We Will Not Be Silent: An Israel Mission Recap
Ein Milim - there are no words. Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on a mid-February day in any other year, one would be met with the sights and sounds of people greeting their loved ones, lines of tour busses waiting for excited passengers, pilgrims
Knowing the Value of Our Voice
The early spring that was promised on Groundhog Day may not have arrived yet, but the news cycle is already focused on a fall holiday known as Election Day. The RAC’s “Every Voice, Every Vote 2024” campaign is about to launch, with the hope that we can make
What WRJ Advocacy Looks Like: Education to Action
Leading with the principle of tikkun olam, repairing the world, Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) encourages individual action and mobilizes collective action to uplift our voices on a variety of causes in pursuit of a more just and compassionate world for all
How to Bring the Conversations Home
Once again, April is soon upon us, and with that we are in Sexual Assault Awareness Month. One facet of the important work that Women of Reform Judaism continues to commit itself to, for we can always do more and better ourselves as well as the communities we
A “Helluva Engineer” Inspiring Girls to Enter the Field of STEM
I’m an engineer….well, actually “a helluva engineer” as the Georgia Tech fight song goes. When I enrolled, the freshman class was less than 15% women, and depending on the specific engineering major, it could have been even lower. One of my professors once
WRJ's Legacy of Championing Equitable Pay for All
Supporting WRJ's YES Fund
“You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.” Marc Benioff
I joined my sisterhood and the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, now Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), primarily to form connections with other like
On the Road Again
Last month, I had the honor of traveling to Boston as a WRJ guest to attend both sisterhood and WRJ District events. This came about several months earlier in response to a request submitted to the WRJ Speakers Bureau. As a member of WRJ's Speakers Bureau, I
It’s Part Of My DNA
My involvement with WRJ has always been part of my DNA, but I never really became involved until someone from my local sisterhood asked 23 years ago this spring. I guess the adage all you have to do is ask holds some truth. I was new to Southeast Texas, and we
Are We Living Jewishly?
Are we living Jewishly? This is a very challenging time in the world to think about this question. When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023 it altered the world, especially the Jewish world. One of my favorite movies is “Legally Blonde,” a story about a