Sisterhood is a vibrant
part of our Synagogue community. We are an active
group of women of all ages. We meet regularly
and often: to celebrate together the Jewish holidays;
to explore ethnic dining, Jewish history and Jewish
literature; to have fun together through jewelry
design, scrap booking, knitting, mah-jongg, movies,
and book clubs.
As Sisterhood women, we join together to serve
our congregation and community, to learn and share,
and to celebrate Jewish living, our families and
ourselves. Through Sisterhood, we enhance the
quality and ideals of contemporary Jewish living
to ensure the future of progressive Judaism.
For our congregation, Sisterhood purchases and
presents gifts for our Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, underwrites
Red Cross training for staff, maintains a scholarship
program for the “March of the Living” and supports
special projects for the Religious School, ECLC
and the High Holy days.
For the worldwide community, we donate funds to
many worthwhile causes, including World Union
for Progressive Judaism, Jewish Braille Institute,
Jewish World Watch for Sudan relief, Israel, disaster
relief, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council, New Directions,
and The David Project.
As a member of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ),
our Sisterhood is one of 550 local Sisterhoods
in the United States and Canada with a total membership
of over 75,000 women. Through the WRJ, we serve
Jewish and humanitarian causes worldwide and advocate
for pressing social policy concerns including
civil rights, women’s issues, public education,
health care and social welfare. WRJ’s involvement
is grounded in our identity as Jewish women committed
to Jewish values.
Sisterhood engages every constituency of our synagogue
women, from young to old, in Sisterhood life,
and is an enthusiastic advocate for the WRJ motto
Stronger together.
If you would like to more information about Sisterhood
please feel free to contact me at
sisterhood@unisyn.org.
And if you would like more information about membership
please contact VP of Membership Berta Greenberg
at
bertagreenberg@yahoo.com.
We hope you join us!
Julia Weinstein
Sisterhood President
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