Dear Friends,
Welcome Back! I hope that everyone had a lovely, fun, relaxing summer. Many of us were working quietly behind the scenes to plan another great year of terrific programs and mitzvah projects.
Have you seen the Sisterhood Tapestry? It is back on display, just outside the Temple library, and it looks beautiful. Many thanks to Stuart Naiberg, Bob Isaacs, Marcia Perman and Barbara Hoffman who got this labor of love back where it belongs.
Thank youto all of the Temple members who answered the call for furniture and household items for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Resa Rudney, our liaison to HIAS, has been working overtime, keeping us informed of the arrival of new refugee families. She is always in need of gently-used furniture, especially beds and couches. HIAS also requests monetary donations, even one-time gifts, to help cover the cost of phone service for the families.
We will be collecting supplies for Blizzard Bagsfor Jewish Family and Children’s Service, to keep homebound older adults warm this winter. Look for the box in the lobby and bring in blankets, sweatshirts, etc. for our fall mitzvah project.
Our first meeting of the year is Tuesday, September 16. We begin with Torah Study with Rabbi Straus at 9:30 am, then the Board Meeting at 10 am. Come, meet people, have a snack, and get involved.
Our Sisterhood Opening Dinner will be on Tuesday, September 23 at 6:00 pm at MLRT. We will have a delicious catered dinner and time to catch up with old friends and maybe get to know some new ones. After dinner we will join other Temple members to hear Abraham Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, speak. We couldn’t pass up this opportunity to listen to this fascinating leader discuss some of the crucial issues of our time.
The High Holidays offer an opportunity to support Sisterhood’s YES Fund, the fund that makes scholarships available to Reform Rabbinical and Cantorial students. We have helped many students around the world become Rabbis and Cantors. When the letter comes asking you to send your holiday greetings to our clergy, remember that you are also giving a gift to the future of our Reform movement.
The Sisterhood Gift Shop is under new management--- we have a new team of people who are eager to get involved. Look for our “Reconstruction Sale” after Rosh Hashanah. Check out our sale before we close to prepare for a Grand Re-Opening in October. If you are interested in helping out with buying, set up, advertising, or selling, please call Stacey Gerwitz at 610-642-3813 or Barbara Mishkin at 610-649-6263.
On Tuesday, October 21 we will take a tour of the Laurel Hill Cemetery and have lunch at the Marketplace at East Falls. We are hoping for a beautiful fall day to see one of America’s finest “garden cemeteries.” We will learn about the history, the landscaping and the sculpture. Watch for the flyer with details.
Come and Cook for a Friend in the lower kitchen, Tuesday, October 28. We get terrific reviews on our salmon croquettes—people love them. They go to homebound seniors who are just home from the hospital or temporarily unable to shop and cook for themselves.
Rummage is back! We will need lots of help sorting, setting up, and selling for one of our major fundraisers—and it really is fun, too. Drop off from Sunday, November 9 through the November 16; the set up is on Monday, November 17 and the sale is Tuesday, November 18. We need donations of clothes, toys in good shape, and household items, but no shoes or computers.
I look forward to being involved in the Sisterhood community, and I hope that many of you will join us as we work, study, and play.
L’ Shanah Tovah,
Linda Finkelstein
Sisterhood President
Ldf999@comcast.net
