Our Jewish Life
By Tali Deaner, Jewish Youth Climate Movement Founding Member and Director of Campaigns and Public Policy, 4/22/2021
It is our pleasure to share this meaningful piece written by Tali Deaner, a Founding Member and Director of Campaigns and Public Policy for the Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM). Penelope Kopp, from the JYCM Actions & Advocacy Team, spoke at Fried Women's Conference 2021 about her experience as a youth activist and organizer, and Bella Weksler, JYCM Education Director, participated in Pacific District's Climate Change Panel. In winter 2020, my friend and I were asked to lead a session and have a booth at a conference called “The Intersection of Climate and... Read More
By Miri Pomerantz Dauber, Jewish Book Council , 4/02/2021
Have you been sending book recommendations to friends? Are there books that you can't wait to talk about? Or do you want some social time to relax and think about something entirely separate from regular life? That’s what a book club is for! Whether virtual or in-person, book clubs now are continuing to do what book clubs do—give people a reason to come together to read and discuss, question, and enjoy books in ways that are largely the same as always, even if it’s over Zoom. So, the first thing to think about when starting a book club is WHY. Why do you want to start a book... Read More
By Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman, 6/03/2020
We are indebted to Rabbi Carole Balin, Ph.D., for her beautiful article regarding Belle Fligelman Winestine, z”l, and her activism for women’s suffrage. I can think of no more fitting way time to salute another amazing Jewish woman who, though probably less well known, nevertheless represents the entire century that has passed since women’s suffrage became a reality. That woman is my mother-in-law, Rayna Frank Goodman, who was born on September 15, 1920, one month after the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed. This August, American women everywhere will... Read More
By Sara Charney, 2/26/2020
What were you doing this morning at 7:00 am? You were possibly getting up, getting ready for work, or leaving for work. You may have been heading somewhere for Shacharit services, in which case you were in luck, as today we welcomed Rosh Chodesh Adar. Thirty-one WRJ women were very fortunate this morning to be arriving at the Kotel in Jerusalem by 7:00 am to participate in the monthly Rosh Chodesh service led by Women of the Wall. A few members of our group have participated in previous years in this special service. People always ask me if the atmosphere was tense (somewhat); did we get... Read More
By Barbara Glaser, 11/07/2018
In February 2017, the community of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto created seven “Rings of Peace” to surround local mosques after a gunman killed six worshippers at a Quebec mosque. After the massacre of eleven worshippers at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the Toronto Muslim community reciprocated the “Ring of Peace” for the local Jewish community. Below, the author shares her experience of that day. One word states this particular Shabbat morning firmly in my mind: LOVE. One week after the horrific events at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, it proves, love trumps hate.... Read More
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