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Gerri Blum, Molly Chernofsky Who We Are:
President's Message, Our History & Mission  


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A message from our President, Molly ChernofskyMolly Chernofsky

I am so happy that you are a member of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. Thank you for your membership. It means you actively participate in strengthening our Conservative/ Masorti Movement in America, Canada, Israel and the rest of the world.

Our Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island Region, affectionately known as BQLI, has many programs and events to bring you together with your sisters from our 62 affiliates, the most sisterhoods of any region in Women’s League. We are lucky that we can drive short distances to meet each other and to have a great time forming new friendships. We have a brand new BQLI Region Choir that we hope you will join. We want you to give voice to your love for Conservative Judaism. I can’t wait to meet you because I already know that you are a member of our special loving sisterhood community.

Thank you for your membership in our BQLI Region.

With much love,
Molly Chernofsky

President


Our History and Mission   

Women's League for Conservative Judaism, founded in 1918 by Mathilde Schechter, is an active arm of the worldwide Conservative/ Masorti movement.  As an international organization, Women's League for Conservative Judaism provides services to 600 affiliated women's groups in synagogues across North America.  This network links 100,000 women in 13 regions with groups in Israel, Great Britain and South America.

BQLI is the region of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism that includes Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island.  It was formed in 2008 as the combination of three former regions:  South Shore Long Island/Brooklyn, North Shore Long Island and Eastern Long Island.  It is the region with the smallest geographical area and the greatest number of affiliated Sisterhoods.  

The mission of the region is to serve as a connection between Women’s League and its affiliates and members, and to provide services to strengthen the Sisterhoods/women’s groups.   BQLI helps our member groups succeed by providing training, seminars, general trouble shooting and problem solving as well as networking opportunities for Sisterhood leaders.  Our programs seek to instill the religious ideals of Judaism into the lives and homes of our members, emphasizing Jewish ethical teachings as they apply to individual and group life.  We encourage involvement and participation in contemporary issues on the local, national and international scene.