WL Week
Monday, January 24, 2022 | 22nd of Shevat 5782
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January 2022 | Tevet/Shevat 5782
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January/February 2022 | Shevat / Adar I 5782
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Makom B'Yachad 12PM
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Health & Wellness
8PM TBA
February/March 2022 | Adar I / Adar II 5782
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Baruch Dayan HaEmet - David Artson, z"l
The funeral was private. A limited in person shiva is being observed January 23rd - 27th by reservation.
Messages of condolence may be sent to Rabbi Bradley Artson at the American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90077 or to Bartson@aju.edu.
May Rabbi Artson, Elana and their entire family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. May the memory of David Theodore Artson, z"l be for a blessing.
Masorti Women Study, Reflect and Pray in Our Challenging Times - January 26th and February 13th @ 12 noon ET
Women’s Masorti Online Study Days
Day 1 / Central-Southern Region
Wednesday, January 26th
12:00 Noon - 2:55 PM ET
Click here to see the full program
Lectures are available in Hebrew, English, Russian and French
Day 2 / Northern Region
Sunday, February 13th
12:00 Noon - 2:55 PM ET
Click here to see the full program
Lectures are available in Hebrew, English, Russian and Spanish
Because the study days are on Zoom, you can choose to participate in sessions both days. In order to help the organizers, please reserve your choice of sessions now.
If the button feature doesn't redirect you,
below are the direct links to register. You can use either:
https://www.masorti.org.il/WSDregion
WL Reads - Thursday, January 27th @ 7 PM ET
Questions?
Contact
Merle Carrus
WL Reads Co-Chair
merlesoffice@gmail.com
or
Susan Farber
WL Reads Co-Chair
farberschevrah@gmail.com
WL Reads co-chairs Merle Carrus and Susan Farber will be interviewing Elyssa Friendland , is the author of four novels. Her latest, Last Summer at the Golden Hotel , was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, a Book of the Month selection, and a Skimm Must Read. It is currently in its fourth printing. Friedland teaches novel writing at Yale, from which she graduated. She also has a juris doctor degree from Columbia Law School. She lives in New York City with her husband and three children. Join the author and WL Reads co-chairs this January 27th.
Zoom link will be sent upon registering.
Joint Program of WLCJ and WOW: Who Owns the Western Wall? - Sunday, January 30 - 12 PM ET
If you want to be part of the conversation, please send in a question for the “ Question and Answer ” portion of our program. Thank you!
Speakers
Click on their photo to read their Bios.
Debbi Kaner Goldich
WLCJ International President
Karen Sims
WRJ First Vice President
Yochi Rappeport
WOW Executive Director
Linda Avitan
Chair, Adat Shalom-Emanuel, Rehovot, Israel and WOW Board Member
Cameron Fields
WLCJ Youth Advocate and WOW Participant
Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields
WLCJ Executive Director
Rabbi Maria J. Feldman
WRJ Executive Director
Join Us! Registration Deadline Extended: January 27th
Women of the Wall
WOW Merchandise
All prices include regular shipping (with tracking, 2-4 weeks). Express shipping costs an extra $20 per item:
Four Mothers - $250
Garden of Eden - $225
Spirit of Israel - $250
Siddur - $36
Challah Cover - same design as our Garden of Eden tallit - $72
World Wide Wrap - Sunday, February 13th
A Five-Week ‘Crash’ Course on Tefillin for the World Wide Wrap
Sunday, February 13th
Prepared by
Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields
,
WLCJ Executive Director
Tefillin 101
If you and/or your sisterhood would like to participate,
FJMC members and affiliated synagogue Men’s Club members can register here. Learn more about Tefillin 101 by reading Executive Director Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields’ updated guide to wrapping here !
Tefillin 101 – Week 3
In preparation for the World Wide Wrap on Sunday, February 13, 2022, we now enter week 3 of
Tefillin
101. As mentioned in
Tefillin
101: Week 1 and 2, each week we will focus on seven different facts, or seven questions, related to
Tefillin.
To continue reading, click here .
World Wide Wrap 2022 Video
Importance of Tefillin - See many familiar faces
Consulting Services Workshop #2 : Exploring Leadership - Tuesd ay, February 22nd @ 7 PM ET
Questions?
Contact
Renee Ravich
Consulting Services Chair, Sisterhood Support Chair
Looking for new leadership for your Sisterhood affiliates but not sure what to do? Women’s League is offering two workshops presented by our Consulting Services team and open to all members. The first workshop took place o n January 9th.
A Women's League training program to support all regions and Sisterhood affiliates by the Consulting Services of WLCJ.
2nd Workshop: Exploring Leadership -- Finding alternatives to the traditional leadership structure.
It will take place on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 7:00 - 8:30 PM ET.
Margie Miller , WLCJ Nominations Chair and Immediate Past International President, is teaching this workshop.
Jews in Film - Somewhere Over The Rainbow Series 2 of 3 - Monday, February 28th @ 3 PM ET
Jews in Film, a Women's League education program; Somewhere over the Rainbow – The Jewish Connection to Movie Musicals of the 1930s.
Join Lois Silverman as she presents how Jews and their music have influenced American music and especially American musical theater. This truly American art form attracted the talents of the greatest songwriters of the pre-rock era who between them wrote the musical and lyrics for practically all the great musicals of the ’30s and ’40s.
For more information, go to: https://www.wizevents.com/register/7940
Programming Idea of the Week
The Jews of Tin Pan Alley
With Seth Kibel
Klezmer, which literally means “tool of song” in Yiddish, is the secular folk music of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. In the first decades of the 1900s, this music flourished not only in the Old World but also in the New, in the immigrant community of New York City. There, the sounds of the European “fiddler on the roof” mixed with the sounds of early jazz and Tin Pan Alley. The result was a quintessentially American sound...
To continue reading, click HERE .
Weekly Words of Torah
Parashat Mishpatim Exodus 21:1-24:16
Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22 and 33:25-26
- January 29 , 2022
In this week’s parashah, Hashem continues to list the mishpatim, the laws, which form the terms of the brit (covenant) that defines the relationship between God and Israel. The list begins with laws governing the treatment of male and female slaves, then outlines laws regarding interpersonal relationships, damages owed for personal injuries, property damages, theft and giving false testimony. There are laws against bribery and oppressing the stranger; additionally, God requires observance of Shabbat and Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot.
The haftarah dates from about 588 BCE, during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem; Jeremiah instructs the people of Israel to release all their slaves, male and female; they initially complied with this directive, only to force them back into slavery a year later; by so doing, Jeremiah declared, they profaned the name of Hashem, and they would be punished. The Babylonian forces returned to Jerusalem to complete its destruction. So that the haftarah ends on a positive note, two verses are added on to the end that speak of a final reconciliation that will take place between God and Israel. The parashah tells the story of the brit forged between God and Israel at Sinai; in the haftarah , God, through Jeremiah, speaks of “the covenant [I made] with your [ancestors] when I brought them out of Egypt, the house of bondage.” After the ten Commandments, that covenant delineates the laws that require freeing slaves after six years of service; the haftarah shows how the nation was punished for not observing these laws. At the end of the parashah, the people say, “ naaseh v’nishmah ”, “all that the Lord has said we will do and obey” (Ex. 24:7) In the haftarah, Jeremiah chastises the people by saying, “lo shamatem”, “you did not listen”.
The emphasis put on the treatment of slaves demonstrates the primary importance of the way we value and treat our fellow human beings. Observing the covenant with Hashem requires seeing the presence of the Divine in all those whom we encounter in our daily lives.
Makom B'Yachad
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
12 PM ET; 11 AM CT; 9 AM PT; 10 AM MT
*Makom B'Yachad will be at 11AM ET on 1/26.
For Zoom link, email Rabbi Ellen Wolintz-Fields at
ewolintz-fields@wlcj.org
Want to sing, teach, help with technology, and more during Daily Psalm Study, and Kaddish?
The Rabbinical Assembly - Preorder
Coming soon from the Rabbinical Assembly: A new edition of Megillat Esther ! Newly translated and interpreted for the 21st century, this Hebrew-English edition draws on traditional sources, contemporary scholarship, and deep insights from Conservative rabbis to bring the megillah to life.
The discount code is WLCJPURIM
Megillat Esther: The Book of Esther features:
The Hebrew text of the megillah
An expanded narrative translation (by Rabbi Martin S. Cohen) that evokes the playfulness and allusiveness of the megillah
A second, contextual translation (by Rabbi Pamela Barmash) that draws on contemporary scholarship in Biblical Hebrew to capture the literary style and linguistic connotations of the Hebrew text
Thoughtful essays on each chapter of the megillah that unfold its literary and religious meanings
Insightful comments on selected verses by a diverse group of Conservative rabbis, including Rachel Ain, Jacob Blumenthal, Neil F. Blumofe, Analia Bortz, Susan Leider, Zachary Silver, Amy S. Wallk, and Yonatan M. Warren
Blessings to be recited before and after the public reading of the megillah on Purim, as well as the accompanying evening ( Arvit) service from Siddur Lev Shalem
By bringing multiple voices and interpretations to the Book of Esther, Megillat Esther reflects the rich diversity of people and approaches that characterizes Conservative Judaism. This innovative book will yield fresh insights and enhance your experience of Purim year after year.
Preview chapter 1 of the megillah here .
Megillat Esther: The Book of Esther , edited by Martin S. Cohen. List price $15.00, discounted price of $10.00 for RA/CA/USCJ or bulk orders of 50+
Now available for preorders here . Books will ship in February 2022. Purim is March 17-18.
Ongoing WLCJ Happenings
The cost for the weekly questions email and hard-cover book is currently $99. For more information and to receive a $10 discount click below:
Women's Leag ue for Conservative Judaism gets a donation by using the link .
Cory Schneider
Archives Chair & Consultant
Past International President
Administrator, Torah Fund Legacy Society
cschneider@wlcj.org
Stock the Shelves
Your contribution will help reduce food insecurity among our neighbors. Check with your local pantry for other suggestions.
Debbie Bettan
Social Justice Project Chair
Karen Block
Social Justice Co-Chair
Ardis Wexler
Social Justice Co-Chair
WLCJ App
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Upcoming Sisterhood Calendar Events & WL Groups to Join
Florida Region
Mid-Atlantic Region
9th Annual Open a Book...
Open Your Mind for 2020-21.
NOW until April 2022
Admission is $18 per author
Previous WLCJ Programming
Weren't able to join us? Visit our Youtube Channel for more videos. View our past recordings.
Communications Committee Facebook Initiative
Calling all Sisterhoods and Regions that would be interested in learning how to create a Facebook page for your Region or Sisterhood?
American Mothers of Olim GoogleGroup
Contact Ellie Kremer ,
the WLCJ Israel Committee Chair by text or email: ellieventnor@gmail.com .
Tell us about YOUR Sisterhood
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News from Seminaries WLCJ Supports
Judaism and the Inner Life; A Summer of Torah Study in Our Beit Midrash; Online Courses; and More
REMINDER - Safety in the Synagogue Is This Wednesday
Schechter's Winter 2022 Hybrid and Zoom Courses
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Additional Opportunities
50th Anniversary Mission to Israel
The Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center - July 11-17, 2022
This coming July, Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center welcomes you back to an open and thriving post-pandemic Israel for an educational, inspiring, and unforgettable week-long mission where we will put our Jewish identities FRONT AND CENTER. For Itinerary and Registration: https://fuchsbergcenter.org/IsraelMission/
Valley Beit Midrash - January through March 2022
From Flood to Rainbow
Friday, January 31
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MST
Non-member: $18
Member
: FREE
Presented by Rabbi Avi Strausberg
How to Answer a Fool
February 3
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MST
Non-member: $18
Member
: FREE
Presented by Professor Christine Hayes
The Significance of the Mitzvot of Purim in our lives today
Thursday, March 10
9:00 am - 10:00 am MST
Non-member: $18
Member
: FREE
Presented by
Rabbanit Sharona Halickman
A Virtual Tour of the First Jewish Community in North America!
Thursday, March 24
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDT
Non-member: $18
Member
: FREE
Presented by
Janet R. Kirchheimer
More events, go to: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/upcoming-events/
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