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The Sisterhood is alive and vibrant at Shaare Zedek and is made up of professional women of all ages and interests. As our synagogue finishes its centennial year, Shaare Zedek Sisterhood will continue to provide financial and volunteer support to their programs already in place as well as lending support to other programs and organizations at the synagogue.

The Sisterhood is a division of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. Its purpose and goals include stressing ethical and religious practices in everyday living; providing a structure where Jewish women may interact to enhance the role of the Jewish woman; furthering Jewish education for women;  developing the personal growth of each of its members; advocating responsibility for and involvement in community, national, and world affairs; urging closer relationships among sisterhoods, synagogues, and religious schools; promoting the Torah Fund campaign  as well as other such projects that will strengthen Conservative Judaism; and strengthening the bonds of Klal Yisrael with Israel and with Jews throughout the world.

Our Mission Statement
The purpose of Women's League for Conservative Judaism is to unite Conservative Synagogue Women's Organizations into a body whose aims are the perpetuation of Conservative Judaism and the interpretation of its highest ideals by:

  1. Stressing ethical and religious practices in everyday living.
  2. Providing a structure where Jewish women may interact to enhance the role of the Jewish woman.
  3. Furthering Jewish education for women.
  4. Supporting a full program of Jewish education for children and young adults.
  5. Developing the personal growth of each of its members.
  6. Increasing individual and family commitment to the observance of Mitzvot.
  7. Advocating responsibility for and involvement in community, national and world affairs.
  8. Urging closer relationships among sisterhoods, synagogues and religious schools.
  9. Promoting the Torah Fund campaign on behalf of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America as well as other such projects that will strengthen Conservative Judaism.
  10. Strengthening the bonds of Klal Yisrael with Israel and with Jews throughout the world.