In just a few short weeks, hundreds of leaders from across the diverse streams of Judaism and Jewish organizations will gather for the World Zionist Congress. Together, they will allocate over one billion dollars in funding for programs in Israel. The number of delegates each organization receives is determined by the votes cast in the coming weeks.
The Conservative movement relies on this funding to support vital programs in Israel—programs that not only shape Israeli society but also impact Jewish communities worldwide, including here in the United States.
We need your help. Voting is simple: visit the website, pay a $5 registration fee, and cast your vote for Slate 17. This is our opportunity as Diaspora Jews to have a meaningful voice in shaping Israel’s future.
To get an idea of what the money goes toward, you can read here:
Try to hold your breath as you read this (incomplete) list: $1.5 million for Israel programs and delegations and funding for Men’s Clubs and Sisterhood programs in communities like yours. Support for USY’s Israel programming as well as NOAM Olami and MAROM Olami, the global youth programs of the Masorti Movement. MERCAZ represents your community at the Jewish Agency, making sure our Ramah camps and communities receive shlichim and shinshinim. $5 million for Masorti Olami - the global umbrella organization of Masorti/Conservative Judaism: funds which have played a critical role particularly in supporting Ukraine’s Jews. $5 million for the Masorti Movement and other Masorti institutions in Israel like the Schechter Institutes, Fuchsberg Center and TALI, which teaches tens of thousands of Israeli kids Judaism through a pluralistic lens. Hundreds of thousands to fund initiatives to better prepare the next generation of Jewish leaders and educators at Conservative seminaries and educational institutions. The activity of the WZO’s Jewish Peoplehood Department, including the annual Heschel Conference that brings our Movement’s values to the forefront of the public discourse in Israel as well as the celebratory reading of Israel’s Declaration of Independence at the Egalitarian Kotel ahead of Independence Day.
To be eligible to vote in the US Election to the 39th World Zionist Congress you must:
Be Jewish (and not subscribe to another religion)
Be 18 years or older by June 30, 2025
Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident in the U.S.
Maintain your primary residence in the U.S.
Accept the Jerusalem Program (the Zionist movement platform)
Have not voted in the November 2022 Knesset election (and will not vote in any future Knesset election which may be held prior to July 28, 2025)
When you vote, put in code 551(our MKT specific code) and vote for Slate 17.
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