Julia Wackenheim, WRJ North American Board Executive Committee, Member At Large

Women of Reform Judaism

Julia Wackenheim is a Member At Large of the WRJ Executive Committee.

Julia is the co-founder of CAG: FBLA ( Caring Across Generations: Faith Based Los Angeles Alliance). Through CAG: FBLA, Julia helps organize workshops, raise awareness on domestic workers’ rights, and networks with other organizations to help problem-solve our aging crisis and spread the word about caregiving. Julia co-chaired WRJ’s 2021 Fried Women’s Conference (FWC), is an active member of Bend the Arc and is the Social Action Chair for the Women of Temple Beth Hillel in Valley Village, California.

Julia currently resides in Studio City, California, with her husband, son, three dogs, and cat.

Va-et'chanan

Parashat Va-et'chanan

Julia Wackenheim, WRJ North American Board Executive Committee, Member At Large

August 12, 2022

What spoke to me most about these excerpts is the idea of bestowing all of our knowledge to future generations, even though we may not physically benefit from it during our time on earth. Spiritually, knowing that there's a chance "the kids are going to be alright" helps me stay centered in an unbalanced world. I hold fast to the idea that what I pass along or model for others will allow for a better world, a Promised Land, for generations to come—the future's children.

Voices of WRJ

Parashah Chukat

Julia Wackenheim, WRJ North American Board Executive Committee, Member At Large

June 18, 2021

In Parashah Chukat, “God said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Speak to the sons of Israel and find a completely red cow on which there is no blemish and no yoke has ever come. You shall give it to Eleazar, the priest, and he shall take it outside the camp and...