Sisterhood Notes
NEW BOARD: The following women who make up the 5772 Sisterhood Board:
Co-Presidents, Linda Mandel & Linda Aigen
VP Membership, Liz Hess
VP Fundraising, Marina Tokman
VP Programming, Ruth Collins
Recording Secretary, Julie Paige
Corresponding Secretary, Susan Nohelty
Financial Secretary, Phyllis Rappaport
Treasurer, Joy Blumkin
Torah Fund, Pam Rose
Judaica Shop, Esther Racoosin
Tree of Life, Marsha Pond
Ex-Officio, Jacki Brooks
At-Large-Members: Tyson Merrill, Susan Lustick, Pam Bleiwas
Immediate Past President and Parliamentarian, Barbara Shulman
Religious School Representatives: Rochelle Proujansky, Carol Levitsky, Myra Berkowitz
And more Sisterhood news...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 7 PM - Temple Beth-El Social Hall
Sisterhood presents Nina L. Collins, Ph.D, discussing:
"Legally Violating Sabbath Law" (or When The Rabbi Really Wants You To Break Shabbat)
In the second century BCE, Jews were prepared to die rather than violate Shabbat. 300 years later, the picture reversed, and the Sages viewed acts of healing and saving life a religious duty, and an essential good deed, even if it violated Shabbat. What caused this enormous change, and how did the Jewish Sages manage it? This talk traces the early history of Jewish attitudes toward acts of healing, and saving life during one of the most transformative periods in our history.
Nina Collins, esteemed mother of our own Sisterhood and TBE member Ruth Collins, lectures in the Department of Theology and the Language Centre at the University of Leeds. Her book, "The Library in Alexandria and the Bible in Greek," examines the date and events surrounding the translation of the Torah into Greek, a seminal event in Jewish History.
Donor Dinner
Monday, June 4, 6 PM
The Country Club of Ithaca
189 Pleasant Grove Road
$30 per person, and guests welcome!
raffle, prizes, and a little business
RSVP by May 25 @
ithacasisterhood@gmail.com