Shabbat Message

Building Community by Building Family

By Fran Hildebrandt, WLCJ International Vice President and Kehilah Co-Chair This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day. A day when we honor the wild and wonderful women in our lives who have raised us and/or...
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Walking the Walk

By Janet Kirschner, WLCJ International Vice President and Per Capita Chair By now everyone has probably put away those Pesach dishes and cleaned up from the holiday. I hope you had a zissen and...
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Zissen Pesach

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President As the first night of Pesach approaches on Monday, our communities are abuzz with both excitement and the typical pre-holiday panic. This week, we...
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On the Road to “L’Dor V’Dor” - A Joyous Jewish Journey, For Sure!

By Ellen Kaner Bresnick, Co-Chair of the WLCJ Kehilah Committee In the whole spectrum of frequently-used sayings, I believe that “Wait till you become a grandparent! There is nothing better” is probably...
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Instilling Jewish Customs and Rituals as a Convert

By Diane Mashioff, WLCJ Treasurer In this week’s Torah portion, Shmini, God laid out the “laws of kashrut.”   Thirty-seven years ago, I decided to convert to Judaism and adopted the...
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Encouraging Equity and Equality in Our Communities Today

By Cathey, Swerdlow, WLCJ International Vice President and Education Chair Over the years as I have engaged in Torah study on a more regular basis, whenever I reach the beginning of Leviticus, I let out...
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From Shushan to Selma: Lessons of Resistance, Courage, and Change

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President Having recently returned from our synagogue’s Purimspiel practice, and delving into my megillah reading for the upcoming weekend, Purim...
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“O prosper the work of our hands!”

By Teresa Samtur, WLCJ Recording Secretary and Garden State Region Immediate Past President This week’s Torah reading, Parashat Pekudei, begins with an inventory of the gold, silver and copper...
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Weaving Mitzvot

By Cory Schneider, WLCJ Archives Chair and Past International President Hiddur mitzvah was the theme for Women’s League and Torah Fund for 2011-2012. This excerpt from the introduction to the...
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From Brokenness to Strength — Reflections from Parashat Ki Tisa and October 7

By Julia Loeb, WLCJ International President In Parashat Ki Tisa, we read of the golden calf, and of Moses smashing the two tablets when seeing the people dancing around and praying to the idol. But,...
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