A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:
  "IN THE BEGINNING"
Our Parsha this week will be "BEREISHIT", which literally means "In the Beginning".  We will once again be starting over...and as Jews, we have the opportunity to do this annually.  We have prayed to be inscribed in the book of life for a good New Year, and hope that our prayers will be answered.

Each of us has the opportunity to start anew...but doesn't everyone have this chance every day of their lives?  When we wake up in the morning we have the unique ability to make each day as positive as it can be...no matter what our circumstances are.  Whether we are dealing with health issues or interpersonal relationships, if we think positively, and strive for things to go well...we have a better chance for that to happen than if we always mire in misery!

Whether it's our Jewish New Year, or the Secular New Year that all people are participants in...whether you are starting a new job; welcoming a new grandchild into the family; reading a new book; trying out a new recipe; planning or attending your first Sisterhood meeting...there are so many opportunities for us to make fresh starts.  New beginnings are all around us, not just at the New Year, but every day of our lives.

I have actually begun my annual trek through the Region.  I've already attended a Torah Fund Brunch and a "Members in Good Standing" Dinner...the "new year" of events has started!  I love visiting your Sisterhoods, so please invite me and I will make every effort to join you and bring greetings!

Speaking of joining you...I'd like to invite each of you to join your Region "sisters" at our Annual Torah Fund-Founder's Day event on Sunday, November 12th at Beth El in Yardley, PA.  Not only will we be honoring all the Sisterhoods that reached their goals in the '16-'17 Campaign year, we'll start off with a delicious brunch and then have some "food for thought" with an amazing panel discussion entitled "INTERFAITH MARRIAGE: IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR"  (see invitation/flyer below)

I wish all of you wonderful new beginnings each and every day!

Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom,

WE ARE SISTERHOOD!  WE ARE REGION!  WE ARE WOMEN'S LEAGUE!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rochelle F. Hirt
President, Mid-Atlantic Region
IN OUR REGION

EXCITING TORAH FUND NEWS
 
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Join me in congratulating the 2016-2017 campaign TF certificate winners!  Twenty Sisterhoods met the goal criteria to get a certificate and to be honored our November 12 Torah Fund-Founders Day event at Congregation Beth El in Yardley, PA at 11:15. 
 
Come be part of a special day with a Panel on Interfaith Marriage: It's a Family Affair---with discussion, awards, food, friendship and raffles.  See the RSVP information on the attached flyer.
 
Certificate Winners 2016-2017
 
Adath Israel Main Line - Merion Station, PA
Adath Israel - Lawrenceville, NJ
Beth Tikvah- B'nai Jeshurun - Erdenheim, PA
Congregation Beth Tikvah, Marlton, NJ
Congregation B'nai Jacob - Phoenixville, PA
Congregation Or Shalom of the Main Line - Berwyn, PA
Har Zion Temple - Penn Valley, PA
Melrose B'nai Israel Emanu-El - Elkins Park, PA
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County - Richboro, PA
Ohev Shalom - Wallingford , PA
Shirat Hayam - Ventnor, NJ
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El - Wynnewood, PA
Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel - Philadelphia, PA
Temple Har Zion - Mt. Holly, NJ
Temple Beth Sholom - Cherry Hill, NJ
Temple Israel - Wilkes-Barre, PA
Temple Sinai - Cinnaminson, NJ
Temple Sinai - Dresher, PA
Tiferet Bet Israel - Blue Bell, PA
Tifereth Israel of Lower Bucks County - Bensalem, PA

So Proud of our Region!   Ladies, we raised 98% of our Region goal!  Feel proud - you earned it!  Torah Fund thanks you for all of your hard work  and diligence.
 
Some of you have already started to send in transmittal sheets to the Torah Fund office and to me.  Looks like many of our Sisterhoods had their pins for the High Holy days!  Please remember there is detailed step-by-step info on filling in the important info on your transmittal sheets in your 2017-2018 Torah Fund Campaign Guide.
 
Remember - Join the Mid-Atlantic Region at our
November 12 Torah Fund-Founder's Day event!
 
Any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.
Lori Snow, Mid-Atlantic Region Torah Fund VP
lvsnow@comcast.net   (610) 635-0149
Mid-Atlantic Region of Women's League for Conservative Judaism
Bernice Oswald Women's League Institute
Fall 2017
Study with Rabbi David Ackerman

From Basle to Jerusalem: 120 Years of Zionism and Israel

2017 is a year of significant Zionist anniversaries - 50 years since the Six Day War, 70 from the UN Partition Plan, the Centennial of the Balfour Declaration, and the 120th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress. These occasions chart the revolutionary transformation of the Jewish people over the course of a dozen decades. Join us as we explore some of the key writings - speeches, letters, cables, proclamations, essays, and more - that tell this powerful story.

Texts will be provided.

Where:  Har Zion Temple
When:  Mondays:  October 16, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20, 27; December 4, 11, 18
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am

For information:  Violet Zeitlin - 215-635-1587; razeitlin@aol.com
         Millie Brooks - 215-635-7120; ; msmbrooks1@gmail.com
     Rabbi David Ackerman - 610-667-1651 x 305; rabbidavid@bethamisrael.org
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Registration: $125 made payable to WLCJ Mid-Atlantic Region;
Name __________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________
Email address __________________________________________________
Home phone _________________________Cell _______________________
Synagogue affiliation_____________________________________________
Please bring check to class or mail to:Millie Brooks: 7900 Old York Road, #813B   , Elkins Park, PA 19027

  


 IN OUR SISTERHOODS
If your Sisterhood is having an event that you would like to share with the Region,  please let us know at:  midatlanticregionwlcj@gmail.com


Save these dates for Har Zion Temple's
OPEN A BOOK...OPEN YOUR MIND SERIES
1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley, PA 19072
Confirmed Authors
2017-2018        

·        October 18, 7 pm - Annabelle Gurwitch, Wherever You Go, They Are There: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To
·        November 1, 7 pm - Francine Klagsbrun, Lioness
·        November 8, 11:30 am (Sisterhood Luncheon) - Susan A. Silver, Hot Pants in Hollywood
·        December 6, 7 pm - Rabbi Daniel Cohen, What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone
·        January 10, 7 pm - Marie Benedict, The Other Einstein
·        January 15, 1 pm - Michele Edwards (for MLK Day), A Hat for Mrs. Goldman
·        February 7, 7 pm - David Fishman, The Book Smugglers:  Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis
·        March 7, 7 pm - Alan Zweibel, For This We Left Egypt?
·        April 22, 7 pm - Alexandra Silber, After Anatevka
·        April 23, 11:30 pm (Sisterhood Luncheon) - Pam Jenoff, The Orphan's Tale
·        April 25, 7 pm - Ronald Balson, The Trust
·        April 26, 7 pm - Noah Lederman, A World Erased
  (More details to follow in our next edition)
 MOMENTS TO SHARE

(Mazel Tovs, Memorials, and More...)
 


  Do you have a Simcha or Lifecycle Event you want to share with your Region Sisters?  
Email us at:  midatlanticregionwlcj@gmail.com  and we'll include it.

 
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MESSAGE FROM MARGIE MILLER, OUR WLCJ PRESIDENT:
 
Registration for the next Distance Workshop, "I'm a Line Officer - What Should I Be Doing in this Leadership Position?" on Wednesday, October 18, at 8:30 p.m. (eastern time), is now open! Are you a Recording Secretary or a Corresponding Secretary? A Treasurer or a Financial Secretary? This workshop is for you! Register here .
An e-mail with the call-in number will be sent the week of the workshop. For more information, call 212.870.1260.

Margie Sivin Miller
Women's League for Conservative Judaism 
International President
"Networking to engage, enrich and empower Conservative Jewish women"

Action Needed: Resolution on Human Trafficking
A resolution on Human Trafficking  being presented in our new open resolutions system is available for review and discussion on the Women's League website,  www.wlcj.org
 
Please take a look at the resolution and leave your comments. A webinar discussion of the resolution will take place on Monday, October 16 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Instructions on how to join the conversation are below.
 
There are several more resolutions being worked on by the resolutions committee, on issues including Gun Control and Women's Right to Choose.
 
Click here to read and comment on the proposed resolution.

How to Join the Meeting
Date: Monday, October 16, 2017
Time: 8:30 p.m. (EST)
 
Please go online and follow these directions a few minutes before the meeting. (Take note of the meeting ID, which is 240-945-204, before proceeding as you may need it to sign in.)
 
OPTION 1
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OPTION 2
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OPTION 3
If you are joining the meeting by phone only, please call:
Dial in: 646-558-8656
Canada Dial in: 647-558-0588
Meeting ID: 240-945-204
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