Women’s League Update... (Beth El Bulletin, May 2008) Women’s League of Temple Beth El had a very successful first joint Sisterhood venture between B'nai Jacob and Beth El on Thursday evening March 27th. Twenty three women met in the Goldband vestibule with lots of enthusiasm for new programming aimed at social events for women. Two programs that are planned so far for the fall are tallit making and cooking classes. Everyone seemed excited about coming together to promote new awareness about various topics and issues. The women voted to hold our next meeting Thursday June 5th at 6:45pm to 8:15pm in the vestibule. We are looking forward to also seeing those women who expressed interest but were not able to come to the March meeting. We welcome women of all ages to continue to come and join in being involved and bring new ideas to our Women’s League Sisterhood to benefit our Sisterhood women, our Synagogue and our community. Watch for publicity from Women’s League of Temple Beth El coming soon about this meeting.

Women's League of Temple Beth El The Women's League of Temple Beth El (formerly known as Beth El Sisterhood) is one of 17 Sisterhoods in Connecticut Valley Region. Women's League of Temple Beth El is a charter member of Women's League For Conservative Judaism, since it was also established in 1918. The Connecticut Valley Region is one of 25 regions within the Women's League For Conservative Judaism. This international organization provides services to 600 affiliated women's groups in Conservative/Masorti Synagogues in North America, linking 100,000 women in these regions with groups in Israel, Great Britain and South America. Women's League For Conservative Judaism was founded in 1918 by Mathilde Schecter and is an active arm of the worldwide Conservative/Masorti Movement. Through its Torah Fund Campaign, it supports the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Zeigler School of Rabbinic Studies, the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies and the Seminario Rabbinico Latinoamericano. The Women’s League For Conservative Judaism is also a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the World Jewish Congress, the Leadership Conference of National Jewish Women's Organizations, MERCAZ, the World Council of Synagogues, and the World Zionist Congress. It also maintains an Accredited Observer at the United Nations. Women's League of Temple Beth El, in keeping with the International goal of education, social action and religious observance, helps fund the Sandi Kupperman Learning Center and its Fanny Price Scholarship Fund. The Fanny Price Scholarship Fund is available to members or children of members of Temple Beth El who meet any of the following criteria: Students attending the Jewish Theological Seminary; Students who major or minor in Jewish studies at an accredited facility of higher learning; Students accepted for study at an accredited facility of higher learning in Israel; Professionals taking courses in Judaic studies to advance within their field; Teens who are active members of the United Synagogue Youth who wish to attend National conventions will receive funds towards registration. As an educational organization, our Women's League Sisterhood covers a broad range from the educational and religious items in our Judaica Shop to our Torah Fund event, Women’s League Sisterhood Shabbat and other events covering many different and relevant topics.