All About Us
The
Sisterhood of The Conservative Synagogue is made up of a
vibrant group of women who reach out to the congregation in
an effort to provide important social, educational,
religious and cultural activities.
Sisterhood is open to all female synagogue members as well
as members of the Jewish community-at-large. There are a
myriad of ways to commit oneself to volunteerism in our shul
by participation in Sisterhood functions.
We look
forward to socializing with one another at events such as
evenings out at local restaurants, theaters or other
cultural offerings. We invite a variety of speakers to
discuss a wide-ranging body of topics of interest to women.
Our
Mitzvah Committee, a strong and very important aspect of
Sisterhood, provides support for all members of our
Synagogue family during times of crisis, be it death,
illness, or other significantly stressful events.
Sisterhood's Ritual Committee provides our children and
adult members with important traditional holiday rituals,
such as organizing a break fast after Yom Kippur and
distributing apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah, hamentashen
for Purim and candy at Simhat Torah. This year we
were thrilled to work with Cantor Berman to host two Tu
B’Shvat sedarim for the women in our community and excited
to host an ice cream party in our congregational sukkah.
Our
Judaica Boutique Committee holds an annual Hanukkah
boutique and features beautiful gift items for sale
throughout the year in our lobby display case.
We
embrace the children of our community in many ways… This
year we inaugurated Shalom Baby to welcome new babies and to
reach out to moms during this busy transitional time in
their lives. We are proud to acknowledge each bar and bat
mitzvah with a gift on his or her special day. And we keep
our college students connected to our Synagogue family via
College Connection; fun gift boxes are sent to them for the
High Holy Days, Hanukkah, Purim and Pesah.
We even
publish a Membership Directory to make it easy for Synagogue
members to reach each other.
Our
dynamic Sisterhood of The Conservative Synagogue grows
larger, more varied and stronger with each new member we
enlist. We are a committed group of women who reach out to
each other in friendship, bound by our common interest in
religion, family and community. We welcome you to join us.
For those interested in joining Sisterhood, please contact
our co-presidents Robin Kurtz and Nancy Cohen.
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Sisterhood
News
What are those
Chaverim Shabbat Dinners
given by TCS’ Sisterhood that have everyone buzzing? With a
few exceptions (due to holidays or school vacations), these
dinners occur on the first Friday of each month after
Kabbalat Shabbat
services. Dinner is a “casual, buffet-style, no assigned
seating, sit with family and friends, make new friends” kind
of evening. In fact, the word
“chaverim” means
“friends”! We have
our “regulars” who attend every month without fail, and we
have those who became “regulars” after sampling the Chicken
Marsala and chicken tenders! And then there are the
“every couple of monthers” who usually bring another TCS
family into the fold. We try to keep it a low-cost
proposition with our special pricing ($20 per person or $60
per family, whichever is less). Come to one and see for
yourself how our dinners have really caught on as a special
way to begin the weekend without stress, with your
“TCS
chaverim”.
Dinner reservation forms
are always available on our website (www.tcs-westport.org).
The next two
Chaverim
Shabbat
Dinners are at
Compo Beach on July 11 and August 15.
We hope to see you there!
Once the fall begins, we
return to our regular (first
Shabbat of each
month) schedule, except where noted below:
Chaverim
Shabbat
Dinners
We know that summer is a
time for relaxing with family and friends, so when you're
not away on vacation, grab a blanket and stop by the beach
for one of our
Chaverim Shabbat
dinners. It will make you feel like you are on vacation!
Have
a fabulous summer, and don't forget the sunscreen,
Nancy
Cohen and
Robin Kurtz
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