By Florence Wolpoff, WLCJ United Nations NGO Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my experiences as one of your representatives to the U.N. I will outline some of those events with you today....
By Linda Klempner, WLCJ International Vice President and Torah Fund Patron/Scholarship Patron Chair On the evening of November 9 to November 10, in an incident known as Kristallnacht, Nazis in Germany...
By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President In my experience, there are two types of people on an airplane. When the plane lands and the seatbelt sign turns off, some people wait patiently in their seats...
By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, WLCJ Executive Director Shemini Atzeret Yizkor As a member of the Jewish community, we have the privilege of having two birthdays – the secular date and also the...
By Mindy Steinholz, WLCJ Finance Chair Davening in Sneakers “In a good shoe, I wear a size six, but a seven feels so good, I buy a size eight.” – Miss Truvy (Dolly Parton) in “Steel Magnolias” When...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....