Sisterhood
Congregation Etz Chaim Sisterhood, a member of the Women's League for Conservative Judaism, is a supportive and caring community of women of all ages providing countless benefits to the synagogue, Religious School, Preschool, Youth Department, the community at large and our valued members. We offer year-round programming, including Mah Jongg, Book Club, Rosh Chodesh minyan and many social programs for our members, Z'havah, and the Congregation. Sisterhood also operates the Judaica and Gifts Shop in our synagogue.
Etz Chaim's Sisterhood enriches the congregation through our Annual High Holiday Greeting and Remembrance book, Sisterhood Shabbat, Mishloach Manot, High Holiday babysitting, as well as sponsoring kiddush lunch for Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Sukkot and break the fast, and nosherei for Purim. Sisterhood, along with the synagogue's Men's Club, provides gifts to our B'nai Mitzvah and Confirmands, supports our Education Department and scholarships for continuing education.
Our community outreach programs include knitting/crocheting for Must Ministries, providing kosher meals for Rebecca's Tent for the month of February and supporting Jewish National Fund by selling trees for Israel.
Sisterhood Board 2018-19:
| Cathy Goodman - Co-President | Dani Oren - Programming | Tamara Jacobs - Membership |
| Donna Bruckner - Co-President | Riva Goldband - Programming/Social Media | Jamie Lyons - Membership |
| Karen Keeter - Treasurer | Beth Walter - Programming | Reba Bachrach - Gift Shop Liaison |
| Edye Mahaffey - Recording/Corresponding Secretary | Melissa Sklar - Ways & Means | Beth Weiss - Immed. Past President |
| Wendy Vitale - Financial Secretary | Fern Meharg - Ways & Means | Amy Dorsch - Z'havah |
| Sandy Bailey - Torah Fund | Lauren Gray - Membership |
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Z'havah
Z’havah, meaning gold, generating our leadership development, promotes the engagement of the younger women within the congregation whose enthusiasm, excitement and energy enable them to connect with their peers through Jewish values, programs, and traditions. Z’havah is a special interest group under the umbrella of Sisterhood and is open to all women in the 20-40ish age range; single, married, young, professional or not, with or without children.
Torah Fund
The Torah Fund Campaign of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism strengthens Jewish education by supporting scholarships and programming at these Conservative/Masorti institutes of higher Jewish learning: the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY), Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (Los Angeles, CA), Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem), Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano (Buenos Aires), and Zacharias Frankel College (Potsdam). Each year, Women's League designs a new pin for Torah Fund donors. If you are interested in supporting the Torah Fund, please contact Sandy Bailey.
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Judaica & Gifts Shop
Our Sisterhood is pleased to provide you a shopping experience where you can purchase all of your Judaica. Our shop sells everything from tallitot to ritual objects and jewelry. We are one of the few congregations in the metro area who provide this service. Our shop hours are Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., during Religious School and Thursdays, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Wed, July 17 2019
14 Tammuz 5779
Greeting & Remembrance Book Information 5780/2019
