The WAVE Newsletter

November 22, 2023 ~ 9 Kislev 5784

Am Yisrael Chai!

President's Message

Dear Central Great Lakes,

With Gratitude – Hakarat Ha-tov

Tomorrow, we celebrate Thanksgiving ~

Though the world around us continues to be a challenge emotionally, we still need to recognize and embrace the opportunities we are given to be thankful and to be hopeful.

Tomorrow is a beautiful moment that we’re gifted with -- a day to embrace and enjoy the blessings we have been given within our ever-complicated life-journey.

Thanksgiving is a beautiful invitation…

… to take the time to quietly reflect.

Thanksgiving is a beautiful invitation…

… to brightly spotlight the gratitude with which we begin each day, Modeh Ani lefanecha,

and thank G-d for restoring our soul and for giving us life for this day;

… to reflect on G-d, our eternal lifeline, from whom we draw strength today and every day;

… to summon within our frenetically busy worlds some precious moments to simply

pause and be aware of the beauty of this holiday.

For Thanksgiving can bring into our homes what can be described as a Divine energy that opens our hearts and enables to recognize the wonder of all that is this day…

… to realize the joy of every kindness we receive;

… to appreciate and be grateful for our family and friends, both near and far, that bless our lives;

… to reawaken all the deeply spiritual in our hearts and let it shine.

Thanksgiving in this tumultuous year is also a time to remember and pray…

…for the State of Israel, for all who dwell there, for Israel’s leaders advisors, and

for those who defend our Holy Land;

…for the safety of those who are held captive in Gaza and for their safe return home to their loved ones;

…for the safety of all the innocent civilians caught within war’s relentless pain;

…for the day when war and bloodshed end.

Thanksgiving in this tumultuous year is also a time for us here at home to be ever grateful for our blessed community with whom we find comfort and hope.

Tomorrow, we celebrate Thanksgiving…

…and my heart is filled with gratitude that my life is blessed with you, my Central Great

Lakes sisters, as we walk together with purpose to serve our Jewish Community, to

sustain Judaism for the generations that will follow us, and to make our lives a

blessing.

As we approach the moment of Thanksgiving, I send my warmest wishes to all of you that...

...this moment be for gladness;

...this moment be for gratitude for family and friends;

...this moment be for quiet joy;

...this moment be for a blessing.

(Inspired by Alden Solovy’s prayers,

Wishing you peace and every happiness this Thanksgiving.

Shabbat Shalom,

Pam

Pam Schlosberg

CGLR President

cglrpresident21@wlcj.org

847.433.7546 (h); 847.691.8991 (c)

Find more Israel-related resources on

the WLCJ website.

We now have a webpage with all the resources collected. Please go to www.wlcj.org and click on the Resources menu and then Israel.

Women's League for Conservative Judaism was proudly represented among the approximately 300,000 participants standing in solidarity with Israel at the

National Mall Rally DC on November 14!

You can find more photos that were shared on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

If you have any that would like for us to share, please use (hashtag) #mywlcj on your social media posts.

You can also send us your photos by submitting them through our website: 

https://www.wlcj.org/contact-us/submit-a-photo/

SAVE THE DATE

CGLR TORAH FUND EVENT

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21

7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET

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CGLR Affiliates -

We want to shine this

spotlight on you!

Please share your Affiliate's events and programs with us. The next full issue of The WAVE will be published on Friday, December 8.

Flyers are due by 1:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday, December 5.

Please send your copy to Laurie Davis at LBD715@gmail.com.

from WL Week

Tuesday, November 22 , 2023 | 9 Kislev 5784

To see the entire WL Week email, click here!

The website calendar is updated on a regular basis.

For upcoming calendar events, click here!

To read the latest Shabbat Message from Julia Loeb,

WLCJ International President, click here!

To read the Weekly Words of Torah from

Rabbi Ellen Wolinitz-Fields, WLCJ Executive Director, click here.

To read Rabbi Ellen's Reflections on the Masorti Leadership

Solidarity Mission to Israel, click here.

The Jewish fight for civil rights helped create fundamental changes in this country. Join us as we learn about the brave freedom fighters and tour significant civil rights sites in Georgia and Alabama. Some of those sites include the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and MUCH more! 

These first-hand experiences will allow us to explore issues of race and racism, and the legacy of civil rights. As we travel and reflect together as a Women’s League community, we will personally consider how each of us can make an impact today.

Civil Rights Monday-Wednesday Trip Costs

$1,200 paid in full at registration

$165 single room supplement

What is included

• All meals from Monday lunch through Wednesday lunch

• Continental breakfast on your own is included at each hotel.

• All provided group meals are kosher.

• Hotel for Monday and Tuesday nights

• Ground transportation in an air-conditioned coach bus

• Admission to all museums and historic sites

What is not included

• Transportation to and from your home city to Atlanta

• Lodging before or after the trip (information on suggested hotels to follow)

• You must arrive in Atlanta before 10:00 AM on Monday, March 11, so we recommend that, if you are flying in, you might want to arrive on Sunday in case of any flight delays.

• We will not return to the Atlanta airport until 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 13, so we recommend that you book a flight after 7:00 PM that night or stay an additional night and fly home the following morning.

Space is limited. Please register soon so you don’t miss out.

Registration Deadline: December 1 for Women’s League members

If there is still space available after December 1, we will then open the registration to family of Women’s League members until December 15.

Your payment for the tour and meals is refundable until December 21.

Randy Schwartz

WL Special Projects Chair

rschwartz@wlcj.org

Special Dates- Friday, Nov. 24 -

Zoom line available for shmoozing, there will be no Makom B'Yachad service.

Want to sing, teach, help with technology, and more during

Daily Psalm Study, and Kaddish?

Sign up here to lead a part in Makom B'Yachad.

שׂיחוֹת בֵּין אָחַיוֹת, Sichot beyn Achayot means “conversations between sisters.” This program is designed to foster a deeper mutual understanding between the members of WLCJ in North America, the Masorti women from Israel and Masorti Olami, and our communities around the world. It is designed to address the question, “How are we the same, and how are we different?” The theme of this year’s program is כּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עָרֵבִים זֶה בַּזֶה, Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Ba’Zeh, All of Israel is Responsible for One Another [BT Shevuot 39a] 

Each session will address this question by concentrating on one specific issue that is both relevant and timely to us all and will include presentations from speakers from both sides of the Atlantic. Each workshop will be followed by a Q&A session in which all attendees will be encouraged to participate.

Session Three: Volunteerism: Mitzvot, Motivations and Methods - Sunday, December 17, 2023, 11AM CT / 12 PM ET (Zoom)

Thursday, November 30, 2023

6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET

Please join us as we welcome back WL Personal Conversation programming this fall with a two-part series to raise awareness for the inclusion of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

Part 1: A discussion with Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe

Rabbi Dubowe is the first female deaf Rabbi to be ordained in the world.

Get to know Rabbi Dubowe as she shares her incredible and inspiring life's journey to the pulpit.

Part 2 is scheduled for February 29, 2024. Save this date as we continue the conversation to raise awareness.



EMAIL Grace Schessler

Personal Conversations Co-Chair

gschessler@wlcj.org

SAVE THE DATES

WL Reads programs

coming up:

The Choice by Maggie Anton

Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, 1 PM ET

Exile Music by Jennifer Steile

Date and Time TBA

Karen Block

WL Reads Chair

kblock@wlcj.org

Key to Calendar:

CGLR Events

WLCJ Events

Affiliate Events

Wednesday, December 6 - CGLR Executive Committee Meeting, 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET

Sunday, December 10 - Celebrate Chanukkah with our Sisters at Kehillat Hod V'Hadar, K'far Saba, Israel at POSTPONED

Tuesday, December 12 - Mathilde's Master Class at 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET (Zoom)

Sunday, December 17, 2023 - Sichot Beyn Achayot - Session Three: Volunteerism: Mitzvot, Motivations and Methods at 11 AM CT / 12 PM ET (Zoom)

Laurie B. Davis

Communication VP/ The WAVE Editor