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BIG NEWS:
The GIFT SHOP is now on-line. Shop NOW at:
Our Annual RETREAT is VIRTUAL this year
See info below
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Greetings!
Check out the Virtual Events below and see the CRS website
click here
to find all the programs available. We care about YOU!
As Rabbi Stacy has said, we will all be together in person when it is safe for all of us. In the meantime, stay connected through our various events.
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Proposed WRS Slate of Directors
for 2020-2021 and election info
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Election to the 2020-2021 WRS Board of Directors (elected positions) will take place on:
Tuesday, June 2nd, 7 pm, via Zoom
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Self nominations are permitted. Please contact
Jen Levine
if you are interested in serving in any of these positions and/or if you wish to participate in the voting at the June 2nd Board Meeting. Jen will respond with the Zoom link for participation.
There are many other positions available which are appointed by the President. Please seriously consider one of the Open positions or ask Jen how you contribute YOUR talents. Service is its own reward and a great opportunity to connect with wonderful women.
WRS also needs the following appointed necessary positions filled for next year:
- Publicity - Newsletter Editor - update this Newsletter monthly. A great creative outlet opportunity. Done from home. Great way to stay connected.
- Publicity - Social Media Manager - perfect way to keep WRS postings updated. Can be easily done from your own home on your own time frame.
COME JOIN THE WRS BOARD - be a part of a great team of women!
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EVENTS this Month via Zoom
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Contemporary Jewish Museum Tour
Wed, June 10 at 3:30 pm
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Include your name, email address and phone number in your RSVP; Rhonda Daniels will contact you with Zoom link upon registration
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WRS Women's Retreat (Shabbaton)
Sat June 20 - Sessions from 10:30 to 5
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The RETREAT must go on - we are having a Virtual Retreat! A very special Shabbaton of prayer, connection, learning, music and Sisterhood.
Rabbi-Cantor Elana Rosen-Brown will be our clergy at this special event that is not to be missed.
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You can participate as you wish, come to one session, come to all. Workshops zoom links will be sent to you upon registration.
This Women's event is FREE!
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Preliminary Schedule of Workshops:
Shabbat Service 10:30 am - 11:30
Connecting Session 11:30 - 11:45
Lunch (Optional chat) 12:00 pm - 1:00
Connecting Session 1:00 - 1:15
Workshops: Block A 1:30 - 2:15
Workshops: Block B 2:45 - 3:30
Concluding Service 4:00 - 5:00 pm
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More Events this Month via Zoom
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Rosh Chodesh Group
Tues, June 23 at 1 pm
Via Zoom
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“Whoever blesses the moon in its time welcomes the presence of the Schechina (devine presence female).”
Rosh Chodesh marks the beginning of each month as determined by the appearance of the new moon.
The talmud records this as a special holiday for women.
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WRS invites you to help create a Rosh Chodesh group. In an intimate setting, with an opportunity to share a woman’s take on Torah, politics, ritual, music, prayer and much more.
Join us for our first full Zoom Rosh Chodesh, Tuesday, June 23 at 1:00 pm
Please contact Fanny Stein at
fannyxstein@gmail.com
if you are interested and we will send you the link for Zoom.
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BOOK CLUB will be meeting via Zoom
Book of the Month:
June 17th-Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
July 15th-Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman
August 19th-The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
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If you want to participate in Book Club,
CLICK HERE
or call Alice Miller 415-381-6792 and she will send you the Zoom link info.
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Learning continues in June via Zoom
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Curriculum: 10 Commandments
June 11, 18, 25 from 7-8:30 pm
RSVP below and the Zoom ID link will be sent to you.
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Claire Mikowski, Jewish Educator extraordinaire, will be teaching this class. An opportunity to make connections while learning.
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Get Involved: Your input is valuable
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WRS Programming Team meeting
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:30 pm via Zoom
The main focus of this meeting will be the WRS Virtual Women's Retreat logistics
and to plan virtual programming for the summer months.
Zoom link for meeting will be emailed.
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As we continue to find our way through the current changes to our lives brought on by the new reality, it is important to remember that our community risks to wildfire, earthquake and, in some areas, future floods has not diminished. We do, however, have the ability to better cope with these potential disasters by being prepared.
Disaster preparedness is all about considering possible scenarios, creating plans and organizing the resources necessary for surviving situations we all hope we never have to face. Everyone in your household capable of understanding should be familiar with your plan. Fortunately, disaster preparedness experts have created many well thought out guidelines.
The website
www.readymarin.org
is an excellent “go to” resource available in multiple languages. This site addresses:
- How to prepare a Grab and Go Bag in the event quick evacuation is required
- Recommended supplies for up to 7 days of surviving at home
- Specialized information for seniors, the disabled, pets and neighborhoods
Links to other resources, information about available classes and programs that teach emergency first aid and other survival skills. Anyone who has not yet done so should also sign up for the NIXLE warning system by texting 888777 and entering your zip code. You will then receive texts alerting you to possible safety concerns affecting your area. If you are already prepared, review your plan with your household members and be sure your supplies are up to date.
WRS plans to offer a live class once we are once again able to meet in person.
Meanwhile, don’t delay in checking out the resources available to you and making sure you are as prepared as possible for possible disasters.
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BIG NEWS: the GIFT SHOP
is now on-line
Check out the beautiful site:
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Items available:
The Women of Rodef Sholom Judaica Shop has a beautiful selection of items for all of your Jewish Holiday needs. Your purchases help fund the programs of the Women of Rodef Sholom and benefit our Congregational community.
We thank you so much for your support!
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Message from our President
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Dear Brave Women of Rodef Sholom:
I have heard from many of you that you are feeling isolated during this challenging time, and I am so sorry. Please keep reaching out to your families, to your friends, to me, to your health care providers, to other Women of Rodef Sholom, and to Moji at Congregation Rodef Sholom to visit and to participate in spiritual, social, and mental health activities online or via phone.
One way to get active is to vote on a nominated slate of officers for the 2020-21 fiscal year at the Women of Rodef Sholom’s general meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 7:30pm. Please join us in ensuring the WRS continues its mission promoting the general well-being of our Reform Jewish congregation, fostering Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), encouraging social action, and creating opportunities for individual growth through study, spirituality, and community. There are still a number of openings on our Board, and, without you, we are one woman short!
That same evening, we are also saying a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to a number of key WRS officers leaving their posts at the end of June; please join me in giving our heartiest thanks to the following women for their combined decades of service to the Women of Rodef Sholom, to the Congregation, and to their communities at large. We wish you good health and the best in your next adventure, and we certainly hope to see you as honored guests at your next Women of Rodef Sholom event:
Judi Sheppard – Publicity: Newsletter Creator, Marketing; Trivia Night Chair; Parliamentarian and Past President
Ronna Voorsanger – Gift Shop Management/Buyer and Past President
Joanna Berland – Gift Shop Management/Bookkeeper
Gail Dolson – Member-at-Large
Nancy Symonds – Good & Welfare
I will also look for them at all of the Congregation’s regular offerings that I have been enjoying: thoughtful Shabbat services, Cantor David’s beautiful Thursday concerts, and fun and interesting learning experiences, like Borschtfest with Rabbi Elana, donated by members to the Women of Rodef Sholom (WRS).
In addition to these more public activities, my family has a more personal one this month: my eldest daughter’s graduation from college, virtually, of course. We are very proud of her and are looking forward to watching her soar on her own in her first “real” job, beginning in July (hopefully).
Speaking of post-high-school plans, don’t worry if you or a loved one missed the terrific and informative college-age student panel in May, also hosted by the WRS (and shameless plug: organized and facilitated by my younger daughter). We expect to have another one later this summer!
Another upcoming opportunity on Wednesday, June 10 at 3:30 pm, is a virtual tour of the Levi Strauss exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum (Register above) and don’t forget to check out the merchandise from the Women of Rodef Sholom Gift Shop that is now online, yeah, and thanks to the Gift Shop team for their hard work in making that happen!
Later in June and NOT TO BE MISSED is our very special Women of Rodef Sholom VIRTUAL RETREAT. Join us on Saturday, June 20, beginning at 10:30am, for Shabbat services with our beloved Rabbi Elana and a day of education, fun, and spirituality! We were so disappointed not to be able to have our in-person Women’s Retreat this year, but the virtual one will no doubt bring a taste of that warmth, friendship, and learning to us all during this challenging time. See the link above to register (it’s free!) and to see the wonderful sessions our hardworking and creative Programming team are developing!
Wishing you all the strength you need right now, and I hope to see you all very soon, and, in particular, at our peace giving Retreat on June 20.
Stay well,
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Jen Levine
President, Women of Rodef Sholom
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Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC): Reform Movement’s Civic Engagement Campaign
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VIRTUAL TRAINING SCHEDULE:
Register for the RAC’s trainings that will focus on tactics to implement your community’s civic engagement strategy as part of the Reform Movement’s 2020 Civic Engagement Campaign:
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On the lighter side . . .
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WRS Minhag (custom) "Heal Her Now" SCARFS
An Or Ami Award-winning project from WRJ
(Women of Reform Judaism)
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El na, refah na lah (Please God, heal her now)
From Numbers 12:13 -
Then Moses cried to the LORD, "Heal her now, O God."
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The Women of Rodef Sholom has a new minhag (custom) which was introduced and created at the WRS Retreat this year. Beautiful hand-made silk scarfs were produced, wrapped in Mishaberach prayers while holding the Torah, and adorned with healing prayers and love.
When a woman in our Congregation has a very serious illness, she will be presented with a "Heal Her Now" Scarf as a gift from the Women of Rodef Sholom. Rabbi Stacy has the box of scarfs.
Sharing this kind of loving kindness, refu’ah sh’leymah (complete healing), and Torah, is what Sisterhood is all about.
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We solemnly pray that you never need one of these scarfs. However, if you do, please contact Rabbi Stacy or
wrs@rodefsholom.org
and you will be wrapped in healing love.
El na, refah na lah (Please God, heal her now)!
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