Sisterhood is an active and caring group that encompasses women of all ages. Programs are held throughout the year, and rotate between mornings, afternoons and evenings to accommodate our members’ lifestyles and schedules.
Sisterhood operates a full service gift shop, The Gift Garden, which features a bar/bat mitzvah gift registry, personalized kippot, tallitot, ketubot, Passover wines, other Judaica, and snacks. Proceeds from The Gift Garden benefit the Temple. Volunteers operate the Gift Garden. We are always looking for additional volunteers.
This dynamic organization also sponsors a variety of Temple events and programs, including numerous Tzedakah projects, bimah baskets, college gifts, mitzvah corps, etc. Sisterhood’s activities generate significant funds for our congregation.
Sisterhood runs new and innovative programs every year.
Temple Sholom in Broomall is affiliated with Women of Reform Judaism and The Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
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Sisterhood Executive Board
2023-2024
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| Coordinators |
Donna Hendel and Fran Epstein |
| Recording Secretary |
Barbara Barr |
| Co-Treasurers |
Harriet Schultz-Rosenblatt
Mindy Clearfield |
| Historian |
Lisa Schubert |
| Programs |
Barbara Chesler |
| Sisterhood Representative to the Temple Board |
Barbara Chesler |
| 2023-2024 Calendar |
| Get ready to mark your calendars for Sisterhood!!! Here’s what’s happening in 2023-2034!
We have an exciting and busy year ahead starting with our welcome back event on Sunday, October 8, 2023. Are you ready to get your “craft on”? Does this sound like fun? You will have an opportunity to participate in our opening event featuring an afternoon of Alcohol Inks learning to create a keepsake piece of Judaica. Of course, as an extra bonus enjoy some fancy refreshments.
On Saturday, November 11, 2023, we will celebrate Veterans Day with a hike around East Goshen Park escorted by our own historian Lisa Anhalt Schubert.
Sisterhood, once again, will join in the Hanukkah celebration with latkes and soufganiot after services on Friday evening, December 08, 2023.
Feeling lucky? Get ready for some Bingo! On Thursday evening, January 18, 2024 we will play some Bingo and hopefully win some prizes. Interested in volunteering to help Melissa Fein on the committee? Let’s make this event happen. Let us know: we will hook you up.
Once again, the Congregation will be distributing Shalach Manot as part of the Purim celebration with the help from Sisterhood. Keep a lookout for more information and a way to volunteer.
Yes! There will be a Brisket Bake-off! Sisterhood will be creating its original “Top Chef” program when our own Executive Director, Jeffrey Green competes against Sisterhood brisket challengers for the “Brisket Bake-off of the Century” on April 3, 2024.
And that’s not all, soon to be released the Sisterhood Book Club selections for next season. As always there will be a Sisterhood Zoom Get Together (Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM) with additional get togethers during the 2023-2024 season including another installment of our Sisterhood women’s Mini Jewish Journeys. Maybe an outdoor movie screening on the Hendel’s pandemic patio. Possibly another Book Exchange Pool Party at the Pottiger’s home. Of course our Needle Works Art and Canasta groups will continue this season.
Last, but certainly not least, Sisterhood will be supporting an event on November 9, 2023 at Rodeph Sholom Synagogue honoring the Memorial Scrolls Trust chaired by our own member, Barbara Chesler. Want to learn more, check out Our Holocaust Torah on the Temple Sholom website temple-sholom.org
Remember, we are the Sisterhood of Temple Sholom!
Without YOU, we are one woman short! |
| 2023-2024 Book Club List |
This year we read:
| September 7 |
The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris |
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| November 9 |
My Mother’s Secret by Alina Adams |
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| The author will return to our group again this year to discuss her newest book! |
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| January 11 |
The Earthquake Child by Elayne Klasson |
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| March 14 |
Coco at the Ritz by Gloria Dilberto |
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| May 2 |
Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff |
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| July 11 |
Bessie by Linda Kass |
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| The contacts for Sisterhood Book Club are Michele Cooperstein and Laurie Browngoehl. We are meeting on Zoom six times this year. |
| Copies of these books are available for loan from the Temple Sholom Library. These books are limited to a 3 week checkout. |
| New readers are always welcome so pass the word! |
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Board of Directors
2023-2024
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| Bimah Baskets |
Susan Farber and
Honore Poch |
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| Gift Garden |
Linda Phillips |
Happiness and
Memorial Cards |
Shirley Birenbaum |
| JNF Trees |
Shirley Birenbaum |
Shana Tova
Greeting Cards |
Elyse and Daniel Endy |
Sisterhood
Book Club |
Michele Cooperstein
and Laurie Browngoehl |
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Sisterhood Annual Projects and Contributions
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| Sisterhood’s fundraising events sponsor the following programs throughout the year: |
| ARZA/ World Union |
| Federation of Allied Jewish Appeal |
| College Students’ Holiday Gifts |
| Confirmation Bibles |
| Employee Holiday Gifts |
| High Holiday Flowers |
| JNF Trees |
| Life Center of Delaware County |
| Mitzvah Corps |
| Sunday School Students’ Holiday Gift |
| Temple Sholom Hanukkah Dinner |
| Temple Sholom Hospice |
| Temple Sholom Library |
| Temple Sholom Preschool |
| Temple Sholom Religious Education |
| Temple Sholom Scholar-in-Residence Oneg |
| Temple Sholom Sisterhood Oneg |
| Temple Sholom Youth Groups |
| Tzedakah Fund |
| Women of Reform Judaism |
| Women’s Spirituality Classes |
| YES Fund |
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