May 27, 2010
Dear Friends of Women of the Wall,
We are writing to invite you to join our November 2010 Jewish Leadership Delegation to Israel in Support of Women of the Wall. See details below and the pdf attached to this letter.
The delegation is being organized by the West Coast Women of the Wall Organizing Committee (i.e. West Coast of the United States). Rabbis, cantors, board members, staff, lay leaders and other leaders of Jewish institutions, organizations and communities worldwide are welcome and encouraged to apply. Please forward this information to all who might be interested.
We will also be organizing a "Signature Campaign" for those who would like to sign their names to a brief statement in support of Women of the Wall. If you want information about our signature campaign, please send your full name and email address to westcoastwomenofthewall@yahoo.com
Best wishes,
West Coast Women of the Wall Organizing Committee
Abby Caplin, MD, Elie Aharon, Rabbi Pam Frydman Baugh, Rabbi Rosalind Glazer, Amnon Goodman, MD, Sara Heckelman, Tom Herz, Laura Olson, Stephen H. Olson, Saralie Pennington, LCSW
Jewish Leadership Delegation to Israel
In Support of Women of the Wall
Join Us and Lend Your Support!
Rabbis, cantors, staff, board, lay leaders and other leaders of Jewish institutions, organizations and communities are invited to
· Meet with Israeli officials to express our support for Women of the Wall and the religious rights of women and progressive Jews in Israel;
· Meet with leaders of Israel's progressive Jewish community to express our support and learn more about their organizations' achievements, hopes and the challenges they face;
· Join Women of the Wall on Monday, November 8th for their monthly Rosh Hodesh service on the one-year anniversary of the arrest of medical student Nofrat Frenkel for praying with tallit and holding a Sefer Torah at the Kotel Western Wall; and
· Join together as a delegation in prayer, song and reflection
Delegation Dates - October 31 through November 9, 2010
For an application to join this historic delegation, please contact:
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Rabbi Menachem Creditor
-- www.netivotshalom.org
-- www.shefanetwork.org
-- menachemcreditor.org
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