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Once every five years, Diaspora Jews vote for “britot” (parties) within the World Zionist Organization (WZO). People often ask, “Why bother voting? What difference does it make which brit I vote for?”

To provide answers, each of the various britot makes the case for supporting its place on the slate of options. The following is a case study that lays out the impact of supporting Mercaz, the worldwide Conservative/Masorti movement.

Article | The impact of voting Mercaz in the World Zionist Congress elections

Article | The impact of voting MERCAZ in the World Zionist Congress elections

There are days when one can feel that they have been part of great things and other days where one is overwhelmed by the futility of our actions to stop those bent on destroying our way of life.
Yes, it sounds dramatic, but over the course of the last three weeks we have seen both ends of these emotions.

The largest MERCAZ-Canada delegation ever attended the WZO’s Extraordinary Zionist Congress to mark the 75th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel in Jerusalem

By Stanley Greenspan, President, MERCAZ Canada

The largest MERCAZ-Canada delegation ever attended the WZO’s Extraordinary Zionist Congress to mark the 75th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel in Jerusalem 

The Legal Significance of Israel’s Declaration of Independence

Israel’s Declaration of Independence

In clear message to the Government of Israel, World Zionist Congress passes unprecedented set of resolutions promoting liberalism and pluralism, opposing “judicial overhaul” and harming Law of Return

While an exuberant Minneapolis delegation celebrated together Israel’s 75th anniversary, I had a parallel journey in Jerusalem as a delegate to the World Zionist Congress on April 19-21. As a delegate, I followed in the legendary footsteps of Theodor Herzl who convened the first World Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland in 1897. One hundred and twenty-six years later, the World Zionist Organization continues to be an important institution, a voice for Jews around the world. Crucially, the World Zionist Organization also governs how money is allocated by the Jewish Agency for Israel.

A Minneapolis View On The World Zionist Congress

By Heidi Schneider, former president of Masorti Foundation

The real drama these days: The Zionist movement almost split

The World Zionist Congress

Op-eds, information and update on the The World Zionist Congress

Article | The impact of voting MERCAZ in the World Zionist Congress elections

January 31st, 2024

The largest MERCAZ-Canada delegation ever attended the WZO’s Extraordinary Zionist Congress to mark the 75th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel in Jerusalem

May 23rd, 2023

In clear message to the Government of Israel, World Zionist Congress passes unprecedented set of resolutions promoting liberalism and pluralism, opposing “judicial overhaul” and harming Law of Return

May 23rd, 2023

A Minneapolis View On The World Zionist Congress

April 23rd, 2023

The real drama these days: The Zionist movement almost split

November 10th, 2020

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