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SISTERHOOD
IS NOW WOMEN OF TEMPLE ISRAEL
At
our October 14 General Meeting, those in attendance voted to change
the name of our organization from “Temple Israel Sisterhood” to
“Women of Temple Israel (WTI)”.
The reason behind this name change is to more accurately
reflect who we are: women who are an integral part of Temple Israel
and who care about our synagogue and its services.
The new name also
connects with the national organization, Women of Reform Judaism
(WRJ), of which we are a part.
A Big THANK YOU!
To
Mary
Gold, Judith Altschuler, Elaine Kofman, Gretel Gates, Alison Harris,
Christine Zwerling, Maxine Karell and Treya Weintraub for
your enthusiasm and donating lotsa
dough for our Hamantashen
Making and Baking
on Feb. 9. Thank you also to those who were not able to bake,
yet made dough and brought it to the Temple--Eric
Strimling, Miriam Schiffman, Heather Dutton.
Thanks, too,
to our official tasters ---- Josh
Cohen, David Weintraub, Cindy & Jason Berk, & Eric Strimling.
WE MADE 600
COOKIES, and had lots of fun schmoozing
and eating the “duds”! As we were leaving, the teen dance
organizers began coming in to set-up. What a busy Temple!
Again, thank you for your time and humor in teaming with WTI and the
Ritual Committee in making hamantaschen
for mishloach
manot! Our congregants are always very grateful!
WTI Annual Donor Event
The
Women of Temple Israel will be holding our annual Donor event on Saturday,
May 3. Watch for your invitation to spend an evening in
exciting Buenos Aires. We'll dine on a delicious Argentinian-style
meal, have the opportunity to bid on many interesting, fun, and
useful items, watch a tango demonstration, and for those brave
enough, get out on the dance floor and try it yourselves!
The money raised by this event goes to support various Temple
Israel activities, including the Foundation, the General Fund,
ritual and holiday events, and to support WTI activities such as our
monthly programs, cooking for the Midway Shelter,
and next year’s Donor.
Plan to attend!
A fabulous time will be had by all!
Become A Member!
COMING
SOON: Your
opportunity
to become a member of Sisterhood!
Watch your mail for your invitation to join this dynamic part
of Temple Israel
. Sisterhood
offers the women of Temple Israel the
chance to work, play, learn, and explore what it means to be
a Jewish woman in a warm, welcoming, enthusiastic setting.
When you get your invitation to join, do not hesitate to fill
out the registration form and return it as soon as possible!
Your
2007—2008 Sisterhood Board is:
President—Genevieve
Pastor-Cohen
Vice
President, Membership—Rita
Cohen
Vice
President, Programs— Miriam Schiffman
Treasurer—Alison
Harris
Parliamentarian—Mary
Gold
Reps.
to the Temple Board—Genevieve Pastor-Cohen & Alison Harris
UPCOMING
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
March
9, 2008:
Rosh
Chodesh program
with Treasured
Memory doll-making workshop
April
6, 2008:
Pesach
and
Hamsa
workshop
May
3, 2008:
DONOR!!
May
16, 2008:
WTI Shabbat
and Installation
of Officers.
CHANGE
THE WORLD THROUGH THE WRJ YES FUND
The Women of Reform Judaism sponsors the YES Fund (Youth, Education, and Special Projects.) The YES Fund “… represents the ongoing commitment of Women of Reform Judaism to strengthen the institution of Reform (Progressive) Judaism and support its future leadership.” Women of Reform Judaism is committed to meeting the ongoing needs of the Reform/Progressive community. With your help, WRJ can say YES to those who ask for help today.
Greeting
Cards
The
Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) publish greeting cards, calendars, and
certificates that individuals or groups can purchase to support the
YES Fund. The Women of
Temple Israel has selected a few of the greeting cards to make
available to you for purchase at our monthly General Meetings.
Look for them at our December meeting.
All of the cards are blank inside for your personal messages.
Y “Celestial
Leaves” designed by Fran Gallun.
The predominant colors are deep purple and shades of gold.
Y “Miriam”
designed by Flora Rosefsky, and it represents Miriam leading the
women of the Exodus in song.
Y “Mazel
Tov” designed by Nancy Katz. The
abstract flower and pomegranate art is a perfect backdrop for the
“Mazel Tov” in Hebrew and English.
Y “Tree
of Life” designed by Karla Gudeon depicting a beautiful tree
teeming with pomegranates, flowers, birds, and bees.
Uniongrams, that are tastefully decorated large postcards with envelopes.
ORDER
YOUR INVITATIONS FROM
SISTERHOOD
Order your invitations or announcements for your upcoming bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, or other simchas from Sisterhood! Contact Alison Harris at 521-3375.
The
Sisterhood Board Needs You!
Sisterhood
is presently seeking nominees for our board offices.
Without leaders, Sisterhood cannot continue to provide
social, educational, and spiritual programming to our
community. We will also
be unable to raise funds to help the Temple in it’s activities.
The
following women have agreed to lead Sisterhood in the 2007—2008
year:
President: Genevieve Pastor-Cohen
Vice Pres., Membership:
Rita Cohen
Vice Pres., Programs: Miriam Schiffman
Treasurer: Alison Harris
Rep. to Temple Board: Genevieve Pastor-Cohen
The
position of Secretary will be shared by the other officers if no
other person wishes the job. The VP—Ways & Means and
Parliamentarian positions are also open.
All the current Board members are hoping that there will be
women who want to be mentored in the duties of the Sisterhood Board
so that they can serve as leaders in the future. Being a Sisterhood
leader is a vital way for you to help your synagogue, as well as to
meet new and interesting people. If you are interested, or know
someone who should be interested, please contact Rita Cohen
at 523-5180.