Sisterhood

Jackie Zelkowitz

Sisterhood had a great February. Almost one hundred people joined us – in-person – for Sisterhood Shabbat! Despite masks and social distancing, it felt almost (dare I say it) normal. Of course, many more joined us online, but it was wonderful to see so many people back in the synagogue. It was the warm, special evening that we remember from pre-pandemic days. Roz Mokhtarian and Elissa Pelts did an amazing job of organizing the service and coordinating all of our participating members. I cannot thank them and Jody Sigal, our Sisterhood Education VP, enough. Of course, thank you to all of the women of Sisterhood who participated in the service. It was a special evening because of all of you.

Roberta Rosenthal Kwall spoke to us about her book, Remix Judaism: Preserving Tradition in a Diverse World via Zoom. She talked to us about developing a richer set of cultural Jewish norms in a remixed world. Thank you to Debbie Bell for all of her hard work on bringing us this event.

Thank you to Ellen Grossman, Sara Weinstein and Andy Widen who organized our Jan Blum Memorial Game event. The members had a great time connecting while playing classic table games of Mah Jongg, Canasta and Bridge.

Some upcoming events:

Celebrate Torah Fund’s 80th Anniversary at our Torah Fund Event featuring JTS Cantorial Student, Josh Ehrlich, on Sunday, March 6th. This event will take place via Zoom. More information follows in this Bulletin on page 16.

On Thursday, March 10th, Edwards Florist of Northbrook will be at the synagogue to help us design floral arrangements for our Shabbat tables. This event is offered both in-person and via Zoom. If you wish to attend online, you will be able to pick up the flowers directly from Edwards Florist and participate from the comfort of your home.

Believe it or not, it’s time for Sisterhood to start getting ready to bake for Passover Kiddushim, and we will need volunteers to help. Robin Bright has generously offered to help us lead the baking which will take place from Tuesday, March 29th through Thursday, March 31st. Please go to the flyer in this Bulletin (page 9) and use the link to sign up. We cannot wait to finally be able to have Passover Kiddushim in the synagogue again.

Looking forward to seeing you at CBS Sisterhood events!

The Louis Gurvitz Memorial Sisterhood Judaica Shop ~Shop Around The Corner~ SHOP WITH US WHEN YOU COME TO CELEBRATE PURIM 5782--MARCH 16, 2022—MEGILLAH MANIA HALLWAY OF GIFTS: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

“Spread the word” that the CBS Sisterhood Judaica Shop has moved to Square as our online shopping platform. The Square system enables you to directly select and pay for merchandise by credit card online without contacting us. We will then contact you to arrange for curbside pick up CBS. Simply use this address https://cbs-sisterhood-judaica-shop.square.site/

For additional information or to schedule an in-person appointment, contact our Co-Managers, Diana Lewis 847-903-6175, Darlene Padnos 847-217-4531 or Donna Fox 513-378-2491 or email Diana at cbsjudaica@gmail.com.