Helene Waranch

 

Helene Waranch is a past president of Women of Reform Judaism (2001-2005). She has been a vice president, treasurer, and program chair of the WRJ Assemblies in New Orleans and Baltimore.  Over the past forty years, Helene has served Sisterhoods locally in both Gastonia, NC and in Baltimore, MD; regionally as the president of Mid Atlantic District and on the WRJ Board of Directors since 1983. Helene holds a Masters of Education from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and a Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Education from the University of Maryland-College Park.

 

 

Dayenu: The Enrichment of Torah

Helene Waranch

Growing up at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, we, at least the girls, had little understanding of how Torah was really the centerpiece of Judaism. I was very involved in the youth group and other programs, yet the emphasis was on ethics and social justice