WOW! So Much to Learn, So Much Fun to Have!

Charlotte Jewish News April 2021

By Andrea Gamlin

WOW! We had a fun Purim event with Fun Coach Debbie Hirsch, who joined us from Israel. A group of over 20 women joined together to learn how to add FUN to our lives. Debbie’s positive outlook is contagious, and so simple to employ in our own lives. When things get tough, we now know how to shift into fun mode and change the tone for ourselves as well as everyone around us. How powerful we can be! Thank you to all who joined in, and to Debbie for giving us great tips for keeping happiness a priority.

On Tuesday evening, March 30, join us for our Book Club meeting on “Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality and a Deeper Connection to Life — In Judaism” by Sarah Hurwitz. Ms. Hurwitz is a political speechwriter and attorney who began her Jewish inquiry in earnest at 36 years old. Her book is one way that she shares her insights in an engaging, upbeat way. Find the book at various bookstores or at Charlotte-Mecklenburg library branches.

Save April 18 at 7:30 p.m. for a challah shaping experience! Make your own dough recipe, make ours or buy challah dough in advance and learn how to shape your challah into different forms. We’ll learn about creating a Shlissel challah, Torah scroll, animals, napkin rings and more! We’ll have fun with our challah dough!

On May 11, we’ll have a Shavuot & Jerusalem Unification Event. You’ll have to stay tuned to find out more, but I’ll give you a hint — we will be doing some healthy summer cooking! In June, we will host our next book club event.

Please go to WOW’s website at https://charlottewomenofwisdom.com/ for more information about W.O.W. and about our events. W.O.W. is a non-denominational group for Jewish women to engage, learn and connect. No synagogue affiliation is necessary. We have more fun, enlightening, educational, interesting events coming up in 2021 and look forward to your participation!