MERCAZ Newsletter - Fall 2002
News Around The Conservative Masorti / World

Masorti Olami/World Council of Conservative Synagogues has established a new website, www.masortiworld.com. The new site includes information about Masorti congregations around the world, along with a list of planned missions to Europe and South America for 2002-2003.

The Masorti Foundation has announced its first Masorti Women's Mission to Israel, October 2-9, 2002. For more information, contact Joan Kemeny Paru, 212-870-1006, jkparu@masorti.com. Later in October, the Rabbinical Assembly will be hosting a study mission to Israel for rabbis and laypeople, October 27th to November 1st. For more information, contact Nancy Gilbert, Masorti Travel Bureau 800-664-6461, travels@bocanet.com

The United Synagogue's Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem has opened a new yearlong study track for high school graduates looking for intensive Jewish learning prior to starting university. For more information, visit the Yeshiva's new website, www.conservativeyeshiva.org or contact Rabbi Daniel Goldfarb, Director, Tel: 011-972-2-622-3116, Email: yeshcon@netvision.net.il.

And don't forget to visit periodically the MERCAZ USA website, www.mercazusa.org for regular updates of information, including order forms for "Ivrit Masortit - An Exploration in Heritage Hebrew" and other educational programs.