Upcoming Deadlines October 10, 2016
Convention Registration Deadline October 13, 2016
Deadline for hotel reservations at the WRJ Convention rate
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Save the Date! November 3-6, 2016
Northeast Distict Convention
Albany, New York March 3-5, 2017
WRJ Fried Leadership Conference
Charleston, S.C. May 21-29, 2017
WRJ Mission to Israel
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Demand Equality in Israel
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The President of the Israeli Supreme Court has said "Enough is enough." Now, URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs is asking for our help!
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Maine: Register by mail by October 18, or in person at your town office or city hall on November 8
New Hampshire: Register by mail (deadlines vary), or in person at your polling place on November 8
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Join WRJ on a trip to Israel in May 2017
This trip is appropriate for both first-time and experienced Israel travelers
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The WRJ Calendar is again available It is free...
It can be printed... It is available online HERE
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We want photos and highlights from your sisterhood programs!
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The next e-blast will be sent on November 1, 2016
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Message from Carmen Holzman
Northeast District Vice President
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L’Shanah Tovah everyone! As we enter the year 5777 and begin Yamim Noraim (Ten Days of Awe), we are all reminded to reflect on the past year and find ways to make the year ahead a better one. We reflect on our accomplishments and disappointments, on mitzvot, spiritual growth, goals we wish to achieve in the year ahead, and find ways to seek out connections with old and new friends. One easy way to get a head start on your bucket list for 5777 is to register for the Fifth WRJ Northeast Biennial Convention. The convention will be held on the weekend of November 3-6, 2016, in Albany, New York. It will include inspirational workshops, opportunities to participate in social action projects, time to connect with old friends, make new friends, and rejoice in music, prayer and Torah during Shabbat services. This year’s theme is “Kol Isha – Voices in Harmony.” The weekend will feature two special guest voices: our Scholar in Residence, Cantor Claire Franco from The Community Synagogue in Port Washington, New York, and from Women of Reform Judaism, Vice President of Affiliate Services, Sherri Feuer, from Temple Israel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Together, they will welcome and lead us in song, inspire us to explore Judaism, and help individuals find their spiritual balance. The committee has been hard at work to ensure that this convention will be enjoyable for all attendees, whether this will be your very first convention or one of many. The weekend will also include the final meeting of the outgoing WRJ Northeast Board and the installation of the incoming board for the term 2016-2018. Please join us in celebrating this transition, as we congratulate the outgoing board members, under the leadership of WRJ Northeast District President Denise Levine, on a job well done, and wish the incoming board all the best. You do not want to miss this biennial convention! If you have not signed up yet, please hurry; the last day to register is October 10, 2016, and the last day to book a hotel room at the WRJ Convention rate is October 13, 2016. There is still time! May you be inscribed for a good and sweet New Year!
Carmen Holzman
Congregation Beth Israel
West Hartford, Connecticut
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Convention Registration:
Deadline is October 10
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November 3-6, 2016
in Albany, NY
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Our Scholar-In-Residence will be Cantor Claire Franco from The Community Synagogue in Port Washington, NY. You can read Cantor Franco's biography HERE.
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WRJ Vice President of Affiliate Services Sherri Feuer, from Temple Israel in Minneapolis, MN, will join us as our WRJ representative. You can read Sherri's biography HERE.
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Register for Convention HERE. Read the workshop descriptions HERE before you register. Reserve your hotel room HERE. Purchase leaves for the YES Fund Tree HERE. Order your WRJ T-shirt and PJ bottoms HERE. Review the slate of officers and proposed Constitutional Revisions HERE. Follow our Facebook Event Page HERE to keep up-to-date.
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News from Our Sisterhoods...
On August 24, the Sisterhood of Temple Israel (Staten Island, NY) held its first Intergenerational-Interfaith Cook-In to benefit a local shelter run by Project Hospitality. This was the first in a series of at least six food preparation events that are being funded in part by a WRJ Incubator Grant.
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And save these dates...
Wednesday, November 16, at 6:30 p.m.
The Women's Organization of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (New York, NY) will present a program open to all WRJ members. Please mark your calendars and join with your sisters to hear Professor Shahar Sadeh speak on "Environment, Peace & Gender in Israel: A Woman's Perspective." READ MORE...
Thursday, November 17, 2016, at 7 p.m.
Temple Shalom Sisterhood (Newton, MA) is the recipient of a WRJ Incubator Grant for its upcoming program, "Never Worry Alone: How to Recognize if Your Loved One Is At Risk and Get Assistance." This social justice initiative will include a panel discussion on mental illness to be held November 17, and initiatives including suicide prevention training and youth counseling. READ MORE...
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Send your event pictures, or advertise open sisterhood events here.
Send all information to wrjneblast@gmail.com by the last Tuesday of the month to be included in the next month's eblast or on our Facebook page.
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Two Programming Opportunities for Your Sisterhood
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Arrange a Viewing of DENIAL, the Movie
Based on the acclaimed book "Denial: Holocaust History on Trial," DENIAL recounts Deborah Lipstadt’s (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle against David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier.
In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant; therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton (Academy Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson), to prove that the Holocaust had occurred.
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Each Sisterhood in the Northeast District is entitled to a District Speaker once every two years without expense to the Sisterhood – as well as a speaker from the Board of WRJ in alternate years.
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Help Repeal the Hyde Amendment
This week marked the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for abortions with very few exceptions. The Reform Movement and its interfaith allies are rallying forces for the repeal of Hyde and the passage of the Equal Access to Abortion in Health Insurance or EACH Woman Act (H.R. 2972). #Faith4Coverage
The EACH Woman Act seeks to repeal the Hyde Amendment and guarantee that every woman who receives care or insurance through a federal plan will have insurance coverage for abortion.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among American women. One in eight women born today in the United States will get breast cancer. The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. If you are a woman age 40 to 49, talk with your doctor about when to start getting mammograms and how often to get them. If you are a woman age 50 to 74, be sure to get a mammogram every two years. You may also choose to get them more often.
Early detection is the best protection!
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The board of the
Northeast District of
Women of Reform Judaism
wishes everyone a reflective Yom Kippur and a happy and bountiful Sukkot!
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