{"id":485,"date":"2015-06-02T13:17:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T13:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/?page_id=485"},"modified":"2025-07-27T15:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T15:06:12","slug":"torah-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/torah-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Torah Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;\">Women Ensuring Conservative\/Masorti Jewish Education<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-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 nearly $106 million in its 79 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-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: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For the past several year<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">s, 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><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">General Campaign<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">As in the past, this year&#8217;s 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.juedischetheologie-unipotsdam.de\/de\/juedische-theologie-in-potsdam\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abraham Joshua Heschel College 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><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"track buttonbox\" style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/inspired.jtsa.edu\/give\/314821\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To donate<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"track buttonbox\" style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/inspired.jtsa.edu\/give\/314821\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> from the US, click here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"text-block\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>To donate from Canada<\/strong>:<\/span> Please make your check payable to Jewish Theological Society and send to 100 Elder Street \u2022 North York, Ontario, M3H 5G7. A Canadian tax receipt will be issued and sent to you. Or to donate online, first buy an e-card (see below) and then make an additional donation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thank you for your contribution.<\/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><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Torah Fund Legacy Society<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-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: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"track more\" style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\" 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><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Torah Fund Ecards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Send a greeting with ecards and support Torah Fund!&nbsp;Our familiar designs are available in this new format.&nbsp;Customize<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> 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: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>For our Canadian and International donors<\/strong>: Ecard purchases can be made in a variety of currencies (based on your web browser).&nbsp;A U.S. tax receipt from The Jewish Theological Seminary on behalf of Torah Fund will be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;\">To Purchase Torah Fund Ecards<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"track more\" style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/torahfundecards.jtsa.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the US, click here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"track more\" style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/torahfundecards.jtsa.edu\/canadian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nIn Canada, c<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"track more\" style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/torahfundecards.jtsa.edu\/canadian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lick here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Chadashot<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>Chadashot<\/em>, our quarterly newsletter, features the latest events and happenings of Torah Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a class=\"track more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jtsa.edu\/chadashot-news-from-torah-fund\"><span style=\"background-color: #3366ff; color: #ffffff;\">Click here to read latest issue and previous issues<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>THE TORAH FUND CAMPAIGN&nbsp;5786 (2025-202)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<h3 class=\"column\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>Oseh Shalom<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Oseh-300x51.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Oseh-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/Oseh.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Maker of Peace<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tf-pin-campaign-e1751399199507-172x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"1620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tf-pin-campaign-e1751399199507-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tf-pin-campaign-e1751399199507-588x1024.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tf-pin-campaign-e1751399199507-768x1338.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwlcj.org%2Fabout%2Ftorah-fund%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1thpey0ee2KuWUDIpbu9CoE3fzUIIDPGL2AkV9FH5Ki7agoqhV4LdeOlQ&amp;h=AT0zFnYoEGcxigG0BjRyOmmomoCF_kw_tt1BQYK7tvGNQlha9_Kl8ZB4wMPV1bqYZVJy6H0ZlaAIG6cIQeKcMJBw2OV9Qdq0YZC8FngDicqfmX_sSDR6br4Snm6EmA9ejx-OREK_OX7txYCfzsVTf16Vqk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"asynclazy\">http:\/\/wlcj.org\/about\/torah-fund\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">For more information,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">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: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Lisa Paule, Executive Director<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Jewish Theological Seminary<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">3080 Broadway<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">New York, NY 10027<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">212.678.8876<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:lipaule@JTSA.edu\">lipaule@JTSA.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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 nearly $106 million in its 79 years. More than 35 years ago women changed the Conservative Movement to become rabbis and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/torah-fund\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-485","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2907,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485\/revisions\/2907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/northeast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}