{"id":33,"date":"2016-02-08T19:08:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T19:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/gardenstate\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:42:36","slug":"torah-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/gardenstate\/torah-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Torah Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"span9 post-485\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/gardenstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/06\/torahfund_logo_tall_rgb__1_-268x300-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3641 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/gardenstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/06\/torahfund_logo_tall_rgb__1_-268x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"244\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Women Ensuring Conservative\/Masorti Jewish Education<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Torah Fund supports scholarships and programs in the worldwide Conservative\/Masorti institutes of higher Jewish learning. The dedicated philanthropy of the Women\u2019s League for Conservative Judaism, Torah Fund has raised over $106 million in its 81 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">More than 35 years ago women changed the Conservative Movement to become rabbis and cantors in synagogues, and over the years, our donors have had an important role in the perpetuity of Conservative Judaism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For the past several years, funds raised by Torah Fund have gone toward scholarships to all the schools. There are continuing opportunities for sisterhoods and individuals to provide support to all four institutions through Torah Fund. Thousands of dedicated volunteers have contributed to the spiritual, esthetic and material well being of these educational communities by supporting Torah Fund projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Torah Fund Campaign of WLCJ 2025-2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Oseh Shalom \u2013 Maker of Peace<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Our 2025-2026 Torah Fund <strong>Oseh Shalom <\/strong>Campaign supports scholarships and programming at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtsa.edu\/\">The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York<\/a><u>,<\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aju.edu\/ziegler-school-rabbinic-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/schechter.edu\/about\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schechter Institutes of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seminariorabinico.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano&nbsp;in Buenos Aires<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levinson-stiftung.de\/en\/home-page\/seminarheschel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Abraham J. Heschel Seminary in Potsdam<\/a>. Help strengthen Jewish education and ensure the vibrancy of the Jewish people for decades to come, with your gift to Torah Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a class=\"track buttonbox\" href=\"https:\/\/inspired.jtsa.edu\/torahfund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give Now<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"text-block\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Creating New Spaces Campaign<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Our special project, <em>Creating New Spaces<\/em>, will equally fund two important projects: A \u201cWomen\u2019s League Study Space\u201d in the new undergraduate Residence Hall at the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a special course of training for rabbinical students at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, entitled \u201cWomen\u2019s League Institute on Gender Bias and Harassment.\u201d Our goal is to raise $200,000 that will be split equally between the two projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a class=\"track buttonbox\" href=\"https:\/\/inspired.jtsa.edu\/torahfund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give Now<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Torah Fund Legacy Society<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">We continue to develop our Torah Fund Legacy Society, offering planned giving options for our members to give an after-lifetime gift to Torah Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a class=\"track more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jtsa.edu\/torah-fund-legacy-society\">Learn more about the Legacy Society<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Torah Fund Ecards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Send a greeting with ecards and support Torah Fund!&nbsp;Our familiar designs are available in this new format.&nbsp;Customize a card, and your recipient can receive it immediately or whenever you specify.&nbsp;Your transaction will be handled securely and efficiently, and revenue from the Torah Fund ecards benefits our Torah Fund&nbsp;general campaign.&nbsp;&nbsp;Make your gift more meaningful by using our ecards for every occasion!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a class=\"track more\" href=\"https:\/\/torahfundecards.jtsa.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase Torah Fund Ecards<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Chadashot<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><em>Chadashot<\/em>, our quarterly newsletter, features the latest events and happenings of Torah Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a class=\"track more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jtsa.edu\/chadashot-news-from-torah-fund\">Read previous issues<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For inquiries, email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:torahfund@jtsa.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">torahfund@jtsa.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or call the Torah Fund office at 212-678-8876.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">The Torah Fun Pin 5786 (2025-2026)<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3720 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/gardenstate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/TF-5786-Pin-300x218-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"160\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><strong>Oseh Shalom \u2013&nbsp;Maker of Peace<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Oseh Shalom Bimromav<\/em>, \u201cmay the One who makes peace in the heavens, make peace for us and all the people of Israel,\u201d appears at the end of Kaddish and in other prayers, and is also a song. We help foster Jewish unity by our support of the five global Conservative\/Masorti institutes of higher education.&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlcj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JTS_TorahFund25_r2_Flyer.pdf\">Click here for Torah Fund Campaign of WLCJ Flyer 5786 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span9 post-485\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlcj.org\/about\/torah-fund\/torah-fund-leadership\/\">Torah Fund Leadership<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For more information,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtsa.edu\/torahfund.xml\">www.jtsa.edu\/torahfund.xml<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Lisa Paule, Executive Director<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The Jewish Theological Seminary<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">3080 Broadway<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">New York, NY 10027<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">212.678.8876<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><a href=\"mailto:lipaule@JTSA.edu\">lipaule@JTSA.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"at-below-post-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/torah-fund\/\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women Ensuring Conservative\/Masorti Jewish Education Torah Fund supports scholarships and programs in the worldwide Conservative\/Masorti institutes of higher Jewish learning. The dedicated philanthropy of the Women\u2019s League for Conservative Judaism, Torah Fund has raised over $106 million in its 81 years. 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