Shabbat Message

Prayers for the Released Hostages

Prayers for the Released Hostages The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions watching some of the hostages come home. Who will really be coming home? What condition will they be in? And our hearts...
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Parashat Bo

By Lymor Wasserman, WLCJ Budget Chair, Executive Committee Appointee, and Hebrew Class Teacher “Let me tell you a story” was my grandfather’s way of connecting with us. Whatever the situation, he...
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Jumping into Action: The Power of Facing your “Frogs”

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President In Parashat Vaera, the story of the plagues unfolds as God begins to demonstrate divine power to Pharaoh and the Egyptians. Among these plagues is the curious...
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Senior Time and the Living is Crazy

By Lori Snow, WLCJ International Vice President and International Torah Fund Chair My lucky family and I still have my feisty mom with us. Phyllis, or as I call her when I tease her, “Phyll,” is now less...
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Our Bond with Israel

By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, WLCJ Executive Director Our Bond with Israel As early as I can remember, I felt a special bond with the State of Israel, and the people of Israel. Since October 7, 2023,...
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Parashat Vayigash

By Anne Greenbaum, WLCJ International Vice President and WLCJ Israel Chair This past year I had the pleasure of studying the Book of Genesis with my grandson Manny. His bar mitzvah was December 28th. Shabbat...
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Shake it off and Step Up: A Shabbat Message

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President  Over Thanksgiving, I rewatched one of my favorite movies, The Princess Bride, an action-adventure rom-com that’s guaranteed to lift your spirits with...
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It's the Time of Year to Take Stock

By Ellen Kaner Bresnick, WLCJ Executive Committee, Convention Programming Vice Chair  During the years when I was growing up, my mother always told me that I was born on the first night of Chanukkah....
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Thanksgiving

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, is packed with drama—sibling rivalry, parental favoritism, trickery, and betrayal. When Isaac’s sons come to him seeking a...
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The Hebrew Class That Changed My Life

By Marcy Weinstein, Assistant Treasurer,B’nai Jeshurun Sisterhood, Pepper Pike, Ohio, Central Great Lakes Region  My brothers, may they rest in peace, were ‘Bar Mitzvahed’ when they were...
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