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In this journey of ours, everything has a season...

Now we’re totally immersed in preparing for Passover. It’s hard to stop and think beyond sundown Friday, April 15. Pesach preparation is not a marathon; it’s more like a triathlon that gains momentum every day. I often think that someday, on YouTube or in a new Women’s Haggadah, we’ll discover a unique Pesach song -- a women’s version of Dayenu. It might be something like this (Sung in B Sharp):

    “Cleaning, shopping, wipe the shelves down,

     Clean the oven, stock the shelves up,

   Cook the seder, host the seder, Dayenu…”

 

Nonetheless, the season of Passover is an ageless, honored time in our Jewish calendar. When our preparation is completed -- and we can look around at those gathered at our table, listen to the sweeping narrative of the Exodus, smile at stories shared, and celebrate our tradition in boisterous song -- we remember how deeply cherish the continuum that we helped to create. When we stop and allow the sweet memories to sweep over us -- of seders past, of those loved ones who no longer are with us around the seder table -- we know that the work of our hands and the spirit in our hearts is a loving homage to the continuum of those priceless memories.

 

Everything has its season...There’s a time for Pesach so rich with tradition, and there’s a time to go forward.

The season ahead is the season of Possibility. In this spirit, we invite you come as our guest to:

 

Beyond the Rabbit Hole - Into CGLR’s SUN-day!

 

Our region is celebrating moving beyond COVID to where we can spark a renewed interest in the possibilities around us, strengthen our resilience, and recenter our lives. Where? Where else but Spring Conference!

Thanks to our dynamic Spring Conference Team: Fran Hildebrandt, Carol Marcs, Fern Schwartz, and Barbara Ungar, we have a wide array of fun and informative workshops from which you can choose:

It's a perfect way to spend a few hours on a spring afternoon; and it's all as close to you as your video screen.

 

This is our season of Possibility... Amazing workshops, interesting speakers, and best of all, the great company of our region sisters. Come join us - ignite your creativity, lighten your spirit, and refresh your hope. Come share CGLR's SUN-day with us.

I'm so looking forward to being with all of you!

 

Shabbat Shalom,

 

The flier and information on the Conference workshops is below.

Have you visited our CGLR Website lately? We're adding information regularly to provide you with a resource for all things CGLR!

When one lives to eighty it is said that you have lived a righteous and strong life.

Torah Fund has reached that very milestone this year. It is hard to fathom how

many students Torah Fund has reached in the past eighty years. To think this could

not have been done without the support of the women on Women’s League for

Conservative Judaism. I cannot thank each affiliate enough for all their support

during these challenging times. I have had the opportunity to attend many of your

Torah Fund events. I am amazed by the creativity of these events and the

dedication of all the woman who have put the energy into organizing these events.

I appreciate each and every one of you who have already given to Torah Fund. If

you have not given to Torah Fund yet this year remember the B’Yachad Campaign

goes to June 30, 2022, just press on the donate button below. Also, for the 80 th

anniversary of Torah Fund there is a special category of an $80 dollar donation,

either in addition to your donation or to give at that specific level. I look forward to

attending many more Torah Fund events and hopefully meeting many of you in

person over the next couple of years.

As our campaign wraps up over the next two months please remember to send

transmittal forms and checks to NY and a copy of your transmittal to me,

encourage members to donate online, send Torah Fund e-cards, and join Legacy

Society.

Go from Strength to Strength,

Whether you’re celebrating the joy of a simcha or remembering a loved one who passed away, please consider donating to our CGLR Leadership Fund today.

That is the theme of our WLCJ International Convention 2023, beautifully communicated in the Convention logo below. Personally, I cannot wait to get together with my WLCJ sisters in person! Though you likely don’t have a paper calendar for 2023 yet, mark your digital calendars for Sunday, July 16 through Wednesday, July 19, 2023; destination, Schaumburg, IL!!!! A very short cab ride from O’Hare International Airport.

Our programs throughout Convention will provide you the opportunity to embrace our programming theme, Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Ba’Zeh: We Are All Connected. We look forward to connecting with our sisters in global communities around the world.

This Convention will also be our first multi-access Convention, welcoming delegates in-person and virtually. To do this successfully, we need your help. Shortly after Pesach you will be receiving a brief survey asking about how you anticipate participating in Convention. Please take a few minutes to complete it. We want to make this Convention the best ever!

Submitted by

Maftir Reading for Shabbat HaChodesh: Exodus 12:1-20 Haftarah Ashkenazim: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 Haftarah Sephardim: 45:18-46:15 - April 2, 2022

The weekly parashah outlines the laws governing a woman’s impurity after childbirth. She is unclean for one week, plus an additional 33 days if she bears a son; twice those numbers for a daughter. Afterwards, she brings a burnt offering and a sin offering.

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- A pre-Passover program on Weds 4/13

- No Makom B'Yachad on Fri 4/22. 

- Open for socializing on Fri 4/15, Tues 4/19 and Weds 4/20 

Click below to View this week's edition of Women's League Week

To highlight the global reach of our programming theme, we will connect with our sisters in our Global Communities. We will celebrate the conclusion of the 80^th Anniversary of Torah Fund. We will be honoring our 2018-2021 Region Presidents, International Board, and Margie Miller, Immediate Past President.

While planning a multi-access convention, we are so looking forward to celebrating in-person. Save the date: Sunday, July 16 – Wednesday, July 19, 2023 in Schaumburg, IL. More information to follow.

April 2nd, 1:00PM ET Beth Hillel B'nai Emunah Rosh Chodesh Nissan Program

April 3rd, 9:00AM-1:00PM CT Beth Hillel B'nai Emunah Rummage Sale

April 4th, 9:00AM-11:00AM CT Beth Hillel B'nai Emunah Rummage Sale

April 4th, 7:00PM CT Congregation Beth Judea Home for Passover Improv Night

April 25th, 8:00 PM ET Webinar "It Could Happen Here"

Wednesday, April 27, 7:30PM ET Congregation Ohave Sholom Virtual Power Point Presentation on the Secrets of the Shanghai Ghetto

Sunday, May 15th, 10:00AM -2:30PM ET Spring Conference "Beyond the Rabbit Hole Into CGLR's Sun-Day!