January 2021
WLC/Sisterhood Book Club
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. In this Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Colson Whitehead (author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD) presents two adolescents unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida during the 1960s. Depicting the friendship of these two very different boys whose fates become intertwined, Whitehead has written a searing tale that will stay with you forever. The story is based on a real reform school that operated for 111 years and warped the lives of…
Find out more »Women Inspiring Women: Natalie Portman
Presented by the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Born in Jerusalem, Natalie Portman made her first appearance on the screen at the age of 12, her Broadway debut while she was still in high school and found time to graduate from Harvard in between filming the Star Wars prequel trilogy and acting in Chekhov’s The Seagull opposite Meryl Streep. Join acclaimed actress, newly published author, long-time animal, anti-poverty, and women’s rights activist to seek inspiration!
Find out more »February 2021
WLC/Sisterhood Special Literary Event
Author Michelle Cameron takes us inside her historical novel, BEYOND THE GHETTO GATES. When French troops occupied the Italian port city of Ancona Italy in the 1790s, freeing the city’s Jews from a repressive ghetto, it unleashed a whirlwind of progressivism but also a brutal backlash as two very different cultures collided. Meet Mirelle, a young Jewish heroine, who must choose between her duty—an arranged marriage to a wealthy Jewish merchant—and her love for a dashing French Catholic soldier. Reading…
Find out more »Zibby Owens: Women on the Move
Presented by the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Join Zibby Owens host of award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books and now editor of Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology, for a lively discussion about women on the move and her latest projects!
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood: Coffee & Conversation
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION: CULTIVATING RESILIENCE. Sip coffee while listening to a meaningful TED Talk Podcast featuring Lucy Hone, a director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience. Nancy Raphael will lead a stimulating discussion on this timely topic. Through her work as an Executive Coach, Facilitator, and Trainer for various United Nations Agencies, Nancy has led discussions around resilience in the age of COVID. A Zoom link will be available closer to the date.
Find out more »March 2021
More Than Magic
MORE THAN MAGIC. Join magician and mentalist, Gary Ferrar, for a virtual performance of surprises and unique effects! Intending to blow our minds, he may ask for your favorite movie. Next, he'll produce the movie's DVD and a themed T-shirt. Due to the interactive nature of this event, we recommend wearing pants or a skirt, in case he asks you to stand. Appearing on NBC and the Travel Channel, Gary has headlined for multibillion dollar companies (Facebook, Morgan Stanley, and…
Find out more »Pam Nadell: Our American Jewish Matriarchs
Presented by the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center. Join Nadell, author of America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today, to learn how Jewish women found their power, and in the process, changed not only their own destinies, but those of their daughters, their community and the nation.
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Virtual Challah Baking
Hilary Merson will show us how to bake beautiful challahs that turn out lighter than air. A beloved ECLC teacher and the daughter-in-law of Sisterhood member, Lexa Merson, Hilary has been baking challah with her father, Tom Kline, since she was a young adult. In addition to demonstrating how to bake a plump and delicious challah, she will share heartwarming stories about challah baking over the years. Recipe and ingredients to follow.
Find out more »April 2021
WLC/Sisterhood Women’s Chocolate Seder
Join us for a unique after-Passover event!
Find out more »May 2021
Be Your Best Self with Esther Blum
Esther Blum, an Integrative Dietitian and High Performance Coach, reveals the secrets of looking well and feeling well. In her private practice, Esther helps women permanently lose weight, eliminate the need for medication, lose stubborn belly fat, and reverse chronic illness. She is the bestselling author of EAT, DRINK, AND BE GORGEOUS; and CAVEWOMEN DON’T GET FAT, among other books.
Find out more »August 2021
September 2021
October 2021
WLC/Sisterhood New Members Gift Assembly
To especially welcome our new TI members the WLC has a tradition of assembling and distributing gift baskets together in the TI Chapel. We are looking for volunteers to help us and would love to have you join us. It will be a fun way to meet other WLC members and contribute to our community. Please contact Lynn at lynn@lynnberger.com if you are interested.
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Board Meeting
We hope to see all our WLC Members at our first regular board meeting of the new year. We look forward to welcoming our new members and greeting all our friends and returning members. It will be a great time to catch-up and reconnect and find out about all our fun activities for the year, as well as learn about how you can contribute to continuing to make our WLC a walm and welcoming place for all. ALL WLC MEMBERS…
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Strides Against Breast Cancer
Please join the Temple Israel City of New York /WLC Making Strides of Central Park Team. Join the team here. As we get closer to the event date, we will have all the details regarding when and where we will meet. If you plan on meeting at TI at 8am please reach out to Andrea, goldtwins2@gmail.com or Celia, Celia.Levit@gmail.com.
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Book Discussion
With authors David Grossman & Marilyn Hassid - More Than I Love My Life (note: this will be our WLC book club selection in Feb 2022) Jewish Book Council & Israel Office of Cultural Affairs are honored to welcome David Grossman tell his story of three generations of women on an unlikely journey to a Croatian island and a secret that needs to be told. Join this Booker Prize winner, Sapir Prize winner, and two-time National Jewish Book Award winner…
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood: Hillary Clinton & Louise Penny
We are honored to welcome Secretary Clinton and Ms. Penny to chat about infusing reality into fiction, and the creation of an untested diplomat and her team faced with pulling America back to safety after four years of government neglect of foreign affairs.
Find out more »