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WRJ Closing Meeting with David Finke

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Thank you David Finke, Ph.D., CEO of JFCS for sharing the important work JFCS does to support transgender youth in our community.

Event Description:

WRJ Sisterhood Closing Meeting 
June 25, 1:00 pm 

Join us in the Klein Center this Sunday, June 25, from 1-3 pm, for our closing meeting. We’ll welcome David Finke, Ph.D., CEO of JFCS as he shares about the important work they do to support transgender youth in our community. We’ll serve light refreshments. Admission is free—we ask that you bring a non-perishable food item for the JFCS Sonny and Janet Meyer Food Pantry.
RSVP to Sarah Harlan at sarahharlan86@gmail.com
or Karen Waldman at 502-425-4360.

Event Description: WRJ Sisterhood Closing Meeting June 25, 1:00 pm Join us in the Klein Center this Sunday, June 25, from 1-3 pm, for our closing meeting. We’ll welcome David Finke, Ph.D., CEO of JFCS as he shares about the important work they do to support transgender youth in our community. We’ll serve light refreshments. Admission is free—we ask that you bring a non-perishable food item for the JFCS Sonny and Janet Meyer Food Pantry. RSVP to Sarah Harlan at sarahharlan86@gmail.com or Karen Waldman at 502-425-4360.

WRJ Game Day

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Game Day featuring tabletop games and donations to the JFCS Sonny & Janet Meyer Food Pantry.

Event Description:

WRJ/Sisterhood Game Day
Sunday, January 15 at 2:00 pm

Calling all Mahj, Bridge, Scrabble, or any other fun game players: the next WRJ Game Day is coming up on Sunday, January 15, from 2-4 pm in the Heideman Auditorium. Grab your fellow gamers, a non-perishable food item for the JFCS Sonny and Janet Meyer Food Pantry, and join us for a fun afternoon. Please let us know if you’ll be joining in the fun and RSVP to Sarah Harlan at sarahharlan86@gmail.com or Karen Waldman at khwaldman@gmail.com by Thursday, January 12.

Event Description: Sunday, January 15 at 2:00 pm Calling all Mahj, Bridge, Scrabble, or any other fun game players: the next one is coming up on Sunday, January 15, from 2-4 pm in the Heideman Auditorium. Grab your fellow gamers, a non-perishable food item for the JFCS Sonny and Janet Meyer Food Pantry, and join us for a fun afternoon. Please let us know if you’ll be joining in the fun and RSVP to Sarah Harlan at sarahharlan86@gmail.com or Karen Waldman at khwaldman@gmail.com by Thursday, January 12.

Religious School Hanukkah Shopping

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Thank you WRJ Gift Shop for opening your doors to Religious School students to shop for Hanukkah!

About WRJ/Sisterhood Gift Shop at The Temple

Welcome to the WRJ/Sisterhood Gift Shop at The Temple. We’re utilizing the strictest COVID safety measures so you can shop comfortably. We’ve got a large selection of B’nei Mitzvah and wedding gifts, Judaica items for your home observance of all the holidays, beautiful jewelry and artwork, books, and more!

Thank you WRJ Gift Shop for opening your doors to Religious School students to shop for Hanukkah! About WRJ/Sisterhood Gift Shop at The Temple Welcome to the WRJ/Sisterhood Gift Shop at The Temple. We’re utilizing the strictest COVID safety measures so you can shop comfortably. We’ve got a large selection of B’nei Mitzvah and wedding gifts, Judaica items for your home observance of all the holidays, beautiful jewelry and artwork, books, and more!

WRJ Family Havdalah Pajama Dance Party

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WRJ/Sisterhood and friends had a fun night at their WRJ Family Havdalah Pajama Dance Party.  Fun was had by all!

Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ)
WRJ/Temple Sisterhood is a very active part of our Temple Family. We are responsible for our beautiful Oneg Shabbats. We run and manage our gorgeous Temple Gift Shop, which is entirely volunteer and helps support our many charitable contributions, including our own Temple. The Gift Shop our main fundraiser. We also give toward GUCI camp scholarships, support Religious School faculty, and help with College Outreach.Our annual events include:WRJ/Sisterhood and friends had a fun night at their WRJ Family Havdalah Pajama Dance Party.  Fun was had by all!

Interfaith Coffee every February
Sisterhood Shabbat
Gilda’s Club Dinner Benefit / West End School
Mother’s Day Card Fundraiser
Religious School Support
Camp GUCI Support
Weekly Friday Oneg Shabbats
Game Days
Blankets and Blessings
Hanukkah Brighteners
Women’s Passover Seder
Annual dues are $36/year, and cover local and national Sisterhood dues. We welcome all new members and would be happy to have you join one of our many committees. All new female Temple members are offered free membership for their first year.

For more information contact:

Co-Presidents – Sarah Harlan and Karen Waldman

Treasurer – Jennifer Sinski

Recording Secretary – Jessica Springer

Corresponding Secretary – Carole Rifkin

Membership Co-Chairs – Carole Snyder and Louise Miller

Program Co-Chairs – Sandy Braunstein and *Your Name Could be Here!*

Oneg Chair – Marlene Ornstein (for the near term)

Mother’s Day Cards Chair – Susan Allen

Immediate Past-President – Sandy Braunstein

At-large Board members – Gail Herman, Rebecca Huberman, Sheila Lynch, Marilyn Pincus, Nancy Robenson, and Barbara Sanders

Advisor – Rabbi Rapport

Gift Shop Items

New items in the Gift Shop!

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Check out our new items at the WRJ Gift Shop!  All 3 pieces are handmade originals by a Florida artist. You may order any of these through the Gift Shop in colors you may prefer.

WRJ/Temple Sisterhood is a very active part of our Temple Family. We are responsible for our beautiful Oneg Shabbats. We run and manage our gorgeous Temple Gift Shop, which is entirely volunteer and helps support our many charitable contributions, including our own Temple. The Gift Shop our main fundraiser. We also give toward GUCI camp scholarships, support Religious School faculty, and help with College Outreach.

Our annual events include:

Interfaith Coffee every February
Sisterhood Shabbat
Gilda’s Club Dinner Benefit / West End School
Mother’s Day Card Fundraiser
Religious School Support
Camp GUCI Support
Weekly Friday Oneg Shabbats
Game Days
Blankets and Blessings
Hanukkah Brighteners
Women’s Passover Seder
Annual dues are $36/year, and cover local and national Sisterhood dues. We welcome all new members and would be happy to have you join one of our many committees. All new female Temple members are offered free membership for their first year.

WRJ/Temple Sisterhood is a very active part of our Temple Family. We are responsible for our beautiful Oneg Shabbats. We run and manage our gorgeous Temple Gift Shop, which is entirely volunteer and helps support our many charitable contributions, including our own Temple. The Gift Shop our main fundraiser. We also give toward GUCI camp scholarships, support Religious School faculty, and help with College Outreach.

Our annual events include:

Interfaith Coffee every February
Sisterhood Shabbat
Gilda’s Club Dinner Benefit / West End School
Mother’s Day Card Fundraiser
Religious School Support
Camp GUCI Support
Weekly Friday Oneg Shabbats
Game Days
Blankets and Blessings
Hanukkah Brighteners
Women’s Passover Seder
Annual dues are $36/year, and cover local and national Sisterhood dues. We welcome all new members and would be happy to have you join one of our many committees. All new female Temple members are offered free membership for their first year.

Independence Day Shabbat

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Thank you everyone for attending our Independence Day Shabbat!  We had a cookout, Tot Shabbat, patriotic service, and the famous WRJ Red, White, & Blue Shabbat Oneg.

 

Shabbat (the Sabbath) is a key part of Jewish life; it is observed as a day of rest and spiritual rejuvenation. Shabbat takes place from nightfall on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. In the home and synagogue, blessings are made and candles are lit to welcome Shabbat and signify the start of the festival. The Kiddush prayer is recited to represent the holiness of the day. Blessings are made over wine and challah. (See information on Shabbat services with our new Guide to Jewish Services.)

SPECIAL

Special Shabbat Services are held throughout the year. Just a few of these services include: Brotherhood and Sisterhood Shabbats, Independence Day Shabbat, Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat, Interfaith Shabbat, and a Yom Hashoah Shabbat service led by the Grade 6 class. These services often have a special guest who speaks in place of a sermon by one of our rabbis.

Saturday Morning Shabbat Services are always held at 10:30 am, after Torah Study which begins at 9:00 am. On many Saturdays of the year, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah student leads the Shabbat service and a kiddish luncheon for everyone takes place following the service. On those occasions, there is usually a special table – the Rebbe’s Tisch – where congregants can continue studying the weekly Torah portion with the rabbi.

Tu B’Shvat Seder Celebrating Trees

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Over 20 people joined us to celebrate Tu B’Shvat, the birthday of the trees. Many thanks to Sarah Harlan for organizing and WRJ/Sisterhood for sponsoring!

Or the “New Year of the Trees” is the birthday of the trees. The holiday is observed on the fifteenth (tu) of the month of Shvat. Scholars believe that Tu B’Shvat was originally an agricultural festival, marking the emergence of Spring. Here at The Temple we celebrate with a chocolate Seder of mystical origins which connects us to the earth and the land of Israel.

Learn about the Jewish holidays and explore the customs and traditions of Reform Judaism.