Pacific District and Its Sisterhoods Honored with
2023 WRJ Or Ami "Light of My People" Awards
The WRJ Or Ami “Light of My People” Award recognizes exemplary social justice, community service, and educational programming that serves as a model for other WRJ Districts and sisterhoods.
To learn more about WRJ's Or Ami Awards and about the Pacific District winning programs listed below, click here. Download the WRJ 50th Anniversary Brochure here.
To learn more about WRJ's Or Ami Awards and about the Pacific District winning programs listed below, click here. Download the WRJ 50th Anniversary Brochure here.
2023 Pacific District Or Ami Awards:
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Honorable Mention
Gold
- Sisterhood of Temple B'nai Torah, Bellevue, WA - “Relating to Our Planet: Environmental Justice, Shmita, and Making Positive Change"
- WRJ Pacific District Action & Advocacy Team - "Change Begins Here: Racial Justice Small Groups”
Silver
- Beth Am Women, Los Altos, CA and Shirat Ha-Yam of Odessa, Ukraine - “Mother’s Day Photo Exhibit: Women of the Bible Through a Creative Lens”
- WRJ Pacific District - “A Place Called Home: The Senior Homelessness Project"
Bronze
- WRJ Pacific District - “From Concubine to Rabbi: Women in Judaism from Purim to the Pulpit”
Honorable Mention
- Sisterhood of Temple B’nai Torah, Bellevue, WA - “Hanukkah Essentials and More- Curbside Pickup”
- WRJ Pacific District - “The Bubbe Project”
