Temple Israel Sisterhood 

Brief Sisterhood Meeting

Sunday, November 15 9:30 a.m.

Followed by Latke making!

Its not too late to become  member.  Call Audrey baker for more details.

                                                                                        Come join in Sisterhood. 

Look at all the activities we have had these past few months—planning and helping with the Chanukah Dinner, our trip to the Mikvah, and a Healthy Heart Program which was held on February 1. 

It takes many hands to organize activities for the women of Temple Israel.

If you haven't yet joined Sisterhood, please contact Caron Goldenberg at 330-864-5996. If you are a member, please get involved. Here are some upcoming events that might interest you:

 * Baking Hamantashen—March 1

* Purim dinner cooking – March 8 at 9:30 a.m.

* Purim Dinner—March 10, chaired by Beth Sugerman and  

   Elyssa Hilton

* Sisterhood Shabbat—April 17

Please plan on coming to dinner and a short general meeting at a restaurant to be announced for another Ladies Night Out on February 26. An evening out with Sisterhood will chase away the winter doldrums.

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Women's Auxiliary Organization  - sponsors of  Caring Community
 

Our Sisterhood membership continues to grow.  To date, we have 119 paid members, compared to last year’s total membership of 168 members. If you have not yet joined, please complete the information below on a sheet of paper and send it to Caron Goldenberg, 460 Holliston Rd., Akron, OH 44333, with your check payable to Temple Israel Sisterhood.

 Name, Address, Phone, E-mail
Levels of membership:
*Leah-$36
*Rachel-$54
*Rebecca-$72
*Sarah-$108
(receive a $10 gift certificate to our gift shop)
*Chai Angel-$250
(receive a $25 gift certificate to our gift shop) 

We look forward to seeing you at a meeting, a Sisterhood event or having you help with a program for Temple Israel. Dues collected will be used to pay our WRJ dues, regional dues and to support a variety of projects and programs that we will decide upon throughout the year.

 The winner of the tantalizing Italian basket in the membership drawing was Anita Bloch. The winners of Main Street Gourmet muffin batter were Jody Schweiger, Margery Holub and Penny Zell. Congratulations and thanks to Devitis Italian Market & Deli and Main Street Gourmet for their donations toward these prizes.

 Sisterhood has applied for a Jewish  Identity Grant from the JCBA to sponsor a Jewish genealogy speaker in April. This program would be for the benefit of the entire Jewish community.  Watch for further details.

Beth Sugerman and Elyssa Hilton, co-chairs of the Chanukah Dinner, are looking for volunteers to help cook   latkes with Brotherhood on Sunday, December 7.  There will be 9-noon shift and a noon-3 shift. Please contact Beth at bsug111@hotmail.com or call her at 330-836-0416 or Elyssa at ehilton1229@verizon.net or call her at 330-665-1424 if you are interested in helping. This is a fun project and a great way to get to know each other. There will be a variety of other opportunities (table setting, decorations, reservations, setup, etc.) to make this year’s dinner on December 26 another success. Please let Beth or Elyssa know how you would like to get involved.

 

If anyone would like to bless candles prior to a Shabbat service, please call either DJ in the office or Gloria Katz at 330-867-1497.  The blessing will be mailed to you ahead of time so you can become familiar with it. Mothers are invited to share the blessing with their daughters. We need someone to bless candles every Friday of the year. Please volunteer for this honor.

 

The next Sisterhood meeting will be held Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. Please plan to join us.

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 WE LOVE OUR KIDS WHO LIVE AWAY FROM HOME! 

For many years, Sisterhood has sent goodie boxes to our college and boarding high school students in the fall and again at Passover. 

Give your student’s address to Patti Margolis by regular mail at 651 Treecrest Drive, Akron OH 44333 or e-mail at psm651@yahoo.com by the October 20 deadline.

 Don’t let your child be left out!! He/she would love a box of goodies from Temple Israel!

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SISTERHOOD TOUR

Sisterhood took a Jewish Tour of Akron on Sunday, April 13, with Lois Reaven as tour guide.

Members and guests enjoyed dinner and a tour of the Norman Rockwell Exhibit
at Ladies Night Out at the Akron Art Museum in January.

                            

Sukkah Decorating

Decorating the Sukkah with the Religious School proved to be a very rewarding experience for the Sisterhood. members arranged fruits, veggies and flowers before the students arrived. They helped the children hang the decorations made in the classrooms. Thanks to Marsha Krieger, Iris Caston, Vikki Horowitz, Elyssa Hilton and Michael Hood for their help.

  SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP


OPEN AFTER SERVICES AND BY APPOINTMENT

Call Renee, Marsha or Ricki at (330)762-8617.

 

Check out WRJ’s (Women of Reform Judaism) new user friendly website, www.womenofreformjudaism.org. One of the new items is the E card. If you send a Mazel Tov, Tree of Life, Chai Note, or the updated Uniongram E card, our Temple Sisterhood will get the credit for your $2.50 contribution to the YES Fund (Youth, Education and Special Projects) to help us achieve different Honor Roll Levels. This fund helps provide financial assistance to rabbinical and cantorial students, our youth and organizations throughout the Reform Jewish Movement. Help the Sisterhood reach the YES Fund Honor Level.

Temple Israel Sisterhood Board (2008-2009)

Executive Committee
President: Carol Friedman
Vice-President of Membership: Audrey Baker
Programming Chairman: Jody Schweiger
Financial Secretary: Caron Goldenberg
Corresponding Secretary: Elyssa Hilton
Recording Secretary: Iris Caston
Treasurer: Marge Sloan
Immediate Past President: Beth Sugerman

Committee Chairpersons
Archives: Lois Reaven
Awards: To be Announced
Candle Blessing: Gloria Katz
Caring Community: Carol Blum
Ceremonial Objects: Edith Wiskind
Chanukah Dinner: Beth Sugerman and Elyssa Hilton
College Youth: Patti Margolis
Gift Shop: Renee Pinsky, Christine Levey, Ricki Schwartz,
Marsha Krieger High Holiday Babysitters: Melissa Pidhorodeckyj
House/Kitchen: To be announced
Interfaith: Laura Lee Garfinkel
Mailings: Dottie Goldenberg
Purim Dinner: Beth Sugerman and Elyssa Hilton
Remembrance: Esther Tass
Rosh Hashanah Fundraiser: Phyllis Sugerman
Senior Select Group: Jean Schwartz
Uniongrams: Barbara Renstrom, Karyn Katz
Religious School Liaison: Wendy Weiland
Wrap Chairman: Sarah DeWitt

Board Members-at-Large
Barbara Adler, Janet Fox, Phyllis Komerofsky, Esther Posen, Linda Sugarman, Lisa Mandel, Michelle Moses, Janet Fisher, Karen Gaither, Muriel Goldcrown, Harriet Herskovitz

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Sisterhood is the organization of the women of the Congregation who come together for fellowship and friendship, for programs to benefit the community, for social activities, and for the personal growth of each individual woman.

Sisterhood is the collective presence, voice and strength of women within the structure of the Congregation. It is the place where women can meet and work together for the Congregation and develop projects in which they are interested and wish to be involved.

Sisterhood welcomes and needs women from the Congregation for their leadership, energy and a desire to work and get involved. there is room for everyone, whether they work or stay at home, whether they are in their 20s or 70s, whether they have little or no time to spare.

Sisterhood welcomes new members. There are many ways to get involved. Board meetings are usually held every other month on Sunday mornings, open to any member who would like to attend.
 

Sisterhood Works on Behalf of the Congregation:

Hosts Oneg Shabbats
Organizes Babysitting for the High Holidays
Co-Hosts the Selichot Event
Maintains and Runs the Temple Gift Shop
Provides Shiva Assistance
Maintains and Updates the Kitchen
Provides Gifts for Confirmands and B'nai Mitzvah
Sends Care Packages to College Students
Donates to the Religious School
Sponsors the Chanukah and Purim Dinners
Purchases Items for the Temple (as the needs arise)

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Temple Israel Sisterhood Gift Shop

Sisterhood Gift Shop
Now open Sunday mornings during Religious School. Also open Friday evening after services and by special appointment. 

Seder Plates
Menorahs Mezuzahs  Jewelry 
Neat Judaica
Wedding Gifts   Holiday Gifts  Chanukah Gifts

Come see all the exciting new things!  Most items discounted 10 - 20%.   Call Ricki, Renee or Marsha for an appointment by contacting the Temple at (330)762-8617.

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Did you know that the Sisterhood board meetings are open to all sisterhood members and all are welcome and encouraged to attend? Board meetings are usually held at 9:30 a.m. on a Sunday. So stop in while your children are attending Sunday school.

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Sisterhood College Box Project

Temple Israel Sisterhood sends out Chanukah & Passover boxes to college students & high school students who are away at boarding schools within the United States. These boxes are sent only to members’ children.

Please call or write the office with your child’s name, complete school address and winter & spring break schedules. This must be received by November 16th for the Chanukah mailing. For those students attending schools that are closed in December, a box will be mailed in January.

For further information or questions, call Patti Margolis,  day 330-434-3461, or evening 330-666-3121.

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Sisterhood Anne Zoss Caring Community Fund 

click for more information

• Would you like to volunteer?

• Would you like to donate food (remaining after wedding receptions, Shabbat dinners, and B'nai Mitzvahs)?  

• Would you like to distribute food, clothes, flowers?  

• Would you like to help with Shiva Assistance?
  
  Call Carol Blum at 330-668-2461. 
  
  
  Please send Anne Zoss Caring Community Fund donations to:
  Zippy Silverman
  508 Haskell Drive
  Akron, Ohio 44333
  Please include address of where to send the donation card!