Leading with the principle of Tikkun Olam, WRJ mobilizes collective action for various causes to create a more just and compassionate world for people of all backgrounds and identities. From abortion access to sexual harassment and assault to pay equity and racial justice, WRJ empowers women to use their voices and cultivate the next generation of Reform Jewish leaders through education, advocacy, and action.
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
WRJ is committed to diverse identities and wants supporters to experience a sense of belonging as their authentic selves.
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The Value of Diversity for Jewish Youth
For Jewish teens of Color, navigating Judaism and racial identity can be a complex and isolating experience. Growing up as a Jewish person of Color, I have often felt like an outsider in Jewish spaces, surrounded by individuals who shared a fundamental aspect of my identity—our Jewishness—yet looked
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The Next Steps on Your WRJ Leadership Journey
As a North American board member of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), I expected to attend the Fried Women’s Conference this past spring. What I didn’t expect was that I would actually be a presenter at one of the workshops. In fact, all three of us who led the workshop on “the next steps of your WRJ
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Growing My Circle of Sisterhood
When I think about the three pillars of WRJ, it is difficult to assign a level of importance to one over the others. That said, I will write about the one that brought me to Women of Reform Judaism in the first place, “sisterhood.” When we moved to Maryland from Forest Hills, New York, in 1984 my