Women of Reform Judaism Awards $370,000 to 19 Programs
The 2015 WRJ YES Fund grants were awarded to the following organizations and programs:
Youth
URJ-WRJ PJ Library Partnership, $50,000
NFTY6 Project, $25,000
World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) Youth Programs, $15,000
URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy Scholarships for Girls, $10,000
HUC-JIR Student Scholarships, $72,000
Oversees Rabbinical Scholarships, $40,000
Leo Baeck College (London) Library Renovation,$36,000
WUPJ Machon Program, $18,000
HUC-JIR (Jerusalem) Israel Rabbinical Program, $18,000
HUC-JIR Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music Cantorial Prize, $1,000
WRJ HUC-JIR Faculty Award,$1,800
Special Projects
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) Eisendrath Legislative Assistant, $25,000
Kibbutz Lotan Expansion, $25,000
Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (IMPJ) Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program, $18,000
Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), $10,000
The Torah: A Modern Commentary Translation into Portuguese, $5,400