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Sisterhood Contacts

If you are interested in joining Sisterhood, please contact
Haley Morse, Membership Admin Chair.

Questions about Sisterhood? Contact
Debbie Katz, or
Jill Konopaske
Co-Presidents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Beth Emeth Sisterhood, one of 800 affiliates that comprise the Women's League for Conservative Judaism worldwide and a member of its Seaboard Branch, strives to perpetuate conservative Judaism through education for ourselves, our families and our community. To accomplish this, we present Jewish skills and holiday workshops for congregants, offer a grant program to youth participating in a Jewish camping or Israel experience and assist our religious school through the donation of needed materials to enhance the outstanding program here at Beth Emeth. Our Sisterhood also proudly supports the Jewish Theological Seminary in its mission to train professional and lay leaders for the Conservative movement.

Comedy Night, Sponsored by Sisterhood
and Men's Club
- March, 2013 (more photos)

In an effort to fulfill the vision of tikkun olam (repairing the world through acts of loving kindness), Beth Emeth Sisterhood has, for several years, sold house and people pins to benefit the Jewish Social Service Agency's program for homeless and battered women. We have also established an annual blood drive and are always looking for new ways to serve our community.

Sisterhood offers "Camp Cash" grants to assist with Jewish camping experience or Israel trip costs for children of Sisterhood members. The annual application date is July 31. Download the grant program details and application.

Our Marilyn Rosenberg Gift Shop continues to flourish under Sisterhood's direction. The Gift Shop is not only a crucial source of income to our congregation, but it provides an important opportunity for families to make their homes rich with Judaica and to become acquainted with Jewish art, music and literature. The Gift Shop is open in summer by appointment; please contact the office.

Please join Sisterhood, or renew your membership now! Please contact Haley Morse  for more information, or just open and print the membership form, fill it in and mail or bring to CBE with your check.

Sisterhood's Annual Summer Cocktail Party
August, 2012 (more photos)

Mission Statement

The mission of CBE Sisterhood is to unite the diverse woman of our congregation through social, educational, cultural, social action, and Jewish ritual programming in order to strengthen our role as Jewish women, promote Conservative (Masorti) Judaism, and foster a strong bond with Jews locally, in Israel, and around the world.

Our main goal is to support our membership, the synagogue as a whole, the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, and causes that are relevant to us as women.

UPCOMING MAJOR EVENTS 2012-3

(See What's Happening page and the Calendar for more details on upcoming events)

Flower Power!
Buy your spring bulbs online and contribute to Sisterhood at the same time! Check out the great selection and place your order by April 26.

10 Black Surprise Gladiolus

  

Check back soon for more major Sisterhood events!

 

Help Needed for These Events

Volunteer opportunity at The Closet in Herndon. As one of several area congregations committed to staff this non-profit thrift shop for low-income families, CBE is slated to fulfill volunteer hours this spring on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. The experience is low-key fun and the CBE group tries to have lunch afterwards. Please visit www.bethemeth.org/socialaction.htm#closet for a list of available dates. Ready to volunteer? E-mail Betsy Rock.

We are looking for more volunteers to staff the gift shop. To sign up through Sign Up Genius, please go to http://bit.ly/cbegiftshop.

 

 

Date

Event

Time

Location

10/16/2012

Chocolate Party

Evening

Jamie Levin's house

10/25/2012

Education Program - guest speaker Wendy Turman from the Jewish Historical Society will speak about preserving family heirlooms

Evening

CBE

12/2-13/2012

Hanukkah Boutique is open

Various

CBE

12/9/2012

Hanukkah Party / Paid Up event

Afternoon

TBD

1/13/2013 Scrap booking get together 1-3 TBD
2/10/2013 Mother/Daughter event Afternoon TBD

3/9/2013

Sisterhood/Men's Club Comedy Evening

Evening

TBD

3/17/2013

Education event (topic TBD)

12-3PM

TBD

4/23/2013 Girls Night Out Evening Off-site


CBE Sisterhood Book Club Reading List

Month

Book

Host

October 23, 2012

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Judy Misbin-May

November

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Margot Ahronovich

December

Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel, by Gary Shteyngart

Lauretta Skigen

January 2013

The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

Shirley Gross

February

I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron

Nancy Mantelli

March

The Wet Nurse’s Tale by Erica Eisdorfer

Ruth Mann

April

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Laurie Perl

May

The Storm Chasers by Jenna Blum

Sandie Dorfman

June

The Street Sweeper by Elliott Perlman

No host yet

July

What we Talk about When we Talk about Ann Frank by Nathan Englander (possible)

No host yet

August

No book club

 

Locations and dates will be announced.
Want to join the Book Club email list? Book Club questions? Contact Debbie Smith

Monthly Board Meetings
(In CBE lobby or classroom; check sign in lobby or weekly announcements for location)

  • Thurs 10/25 @ 7:30 PM ** (might be cut short or cancelled due to education program that evening)

  • Sun 11/18 @10:00 AM

  • Thurs 12/13 @ 7:30 PM

  • Sun 1/13 @ 10:00 AM

  • Thurs 2/21 @ 7:30 PM

  • Sun 3/10 @ 10:00 AM

  • Thurs 4/18 @ 7:30 PM

  • Thurs 5/23 @ 7:30 PM (New Board/Old Board meeting)

2013 Edition Entertainment Books
Are Available

Sisterhood is selling the 2013 Edition Entertainment Book through the Gift Shop and main office. The book is $30 and is chock full of great discounts including fast food, local restaurants, movie theaters, Safeway, as well as local entertainment including bowling and much much more! For more information, please contact Lisa Langer.

2012-2013 Sisterhood Board  

BOARD Position

Name

Co-Presidents Debbie Katz, Jill Konopaske

Secretary

Melissa Heifetz

Treasurer

Amy Backus

BEECC Liason

Lisa Langer

Communications

Sandy Brody

Education

Julie Dann, Debbi Levine
Entertainment Books Lisa Langer
Gift Shop Ruth Barkan

Membership

Lori Reed

Membership Admin Haley Morse

Scholarship

Karan Robinson

Social

Lisa Croll, Karen Kramer

Social Action

Laurie Perl

Torah Fund

Karen Weinberg

 

 
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