Women of Reform Judaism

By Marcia J. Levaur In the fall of 1963 my Mother and I planned a trip to Europe and Israel.  Mother told our rabbi, Dr. Solomon B. Freehof, of our plans.  He advised that we plan to spend Yom Kippur in Jerusalem and offered to write to the rabbi there. We re-arranged our schedule so [...]

By Resa Davids Visiting the Reform Movement in Israel can seem like visiting the whole alphabet with stops with HUC/JIR, WUPJ, Gan HaChaim, EIE, and IRAC. WRJ is a major supporter of HUC, The Hebrew Union College, with its campuses in New York, Cincinnati, Los Angles, and Jerusalem.  We give scholarships to student rabbis and [...]

By Resa Davids Lynn Magid-Lazar, president of WRJ, and Rabbi Marla Feldman, executive director of WRJ, joined me in Israel for a 6-day whirlwind tour of WRJ-Israel and the IMPJ (Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism). We began in the moshava (almost a town) of Even Yehuda at the new congregation, Kehilat HaShachar.  The [...]