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Greetings!
Make sure to check out all that WRJ and our District have to offer.
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Check out the WRJ November 2021 Program Guide
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Congratulations to the following individuals who recently completed their Silver Lifeline Pins
Flora Feldman
Ellen Wagner (along with her husband Bill)
Bernice Porrazzo
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Mid-Atlantic District Board Meeting
Sunday, November 14th, 10 AM - 12 PM
If you are the President of your sisterhood or Co-President, did you know that you have a voice on the District level? YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. Please join us for our
Virtual District Semi-Annual Board Meeting. Sunday, November 14th from 10-12 noon.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Sisterhoods Gone Wild: It’s Membership Mania!
Stacy Nagel, WRJ-PD VP of Membership
Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30 PM
Come join our Special Guest - Pacific District’s VP of Membership as we take a summer fling into the world of Membership! It’s Membership Mania and we’re here to answer any and all of your questions and to learn from each other.
- What’s going to happen with our membership when we return to in-person activities?
- How can we recruit and retain members in a new “hybrid” online and in-person world?
- How can we recruit those ever-elusive younger members? Should we just “give up”?
- How can we encourage our members to be more active in our Sisterhood?
- How can we support our synagogues as we move back to in-person activities to increase our membership?
- Our synagogue is losing congregants or changing --- will our Sisterhood survive? Can we still be a Sisterhood without a synagogue? Can we be a part of WRJ without a Sisterhood?
Wear your comfy clothes, bring your questions and ideas, and let’s twist!
Please join us! This evening especially is designed for Sisterhood Vice Presidents of Membership, Membership Chairs, and Presidents, but all who are interested are welcome!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Join the Women of the Mid-Atlantic District for Another Great Book Talk!
Thursday, December 16th, 2021,7:30 PM
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In her warm, absorbing, and keenly observed new novel, Lara Vapnyar follows the intertwined lives of four immigrants in New York City as they grapple with love and tumult, the challenges of a new home, and the absurdities of the digital age.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Order Your Virtual Cookbook in Time
for the Holidays
Find over 75 diverse and delicious recipes, including holiday favorites such as brisket, kugel, pumpkin chocolate chip bread and cranberry chutney in this virtual cookbook. Enjoy vegan and gluten-free recipes too. Mid-Atlantic District’s Treasured, Tried and True Recipes was created last year during COVID to bond our District’s sisterhoods together. Order yours now in time to create fabulous holiday meals or order them as gifts for family and friends.
To purchase your own virtual copy for a donation of $18, go to https://mid-atlantic-district.square.site/. Proceeds will be used by the District to provide scholarships for URJ campers and first-time District event attendees and for other District projects.
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Temple Sinai Women of Reform Judaism
Washington, DC
Register here for this event.
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Women of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Baltimore, Maryland
Join the Women of BHC and learn something new on Wednesdays during November and December. Click here for more information.
Register on Zoom using this link for all programs.
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Dear Friends,
After a long time of not being able to join in person, we are looking forward to our second WRJ Women's Empowerment Awards Dinner. Save the date, to join us virtually or in person, on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. We will be honoring a select group of nominees who empower other women and are advocates for change as well as Rabbi Marla Feldman for her 20 years of Reform Movement service. You won't want to miss this special event! Information on registration will come early this winter.
In the meantime, we are asking for nominations of special women in your life. Nominations are due on Friday, December 10, 2021. Think "out of the box" and nominate women who continue to shape and change the course of history. We want to recognize their incredible service. To read more about the guidelines, visit our Women's Empowerment Awards website here: https://wrj.org/womens-empowerment-awards-dinner.
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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 add it to the District Calendar!
Deadline Information
1st of the month is for events that will happen in the future. They will be publicized in the "Mark Your Calendars" edition.
10th of the month is for events that have already happened.
A BRIEF write-up and pictures will be included in the Sisterhood News and Information section in The Candle that is published on the 15th of the month. Please send pictures and a brief write-up to madmarketcom@gmail.com
Items that are not sent in time for the first edition
will not be included in the second edition.
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Does your sisterhood need Yammer training? Ask your president to get the PowerPoint presentation that gives you
all you need to know. The slide deck has been made available to every Area Director.
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Keeping You Informed
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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WRJ Mid-Atlantic District
madmarketcom@gmail.com
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