Catholic Jewish Women's Conference

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

 Steering Committee Meeting

10:00 am

For more information contact Doris Haims

Catholic Jewish Women Dialogue

33rd Annual Catholic Jewish Women's Conference a Success

Speakers Rabbi Denise Eger, President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, and Msrg. Royale Vadikan.

On November 11^th, the 33^rd Catholic-Jewish Women’s Conference was held at the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels. Following greetings from Msrg. Royale Vadikan, who conceived the original event with Rabbi Alfred Wolf (of blessed memory), and Rabbi Denise Eger, President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, the audience of almost 150 women were treated to a program of wonderful, energetic music offered by Chazzan Mike Stein of Temple Aliyah and Cantor John Balducci of St. Bernardine of Siena Church. 
Keynote speakers Dvora E. Weisberg, Ph.D., and Laurie Wright-Garry, Ph.D., addressed “Scripture and Tradition: Battleground or Common Ground”, in a scholarly and humorous way. They also entertained thoughtful questions from the audience.   The afternoon’s dialogue groups were warm, thoughtful and deeply personal. The day’s traditional closing friendship circle provided closure to a very spiritual and warm event.

 

 

AJC's Rome Representative Visits LA

Lisa Billig, AJC's Rome Representative and Liaison to the Holy See, visited LA and met with Catholic Tidings and Los Angeles Times newspapers. READ STORY. Billig then spoke to AJC's Catholic Jewish Women's group about her efforts in Rome to promote greater dialogue between the two faiths. The following week, 100 women gathered at Loyola Marymount University for the Catholic Jewish Women's Conference, co-chaired by AJC's Associate Director Saundra Mandel. Entitled, ‘Knocking at the Door: Struggling for Inclusion…Past, Present, and Future’, the conferees heard keynote speakers Sister Judy Diaz Molosky and Carol Levy before breaking into small dialogue groups to discuss the barriers to inclusion for women in Judaism and Catholicism. CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION.