WRJ is partnering with Chai Mitzvah and encourages sisterhoods, women's groups, and individual members to use their programs to help build and deepen Jewish connections within your congregation and community.
Chai Mitzvah is easy to implement with its established curriculum using facilitator guides and resources from Chai Mitzvah educators. The program is also adaptable to your interests and the interests of your community with text-based, relevant topics of study.
“It’s quite an education, especially studying and discussing the texts on interpersonal relationships. They teach people how to get along with each other and not mess up the way in which they come together. It’s a powerful message.”
—University Synagogue Sisterhood, Los Angeles, CA
Chai Mitzvah
- Creates new and lasting bonds among members of the sisterhood and congregation.
- Provides resources to newly-engaged members of sisterhoods, congregations, and the greater Jewish community who are excited about living Jewish lives.
- Encourages members to live a Jewish life in a meaningful way.
- Models lifelong learning for youth and others in the community.
- Provides a deep and rich adult engagement opportunity that engages the mind in both group and self-directed learning; engages the heart and soul with ritual/practice; and engages the community through volunteering.
Chai Mitzvah is affordable: there is no cost for group registration, and materials for the entire year cost just $18 for digital packets, $36 for printed packets.
For WRJ-affiliated groups, Chai Mitzvah includes dedicated webinars and supplemental materials relevant to WRJ members.
"It is such a joy to hear how each participant is uniquely embracing Jewish ritual, continuing Jewish study and community involvement and to see the group bond as we experience each other's Jewish Journeys together." —Temple Israel Sisterhood, Memphis, TN
How to Become a Chai Mitzvah
- Arrange a group of interested and dedicated participants. We recommend 10-12 members per group, but there is no requirement.
- Appoint a designated Chai Mitzvah liaison to register your group on the Chai Mitzvah website.
- Each member should also register individually on the website in order to receive CHAI-lights, the Chai Mitzvah newsletter with events, giveaways, and special opportunities, and a 50% discount on a year's subscription to Chai Flicks, the world's #1 Jewish streaming platform.
- The designated Chai Mitzvah group liaison then needs to order the group's materials to get started.
Keep an eye out for information about educational webinars and other WRJ & Chai Mitzvah tools!
“Our group of women although all members of sisterhood and our congregation has never done a project together. We look forward to getting to know each other and learning together.”
—Congregation B'nai Israel Sisterhood, Boca Raton, FL
New Materials
Choose from more than 20 topics for meaningful small-group discussions, embracing what it means to be Jewish in a world that often challenges that identity.
Questions?
Please contact Nina Woldin, nina@chaimitzvah.org, or WRJ Program Fellow Nicki Braun, nbraun@wrj.org.