institute Trainer, Consultant, and Hebrew Class Teacher This week’s double Torah portion, Nitzavim-Vayeilech points out that we have free...
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Modern Day Examples of the Daughters of Tzelophchad

By Beth Chernoff, Mid-Atlantic Region Public Policy Chair In this week’s portion, Parashat Pinchas, we meet five remarkable daughters – Mahlah, Hoglah, Noa, Milcah, and Tirzah – and learn about...
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WLCJ Remembers Dr. Ruth, z”l

Contributors: Wendy Greenberg, Razel Kessler, Cory Schneider, Lois Silverman, and Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Women’s League for Conservative Judaism mourns the loss of renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth...
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Nine Months

By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, WLCJ Executive Director On Sunday, July 7, 2024, my son remarked to me that it was nine months since the war began. Nine months since the hostages were taken captive....
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It’s all in how you look at it

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President There is an old story about a shoe company in the early 20th century that sent two sales agents to check out the possibility of expanding their sales into a...
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A Life Cycle Event: Coming Of Age

By Linda Klempner, WLCJ International Vice President and Patron/Scholarship Patron Chair As I was preparing to retire from teaching I began to form a bucket list of projects I wanted to accomplish. Number...
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Lessons from Ruth

By Renee Ravich, WLCJ Vice President and Region Services Chair As I read the Shabbat messages each week, I’m amazed at how many of my “sisters” have chosen to live a Jewish life, though raised in another...
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New Roles, New Journeys

By Anise Parnes, WLCJ Consulting Services Vice Chair When spring arrives, I think “transitions.” I think of school graduations and commencements. June brides and grooms. New jobs. New journeys. It’s the...
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An End to Uncertainty

By Grace Schessler, WLCJ Executive Committee Appointee and Personal Conversations Co-Chair Commencing on the evening of the second Seder, we count the days between Pesach and Shavuot, or as we know it,...
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