UPCOMING EVENT
SUNDAY MAR 6
6 P.M. E.T. Virtual  We’re excited to partner with HUC-JIR Jewish Language Project to present “Jewish Wordle: A conversation with the creators of Ladino, Yiddish, and Jewish English versions.”
Wordle, the international word game sensation, has inspired multiple Jewish versions. Join us on Sunday for a fun, enlightening conversation with some of their developers: Nesi Altaras, Jamie Conway, and Abra Kaplan.
Why and how did they create these unique Jewish Wordles? How did they make decisions about which alphabets, spellings, and words to use? How have these games raised awareness about Jewish languages, and what educational applications are possible?
Forward editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren will moderate the conversation, and Sarah Bunin Benor, Director of the Jewish Language Project, will provide commentary. You can submit your own questions when you register.
SPONSORED SATURDAY MAR 19
9 A.M. E.T. Virtual/In-Person In 1922, SAJ held the first bat mitzvah in America, a trail-blazing step toward gender equality in Judaism. Today, our “B*Mitzvah experience” affirms gender equity and diversity, bringing voices on the margins to the center of the conversation.
SAJ has partnered with the Jewish Women’s Archive to create Rise Up/Bat Mitzvah at 100 on March 18-19, 2022. On that Shabbat, with resources created by SAJ and JWA, thousands of Jews across North America will join to celebrate the centenary of Judith Kaplan’s historic first on March 18, 1922 and the bat mitzvah girls who paved the way for all women and Jews of all genders to participate in Jewish communal life. Partners include the Reform, Reconstructionist, and Conservative movements, Yeshivat Meharat and JOFA (Jewish Orthodox Feminist Association), Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women, and more.
An All-Star Panel Follows Shabbat Services on The First Bat Mitzvah and the Revolution of Egalitarianism that Followed with Rabbis Carole Balin (author of the forthcoming book Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age), Sandy Sasso (author of Judy Led the Way and the first female Reconstructionist rabbi), and Joy Levitt (officiant at Judith Kaplan Eisenstein’s second bat mitzvah and pioneering rabbi).At SAJ, we will celebrate this Shabbat by lifting up women’s voices and stories of our own pioneers. A special tish precedes Shabbat services. Music at services will feature female composers and we will highlight women leyners in our community.
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