WRJ Spirituality 2023
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WRJ has always advocated for equal rights for women in Jewish learning and worship, bringing a unique, feminist perspective to Reform Jewish study and providing resources from which to learn and pray.
The Sages taught that the study of Torah is equal to all the other mitzvot combined. One of the basic tenets of Judaism, Torah study is particularly significant to WRJ.
WRJ is pleased to offer many ways to study Torah, including our weekly D'var Torah entitled, Voices of WRJ on our blog.
This Week's Torah Portion
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Acharei Mot - K’doshim
אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדֹשִׁים
After the Death [of the Two Sons of Aaron] / [You Shall Be] Holy
The Eternal One spoke to Moses after the death the two sons of Aaron who died when they drew too close to the presence of the Eternal. - Leviticus 16:1
The Eternal One spoke to Moses saying: "Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, the Eternal your God, am holy." - Leviticus 19:1-2
Torah
Leviticus 16:1-20:27Haftarah
Amos 9:7-15When
/ 12 Iyar 5785Next Week's Torah Portion
Torah Study & Guides
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Covenant Book Series
As Jewish women, we rely on books for advice, enjoyment, and fulfillment. Some of our most popular publications - the WRJ Covenant Series - features original, inspirational prayers and readings written by sisterhood women, students, and clergy.
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The Torah: A Women's Commentary
Check out this WRJ commissioned the work of the world's leading Jewish female Bible scholars, rabbis, cantors, theologians, and others which resulted in the first comprehensive Torah commentary to be authored only by women. Torah Commentaries can also be found here.
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Traveling Torah
Completed in 2001, the Torat Nashim is the WRJ Torah that travels to sisterhoods, congregations, WRJ Districts, URJ summer camps, and other Reform Movement organizations for conventions and special occasions. WRJ Past President Judith Silverman explained the project, which was started in 1997 at the
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Divrei Torah
In 2013, in honor of WRJ’s Centennial , we published 12 Divrei Torah for use by WRJ sisterhoods at meetings and other events. These pieces were written by Chair, Cynthia Roosth Wolf to honor women of our ancestral and organizational past, lift up the core values and successes of WRJ, and celebrate