Pacific Southwest Region
Women's League for Conservative Judaism
CONTACT US:
Karen Deutsch, Webmaster
Phone: PSW Region
Email: pacswwebmaster@wlcj.org
CONTACT US:
Karen Deutsch, Webmaster
Phone: PSW Region
Email: pacswwebmaster@wlcj.org
Summer Workshop 2025
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PSW Region President Gina Seeman |
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Sisters Helping Sisters
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PSW Conference May 2025 Photos |
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Torah Fund Campaign 5786
Oseh Shalom – Maker of Peace Oseh Shalom Bimromav, “may the One who makes peace in the heavens, make peace for us and all the people of Israel,” 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. |
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Women’s League has grown significantly both in size and status from the original group organized by Mathilde Roth Schechter, wife of Solomon Schechter, president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. In 1918, 100 women, many the wives of prominent rabbis and scholars affiliated with the Seminary, set forth a mission to perpetuate traditional Judaism in their homes, synagogues and communities, a task for American Jewish women. Now, an international organization, this network links women in 13 regions with groups in Israel and South America.
In 1947, the Pacific Southwest Region was organized by our first president, Augusta Kohn, of blessed memory. This Region has affiliates in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas.
Answering the issue of relevance for today’s Conservative Jewish woman as well as spreading the geographic representation of its leadership, developing an educated Jewish laity, and appealing to younger women are all part of the challenge Women’s League is meeting today. Women’s League is as dedicated as it was in 1918 to creating a vibrant American Jewish community, one which nurtures the family and community with the values of Jewish tradition.
