October 2021
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 »Circle of Healing & Hope
Join us for a time of reflection, courage, and hope with Cantor Altshul. In-Person at Temple Israel.
Find out more »Celebrating America’s Unsung Heroines & Heroes
E.R. Nurses highlights devoted women and men who were saving lives long before COVID-19 turned our world upside down. As the nation’s hospitals overflowed into tents, we heard tales of the heart wrenching moments when they were left alone to comfort dying patients. In quarantine we cheered them from a distance, for the dangers and sacrifices they weathered.
Find out more »Couples in Conversation – Parenting Edition
Join Rabbi Buyer-Witman for a deep dive into being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple and raising a family can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating religious/cultural lives for yourselves and your children. It is intended for couples who are expecting and those with children under the age of six. Brought to you in collaboration with 18Doors.
Find out more »In Commemoration of Squirrel Hill
Join us for a free live virtual book talk with Mark Oppenheimer and Liel Leibovitz, co-hosts of Tablet Magazine's Unorthodox Podcast, the leading Jewish podcast on iTunes. Mark and Liel will discuss Mark’s new book Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and The Soul of a Neighborhood, and the impact that tragedy has had on American Jews and the world.
Find out more »Is Ant-Zionism Anti-Semitic?
With Bret Stephens & Peter Beinart. If anti-Zionism is antisemitic, how should we think about Jews who don’t support a Jewish state? We are proud to welcome Bret Stephens and Peter Beinart to address this volatile and painful controversy.
Find out more »November 2021
WLC/Sisterhood Author Event
Kristin Hannah The Four Winds The Temple Emanu-El Stettengeim Library Center is proud to present its Women on the Move series with Kristin Hannah discussing her latest novel, leading readers in the bleakness of Texas 1934, as farmers fight to keep their land although their crops are failing, water is drying up and dust threatens to bury them all. Like so many of her neighbors, Elsa Martinelli faces the agonizing choice between fighting for the land she loves or going…
Find out more »Cuba: From Columbus to Castro
Come explore Cuba’s explosive history! The story of Cuba delivers from mob ties to mojitos, revolutions to rum. Prof. Stephen Berk will present Cuban history as well as discuss the contribution of the country’s Jewish community across this 4-part virtual series.
Find out more »WRJ – Northeast District Virtual Shabbat
Join this Virtual Day of learning --- Come for all or part of the day. Raise your spirits! Celebrate our Sisterhoods! Reconnect!
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Theater Outing
“MORNING SUN” by MTC Starring Edie Falco & Blair Brown Set in Greenwich Village, a generation ago, Joni Mitchell sings, friends and lovers come and go, & the regulars change at the White Horse Tavern. As the story unfolds, & time passes, insight into the intricacies of one woman’s life is revealed. An enthralling world premiere about mothers & daughters, beginnings & endings in New York City. Register here. Pre-show dinner (optional) at PERSEPOLIS, 5-6pm-$35 includes wine! Then together we…
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Drinks & Discussion
What do you mean when you say, “God”? Cantor Ellen Dreskin will guide our thinking; When it comes to God, the first question one might ask is, “Do I believe?” We often base the answer on ideas about God that were handed down to us, or printed in a book, or preached from a bima. We often assume that when we use the word, “God,” other people know what we mean. Our conversation will open a door to a variety…
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Monthly Mah Jongg Game
Register here for September 21. Any questions, please email WLCMAHJONGG@gmail.com.
Find out more »All About Latkes
1,600 years after the miracle of miracles, the humble potato crossed the Atlantic from Peru...and Chanukah found its Favor! But even with the essential ingredient in hand, Jews — ever inclined to bicker about food — still quibble about what makes the perfect latke.
Find out more »WLC/Sisterhood Book Club
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan. This page-turning novel is an NPR pick by bestselling author, Jennifer Ryan. Two years into World War II, the Nazis have beaten Britain in battles, the Blitz has destroyed cities, and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing, a BBC radio program called The Kitchen Front is holding a cooking contest, and the grand prize is a job as the program’s first-ever female co-host.…
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