WZC Elections
Make your voice heard.
Vote Reform (Slate #3) today!
- It only takes five minutes to impact Israel’s future.
- A $5 fee is required for security and identity verification.
- You must be Jewish and 18 or older.
Want to vote by mail? Pick up a paper ballot at CRS.
A Message from Rabbi Nir Barkin:
Why Your Vote Matters
The World Zionist Congress (WZC), established by Theodor Herzl in 1897, is the democratically elected international body which gives Diaspora Jews like us a voice in shaping Israel’s future.
Rodeph Sholom is part of the U.S. Reform Movement’s VOTE REFORM campaign to ensure that Israel reflects our Reform Jewish values, which are articulated in its Declaration of Independence.
Your vote will…
- Advance pluralism and secure resources for Reform synagogues, rabbis, and values in Israel.
- Safeguard the rights of minorities, women, and the LGBTQ+ community in Israel.
- Influence the allocation of $5 billion to causes that impact Israel and the global Jewish community.
About the Elections
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the World Zionist Congress?
What's At Stake?
- Chipping away at Israel’s democracy
- Rolling back gains for gender equity, LGBTQ+ rights, and religious pluralism
- Stripping our Israeli Reform clergy – especially our women rabbis, of their rights and abilities to perform recognized weddings, conversions and other functions
- Making sure that our converts and children are not welcome in the Jewish state
- Depriving our Reform communities of their rights to funding for staff support and infrastructure
- Expanding settlements and blocking any hope of Palestinian self-determination and safety
- Writing Reform Jews out of the next chapter of Jewish history
- Making Jews in Israel and around the world less safe
Why should I vote for the Reform Movement?
Voting for ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America, helps ensure that Israel reflects our Reform Jewish values: equality, democracy, pluralism, justice and peace in Israel.
View the Vote Reform statement and complete slate. Members of Rodeph Sholom who are on the Reform Slate Include Marc, Judy and Barak Landis and Henry Siegel.
