Greetings!
Each year we have celebrated Passover together, and this year we have an excellent virtual program to commemorate and entertain.
We hope you will be with us again.
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WRS Presents
A Virtual Passover Program
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Sunday, April 10
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Passover has always held special meaning for the Women of Rodef Sholom, as we've come together to celebrate the holiday every year. We invite you to join us again this year, as we celebrate Passover in community by sharing experiences, hearing stories of courage and freedom, and learning together.
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WRS Rosh Chodesh
A Special Holiday For Women
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The Rosh Chodesh Group
Tuesday, April 12
2:00pm - 3:30pm
“Whoever blesses the moon in its time welcomes
the presence of the Schechina (female Devine presence).”
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.
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!
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Monday, April 4
7:30pm - 9:00pm
We meet the first Monday of
the month.
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The WRS Book Club will discuss
The Night Watchman
The Book Club will be selecting books at this meeting
for June, July, and August.
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WRS Presents
The Contemporary Jewish Museum: Tikkun For the Cosmos,
the Community, and Ourselves
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Sunday, May 15
4:00 - 5:00pm
Image Credit: Terri Friedman, You don’t get to know (detail), 2021. Friedman Benda Gallery, A New Realism, curated by Glenn Adamson,
June 2021. Photo: Josef Jacques.
Join the Women of Rodef Sholom on a a virtual tour of The Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco's
Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community, and Ourselves exhibit, which presents works by thirty Bay Area-based contemporary artists reflecting on the Jewish concept of tikkun (Hebrew for "to repair").
In a moment of collective challenges and uncertainty, this thought provoking and meaningful exhibition re-examines the term tikkun as a phenomenon of care and interconnectedness. The works in this exhibition consider how the concept of tikkun can help us look critically both inward and outward, guide us through change, and build resilience for the ongoing work of repair.
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Shop at the WRS Gift Shop |
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The Gift Shop is open.
Monday-Thursday
10:00am - 3:00pm
Friday
11:30am - 2:00pm
Sunday
10:00am - 12:30pm
with all safety requirements in place for your comfort.
Celebrate Passover with a gift to enjoy the holiday!
Beautiful seder plates and other items.
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.
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.
We will help you find just the right item, and your purchase will help fund the programs of the Women of Rodef Sholom.
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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.
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Getting to know Shelley London |
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Shelley has had many careers including sales at Nordstrom, radiology technician at California Pacific Medical Center and procedure scheduling at Marin General Hospital. If she could do it all over again, she would have pursued a career in Criminal Justice.
You may know her as the ‘star’ interviewer of this “Getting to Know”… feature in the newsletter.
Shelley is currently an active member of Women of Rodef Sholom and on the Membership Committee as a Member-at-Large, and there's more to know.
HERSTORY
After retiring and joining WRS. Shelly was looking for new challenges. She finds it very interesting to learn about the women who are involved—their commitment, warmth, and friendship. Shelley feels that doing service in Women of Rodef Sholom is a way to give back to her Jewish Community the tradition, spirituality, and guidance that was shown to her.
Shelley grew up in a large Jewish community in Winnipeg, Canada, the eldest of three sisters. Her father was born in Poland and her mother in Winnipeg. She graduated from the I.L. Peretz Folk School, where she studied Yiddish in the morning and English in the afternoon. Shelley raised her children in Marin, and she still lives here. Shelley and her family are long time members of Congregation Rodef Sholom where she celebrated her adult Bat Mitzvah.
Shelley’s favorite Jewish women are Golda Meir, because of Golda's strength and leadership, and Shelley's mother who was alway kind, loving and available.
Shelley’s guilty pleasures are eating Sees chocolate, shoe shopping, and singing Barbara Striesand songs at the top of her lungs!
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WRS Programming Team Meeting
Tuesday, April 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.
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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.
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WRS Board Meeting
Tuesday, April 5
7:00pm - 8:30pm on Zoom
Our 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 month's WRS Board meeting or future Board meetings.
The Women of Rodef Sholom is now recruiting members to volunteer with several committees within our organization. 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.
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In Partnership
Social Justice and Civic Engagement
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Learn more about Congregation Rodef Sholom's social justice activities.
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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.
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Marin Organizing Committee (MOC)
Accountability Session
Tuesday, April 26
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Join us as we discuss our agenda of issues with candidates for local public office and ask them to commit to working with us to create a Marin where all can thrive. Stay tuned for an email update on which candidates for local public office will be in attendance.. Congregation Rodef Sholom is proud to be one of the founding members of MOC.
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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.
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We enjoyed local author Catherine Ehrlich
who spoke about her book
Following clues from her grandmother Irma's extraordinary memories, Catherine Ehrlich explored her outspoken Austrian grandparents’ influential lives at the crossroads of German and Jewish national movements.
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