July 2022

Hello Angela,

It's time to renew your WRS membership, or join us for the first time. WRS membership for the current year began July 1, 2022 and ends June 30, 2023.

Here are easy ways to join WRS.

* Submit your payment directly to WRS online. Pay WRS

* Mail your renewal to WRS. Here's the membership form to send with your payment. Mail to WRS

* Join WRS when processing your Congregation Rodef Sholom annual membership.

If you have renewed your membership, thank you!

We are so happy to have you with us in WRS.

If you haven't gotten to it yet, we are one sister short.

Sunday, August 13 is our kick off event for the new year.

Save the date!

Say L'Shana Tova with honey

for your loved ones.

Support the charitable work of WRS, and celebrate Rosh Hashanah with True Source honey.

Trackable from hive to table

$14.00

ORDER HONEY

Guaranteed to arrive before

Rosh Hashanah begins on September 25

SHIPPING

Free in the US through August 1

$6.50 after August 1 in the US

$25 per jar to Cananda

$35 per jar to other countries

For questions contact:

WRShoney@gmail.com

WRS Rosh Chodesh

A Special Holiday for Women

The Rosh Chodesh Group

Tuesday, September 13

2:00pm - 3:30pm on Zoom

“Whoever blesses the moon in its time welcomes

the presence of the Schechina (female Devine presence).”

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Rosh Chodesh marks the beginning of each month by the appearance of the new moon. The talmud records this as a special holiday for women.

Join us in this thoughtful group, as we get to know each other better through topics put forth by a different facilitator each month.

Rosh Chodesh will be on vacation in July and August. We welcome you to our September meeting to enjoy our friendship gathering.

If you have a topic you would like to present and discuss during Rosh Chodesh in any of the months from September 2022 through June 2023, please contact us at coordinatorroshchodesh@gmail.com.

Our Rosh Chodesh group meets each month to share women's perspectives on Torah, politics, ritual, music, prayer, and more in an intimate setting. d!

WRS Book Club

Monday, August 1

7:30pm - 9:00pm

We meet the first Monday

of the month.

No meeting in July

The WRS Book Club will discuss

The Four Winds

by Kristin Hannah

Here are the book selections through October:

September 12 - The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

(date changed due to Labor Day)

October 3 - The Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict

Shop at the WRS Gift Shop

The Gift Shop is open

summer hours.

Monday - Friday

11:00 am - 1:30 pm

with all safety requirements in place

for your comfort.

Saturday - Sunday closed.

Bracelets for the graduate or birthday!

Shop online for a great selection of Judaica for Shabbat, Havdallah, simchas, and all special occasions. If you order at the WRS website, delivery is available in Marin.

Place an order for pick up or delivery.

If you are shopping for a talit, you can make an appointment by email to come in to the shop, or if you don't see what you're looking for in the Gift Shop, please ask for assistance by email.

Email the Gift Shop.

We will help you find just the right item, and your purchase will help fund the programs of the Women of Rodef Sholom.

Sales staff needed in the WRS Gift Shop

Have you ever considered yourself behind the counter meeting folks coming into the JCC and helping someone find that special gift?

We need you now! Flexible shifts and a 20% discount on your purchases.

Thinking about it? Email our Volunteer Coordinator to find out more.

Get Involved With WRS

WRS Programming Team Meeting

Tuesday, July 19

5:30pm - 7:00pm

The Programming Team meets

the third Tuesday of the month.

Help us develop and plan virtual programming for the coming months. RSVP with your name and email to wrssisterhood@gmail.com , and the Zoom link for the meeting will be emailed to you. If you attend a meeting, you will be added to the distribution list for future meetings. Join us! We are stronger together.

THANK YOU WRS PROGRAMMING TEAM:

Amy Friedricks, Angela Giacomini, Laura J. Giacomini, Antoinette Golbus, Susan Goldwasser, Antoinette Grimes, BettyAnn Kram, Barbara Kraus, Sheri Langer, Jen Levine, Alissa Ralston, Fanny Stein, Sheila Wheeler.

We welcome new members: Denise Freinkel, Eileen Levy, and Shelley Siegan.

WRS Board Meeting

Tuesday, August 2 (no meeting in July)

7:00pm - 8:30pm on Zoom

Our Board of Directors meetings are the first Tuesday of

the month and are open to all members.

Send your name and email to wrs@rodefsholom.org if you would like to attend this or future meetings.

WRS Election of

new Board of Directors

The WRS board slate for the 2022 -2024 term was unanimously approved during the General Board meeting held on June 7, 2022.

Women of Rodef Sholom's officers:

Angela Giacomini, President

Laura J. Giacomini, First Vice President

Fanny Stein, VP (Co) Membership

Judy Frumkin, VP (Co) Membership

Laura J. Giacomini, VP (Co) Programming/Social Justice

Barbara Merino, Co-Treasurer

Lois Nole, Co-Treasurer

Toni Golbus, Recording Secretary

The WRS Board of Directors is composed of elected officers, immediate past president, appointed chairs of standing committees, and members-at-large.

Women of Rodef Sholom's Board of Directors:

Angela Giacomini, President

Laura J. Giacomini, First Vice President

Fanny Stein, VP (Co) Membership

Judy Frumkin, VP (Co) Membership

Laura J. Giacomini, VP (Co) Programming/Social Justice

Barbara Merino, Co-Treasurer

Lois Nole, Co-Treasurer

Toni Golbus, Recording Secretary

Jen Levine, Immediate Past President

Ingrid Tolson, Gift Shop Chair

BettyAnn Kram, Publicity Chair

Susan Goldwasser, Congregation Community Building Chair

Sheri Langer, Member-at-Large

Jan Goldberg, Member-at-Large

Naomi Sachs, Member-at-Large

"Meet the Board Members" will profile each Board member beginning in the August Newsletter.

We need you!

If you are interested in sharing your talents with Membership, Programming, Social Justice and Fundraising endeavors, please email your contact details to wrs@rodefsholom.org.

WRS Supports Congregation Rodef Sholom's

Capital Campaign

The Women of Rodef Sholom's mission is aligned with this project, please add your support to this campaign. Find out more about Rodef's Sholom's new sacred space and ways to contribute here.

WRS Gift to Rabbi Lara Regev

The Women of Rodef Sholom was honored to present a special tallit to Rabbi Lara Regev as a farewell gift and as an expression of our gratitude for her years of service to Congregation Rodef Sholom. It is our hope that when she wraps this tallit around her shoulders she feels the love from the Women of Rodef Sholom and our community and remembers that she retains a place in all of our hearts.

In Partnership

Social Justice and Civic Engagement

Learn more about Congregation Rodef Sholom's social justice activities.

Congregation Rodef Sholom's website

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

For more than six decades, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (the RAC) has worked to educate, inspire, and mobilize the Reform Jewish Movement to advocate for social justice. More Information here.

The Women of Rodef Sholom is a proud member of the Women of Reform Judaism and WRJ Pacific District (WRJ PD). Sign up for the WRJ PD's weekly "Chai Line."

Reform Movement Leaders Denounce the Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Read here

WRJ “Advocacy Matters” Newsletter. Sign up here

Marin Organizing Committee (MOC)

Leaders Meeting

Wednesday, August 3

7:00pm - 8:30pm

MOC consists of faith-based and nonprofit organizations that are working on social justice issues around renter protection, affordable housing, aging, and mental health within our community. Congregation Rodef Sholom is proud to be one of the founding members of MOC.

To learn more, contact Judy Bloomberg at jabloomberg@icloud.com

Visit the MOC website to learn more.

Looking back ...

Hello Gorgeous

Celebrating the life of Barbra Streisand

Last month we took a virtual tour of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU's original exhibit exploring the many achievements of Barbra Streisand.

What a woman! What a life!

Visit our website