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Helping Haiti - The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

When Haiti was devastated by earthquake, members of our affiliated shuls turned to us as they searched for ways to help the survivors. Donations have poured in. We are proud to report that as of Wednesday, January 27, we have collected $109,216. $80,268 has been donated on line, and approximately $28,950 in checks has come in the mail.
 
We serve merely as a funnel for funds. We collect money through Razoo, a service that charges no fees, and we pass on every cent we receive to organizations that know how to spend it most efficiently and effectively. So far, we have given $70,000 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and asked the JDC to send those funds to the Israel Trauma Coalition For Response and Preparedness. (This is the group that brought ZAKA and the IDF to Haiti.)
 
Because the situation in Haiti has changed from rescue to more long-term recovery efforts, we, like other groups, are waiting for recommendations that the JDC will issue, based on requests made through the Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief. As soon as we know where the funds that have been entrusted to us can do the most good, we will dispatch them there.


Richard Skolnik
International President


Rabbi Steven C. Wernick
Executive Vice President and CEO
Women’s League Survey

The opportunity is here for the women of the Conservative movement to help craft the future of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism!

Women’s League has created a short survey to learn more about all women who identify as Conservative Jews and the extent to which our programs and services are valued by them. Increased participation in the survey by the women in our community means we will have greater influence on the survey’s outcomes and recommendations.

The survey can be found in the spring issue of CJ magazine, on the Women’s League website: www.wlcj.org. In addition, please invite other Conservative women who are not sisterhood members to participate.

Here’s what you can do: Complete the survey and return it to Women’s League Make personal contacts. Send the survey link to all the Conservative Jewish women on your email list asking them as a personal favor to complete the survey. (This may target both synagogue and non-sisterhood and synagogue women.)

Timing: By February 18, the survey will be online and in homes via CJ.

Deadline: March 18

Confidentiality: Be assured that survey responses are confidential.

Contact: Marcia Toppall, Strategic Planning Committee Chair, 800.628.5083 or mtoppall@wlcj.org if you have any questions