Heartland

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 Heartland District!

A Message from Rozan Anderson, Heartland District President

 

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:

 

  • Information on upcoming district programs and events. 
  • Tools and resources to help you in your leadership role. 
  • Access to district leaders who are available to support you as advisors, consultants, teachers, and program speakers.
  • Opportunities to share and network with other WRJ members and leaders throughout the Heartland area. 

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

wrjhdpresident@gmail.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please fill out the Leadership Change Form with your most up-to-date leadership information so you can receive the latest news about what is happening in Heartland District and WRJ.  If you have any questions, please email leadership@wrj.org or call WRJ directly at 212-650-4050.

Illinois Area Day

On behalf of our Illinois Area Directors and the wonderful women of Beth Tikvah Congregation Sisterhood who planned this event, we thank you for joining us and hope that you found the meeting to be both informative and fun! To read more about it, click here. 
 
This link takes you to all of the handouts and presentation materials. Click on the file you are interested in, then you can print it or if you'd like to save it, you can upload it to your computer.
Illinois Area Day
Pictured L-R: Janet Buckstein, Ellen Rosenblum, Marci Kops, Helen Kornick, Alese Goers, Myra Banks Herschel, Joanne Merritt

 

Illinois Area Day

 

 

Illinois Area Day

MISHKAN OR UNIFICATION WEEKEND

Mishkan Or Unification Weekend--Karen Schwartz, Cheryl Stern and Marci Delson joined WRJ President, Karen Sim for the Unification Weekend, Board Training and Installation of the newly formed Women of Mishkan Or. A Pre-Oneg and Shabbat Services was held on Friday, Board Orientation was led by WRJ President Karen Sim on Saturday, and an Installation Ice Cream Social was held on Sunday. Cantor Laureate Sarah Sager spoke and Cantor Kathy Sego followed, with opening remarks by the new Co-Presidents, Ronna Kaplan and Jeannie Citerman-Kraeger. Congratulations to our newly named affiliate in Beachwood, Ohio!

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