WRJ SISTERHOOD CALENDAR OF EVENTS

*All Events Held at Temple Beth-El Except WRJ Board Meeting

Let there be love and understanding among us.

Let peace and friendship be our shelter from life’s storms.

Adonai, help us to walk with good companions, to live with hope in our hearts and eternity in our thoughts, that we may lie down in peace and rise up waiting to do Your will.  Amen

At the beginning of all our gatherings, attendees read this prayer together which helps us set a tone for civility and compassion.  There has been no better opportunity for us to observe this mutual respect in action than last Sunday at our Let’s Get Acquainted brown bag brunch event. 

Seventeen women of differing ages, life experiences and stages, backgrounds and careers came together and shared whom they have been and who they are now.  It was such an emotionally compelling event for everyone involved; I’m sorry that many of our members were unable to participate.

We learned much about one another.  We laughed, we cried, and we have a more intimate perspective about our sisters’ core beliefs and inner workings.  It became easy to see beautiful souls shining through each and every one.

We chose to meet on such a solemn day (September 11th) and affirm our connections with one another because most of us have learned that it is our connections with one another that sustain us during times of loss as well as during times of joy.  It is our relationships that carry us through our life and support us emotionally.

It is time to renew your membership or venture into new friendships with a membership in TBE’s WRJ Sisterhood.  We hope you will join us.

- BARBARA STEINBERG

WRJ PRESIDENT

Shalom and welcome to our congregation, Sisterhood and our area. Even if you have not yet joined Temple Beth-El, we invite you to become a member of WRJ Sisterhood. We extend this courtesy to women for one year prior to joining Temple. Our dues are listed below. We have several levels of membership which will bring additional privileges. Sisterhood provides funds for many things at Temple and in the community. We provide for the Oneg Shabbatim, gifts for Bar and Bat Mitzvah candidates, confirmation gifts, guide dog puppies for the blind or disabled, scholarships for our young members to attend Union of Reform Judaism camps and trips to leadership conferences, and donations to the Textbook Fund at Religious School as well as the Temple Building Fund. Additionally, we support programs to strengthen Judaism, learning, and leadership.

We have planned and worked on many events and we are looking forward to a wonderful, wonderful year at Temple Beth-El, We have many exciting programs planned for this year and hope that you will enjoy them, take advantage of them, and . . . help with them.

Your paid membership entitles you to a wonderful luncheon with prizes and entertainment. Many of our events are repeated annually. One of these is our Sisterhood Shabbaton generally in April, which is a wonderful weekend of spirituality, sisterhood, and learning.

Leah..........$40 (paid up membership event)
Rachel......$72 (paid up membership event plus 10% discount at the Judaica Shop)
Sarah........$108 (paid up membership event, 10% discount at the Judaica Shop plus a package of Uniongrams)

In addition, we ask that you make a voluntary contribution to the YES fund of at least $5.00. Our Sisterhood has pledged its support in this amount per member. The Yes fund is the Youth, Education, and Special Projects fund of the Women of Reform Judaism.

Thank you in advance for your support. Please consider joining us this year. All checks are payable to WRJ Sisterhood. Please also fill in the Membership and Committee Form and, if you wish, indicate areas in which you might want to participate. If you have any questions, please call the Temple at 677-2484 and press 11 to leave us a message and we will call you back. I look forward to meeting you.

Best Wishes for a Healthy and Happy Year,

Barbara Steinberg
President