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Masorti Matters Blog

News & Views from Gideon Aronoff, Executive Director, the Masorti Foundation

Elections Have Consequences: That’s Why I Voted for MERCAZ

Jan 23, 2020 | Masorti Matters Blog

Dear Friends, Today, I'm writing with a personal request. The World Zionist Congress is holding its elections from now until March 11, 2020. This is our opportunity to have a huge impact, to help build the kind of society we want for ourselves, our children, and for...

Masorti Movement Blog

The latest from the Masorti Movement in Israel on Kehillot, Programs, Activism & more…

Masorti Israel Honors Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month

Feb 5, 2020 | Masorti Movement Blog

ADRABA - The Shirley Lowy Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - is the driving force behind Jewish empowerment and inclusion opportunities for children, young people, and adults. Masorti Israel is now in its 25th year at the forefront of Israeli society...

Blogging from the Bimah

Rabbis debating & discussing crucial issues facing Masorti, Israel and the Diaspora at a time of extreme challenge

Becoming a Bar Mitzvah, Celebrating Masorti’s Commitment to Inclusion

Dec 5, 2019 | Blogging from the Bimah

In his evocative D'var Torah, Aklilu Dunlap, Masorti board member and new Bar Mitzvah "boy,"connects Parashat Toldat, the story of Rebecca, Isaac and Esau, to the rights, or lack of rights, of women at that time and to this day in Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox...

Faces of Masorti Israel

Meet the people and see the places of Masorti Israel. See lifecycle ceremonies, Camp Ramah-NOAM, study groups, young and old, services at the Egalitarian Kotel and more.

2019 Wraps Up

Jan 1, 2020 | Faces of Masorti Israel

For an extra treat, scroll through this roundup of 2019 images from Masorti Israel. Check out Sophie Fellman Rafalovitz, YIzhar Hess, Nerya Knafo, Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger, Rabbi Yerachmiel Meiersdorf, a host of adorable kids having fun, plus people at the Egalitarian...