Sisterhood Newsletter
Celebrating Connection, Creativity, and Community
Aswestepintoanewseasonfilledwithpurposeandjoy,we’rethrilledtoshare what’saheadforourSisterhood.
Fromhands-onworkshopstoheartfeltcelebrations,everyeventisachanceto connect,grow,andgiveback.
Why join Sisterhood?
Sisterhoodiswherefriendshipmeetspurpose.Whetheryou'relookingto deepenyourconnections,exploreJewishtraditions,orenjoymeaningful momentswithinspiringwomen,membershipopensthedoortoitall.
Upcoming Events
JudaicPapercuttingWorkshop: October16
GardenStateRegionTorahFund Event:November16
AJourneyInMoroccanCuisine: November23
SisterhoodShabbat:December6
CAI Sisterhood Board
Co-Presidents:
Membership Benefits Include
Abuilt-incircleofsupportand friendship
Networkingopportunities— connecttowomenlocally, nationally,andinternationally Opportunitiestolead,learn,make adifference,andsupportyouth andsynagogue-wide programming AconnectiontotheWomen’s LeagueforConservativeJudaism SpecialpricingonSisterhood eventsthroughouttheyear
SharonHammermansfhammermn@aol.com
RachelTobinrach703@gmail.com
VicePresident:RebeccaGlassrebglass@gmail.com
RecordingSecretary:DebbieSchwenkdasatepa@verizon.net
CorrespondingSecretary:AlisonSmithalibrooke712@msn.com
Treasurer:AnitaFinkelasfcpa1@aol.com
JUDAIC PAPERCUTTING WORKSHOP
LED BY DENA LEVIE
UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY
Join us for an immersive and hands-on papercutting workshop that promises to awaken the artist within you!
No experience necessary
All materials will be provided
Guided instruction
THURSDAY, OCT. 16
7PM
Dena Levie, of Judaic Paper Cuts, Teaneck, New Jersey, designs and creates beautiful, personalized papercut artwork. Dena has been commissioned to design pieces that were presented to Michael Douglas, Steven Spielberg, and Bette Midler. She also created the artwork for the Youth Dub album for the musician, Matisyahu. Most recently, she was commissioned to create a piece for the Jewish Children’s Museum in New York City.
AlleventswillbeheldatCAI
Upcoming Events
•GardenStateRegionTorahFundEvent•
Sunday,November16,2025,12:30PM
OurfeaturedspeakerwillbeHannahZalis-Anzi,whoispursuingherMAinHebrewBible attheGershonKekstGraduateSchoolatJTS NotonlyisHannahastudentatJTS,but sheisalsoteachingHebrewthere!HannahistheformerculturalattachéattheIsraeli EmbassyinNewDelhi
TheTorahFundsupportsstudentsinbecomingtherabbis,cantors,educators, synagogueadministrators,socialworkers,scholars,researchers,andlayleadersof tomorrow.
•AJourneyinMoroccanCuisine•
Sunday,November23,2025,6:30PM
$54SisterhoodMembers/$72Non-SisterhoodMembers
SavethedateforajourneyinMoroccancuisinefeaturingahands-oncooking demonstrationwithawardwinningchefMenyVaknin,ownerofMishmishCaféand MarcelBakeryandKitcheninMontclair.Thiseventisguaranteedtobeasell-out,besure toregisterearly.
•SisterhoodShabbat•
Saturday,December6,2025
JoinusforabeautifulShabbatserviceledbySisterhoodmembers,followedbyafestive Kiddush.WewillwelcomeCantorRabbiShoshiLevinGoldberg,Director,HLMillerCantorial School,backtoCAIasourguestspeaker.Celebrateoursharedvalues,voices,andvision inaspirituallyupliftingmorning.Opentoall bringyourfamilyandfriends!
•AnnualCook-Off:FeaturingQuiches!•
Saturday,January10,2026
It’sback andthisyear,we’regoingegg-cellent! Joinusforourbelovedcook-off,wherequichestakecenterstage.Taste,vote,andcheer onyourfavoritecreations.Wanttoenteryourquiche?EmailTalWolfat talwolf12@gmail.comorShiraKelmanovichatshira.kelmanovich@gmail.com
Am I already a Sisterhood member?
AnnualSisterhoodduesof$36arebilledfromJuly1toJune30aspartofyouryearly CAIstatement.
However,onlywomenwhoPAIDSisterhoodDuesfortheprioryearwerebilledforthe 2025-2026fiscalyear.Additionally,newCAImembersaregivencourtesySisterhood membershipduringtheirfirstyear.
PleasecheckyourCAIbillingstatement(signintoyouraccountonagudath.org). SomewomenbelievetheyaremembersofSisterhoodbuthavenotbeenbilledforor paidtheirannualdues.
IfyouwouldliketohaveSisterhoodduesaddedtoyourCAIbillorareunsureifyouare amember,pleasebeintouchwithAlisonSmithatalibrooke712@msn.com.
