Our Mission: The object of the Sisterhood shall be to further the religious, educaional, social and philanthropic purposes of the Rodef Shalom Congregation, to promote social interaction among the members of the Sisterhood, and to develop the Jewish spirit in both the public and domestic lives of its members.

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Sisterhood Connection2017 Chanukah Bazaar

Our annual Chanukah Bazaar is coming soon - on November 12! This year the Bazaar has moved into the Commons area and Aaron Court so it will be easier to shop than ever before! The Gift Corner will be the main vendor, with items for adults, children, and pets at a variety of prices so even kids can buy presents. Other familiar vendors will include the Preschool Bake Sale and Usborne Books.

There are also many new things at this year’s Chanukah Bazaar:

• We are bringing back latkes, which you can pre-order at $6/half dozen or $10/dozen. They will also be sold at the Bazaar for immediate consumption, along with sour cream, applesauce, and water. Please contact Elaine at 412-441-5521 or elaine@rybski.net to pre-order.

• Chair massages by Licensed Massage Therapist Jet Rupar! This is a bargain at $10/ten minutes if you register ahead of time, and rises to $12/10 minutes if you sign up at the Bazaar. To pre-register, contact Elaine at 412-441-5521 or elaine@rybski.net. Chair massages will take place in the serenity of Wechsler Gallery.

• Jamberry Nail Art with Pnina Cohen, Independent Consultant. Jamberry has a full line of nail art products, including nail wraps (a thin piece of vinyl that adheres to the nail with heat and pressure for a salon quality manicure that lasts 10-14 days), lacquer, gel, and the brand new Colour Cure. They also offer a hand care

and foot care line and brand new Jam Beauty Lip Manicure long lasting lip color.

• Even the Biblical Botanical Garden will be at the Chanukah Bazaar this year with a Pot-A-Plant station for the kids.

• The Rodef Shalom Youth Program will have a table selling National Federation of Temple Youth swag.

• Kids can shop early and have their orders ready by using the online catalog at https://sites.google.com/rodefshalom.org/ bazaar2017 . They can email orders in or use the printable order form, and we will have everything ready to be paid for and pick up at the Bazaar.

Mark your calendar now and plan to get your holiday shopping done at this year’s spectacular Chanukah Bazaar! We are open to the public, so be sure to bring your friends and family. Sign up to receive updates on our Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/rodefgiftcorner/ .

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Every Monday: Bridge, 12 - 3 pm, Freehof HallEvery Tuesday: Sewing Group, 10 am - 12 pm, Sisterhood Room (except August)

Every Wednesday: Mahjong, 1 - 3 pm, Sisterhood RoomEvery Friday: Yoga, 9:30 - 11 am, Sisterhood Room

Talmud Class with Rabbi Paul TuchmanWednesday, Nov. 1, 6:30-8:30 pmSmall Dining Room

Please join us for a lively discussion (in English) on the Babylonian Talmud. Both the Mishnah and the Gemara will be discussed. The class will meet every month on the first Wednesday. Future dates are Dec. 6, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 2, and June 6.

Sisterhood Program and MeetingSunday, Nov. 5, 9:30 am-12 pm Sisterhood Room

Please join us for a program on Wechsler Gallery, followed by our regular meeting at 11. Upcoming programs and meetings will be on Dec. 3 (Interfaith Discussion), Jan. 7 (American Jewish Museum), Feb. 4, Mar. 4 (Story Telling), April 8, and June 3 (Annual Meeting).

Freehof Book Review SeriesSunday, Nov. 5, 7-9 pm

This is our third and final Book Review of the year! There will be a panel discussion based on the book, “Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resistance, and Finding Joy” by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. The panel will be moderated by Rabbi Sharyn Henry, and consists of Rabbi Aaron Bisno; Rabbi James Gibson, Temple Sinai; and Rabbi Daniel Schiff, Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation. The panel discussion is cosponsored by the Faith Weinstein Book and Author Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

World Union LuncheonWednesday, Nov. 8, 11 am-1 pmAaron Court

This year our featured speaker is Leslie Brier, WRJ Representative to the United Nations and member of the North American Advisory Board of World Union for Progressive Judaism. She was the President of Main Line Reform Temple Sisterhood in Wynnewood, PA, and served on the Atlantic District Board of WRJ. She is now on the Executive Committee of WRJ.

Upcoming Events 2017-18

Chanukah BazaarSunday, Nov. 12Commons Area

This year’s Chanukah Bazaar will be better than ever. We will have vendors with items for adults and kids, latkes, the Preschool Bake Sale, and more! See page 1 for details, and please visit our Facebook page event!

Rosh Chodesh/Chai MitzvahMonday, Nov. 13, 6 - 8 pmSmall Dining Room

Join us as we explore ways to tie in learning, social action, and spiritual practice through our Rosh Chodesh/Chai Mitzvah study group. Chai Mitzvah is an engagement experience. It’s more than a program or a typical adult education class; it’s a journey in discovering our own “Jewish Bucket List.” Future dates are Dec. 18, Feb. 12, Mar. 12, Apr. 9, and May 14.

Movie NightSunday, Jan. 28, 7:30-9 pmLevy Hall

This is our second movie night for the year. Our last movie night will be on Mar. 25.

Steel Chef DinnerSaturday, Feb. 10, 6 - 10 pmFreehof Hall

Come enjoy great food and great company as we eat our way through some of the best food in Pittsburgh! Everyone is welcome, so bring your family and friends!

WRJ Fried Leadership ConferenceMarch 1-4Nashville, TN

The WRJ Fried Leadership Conference is your opportunity to hone leadership skills and deepen connections with other sisterhoods, leaders, and WRJ. More information is coming soon!

WRJ Area DaySunday, April 82 pmFreehof Hall

Join us as we meet with other area Sisterhoods, not just from Pittsburgh, but also from Greensburg, Morgantown, White Oak, Wheeling, and Weirton. Program to be announced.

Sisterhood ShabbatSaturday, May 19, 10:30 am-12:30 pmLevy Hall, Aaron Court

Come pray and sing with us as we lead our annual service.

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Upcoming Events 2017-18 cont.

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Barbara AbrahamRuth BachmanNancy BerkowitzKaren FlamNatalie FriedbergGerry GondelmanSandra GoodmanSally GurinSharyn HenryAngela JacobsHannah KaminMina KavalerPhyllis KramerShirley KressEileen Lane

Janet LeeGail LefkowitzDeborah MossJennifer OlbumEllen PrimisSusan RichmanBarbara RogalMarcia RosenthalRebecca SeinerLinda ShensaShirley ShratterDorothy SilbermanNellie SlagleSusan Smerd

Happy Birthday to our memberswith October birthdays!

Susan BrokLorelee ChellyCarol CozenRuth FrankSally GoldhaberBarbara Broff GoldmanEdythe GreenMarjorie GreenbergerBarbara KleinAnnette Kranich

Margery LoevnerPhyllis MandellJennifer MankoffMarciann MarcusPhyllis OchsAnne ShaperaEmmeline SilkMona StrassburgerRochelle SufrinSarah Wertheimer

Happy Birthday to our memberswith November birthdays!

Bette BiglerSandra BrandElizabeth FrostMichele Gray-SchafferGoldie KatzJessica KaushanskyAmy Leaman

Susan LieberLinda MatesJulie NewmanSusan RichmanSally SeedRebecca SeinerSusan Wechsler

Happy Anniversary to our members with October anniversaries!

Patrice AmericusAnna BairdSuzanne BakerSusan BeckermanMarsha BramowitzHolly DobkinNatalie Kaplan

Barbara KleinLinda MeladaDeborah MossBette RomLauren SufrinPatricia Weisberger

Happy Anniversary to our members with November anniversaries!

Gift Corner NewsWelcome to Helena Nichols and Susan Ross, our newest volunteers!

Don’t forget to stop in at the Gift Corner for all your holiday needs. We have menorahs, candles, challah covers, and gifts for all ages to help celebrate your holiday. Don’t forget hostess gifts for the holiday parties!

If you are on Facebook, please help us by Liking the Rodef Shalom Sisterhood Gift Corner page! We made it to 250 likes and would love to get to 300. Because of Facebook’s positive feedback loop, the more Likes we get on our page and posts, the more visibility we get on people’s news feeds. Plus, we have been posting a lot of pictures on our page! You can also help by inviting your friends and family to Like our page. Look us up at rodefgiftcorner.

Regular hours for the Gift Corner are Mon. 10-4Tue.-Fri. 11-3Wed. evening 4:30-6:30 during Hebrew schoolSun. 9:30-12:30 during religious schoolAdditional hours by appointment

All proceeds from Gift Corner sales benefit the Sisterhood and Sisterhood philanthropy.

Come in and see what we have for you!

HaMakom YenachemOur Condolences go out to:

The family of Joan Kaplan

The family of Ruth Wintner

The family of Edith Donnenberg

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Flower Delivery VolunteersBeautiful, fresh flowers are delivered to those who are sick, in nursing homes, and have special birthdays or anniversaries. Please contact Marilyn Asimow at marasimow@gmail.com or 412-362-9130 to help bring joy to others.

Sewers/Knitters/etc.Our Sewing Group makes items for the Gift Corner such as toy fabric clowns, scarves, quilts, fridge towels and more. If you like to sew on a machine, sew by hand, knit, crochet, embroider, or do any other type of sewing, we would love

for you to join us! We meet on Tuesday mornings at 10 am in the Sisterhood room and often stay for a brown bag lunch afterwards. If you would like to help but cannot come at that time, we would welcome anything you can make at home. Please contact Nancy Rosenthal at 412-828-4844 for interest or suggestions on what is needed.

Silver polishersHelp keep the lovely and historic pieces in Wechsler Gallery looking lovely! We polish three times a year, and with enough helpers, it only takes a couple of hours. Join us for some great conversation while we keep Wechsler Gallery looking its best! Please contact Nancy Rosenthal at 412-828-4844.

Gift Corner VolunteersOur Gift Corner is a wonderful service Sisterhood provides to Rodef Shalom and the surrounding community. But in order for it to thrive, we need more volunteers! We will provide training, and there is a reference manual for after training is finished. Please contact Elaine Rybski at the Gift Corner (412-621-6566).

UshersSisterhood arranges the ushers for the odd-numbered months, and we need more volunteers! Ushers greet worshippers as they enter the temple and give directions to where the service is held; hand out prayerbooks at the entrance to the Sanctuary or Levy Hall; and collect the prayerbooks after the service is over. If you go to services on a regular or semi-regular basis, this would be a great way to meet others and give back to our Rodef Shalom community. Please contact Nancy Rosenthal at 412-828-4844 if you are interested.

Volunteer Opportunities

2017-2018 Officers and DirectorsJan Shaw PresidentOpen Executive Vice PresidentAmy Leaman Vice PresidentMary Ellen Elias Vice PresidentElaine Rybski Vice PresidentSandie Brand Vice PresidentMarjorie Goldfarb Recording SecretaryTerry Starrett Asst. Recording SecretaryPhyllis Feinert Corresponding SecretaryHelen Orringer Assistant Corr. SecretaryGail Lefkowitz TreasurerNancy Rosenthal Assistant TreasurerElaine Rybski Endowments AdvisorMarion Damick ParliamentarianKaren Brean Immediate Past President

Directors 2017-2019Marilyn Caplan Karen Hochberg

Directors 2016-2018Marla Perlman Ruth Rubenstein

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PULPIT FLOWER FUNDFresh flowers are part of every Shabbat and holiday service at Rodef Shalom. Our Sanctuary and Levy Hall are exquisite. Adding flowers enhances their beauty. The generosity of our Congregation has sustained the Sisterhood Pulpit Flower Fund, which provides these flowers.

A donation to the Flower Fund is a special way to remember the Yahrzeit of your loved ones, to honor the Bar or Bat Mitzvah of a child or grandchild, or to mark a joyous occasion. The minimum contribution is $50. Donors are listed in Hakesher (the Temple bulletin).

PULPIT FLOWER ENDOWMENT FUNDSisterhood has also established a Pulpit Flower Endowment Fund. With a one-time minimum contribution of $500, flowers will be placed on the pulpit on a designated Shabbat or holiday each year. In this way, the recognition of a birthday, anniversary, or Yahrzeit will continue in perpetuity. Hakesher (the Temple bulletin) will list this information on the appropriate date.

For questions about either fund, please contact Chana Brody at chanabrody@gmail.com or 412-782-5806.

Chana Brody Jan ShawChair, Pulpit Flower Fund Sisterhood President

Please complete this form and send it with a check (made payable to Rodef Shalom Sisterhood) to Rodef Shalom Sisterhood, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

Pulpit Flower Fund (min. $50) Pulpit Flower Endowment Fund (min. $500)

Enclosed is a check for $ for pulpit flowers on (DATE):

In honor / memory of

Donor

Address

Would you like to honor someone special or a special occasion? Sisterhood’s Remembrance Fund is a great way to do just that! For every contribution, a card is sent to the honoree notifying them of the sender (but not the amount!).

Library Fund–$5*Glick Children’s Library–$15**Lippman Library–$25**Restoration Fund–$10*

*minimum**single volume with bookplate

Mail with check, payable to Rodef Shalom Sisterhood, to the Temple.

To: ___________________________________

Address: ______________________________

______________________________________

In Memory of: ___________________________

In Honor of: ____________________________

Donor: ________________________________

Address: ______________________________

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Remembrance Fund