Sisterhood

Shalom and Welcome!!

Beth Israel Sisterhood, an arm of Beth Israel, The Jewish Congregation of Sun City Center, welcomes Jewish women in the congregation and community at large.

Sisterhood’s purpose is to strengthen Jewish consciousness by cultivating social interaction, encouraging social services, offering religious education, supporting activities that benefit the Congregation and promoting closer fellowship among its members.

Why Join us?

Sisterhood welcomes your wisdom, your friendship, and your love for Judaism. Use your time with Sisterhood to delight in your Jewish heritage, connect with women you already know and make new friends. Annual dues $18.00 for members of Beth Israel, $54.00 for non-members.

Sisterhood Activities.

Sisterhood women support the Beth Israel Congregation and each other with a variety of spiritual, education and social activities:

      Ø Scheduled monthly meetings and events

(Click here for Calendar)

     Ø Coordination of weekly Oneg Shabbat after Friday evening services

     Ø Sponsorship of annual Sisterhood Shabbat services

     Ø Operation of the Judaica Shop located in the Synagogue lobby

     Ø Contributions to Beth Israel operational expenses

     Ø Hand-on help and fund to augment special Temple projects

     Ø Bimah flowers for holidays

Ø Oversee Beth Israel’s library (Click here for Library)

 

Sisterhood Board of Directors 2023-2024

                             President Donna Weiner

V.P. Membership Ellen Block

V.P. Programming Helene Bassin

Recording Secretary  Debbie Boyarsky

Corresponding Secretary Bonnie Sobel

Treasurer Nina Malinak

Past President  Barbara Grossman

Library Barbara Nova

Publicity Deb Perian

Onegs Lyn Safian

Past President Rochelle Lafer

Judaica Shop Joy Rosen, Addie Unterlack

Current News

                  

Donna Weiner President 

 Sisterhood@jcscc.org

April 2024

Hello, all,

My grandmother owned a store. She never cooked or baked. My mother inherited her mother’s noninterest in culinary arts, as did I. When I asked
my mother why she never baked or cooked like my friends’ mothers did, she replied, “If I want something, I go to the store and buy it, so I don’t have to be busy.”

I mention this because I am always gob-smacked when a Sisterhood member volunteers to bake for our meetings. It seems as if we are running the Beth Israel Sisterhood Bake-Off; monthly, a new and exciting table of goodies appears, each one outdoing the previous month’s volunteer. On Tuesday, March 5th, Ronni Neckes displayed her dessert-making skills—and does she have skills! How can Ronni bake like that and maintain her girlish figure? And I just answered my own question about why I do not cook or bake…

At the same meeting, Sisterhood heard a presentation from Ileana Cintrón, of Enterprising Latinas. We learned that Latinas earn only $.46 for every $1.00 earned by white men! Enterprising Latinas works with women to change that narrative. Our own Joan Kramer and Joan Leshen are board members.

On Tuesday, April 2nd, Sisterhood is bringing back Sisterhood Seder. This seder will be different from all previous Sisterhood seders. The Seder Committee, headed by Deb Boyarsky, is diligently working to mix it up.
Please join us on April 2nd, where we will read from a new Haggadah, sing songs led by Joan Frankel-Ford, and hear a surprise rendition of the Ten Plagues from Dalia Behr! The cost is $5/person, and information is available on page 7 of this issue. Please secure your reservation by March 25th. We
will also be voting on the Sisterhood Board for next year at that meeting.

 

Stay tuned,
 Donna

 

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