Beth El

President's Message

by Vivian Forman

I am pleased to bring warm greetings from the Beth El Sisterhood and to thank the many women who are so devoted to our goals and who work so hard to guarantee the success of our endeavors. These dedicated women provide a weekly kiddush on Shabbat and lunch on Yom Tov festivals and special occasions. They provide scholarships for United Synagogue Youth and Kadimah, and prepare college care packages for our students away at school. We, the Sisterhood women, are responsible for the publishing and printing of the “Chronicle”, and we run the Gift Shop, which has a large and lovely selection of Judaica for your home as well as gifts for special life cycle occasions. Our capable ladies take care of the Floral Fund, organize and run the Garage Sale, cater B’nai Mitzvah and baby naming luncheons, prepare the most beautiful and delicious “Shalach Manot” bags for Purim, oversee the silver closet, and help with the yearly Hanukkah party.We are very proud of our participation in Sisterhood Shabbat, when every honor, prayer, aliyah, Torah reading, the sermon, Kiddush, and Birkat HaMazon is led, delivered, and chanted by our Sisterhood women.

The Torah Fund has been blessed with outstanding leaders who raised over $10,000 for the Jewish Theological Seminary, where our rabbis, cantors, and educators study for their ordinations and investitures. We are o proud of this accomplishment. Providing special gifts of need to Beth Sholom Home, equipping our shul kitchens, helping needy members of our community, donating to the Jewish Braille Institute, sending packages and aid to Ethiopian Jews, and being supportive of causes in Israel and where help is needed around the world continue to be important Sisterhood projects.

We are committed to offering meaningful and innovative programming that will interest all of you. This past year we had a very successful Garage Sale, a joint brunch with Men’s Club involving Jewish Family Services, a delightful Hanukkah evening, a beautifully organized and presented Paid-Up Membership dinner, a fantastic Sisterhood Shabbat, a meaningful and warm Torah Fund dessert evening, and an exciting learning experience at the ChryslerMuseum for our spring program followed by Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Ruberg at the synagogue.

Through your attendance and involvement, we will be able to continue to nurture our Beth El family. I am proud to let you know that we are a group of women dedicated to working hard so we can participate in performing many “mitzvot”. Please join us in our commitment.

I thank you for honoring me with this awesome responsibility to serve as your president and to work with so many caring women. May our Beth El Sisterhood be blessed with ability to continue doing “mitzvot”, good works, many times over and over again. On behalf of the Beth El Sisterhood officers and Board of Directors, I wish our Beth El family a Shanah Tovah U’Metukah – a good and sweet New Year for 5769.

Vivian Fish Forman
Sisterhood President

Sisterhood Officers

Sisterhood Committee Chairs