Welcome to the Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El
Looking for ways to connect with other women? Sisterhood offers opportunities to meet new and old friends. We strive to provide a warm environment where women can bond with one another through a variety of events and are always looking for new input. The very essence of Sisterhood is the notion of solidarity. We strive to support each other. Most important at present is to keep you, our members safe. In that spirit for the time being many of our programs will need to be virtual and when conditions permit, outside gatherings as well.
We welcome women to partake in our events and activities. We sponsor various kinds of programming throughout the year. A few possible events that are happening soon or coming in 2023:
- Our Annual Celebration Dinner
- Online programming on Gender Identity/LGBTQ+/Diversity
- Online book discussions (suggestions welcome!)
- A group hike
- Torah Fund program
- Baking treats in the TBE kitchen for future Shabbat/Kiddush celebrations
- Sisterhood welcomes new ideas and suggestions for programs.
- Sisterhood Shabbat one weekend
Sisterhood raises funds to support the Rabbi Felix Aber Religious School and the Temple. Our annual Flowers and Greetings fundraiser provides beautiful flowers that grace our Bimah during holidays. We oversee the Temple Kitchen and assist in organizing holiday Oneg receptions.
We would love to have you join us in any or all activities. Please let us know what you would enjoy, and if you are willing to assist planning an event or have expertise to share with our membership! Feel free to contact any member of our board with questions or to share your ideas for us to pursue. We are excited about engaging with all in the coming year.
Pay your Sisterhood dues online!
You can now pay your Sisterhood dues online by clicking HERE. Additional donations are always welcome and may be added to your dues payment. Credit Card payments will incur a 3% service fee. Payments by ACH do not incur a fee. If you wish to pay by check you may download and print a membership form HERE.
Sisterhood Board of Directors
| President | Gail Zussman |
| Treasurer | Paula Grant |
| Past President | Liz Hess |
| Financial Secretary | Nancy Emerson |
| Directors | Christine Avgar |
| Rosalyn DuBois | |
| Joanne Zager | |
| Religious School Representative | Rochelle Proujansky |
We want to make sure everyone knows how to share information with each other on our list serve. If you have information you would like to share, a poem, a program you think we could do via ZOOM please feel free to contact either of us. We are happy to set up groups of us interacting with each other when possible.
Elizabeth Hess at: eh39@cornell.edu
Gail Zussman at: gzussman@twcny.rr.com
In times such as this we feel it is important to have ways to connect to one another, provide comfort, support each other and decrease isolation. To support this, we have set up a Sisterhood Bulletin Facebook Group. This is a place where everyone can post their thoughts, events, and requests for members. This is very easy to use.
Please encourage all members to join – it’s easy to access and easy to share with each other.
Here is the link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/142107096383587
Judaica Shop
Sisterhood operates a shop where individuals can purchase items for holiday celebrations, ritual items such as tallitot and kippot, books, jewelry, and more. You are invited to place special orders, as well. For more information please go to the Judaica Shop's web page: https://tbeithaca.org/gift-shop.html
The Torah Fund
Sisterhood donates to the Torah Fund, administered by the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. The Torah Fund supports all of the Conservative movement seminaries: Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY), Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (Los Angeles, CA), Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem), Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano (Buenos Aires), and Zacharias Frankel College (Potsdam, Germany).