Sisterhood Scoop – September 9, 2023
Volume 6 Number 33 • 23 Elul 5783• September 9, 2023
Book Club Meets Monday September 11, 2023
The Book Club meets this Monday, Sept. 11, 7:15-8:45 in the evening, at the home of Sallie Volotzky. RSVP to:
sallievolotzky@msn.com The book selection is the award winning One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World, by Michael Frank. One of the Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Books of the Year, this remarkable story of 99-old Stella Levi whose conversations with the author over the course of six years bring to life her resilience, wisdom, and ability to survive.
The final book selection for 2023 will be The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, by Leonard Lauder and the discussion will be on Monday, November 13 at the home of Myra Radinsky.
For more info call Fran Alper at 314-993-4024 or fran.alper@outlook.com or sisterhood@nhbz.org
The final book selection for 2023 will be The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, by Leonard Lauder and the discussion will be on Monday, November 13 at the home of Myra Radinsky.
For more info call Fran Alper at 314-993-4024 or fran.alper@outlook.com or sisterhood@nhbz.org
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Send your donation ($10 min / NO max) to NHBZ Sisterhood and your name will be published in the next Shabbos Bulletin! See flyer for details.
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For information or to join Sisterhood, call the NHBZ office at 314-991-2100, ext. 3, or email: sisterhood@nhbz.org
Questions to Ask Yourself Before Rosh Hashanah
What have I learned in the past year?
What can you learn from your successes? And perhaps more importantly, what can you learn from your mistakes? Make a list. Look for patterns.
What are my goals for the coming year?
Which areas would you like to grow in? What are your priorities? What can you remove from of your schedule? What would you like to add that would enhance your life and align with your values?
Where is G-d in my life?
In the Hebrew month of Elul that precedes Rosh Hashanah, G-d is closer, even if you aren’t sure how to pray or connect with Him. Add more prayers in your day, or just start with the short “Modeh Ani” prayer recited when you first open your eyes in the morning to thank G-d for the gift of a new day …Or say the Shema before you go to sleep to express not only gratitude for what happened that day and to express a desire to connect with G-d and an acknowledgement of His importance in your life.
What am I most grateful for?
Gratitude can change how you see the world. When you focus on the blessings you have, you see abundance in your life. Keep a simple gratitude journal, listing the small and big things for which you are grateful, and the things you may have taken for granted.
Which relationships in my life need my attention?
Is there someone that you need to apologize to…or to forgive? Maybe a friendship that you have let go that you would like to begin again? Or perhaps there is a child, a parent, or a spouse who needs your attention or your time.
These days leading up to Rosh Hashanah are opportunities to reconnect, to your deeper, authentic self, to the people you love, and to G-d. Recognize the gift of the sacred pause of these days. Make some time to ask yourself these questions to reflect and grow.
– adapted from Debbie Gutfreund, www.aish.com
