The Heartland District includes parts or all of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Welcome to the WRJ Heartland District website! Whether you are a member of Women of Reform Judaism, leader of a WRJ-affiliated women’s group/sisterhood, WRJ leader, or someone who shares our common goal of ensuring a vibrant future for Reform Jewish women, we hope you will find helpful information and resources on this site. As you explore the site, you will find:
I am honored to help lead our Heartland District into the future. Lev el Lev (Heart to Heart): may we strengthen one another as we share in our successes and challenges as women’s groups, as leaders, and as individuals.
Rozan Anderson
WRJ Heartland District President 2023-2026
On March 10, 2024 women from Wisconsin and Northern Illinois had a private tour of the Jewish Museum Milwaukee’s exhibit… “The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasurers from the Nazis.” The exhibit displays the true story of the Paper Brigade of Vilna, a dedicated group of heroes whose bravery and resistance to inhumanity and persecution resulted in the rescue of Vilna's Jewish culture for future generations. Following the tour, we gathered for lunch and small group discussions of the impact of the exhibit and how each of us relates to it in our personal lives. Many thanks to the team that organized this event: Cindy Levy, Leslie Kemp, Ruth Treisman, Janet Buckstein, Cheryl Stern, and Marci Delson.
Sisterhoods are dedicated to a wide variety of religious, educational, social, philanthropic, and advocacy efforts. They are also an outlet for Reform Jewish women and an integral part of any congregation. Find a sisterhood in your area today!