For many years, WRJ/Sisterhood has had a policy of open board meetings. This means that every woman in WRJ/Sisterhood is welcome to attend our monthly meetings. By attending these meetings, you will get first hand information about our programs and projects, hear reports about WRJ/Sisterhood at the district level as well as the international level. You will also have the opportunity to partake in discussions about various issues in which we are involved. Our next meeting will be Monday October 25 at 7:30 pm. Hope to see you there!

Women of Reform Judaism/TBK Sisterhood is off to a good start for our 118th year! Our first Open Board meeting will be held on Monday September 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Adult Lounge. All WRJ/Sisterhood members are invited to attend; it is a great opportunity to participate in the decision making process and to learn what is happening. The women of temple have always played a vital role in its activities and we are still filling many needs for now and the future of our community.

Thanks to all of you who have sent in your dues so promptly, and a special thanks to those who upgraded to a higher level. We look forward to welcoming you at our Paid-Up Member event on Monday September 27 - look for details in a separate article. Don't miss our own Judy Schwartz reporting on her trip to Kenya. If you have not sent in your dues just yet, please do so as soon as possible so you can join us for that evening.

Please watch for the exciting programs in the planning for the year ahead; there will be mid-day meetings as well as evening events and we will again co-sponsor two Kollel: Sunday Series sessions. Perhaps there is something we have not thought about that you would like for us to do...please tell us, by phone, by email, or in person when you see us at temple.

There are weekly programs that would welcome new participants: Mah Jongg players meet on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. and our Exercise Class will resume on September 13 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. (there is a minimal fee). Come join the fun!

L'Shana Tova.
May 5771 be a sweet and healthy year for us all.
Gertrud J. Lind
President

Our Bat Mitzvah Year!

Join us for our 13th Annual Women's Retreat on October 22-23.

This year we will be joined by Rabbi Helene Ferris, Rabbi Emerita of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester.

Location: Staybridge Suites
Cost: $135-general registration, $155-patron, $180-benefactor
$50 single supplement

Please mail your check, payable to WRJ/TBK Sisterhood to 2131 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, 14618.
Questions? Call Ellen at 244-7011

Purchase a Judaica Shop gift card in any denomination and allow the recipient to make the choice of any item! The gift cards bear no expiration date, are easy to purchase and are easy to wrap or mail. Profits from the Judaica Shop benefit projects within TBK and beyond. Help WRJ/Sisterhood support our temple and our community.

Gift cards...a great choice!

Judaica Shop Hours:
Sundays: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon (during Religious School)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Monday - Friday: Please call first to assure someone will be available to assist you.

Monday September 27 at 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Judy Schwartz on her trip to Africa with Pads for Power

Please join us for an evening of learning and conversation on September 27 in the Ames Amzalak Atrium. This year's paid-up membership evening features a delightful light dinner, coffee and dessert as well as our after-dinner speaker, Judy Schwartz. Judy will delight us with tales of her adventures in the Sudan with the Pads for Power group. Come hear some of the highlights and some lowlights of her adventure of a lifetime.

If you are a paid-up member please RSVP by Wednesday September 22 to Sue Eckhaus in the WRJ/Sisterhood office 244-7060 x 233. You may also contact Sue for more information or if you are interested in joining WRJ/Sisterhood.

Sunday October 3

Join with members of St. Louis Church and our WRJ/Sisterhood to raise funds and awareness of the continuing needs in Haiti. All money raised will get to bonafide providers of services. Funds raised by WRJ/Sisterhood, TBK members and friends will support URJ/WRJ projects in Haiti.

Date: Sunday October 3
Registration at 1:00 pm at St.Louis; music & other entertainment
Walk (at your own pace) 1:30 - 5:00 pm in the Village of Pittsford

More info and registration at: stlouischurch.org
$6 fee covers cost of tee shirt and miscellaneious

Recruit your family and friends. Encourage sponsorship ($$$) for each of you. For additional information contact Sue Eckhaus at 244-7060 ext. 233 or seckhaus[at]tbk.org.

WRJ/TBK Sisterhood provides scholarship funds to student rabbis, cantors and educators through donations to the WRJ Y.E.S. Fund.

It is a lovely tradition to sponsor a Friday evening Oneg Shabbat in honor of a forthcoming wedding, wedding anniversary, a special person or event, someone's birthday, the birth or naming of a child or grandchild, or a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. You may become a sponsor by making a donation to the Belle Rose-Beck Bernstein Sabbath Fund, which enables Sisterhood to continue this beautiful conclusion to our Friday evening services.

As a sponsor, your name will be printed in the program passed out at Friday evening services and in the Temple bulletin. You will also be asked to participate, if you wish, in the service on the date you are sponsoring.

For more information, please call Margie Sabath, 271-3773 or Sue Eckhaus at the Sisterhood Office, 244-7060 (Monday, Tuesday or Thursday a.m.)