The Sisterhood Scoop

Volume I Number 35 November 3, 2018

Women’s Philanthropy St. Louis Jewish Federation presents:

“L’CHAIM!  Women Changing the World” featuring Linor Abargil – former Miss World
Thursday, November 1 The Ritz Carlton, St. Louis

Sisterhood is representing NHBZ in support of Women’s Philanthropy programming.
Register online at: www.jfedstl.org/events/lchaim2018/

Ask to be seated at the NHBZ table

SISTERHOOD ELECTIONS ARE COMING!

If you are a member of Sisterhood, you are eligible to vote in the elections that will take place Sunday, Nov. 18. If you are not currently a member you may join at the meeting with extended membership through December 2019! Annual Dues is $25. This is your opportunity to help determine the leadership of NHBZ Sisterhood and help shape the many activities and programs for next year. Any woman who would like more information about becoming an Officer or Board Member contact Amy Feit at 314-374-3844, or: amyph8@yahoo.com.

To join Sisterhood call the NHBZ Office.

BOOK CLUB NEWS!

Thanks to Sallie Volotzky for offering her home, and to Terri Schnitzer for leading the discussion at our recent Sisterhood Book Club meeting on October 22.

The next meeting of the NHBZ Sisterhood Book Club will be Mon. Dec. 17, 7:15-8:45PM at
the home of Rhonnie Goldfader.

Next book is: The Sisters Weiss,  by Naomi Ragen, a novel of sisters in 1950’s Brooklyn, with intergenerational drama, culture clash, women’s roles, religion!

Feb. 25 Book Selection: The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, by David I. Kertzer

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US! FOR MORE INFO CONTACT Fran Alper

Seeing the Divine in your Life

by Rabbi Ron Jawary (www.aish.com) Chayei Sarah

The Talmud teaches us that three things broaden a person’s perspective: – “a beautiful house, beautiful possessions, and a beautiful spouse” (Brachos 57b). If a person is capable of seeing the beauty and blessings around him, he will be aroused to see even more of the Almighty’s gifts permeating his entire life. It is interesting that throughout two of the three sections that discuss Abraham, God is continually in communication with him. However, in the third section, which begins with the death of his wife in this week’s Torah portion, we no longer see God communicating with Abraham. One of the reasons given is that once his wife died, he lost the deepest blessing and love of his life, and even though he still had fame and fortune, so much of him was lost, resulting in his inability to be intimate with the Divine. Interestingly, when his son, Isaac, married Rebecca “and loved her” (Gen. 24:67), all the blessings that Sarah had brought to Abraham came back into the world through Rebecca. To the extent a person sees, appreciates and loves the beauty around him, he will be blessed to see the Divine in his life.

For information or to join Sisterhood, call the NHBZ office at 314-991-2100, ext. 3, or email: sisterhood@nhbz.org