ALIYAH COMMITTEE
Amton Newsletter
Spring 2004
Aliyah on the Agenda...
To meet the renewed interest in aliyah from
our Conservative Jewish community and to effectively
promote the message, the Conservative Movement, under
the aegis of MERCAZ USA, has reconvened the Aliyah Committee.
Under the leadership of its Chair, Elana
Gershen Finkelstein, and with representatives
from the various arms of our Movement, the Aliyah Committee's
goal is to strengthen the connection with Israel and
increase awareness about the realities of aliyah.
To that end, the Aliyah Committee has taken a number
of iniatives over the past couple of years. In 2003,
it co-sponsored with MERCAZ USA a Yom Iyun on
"The Place of Zionism in the Conservative Movement"
and participated, along with MERCAZ, the Jewish Agency,
the Israel Aliyah Center and Project Reconnect, in a
series of "Masorti Aliyah Promotion Speaking Tours".
These short-term shlichuyot bring former Americans
who are now involved with the Masorti Movement back
to the United States to speak on behalf of Israel and
aliyah. To date, three such short-term "shlichuyot"
have taken place. Two more aliyah-promotion speaking
tour are planned during the course of the November Is
Link To Israel Month, in the Greater Boston area and
the Great Lakes Region.
The Aliyah Committee is committed to working with the
various arms of the Conservative Movement to focus attention
on aliyah from within our Movement. If you are
interested in being involved with activities of the
Aliyah Committee, please contact Elana
Gershen Finkelstein at 212-533-7800, ext.
2020 or email aliyah@mercazusa.org.
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