Wednesday, September 3; 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET / 4:00 - 5:30 pm PT
Wednesday, November 5; 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET / 4:00 - 5:30 pm PT
Wednesday, December 3; 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET / 4:00 - 5:30 pm PT
Join us for a 3-part series that celebrates the 40-year anniversary of women in our RA hosted by the Rabbinical Assembly, Women's League For Conservative Judaism, and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Speakers include JTS Chancellor Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, representatives of women rabbis marking “firsts” of many kinds, and members of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards.
September 3rd
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Women and the Reimagining of American Judaism
JTS Chancellor, Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz
Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School, Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, JTS will offer introductory remarks and moderate the session
How did the twentieth-century movement for women’s equality in Judaism end up serving as a catalyst for a reimagined Judaism in our own times? Together we will explore the ways in which new opportunities for American Jewish women paved the way for broader, creative changes in Jewish ritual, scholarship, and inclusion.
November 5th
Halutzot: Pioneering Women Rabbis
Rabbis Chaya Rowen Baker, Analia Bortz, Sass Brown, Nina Beth Cardin, Nicole Guzik, Nitzan Stein-Kokin, and Ariella Rosen & Becca Walker
WLCJ Executive Director Rabbi Ellen Wolintz-Fields, Panel Host
Rabbi Noam Raucher, FJMC Executive Director will offer dvar Torah; Julia Loeb, WLCJ President to offer greetings
Co-presented by the Women's League for Conservative Judaism.
What is HerStory? How has the rabbinate changed in 40 years? How have these pioneers - firsts in so many ways - impacted Jewish life? How has the experience of being a “first” changed as we have learned to be more welcoming and flexible? Who are the next pioneers of Conservative/Masorti Judaism and how will they impact our Jewish future?
December 3rd
Tradition and Impact: How Halakhah has Been Shaped by Women
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
Rabbis Aaron Alexander, Pamela Barmash, Susan Grossman
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg, Incoming RA President, will offer Dvar Torah
How has the presence of women in the rabbinate reshaped our interpretation of halakhah over the past forty years? We will explore this question through personal experience, historical reflection, and halakhic insight, considering the evolution of Jewish legal thought within and beyond the Conservative/Masorti Movement.
Our Sponsors:
- FJMC International (formerly the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs)
- USCJ
- Congregation Beth El, Norwalk, CT (Ita Paskind)
- Congregation Kol Emeth, Palo Alto, CA (David Booth, Sarah Graff)
- Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, IL (David Chapman, Jacki Honig)
- B'nai Israel Congregation of Rockville, MD (Mickey Safra, Mitch Berkowitz)
- Congregation Beth Israel, Worcester, MA (Aviva Fellman)
- Congregation Agudat Achim of Schenectady, NY (Rafi Spitzer)
- Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale (CSAIR), Riverdale, NY (Barry Dov Katz, Katie Greenberg)
- Shaare Torah, Gaithersburg, MD (David Helfand)
- Jacksonville Jewish Center, Jacksonville, FL (Jonathan Lubliner, Kaylie Romano)
- Agudas Achim Congregation, Alexandria, VA (Steven Rein)
- Rodef Sholom Temple, Newport News, VA (David Eligberg)
Interested in sponsoring this series? Learn more and sign up here.