Sisterhood
Goldie
Lansky
Sisterhood President
sisterhood_pres@bethshalomjax.org
Whew, we survived another Passover! How ironic that
the holiday that celebrates our freedom from slavery leaves
many women so exhausted from all the cleaning, the chametz-finding,
the switching of dishes and pots, the shopping, the cooking
and the cooking and the cooking that we can barely stay awake
to enjoy the Seder and our guests.
The Haggadah tells us that
we were all slaves in Egypt and each one of us has been redeemed. Wandering
in the desert, we all did it. And just like
our ancestors who complained as they got tired of the manna, each year we complain
about all the effort to create Passover.
Instead, let us prepare ourselves for
Shavuoth. Let us re-dedicate ourselves
to the Jewish memories we are creating and will enjoy as long as we can remember. Let’s
remember fondly the friends and family who honored us with their participation
at our Seder. Let’s rejoice with the maturing of the children and
grandchildren. They lasted a bit longer at the table before the (you can
depend upon it) melt-down. Let’s enjoy the opportunity to remind
everyone that the charoset dish was grandma’s and retell the story (everyone
knows) about how each year she chose one child to help make the charoset and
how coveted that job was.
In modern American Judaism, Torah study and Talmud
learning may not be strong enough to hold us together as
Jews. Connection
to Israel ebbs and flows. Family
memories are the ties that bind. Many of us can mark the calendar by the
smells from the kitchen and the food on the table. We are the current link
in the endless chain of Jewish history. We are free to strengthen that
chain. Let us do it with love and pride. No borching!
Goldie
SISTERHOOD
NOMINATING COMITTEE
The Nominating Committee of Beth Shalom Sisterhood proudly
presents our slate for 2008-2010.
President: Eileen
Levine
Membership: Mimi
Kaufman
Programming: Vera
Benjamin
Treasurer: Elinor
Snow
Recording Secretary: Rose
Schoenfeld
Additional nominations by petition may be made. The
written nomination, signed by five Sisterhood members in
good standing, may be submitted to Agnes Bloch, chair of
the Nominating Committee no later than May 19.
Mark your Calendar
Florida Sisterhood Conference
May 4-6, 2008
Orland
SISTERHOOD
WANTS YOU
Connection,
commitment and contribution are Sisterhood's goals. We
provide connections to Jewish women across the generations. We
are committed to our Jewish traditions and our synagogue. We contribute to
Beth Shalom and the larger Jewish community.