Sisterhood Happenings

Sisterhood has so much to tell you about for the upcoming months, so mark your calendars! Be on the lookout for details for each of these events, along with instructions on how to sign up, in Ride the El and Shabbat Announcements.

The Evening Wine and Cheese Book Club will take place in person on February 1 and will feature Three Floors Up by Eshkol Nevo.

February 7th: Seth Front presents: Comedy and Deli. A cultural history of Jews in America based on the astrological signs of the delicatessen. This will be a virtual event in partnership with the Midway Jewish Center of Syosset, NY.

February 23rd: Another exciting virtual program, featuring Gary Rivlin, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter and author of Saving Main Street: Small Business in the Time of Covid-19. Gary will share his perspective on how the pandemic forever changed the way small businesses operate and how they are faring now.

Our annual Sisterhood Shabbat is back and will take place on March 11th.

We are excited to announce that Sisterhood will host the Beth El Women’s Seder on March 29th.

Ongoing in Person Programs

The full schedule for the 9:30 am Bagels and Books monthly series is now available.

January 23: Jews Don’t Count by David Baddiel

February 27: Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman

March 27: The Last Jew by Noah Gordon

April 24: When Time Stopped-A Memoir of my Father’s War & What Remains by Ariana Neuman

May 22: The Woman With The Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

June 19: The Light of Days by Judy Battalion

July 24: The Bookseller of Florence by Ross King

August 21: I, Mona Lisa by Natalie Solomon

September 11: Lev’s Violin: Story of Music Culture by Helena Attlee

October 16: A Dangerous Woman by Susan Ronald

November 13: A Convenient Hatred by Phyllis Goldstein

December TBD: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by June Sheron Dehart

Don’t forget there’s Canasta every Monday at 1 pm and Mah Jongg every Tuesday at 1 pm. Still need a Mah Jongg card? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com

While all of these events are open to all, we hope you will support Sisterhood. If you have not yet joined and need assistance with paying your dues, please reach out to Joyce Goldklang at gemofamom1@aol.com.

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