TBHBE Sisterhood
President - Debi Rubin
Please contact Debi Rubin if you have any questions about getting involved.
Executive Board Incoming 2006-2008: Debi G. Rubin, Barbara Bookman, Debbi Mazer, Bonnie Benson, Kelly Dash, Ellen Spector, Sandi Kirschner, Sharon Freedman, Reeva Golub, Holly Nelson, Debra Zweben, Marla King, Stacie Forman, Linda Streem, Jami Stein, Rosalind Grossinger. Advisors: Anna Hurowitz, Caren Dash & Pam Randel.
Calendar of Events
September 13 Opening Meeting
September 13 Book Club
October 4 Cooking Series, Part 1
October 16 Opening Membership Dinner
Pack your bags...Sisterhood is off to new destinations! Join us on Monday, October 16th, 2006, at 6:15 PM for an evening of fun, food, and conversation at our opening membership dinner. Couvert is $18 members, $25 non-members. Please make your reservations early. See your “boarding pass” in the Pharisee.
October 23 Rosh Hodesh Program
October 25 Book Club
November 1 General Meeting
November 5-6 Craft & Gift Boutique
This year's C&GB is shaping up to be the best ever! Sun., Nov. 5th, 9-4 and Mon. Nov. 6th, 9-3 There will be 55 vendors, our Silent Auction, Raffle Baskets, Flower Power, Food, and Fun. We are pleased to announce our corporate sponsors so far. They are Ardmore Toyota, Smith Barney, and Sovereign Bank. We hope you will patronize their businesses. Committees are now forming! Please contact one of our coordinators if you would like to be involved in this fun and energetic event. There are positions ranging from a few hours to days. Tell us what interests you, and get your feet wet in Sisterhood! Coordinators: Sandi Kirschner & Ellen Spector
November 12-15 Women's League Convention (Phila)
November 21 Rosh Hodesh Program
Winter Family Ski Trip! Sisterhood and Men's Club will be heading for the Pocono Mountains this winter. Put a hold on President's Weekend 2007! Coordinator: Anna Hurowitz
The Sisterhood & Men’s Club need volunteers to help deliver soup & challah to members of our congregation. If you can help, please contact: Janet Shoemaker.
**Parents, this is a great Mitzvah to do with your kids on the way home from Hebrew School!
Ongoing volunteer opportunities and programs
Gift Shop
Staff Needed
Sisterhood members who would
like to work at the Gift Shop should call Robyn Levin.
Closed Monday, Tuesday and Shabbat. As always, other times by appointment. Call 610-649-5300 x120 or email: boutique@comcast.net.
We still need people to volunteer to work! It only takes two hours a week, or even only 2 times a month! No experience necessary. Will train – Fun, fun, fun! Call Robyn Levin to sign up!
Mitzvah
Committee
We provide assistance,
visitation, 'Soup for the Soul,' and support. Call Gay Greene 610-664-1695 if
you are in need or know someone who needs help. Volunteers are also needed.
Genuardi's now has
e-scrip
No more buying scrip or saving
receipts. If you have not filled out an application, stop in the office or
go to www.escrip.com. Use the
Temple Beth Hillel Beth El Group ID of 1024158 Once you sign up all you have to do is
give your new Genuardi card to the cashier and a percentage of your bill will
go to TBHBE.
Sisterhood Women’s Rosh Hodesh Study Group 2006/2007
Rosh Hodesh Women's Study Group meets monthly. It is a chance for women to gather, learn, discuss and find guidance from others. Please join us at any time for lively discussions.
The dates are:
Date Speaker
Monday, October 23
Tuesday, November 21
Monday, December 18 Brunch & Learn with the Rabbi
Monday, January 22
Tuesday, February 20
Tuesday, March 20 Dessert and Learn with the Rabbi
Wednesday, April 18
Thursday, May 17
Tuesday, June 12.
Topics will be announced in the October Pharisee. If you would like to help out or join us, please contact one of the coordinators. Coordinators: Mindy Oppenheimer & Jane Bender.
Time: All meetings begin with evening Minyan at 7:30 pm
Location: Meetings will be held in the Youth Activities Center at TBH-BE or as noted below.
Rosh Hodesh Celebrates Women.
Sisterhood Book Club
Our book club runs quarterly and is held at private homes on Wednesdays at 12 noon. Lunch is provided. The annual cost to join is $15 for Sisterhood members and $20 for non-members.
Opening Book Review:
September 13th at 12 noon at the home of Ethel Hofman. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon will be discussed.
The schedule is as follows:
September 13, October 25, March 7, May 9
Additional books to be reviewed are: The Covenant, by Naomi Ragen; Journey from the Land of No, A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran, by Roya Hakakian; The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri
Coordinators: Ellen Siegel & Claire Sachs
If you need book at a discount, please call Sandy Clair, 610-525-1624.
Sisterhood Social Action
Contact Cindy Hirsch for information on current projects.
Executive Board of Directors for the 2006-2008 term are:
President - Debi G. Rubin
Executive Board Members: Barbara Bookman, Debbi Mazer, Bonnie Benson, Kelly
Dash, Ellen Spector, Sandi Kirschner, Sharon Freedman, Reeva Golub, Holly
Nelson, Debra Zweben, Marla King, Stacie Forman, Linda Streem, Jami Stein,
Rosalind Grossinger.
Advisors: Anna Hurowitz, Caren Dash & Pam Randel.
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E-mails Wanted!
Want to get all Sisterhood emails? Send your email address to Francine Elgart at frncyn@juno.com
TRIBUTE CARDS
Would you like an easy and meaningful way to acknowledge an occasion or event?
These beautiful note cards depicting our stained glass tower can be purchased by you and sent to mark an occasion or life cycle event. The card states that a contribution has been made to Sisterhood. They can be purchased from the Synagogue office and from Marilyn Roseman at 610-896-6131. Tribute cards will be available at all Sisterhood meetings and events. The cost is:
• $2.50 for 1 card
• $18.00 for a box of 12 blank cards
• $25.00 for a box of 12 cards with acknowledgement printed inside.
Please help support Sisterhood and our Synagogue by using these beautiful cards!