Weekly Words of Torah: Chesed

Weekly Words of Torah goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Sukkot 5780

Posted on October 16, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism The holiday of Sukkot is associated with hospitality, hachnasat orchim. We welcome friends, family, and the community into our sukkah and we visit others. We eat, we sleep, we study, and we spend Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Ha’azinu 5780 

Posted on October 7, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism Parashat Ha’azinu is Moses’ poetic final oratory. The poem introduced in the last line of last week’s Torah reading is recited by Moses at the start of Parashat Ha’azinu. Moses calls upon heaven and Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah Goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Vayeilech 5780

Posted on October 2, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism This week’s Torah Reading, Parashat Vayeilech, discusses the following: End of Moses’ leadership; Joshua resumed leadership; the commandment of the unity of Israel. The final mitzvah given in the Torah is found in Parashat Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Nitzavim 5779

Posted on September 23, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism This week’s Torah Reading, Parashat Nitzavim, discusses the following: The last day of Moses’ life; warnings against idolatry; repentance and redemption; accessibility of Torah; concept of freedom of choice. Towards the end of Continue Reading »

Shabbat Message: “Three Funerals and a Birth”

Posted on September 17, 2019

By Agnes Emert WLCJ Vice President Two of my relatives passed away in the past two months. As he was 5 years older, my cousin and I did not interact much growing up, but I did spend many years of summers and holidays with his younger siblings and their mother, well into our young adulthood. Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Ki Tavo 5779

Posted on September 16, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism The topics discussed in this week’s Torah Reading, Parashat Ki Tavo, are the following: Moses instructed the Israelites on how to build the Altar; commandment to write a Sefer Torah, Torah scroll; the blessings Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Ki Teitzei 5779 

Posted on September 9, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism The following topics are discussed in this week’s Torah Reading, Parashat Ki Teitzei: The passion of soldiers in battle; a firstborn son’s right not to be deprived of his father’s inheritance; death of Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah Goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Shoftim 5779

Posted on September 3, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism Parashat Shoftim is a review of more laws. Judges are appointed. In addition, we read about laws against worshipping idols, laws concerning the high court, king, priests, and Levites, as well as criminal laws Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah Goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Re’eh 5779 – Rosh Chodesh Elul

Posted on August 26, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism In Parashat Re’eh, God set before us a choice. We will receive blessings if we follow God’s commandments and curses if we do not. God told us to be a holy, kadosh, nation, Continue Reading »

Weekly Words of Torah goes PC (Parashah and Chesed) – Parashat Eikev 5779

Posted on August 19, 2019

To inspire, guide, engage, enrich, and empower Conservative Jewish Women By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, Executive Director, Women’s League For Conservative Judaism Parashat Eikev discusses the relationship between God and the children of Israel, which is grounded on the foundation of love and a covenantal relationship. On behalf of God, Moses promises a blessed land to Continue Reading »