WRJ Mid-Atlantic Candle

Greetings! Experiencing Your Mid-Atlantic District

District Events

Please join your Mid-Atlantic Sisters for a virtual Havdalah service on Saturday night, April 17 at 7:30. Register here, everyone is welcome!   After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please join your Sisters (Virtually) for the  Spring 2021 Mid-Atlantic Board Meeting   Find what's been happening in the District Connect with your fellow Sisters Wear your pajamas or sweat pants Bring your favorite beverage and check in! Who can attend? EVERYONE!!!!  April 18th at 1:30 pm  You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Apr 18, 2021 01:30 PM Eastern Time Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Hope to see you all there! Virtually!!!!

Thursday, April 22, 2021, 7:30 PM The Dutch House by Ann Patchett The Dutch House is a story of siblings, Danny and Maeve Conroy, their obsessive connection with the iconic family house they lived in as young children, and how their lives unfolded over the years. The story is narrated by Danny over multiple non-linear time periods. Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Want to know what is happening in the District?  Just wanna hang out with some friends?  Join us on April 29th at 7:30 pm for the Monthly Mid-Atlantic Schmooze!  Register here, everyone is welcome!  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You are invited to READ, REFLECT and DISCUSS Join a cohort of District Members for a 3-part discussion about issues and insights raised by your reading of Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson. These sessions will be facilitated and structured to create a safe space for sharing. So there is common ground among participants, reading the book is not a requirement to participate, but we are hoping for a commitment to attend all sessions. Register here for the first session Mondays: May 3, May 24, and June 7 7:30 PM More information to come

Sisterhood Happenings

Women of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Baltimore, Maryland Join the Women of BHC and learn something new on Wednesday afternoons during the month of April. Sessions are from 1:30 - 2:30. Click here for more information. Register on Zoom using this link.

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Women of Temple Solel Bowie, Maryland Back by popular demand...WoTS Trivia Night!!! Sunday, April 11, 7 p.m. Where: At your home on your computer (virtually)  RSVP to Nina Stein at MrsNina.Stein@gmail.com by April 9th. Please provide your cell phone number when RSVPing. It will be used for players to text responses to their teammates. On the day of the event, you will receive an email with a list of your teammates, their cell phone numbers, a list of rules and general information and a link to the Zoom.

Temple Israel Sisterhood Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, April 18 10:30 AM - Board Meeting Begins 11:15 AM - General Meeting with Special Guest Speaker Karen Sim, WRJ North America First V.P. Register in advance for this meeting

Is your women's group hosting events that you would like to share?  Have a great speaker or virtual tour?   Mid-Atlantic District would love to help you celebrate these events.  Send information regarding any future programs to WRJ Mid-Atlantic Engagement Chair: Jaime Racer, at jbethracer@gmail.com, so she can post it on Yammer and add it to the District Calendar!  The deadline for submitting articles to The Candle for the "Mark Your Calendars" edition is the 1st of the month. The deadline for submitting articles for the News and Information edition is the 10th of the month for publication on the 15th. Please send pictures and a brief write-up to madmarketcom@gmail.com

April Calendar on Yammer Check out what's happening in all of our WRJ Districts.

Keeping You Informed You now have additional ways to stay on top of what is happening in the Mid-Atlantic District. Along with The Candle and the website, follow us on Twitter @MidWrj. Do you have a Facebook account? Follow us on the WRJ Mid-Atlantic District page. Join our district Yammer group.  If you are already on Yammer, you can look for it using the search bar or you can search for it in groups. Once you click on the group, you can read the messages and then click the button on the upper right side that says "join group". If you are not yet on Yammer, you can send an email to leadership@wrj.org to request an invitation. In addition to information pertaining to our district, you can join groups that include information on Judaica shops, membership, Israel, and many other interests.

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