Megillah, March - April 2004

Sisterhood News

• Letter from the Co-President
• Save the Date
• Tasher Koach

Letter from the Co-President

On January 9, 2004, Shaare Tikvah and Nevey Shalom Sisterhoods were together once again to celebrate Sisterhood Sabbath in honor of the founding of Women's League for Conservative Judaism.

Back in the year 1917, Mrs. Solomon Schechter gathered a handful of women whose purpose it was to foster the education of Jewish women in the knowledge of their heritage, to enable them to raise a family proud to be a member of the Jewish faith. From that small beginning has grown Women's League - 700 Sisterhoods in synagogues in the United states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Israel, and other parts of the world, with a membership of 150 thousand women. The goals have expanded to include not only the family, but the greater community and international concerns as well.

We are proud to be affiliated with Women's League, and we are prouder still of the time and effort of our Sisterhood members who work so hard to raise money for Nevey Shalom and produce programs to inspire and entertain.

Last year, our Saturday Movie Nights and our Round Table Cooking Classes were very well received, not to mention our delicious soup sales. We plan to continue these again and are planning some new and exciting programs for the future. Thank you all for supporting our programs before and in the coming year.

On behalf of Ellen, Theda, and myself, we warmly welcome you to another year in Nevey Shalom Sisterhood, and wish you and your family a healthy, happy, and peaceful 2004.

~Pauline Levin
Co-President

Save the Date

Linda Rosenberg will be presenting a program for Rosh Chodesh Iyar on Wednesday, April 21, 2004. Linda's programs are always very special, so plan to join us for an evening of learning, entertainment, and inspiration!

Tasher Koach

We are very proud of all of our Sisterhood women from both Nevey Shalom and Shaare Tikvah who led the services on Sisterhood Shabbat weekend. The women led the entire services, both in English and in Hebrew - including the reading of the Torah!