The World Jewish Congress, Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs to co-sponsor online forum highlighting Jewish women leaders
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, December 15, the World Jewish Congress, in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, will bring together Jewish women spiritual leaders from across the religious spectrum and around the globe for an online forum, “Women in Contemporary Judaism: Jewish Unity and Religious Diversity.” The event is designed to celebrate the diversity of opinions among, and acknowledge the challenges faced by, Jewish women, as well as address how to best meet these challenges going forward.
The forum will include keynote addresses by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Omer Yankelevitch, former Knesset Member Ruth Calderon and President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Noemi Di Segni. Two panels, “Religious Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities” and "Emerging Leaders in an Ever-Changing Jewish Landscape,” will highlight a range of Jewish women’s perspectives. Panelists represent geographic diversity as well as the Orthodox, Reform and Conservative streams of Judaism.
More information on the forum is here.
WHAT: “Women in Contemporary Judaism: Jewish Unity and Religious Diversity” online forum
PARTICIPANTS:
Opening Remarks:
- Chella Safra
Treasurer, World Jewish Congress
Opening Keynotes:
- Omer Yankelevitch
Minister of Diaspora Affairs
- Dr. Ruth Calderon
Founder, Alma Home for Hebrew Culture; Faculty Member, Mandel Leadership Institute
Panel Discussion: Religious Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities
- Rabbi Gesa Ederberg
Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue, Berlin; founder, Masorti Germany
- Rabbi Dalia Marx (PhD)
Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Professor of Liturgy and Midrash,
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Jerusalem
- Rabbi Judith Nowominski
Dean of Students and Professor, Marshall T. Meyer Latin American Rabbinical Seminary,
Buenos Aires
- Rabbanit Dr. Jennie Rosenfeld
Kolech Lamdaniot, Jerusalem
- Moderator: Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
Journalist
Keynote:
- Noemi Di Segni
President, Union of Italian Jewish Communities; Member, WJC Executive
Panel Discussion: Emerging Leaders in an Ever-Changing Jewish Landscape
- Viktoria Bedo
Rabbinical Student, Jewish Theological Seminary of America;
Rabbinical Intern, Park Ave Synagogue, New York
- Vanessa Harper
Rabbinical Student, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion;
Rabbinical Intern, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York
- Pnina Pfeuffer
CEO, The New Haredim, Israel
- Rabbanit Leah Sarna
Associate Director of Education and Director of High School Programs,
Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, New York
- Moderator: Alana Baranov
WJC JD Corps
Concluding remarks
- Marie van der Zyl
President, Board of Deputies of British Jews; WJC Vice President
- Esther Mor
President, World WIZO; WJC Vice President
- Sarah Winkowski
Past President, International Council of Jewish Women; WJC Vice President
WHEN: Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at 10 a.m. EST / 16:00 CET / 17:00 IST
WHERE: Via Zoom and Facebook livestream. Register here.
Members of the media who wish to attend the online forum must register in advance. A recording of the conference will be available afterward.
The event will be available with Spanish translation via Zoom.
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