The Federation of Jewish Women's Organization of Maryland

ALL FEDERATION MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO EVERY MEMBER OF OUR CONSTITUENT ORGANIZATIONS!
Click Here for our upcoming Events by our Organizations Meetings at a Glance
2020 - 2021

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Meeting Dates and Information

Please look for Virtual Postings from our Organizations
All Federation meetings are open to every member of every constituent organization!

Opening Meeting (Virtual)
Date: October 15, 2020
Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
Location: Zoom meeting
Guest Spekaer: Barbara Mikulski, Former United States Senator
Join us for a conversation: Challenges of Leadership from a Woman's Perspective

More info to follow.....

Upcoming Events by our Organizations

Please look for our Virtual meetings

BETH EL SISTERHOOD - VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES
September 13 (Meeting at 11:30 a.m.; Speaker at 12:30 p.m.)* – Anat Hoffman - Israeli activist for women's rights. She is the director and founding member of Nashot HaKotel, also known as Women of the Wall. Anat will join us LIVE from Israel. Registration due by Friday, September 4.
See below for registration information.

October 5 (Meeting at 11:30 a.m.; Speaker at 12:00 noon) – Mary Bubala - Emmy Award winning news anchor/ reporter with more than 30 years in journalism. Mary comes to us from WBFF Channel 45 and previously from WJZ Channel 13. Registration due by Friday, September 25.
See below for registration information

November 2 (Meeting at 11:30 a.m.; Speaker at 12:00 noon) – Ivan Weiner - Executive Director of the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience in NM. He'll share anecdotal stories about his close friends Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges and Dennis Hopper and discuss the film industry in the face of Covid-19. Ivan will join us LIVE from New Mexico. Registration due by Friday, October 23.
See below for registration information

December 7 (Meeting at 11:30 a.m.; Speaker at 12:00 noon) – Jonathan Ornstein - Director of Krakow's Jewish Community Center, an organization devoted to rebuilding Jewish life in Krakow. Native born American and formerly from Baltimore, Jonathan will join us LIVE from Poland. Registration due by Friday, November 27.
See below for registration information

January 4 (Meeting at 11:30 a.m.; Speaker at 12:00 noon) – Dr. David Agus - CBS News contributor, American physician, author and Professor of Medicine and Engineering at the University of Southern California. He is co-founder of Navigenics, a personalized medicine company and Applied Proteomics. Grandson of Beth El's Rabbi Emeritus, Rabbi Jacob B. Agus, David will join us LIVE from California.Registration due by Friday, December 25.
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February 1 (Meeting at 11:30 a.m.; Speaker at 12:00 noon) – Melissa Hyatt - Presently, the 14th Baltimore County police chief and the first woman to lead this department. Registration due by Friday, January 22.
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March 1 (Meeting at 11:30 a.m.; Speaker at 12:00 noon) – Abby Stein - American transgender author, activist, blogger, model, speaker, and rabbi. She is the first openly transgender woman raised in a Hasidic community, and is a direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism's founder the Baal Shem Tov. Abby will join us LIVE from New York. Registration due by Friday, February 19.
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May 24 (Meeting at 1:30 p.m.; Speaker at 2:30 p.m.)* – Marin Alsop - American conductor and violinist. She is currently music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Registration due by Friday, May 14.
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Individual Meeting and Subscription Costs & Registration
(All meetings will be live via Zoom and by invitation only!)
Beth El Sisterhood member $10/individual prog.; $75/subscription
Beth El Congregation member (non-Sisterhood member) $13/individual prog.; $100/subscription
Non-member of Beth El Congregation or Sisterhood $15/individual prog.; $115/subscription
To register for individual programs, please click on one of the following forms:
Individual Program Registration - Pay via Credit Card
Individual Program Registration - Pay via Check (print and send with check)
For more information about individual programs registration, please contact:
Marcia Boonshaft at boonshaftjm@gmail.com or 410-484-3112

To register for a subscription, please click on one of the following forms:
Subscription Registration - Pay via Credit Card
Subscription Registration - Pay via Check (print and send with check)
**Please note, ALL subscriptions must be submitted
by Friday, September 4, 2020
For more information about subscription registration, please contact:
Phyllis Cutler at phylcut@verizon.net or 410-486-3895

BETH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD
September 9, 2020: Our Opening Zoom Meeting will be a Meet and Greet ice breaker for all to participate in. It will include Identifying baby pictures of members and playing Boggle. For more information contact Paula Scurnick at 410-526-9264 or pscurnick@verizon.net.

October 14, 2020: Neil Rubin, former editor of the Jewish Times will speak about Jewish Humor.
For more information contact Paula Scurnick at 410-526-9264 or pscurnick@verizon.net.

BRANDEIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE BALTIMORE CHAPTER
BNC BALTIMORE thrives!! Our Live and Learn Committee is busy making arrangements for some of our popular Study Groups to be conducted via Zoom in Fall 2020, available only to our members whose dues are paid. Prospective new members can contact either of our Membership Chairs (Brenda Cohen 410/581-2229 or Hara Eckstein 410/453-6608). Also, check our website at blogs.brandeis.edu/bncbaltimore for the latest course listings.

CHANA
October 21, 202 at 7pm - Join us on Facebook Live as we premier VOICES of CHANA. Stories of Survival, a virtual gathering for supporters and survivors of domestic violence and abuse in our community. VOICES of CHANA will feature a brief but powerful program which explores the alarming crisis within a crisis that victims and survivors have endured since mid-March, with the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hear stories from the front lines and join us as we raise awareness, organize, and empower survivors to collectively make their voices heard in this second annual VOICES event.
For more info call 410-234-0030 or email us at Info@chanabaltimore.org

During the pandemic with many people not leaving home or working from home some CHANA clients are trapped with their abusers. The staff of CHANA is working tirelessly to assist in these difficult circumstances.

You can help CHANA clients by purchasing gift cards for Giant Food and gas and mailing the cards to Lauren Shaivitz, 11708 Greenspring Ave
Lutherville, MD 21093.

If you are cleaning closets you can drop off your unwanted clothing, shoes, linens and stuffed animals (in tied plastic bags, please) - at one of CHANA'S three clothing sheds. Please note that we cannot accept housewares, books, toys, electronics or breakables. THANK YOU!
Beth Tfiloh Congregation, 3300 Old Court Rd (lot near the main entrance)
Temple Oheb Shalom, 7310 Park Heights Ave (small parking lot to the left of the front entrance)
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave (lower parking lot)

COVENANT GUILD
Sunday, March 21. 2021 - Mah Jong Tournament. (Place and time TBD)

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - Donor - The Suburban Country Club - 11:00AM

HADASSAH OF GREATER BALTIMORE
Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30 PM- Wine, Israel & Friends IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
Opening Fall Meeting. Join us to see and hear past National President Marcie Natan, Chair of Youth Aliyah, describe our programs that help the children in need at our Hadassah youth villages. We will also hear from a wine expert about the wines of Israel.
Link http://www.hadassah.org/events/openingmeeting2020 .

Monday, September 14 at 11AM
Lunch and Learn Zoom Series for 2020-2021 will begin on September 14. More information to follow.

ISRAEL BONDS WOMENS DIVISION
Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 11:00am. 2020 Rina L. Janet Israel Bonds Women's Division Fashion Show & Luncheon. Join us for an exciting afternoon with the latest trends and fashions for 2020 including fabulous Jewelry by Radcliffe jewelers! We look forward to honoring Erika and Lew Schon. The cost is $100. Location TBD. For Event Questions, please contact Alex Weiss or Hillary Lewis: 410-484-6670, ext. 1 or Baltimore@israelbonds.com

KAPPA GUILD, INC.
October- Date and Time TBD. Virtual meeting and virtual tour of Mercy Hospital's Pediatric Unit to see equipment purchased.

November- Date and Time TBD. Virtual meeting and virtual tour of Rose of Sharon Equestrian School to see equipment purchased.

Winter- Virtual Bingo Fund Raiser- Date and Time TBD.

June 9, 2021- 50th Anniversary Donor Luncheon at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

August 11, 2021- Day of Games at Pappas Restaurant in Cockeysville.

THE WOMEN OF HAR SINAI - OHEB SHALOM CONGREGATION
All of these events are via ZOOM. No cost to participants.

Our congregation is changing it's name. so be on the lookout for a new name in the next FLAME.

September holds our High Holidays so we will not be having a particular event but will have a honey cake drive-by for the congregation.

October 22, 2020 at 10 am, Nancy Patz will be featured in a ZOOM video reflecting upon her life as a well-known and well published author of children's books.

November brings Gary Reiner, who will discuss his book (via ZOOM) , Counting on America: A Holocaust Memoir of Terror, Chutzpah, Romance and Escape. This will be an evening presentation so that all congregants can participate.

Our own Judy Handelman will ZOOM a craft project for Chanukah. Each registered person will be responsible for purchasing their own supplies and Judy will demonstrate as we follow along, making a perfect Chanukah gift.

We wish you a healthy, peaceful New Year and PLEASE VOTE!