
2023 Gold Or Ami Winner: Voices of Freedom: A Sisterhood Multigenerational Pre-Seder Program– The Sisterhood of Temple Beth Am, Pinecrest, FL: Sisterhood of Temple Beth Am’s Women’s Seder program was a multigenerational, educational, and inspiring experience. It included women from St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist Church, with whom we are building relationships. This event focused on how our freedoms provide the opportunity to be in places where we feel comfortable and secure enough to be present for others while working toward repairing and improving our world. With over 170 women in attendance, a custom-prepared Haggadah, and interactive musical programming, the event built community bonds and reinforced the importance and value of working and playing together.
Established in 1973, WRJ’s Or Ami “Light of My People” Award for Special Achievement in Programming recognizes exemplary events that can serve as a model for other WRJ Districts and sisterhoods. These awards honor those WRJ-affiliated women’s groups/sisterhoods and WRJ Districts undertaking replicable programs or projects of distinctive character and significance.
Applications are currently being accepted for programs that occurred between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2025. Applications must be submitted by July 31, 2025. Before you apply, read the instructions and guidelines.
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Those whose programs and projects are selected as recipients will be announced by email/on WRJ’s website in Fall/Winter 2025 and recognized in early 2026. All programs and projects will be available on the Women of Reform Judaism website and in other resources.
For more information about applications or how to replicate these award-winning programs in your community, please contact WRJ Program Associate Talia Blank at tblank@wrj.org.
Past Award Winners
The previous award-winning programs are useful resources for WRJ Districts and sisterhoods looking for new program and advocacy ideas as they can be replicated, adapted, or taken in new directions. For more information on specific projects, please contact the WRJ District or sisterhood directly, using the provided link.
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