Temple Rodef Shalom

2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
info@templerodefshalom.org

Tel: 703/532-2217
Fax: 703/536-0754

  Temple Rodef Shalom, a Reform Jewish congregation serving Northern Virginia

Our Clergy and Senior StaffWe Welcome You to our Temple!Our Camp is a Blast!Lots of Fun activities

 
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 Put Sisterhood In Your Plans

Now is a great time to schedule your place in Sisterhood activities. You can be as active as you would like. We have both Board positions and Committee opportunities ready and waiting for you. On the Board you can help your co-presidents conduct the meetings as the Parliamentarian, can occasionally take minutes as one of the Recording Secretaries, or you can keep our Sisterhood Scrapbook up to date as our Historian. Or, you can chair one of the special programs such as a social Havdalah, the Sisterhood Shabbat, or the Women’s Seder.

Would you rather do something off the Board? There are many places where you can find a spot waiting for you. Both the Bagel Bar and Sisterhood Treasures need volunteers on a regular basis; Judy’s Store, the Women’s Seder, and our new Lecture Series need committee members; and, our annual Bake Sale needs bakers. Want to just have fun? You can go on Museum Tours, offer your comments at Book Club, or play Bridge and Mah Jong.

Participating in Sisterhood projects is fun, useful, satisfying and a great way to enjoy getting to know people in our congregation. Pick as many spots as possible to participate and call one of the co-presidents to volunteer – Karen Simpson 703/938-1439 or Judy Burkitt, 703/538-5341.

Sisterhood Projects

  • The Bagel Bar is a Sunday morning gathering place where congregants can socialize, hold small meetings, wait for children who are attending religious school.
  • Sisterhood Treasures, our wonderful gift shop, is one-stop shopping for TRS members and friends.
  • Our successful year at fundraising, including the Cake Sale, Judy’s Place, Bulb Sale, Entertainment Books, has allowed Sisterhood to contribute $5,000 to the special TRS Israel Support Fund.
  • Twice a year Sisterhood organizes a Blood Drive and our Temple Members respond generously.
  • Little children of our congregation are remembered each year with a card on their birthdays from the Sisterhood Cradle Roll program.
  • Judy’s Place gives all children the opportunity to learn the joys of giving when they pick out gifts that have been wrapped and are ready for them to buy and give to friends.
  • The women of TRS celebrate their unique experiences at our annual Seder.
  • Critical issues are tracked and brought to the attention of our Sisterhood members who respond to action calls by writing and calling our representatives in Congress
  • Members with small children benefit from the High Holy Day babysitting services coordinated and planned by Sisterhood.
  • Coordinating the program for volunteer ushers each week.
  • Social Action takes many forms: Sisterhood members support the Falls Church Day Care Center, help the homeless, work with the TRS Soup Kitchen, and participate in Mitzvah Day.
  • Rent Table Settings for your Simcha.  Beautiful china, flatware, and glassware are available for rent from Sisterhood for events held in our Social Hall.  Contact Vicki Nelson vicki.125@cox.net or Su Hale bobsu147@aol.com for more information.
  • All the proceeds from the sale of House Pins and Book Pins are contributed to community organizations supporting literacy and providing for the homeless.
  • Uniongrams sent to confirmands provide scholarships to rabbinical and cantorial students via the Women of Reform Judaism YES Fund.

Our Fundraising Supports Tzedakah

  • ARMDI
  • ARZA/World Union for Progressive Judaism
  • Hillel
  • Israel Emergency Fund
  • Jewish Braille Institute
  • Jewish Council for the Aging
  • Jewish Foundation for Group Homes
  • Jewish Social Services Association
  • Mazon
  • Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
  • TRS B’nai Mitzvah
  • TRS Confirmation Class
  • TRS Capital Campaign
  • TRS Annual Maintenance
  • Women of Reform Judaism Lifeline
  • Women of Reform Judaism Service to the Blind
  • Women of Reform Judaism Youth, Education and Services Fund
  • Ohel Ya’acov
  • Falls Church – McLean Children’s Center
  • High School Graduation Parties
  • Homestretch Children’s Camp
  • SHARE

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