January 23, 2025 |
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MID-WINTER PROGRAM | GENERAL MEETING | 109TH ANNUAL CONVENTION |
MID-WINTER CONFERENCE
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Zoom
Program: "Lawfare and Warfare: Finding Justice for the Victims of Terror"
Guest Speaker: Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, President of Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center. She is the co-author of the bestseller Harpoon which recounts Shurat HaDin’s work with the Israeli Mossad to wage financial warfare against Israel’s terrorist enemies. She was named by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world for 5 years in a row. She is a graduate of the Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty and holds an MBA from Manchester University, and regularly is quoted in the international media as an authority on terror financing. She is the mother of six, including triplets.
ONLINE REGISTRATION, CLICK HERE.
For more information, please contact Julie Bernstein at 36juliebernstein@gmail.com or
301-706-6086.
Social Action Project - In appreciation for our Israeli speaker, please consider a donation to an organization of your choice which supports Israel's quest for peace and the successful release of hostages.
Upcoming Events by our Organizations
Please look for our Virtual meetings. If you have dates for future activities throughout 2024-2025, you can send them here to be posted.
ADAT CHAIM SISTERHOOD
Sunday, February 16th at 1:00 PM at Adat Chaim, 11421 Cronhill Drive, Suite H in Owings Mills. It is a book review of a rom com written by Lindsay Hameroff, daughter of a sisterhood member. The book is "Till There Was You." Signed copies will be available for $10-$15. For more information and to RSVP, call Cindy Perlow at 410-428-1847.
BETH EL SISTERHOOD
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:00 – 3:30 PM. Spring Game Day at Beth El Congregation, Offit Auditorium, 8101 Park Heights Avenue, 21208. Come and enjoy an afternoon of your favorite game with your friends (Bridge, Canasta, Mah Jongg, Scrabble, Rummikub) with a delicious buffet lunch. $45 pp. For more informatin, please contact Charlotte Forman, cforman815@gmail.com
Sunday-Monday, April 27-28 10 AM – 5 PM. Unique Boutique at Beth El Congregation, Offit Auditorium, 8101 Park Heights Avenue, 21208. A wonderful vendor show – 30 marvelous vendors of clothing, jewelry, crafts, makeup, toys and gifts – just in time for Mother's Day! Come, browse and buy!
No entry fee. For more information contact Randy Jacobs, rbj411@verizon.net
BETH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD
Sunday, January 26, 2025 - 12:00 PM. Plant your own tropical terrarium at Beth Israel Congregation 3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mill, MD 21117. $18.00 per planter (all supplies provided). Pre-register and pay in advance by January 2, 2025. For more information contact: Suzanne Kiewe 410-294-8411
SuzKiewe@gmail.com.
Saturday, February 22, 2025. Sisterhood Shabbat at Beth Israel Congregation, 3706 Crondall Lane
Owings Mills, Md. 21117
Sunday, March 23, 2025. Sustainable Seder (All information to be determined)
BETH TFILOH SISTERHOOD
Thursday January 23,2025. Game Day - $28 includes a delish lunch. Check BT website in January for a link to sign-up.
Starting January 6-31, 2025 20% off sales in the BT Gift Shop
CHIZUK AMUNAH SISTERHOOD
January 26, 202510:30 AM. Dignity Grows -The mission of Dignity Grows is to eliminate Period Poverty in America through direct support by local community organizations to help effect social change. We will be packing bags which will be donated to local organizations who will distribute them to girls and women in need.Two options: Sponsor a Bag for $10 and/or attend the Packing Party which is FREE - 8100 Stevenson Road. For more information, please contact Marni Kahn, Marni_braunstein@yahoo.com.
March 9, 2025 11:00AM. Mahjong Tournament FUNdraiser - Lunch included, COST To Be Determined 8100 Stevenson Road, Pikesville, MD 21208. Community Mahjong Tournament to benefit the Jewish Theological Society's Torah Fund which supports scholarships and programs in the worldwide Conservative/Masorti institutes of higher Jewish learning. Help strengthen Jewish education and ensure the vibrancy of the jewish people for decades to come when you join us for a FUN day of Mahjong. For more information, contact Linda Eisenberg, jaismom@comcast.net.
April 27, 2025 12:00 PM. Askin Book Review - Lunch included, COST To Be Determined - 8100 Stevenson Road, Pikesville, MD 21208. For more information, please contact Donna Friedman, donnagfried@comcast.net.
COVENANT GUILD
Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Covenant Guild's Card Party / Day of Games. Sign up with your friends to play Mah Jongg, cards, any game you would like to bring to plan. Lunch will be provided as well as vendors to shop during the event. Check back to Federation's website for updated information. For more information please contact Beth Schlein, bethschlein.covenantguild@gmail.com, 410-530-2055
Sunday, April 27, 2005 10:00 AM. Covenant Guild's Annual Pot-of-Gold Event at Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation. We will have a Champagne Brunch and Spin the wheel. Purchase a ticket or a part of a ticket to have a chance to win. For more information, please contact Beth Schlein, bethschlein.covenantguild@gmail.com, 410-530-2055.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 11:00 AM. Covenant Guild's 70th Donor. This event will be held at the Martin's Valley Mansion. Our Annual Donor Event where we will celebrate and present the organizations we raised funds for. Cost - $75. For more information, please contact Beth Schlein, bethschlein.covenantguild@gmail.com, 410-530-2055
Covenant Guild also has our 2025 Lottery Calendars and Fireball Cards if anyone is interested - please contact Beth Schlein, bethschlein.covenantguild@gmail.com, 410-530-2055.
HADASSAH GREATER BALTIMORE
Ongoing Periodic Mondays (see dates below) Lunch and Learn Spring Series
Time: 11 AM Cost: $54 for the entire series. This series will be on zoom.
1/27/25 Roger A. Ritvo: The White Buses: How Potato Salad Helped Rescue Prisoners from Nazi Concentration Camps
2/10/25 Alex Cooper Auctioneers
2/24/25 Joan Leegant: Discussing her book Displaced Persons
3/10/25 Honey Book: Cannabis 101
3/24/25 Linda A. Brown Mann: Discussing her book The Politzer Saga
4/7/25 Rabbi Ben Shalva: Gilchrist/ Jewish Hospice Care
4/28/25 JBI Connecting Anyone with Blindness to Jewish Life
5/5/25 Joyce Maynard: Author of How the Light Gets In
5/19/24 Rabbi Sholly Cohen: Chabad of Carroll County
To register- https://events.hadassah.org/LunchandLearn2024-2025. For more information, contact Cindy Miller at mom3dds@gmail.com.
Saturday, February 22 7:30 PM Repro Shabbat Havdallah Program. In celebration of Repro Shabbat, Hadassah Greater Baltimore will once again host a state-wide discussion about the importance of reproductive freedom as a Jewish Value and a priority for Hadassah. Following Havdallah ceremony ending Shabbat, the program will focus on the status of reproductive freedom in Maryland and the nation/ This program is virtual and offered for FREE. To register, visit https://hwzoa.networkforgood.com/events/77224-mid-atlantic-baltimore-repro-shabbat-havdallah-and-briefing-2025. For more information, contact hrubinson@gmail.com.
KAPPA GUILD, INC.
February/March - Winter Virtual Bingo. Date and Time TBD
JUNE 18, 2025 11:30 AM -3:00 PM.- 52nd Annual Donor Luncheon. CateringbyShula. Owings Mills Synagogue. 2905 Walnut Avenue, Owings Mills, Md. 21117. For more information call Sheila Mentz at 410-484-8215 or email morahsheila@aol.com or Miriam Stern at 410-299-0498 or email bubbysternmail@aol.com.
WOMEN OF BALTIMORE HEBREW CONGREGATION
WBHC Wednesdays on Zoom at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
February 5, 2025 7:30 PM. Fashions of the 1920's, presented by Sara Jablon-Roberts, on Zoom.
March 5, 2025 7:30 PM. "A Brief Life in Color: Charlette Salomon and her Paintings" presented by Cantor Karen Webber on Zoom.
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM. Games Galore Tuesday's at BHC, no cost. All are welcome.
January 16, March 20, 2025. Grandparents Schmooze at BHC.
Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM Adam Booth Storyteller, , with lunch at BHC.
January 28, March 25, 2025. Book Circle
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM. Queens, Courage, & Kvelling: An Afternoon of Music with Cantor Ellerin, with dessert at BHC.
Saturday, March 1, 2025 10:00 AM Women's Shabbat and lunch at BHC.
*For more information on all programs, contact Womenofbhc@gmail.com.
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The Federation of Jewish Women's Organzations of Maryland
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March 16, 2023 March Meeting - "The Power, Perils and Precautions of Online Connections" presented by Tina C. Williams-Koroma, Esq., CISSP, PMP, Founder/CEO TCecure, LLC
THE POWER, PERILS AND PRECAUTIONS OF ONLINE CONNECTIONS
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Thursday, January 26, 2023 Mid-Winter Conference: Women in the Forefront of Israel High Tech.
Speakers:
Carly Furman, CEO of Nayax LLC, Jennifer Roby, Vice President of Finance and CFO of Elta North America and Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis. Moderator Nancy Boguslaw, Deputy Director of the Maryland/Israel Development Center (MIDC).
WOMEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF ISRAEL HIGH TECH
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November 17, 2022 November Meeting: America at the Crossroads - After the 2022 elections, where do we go from here? By speaker, Barry Rascovar, journalist and writer.
AMERICAN AT THE CROSSROADS - AFTER THE 2022 ELECTIONS, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
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September 15, 2022 Opening Meeting: Envisioning a Truly Inclusive Community presented by Kohenet Dr. Harriette E. Wimms and Tracie B. Guy-Decker.
ENVISIONING A TRULY INCLUSIVE JEWISH COMMUNITY
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January 20, 2022 Mid-Winter Conference:
Presented by Howard Libit, Executive Director of the Baltimore Jewish Council and Emily Goodman, director of Holocaust and Antisemitism Programming
ANTISEMITISM: FACING IT, COMBATING IT!
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September 31, 2021 OPENING MEETING:
Child Care and Covid: The Challenges, The Opportunites and What you Can do to Help
Presented by Lauren Hogan form NACYE (The National Association for the Education of Young Children).
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May 13, 2021 104th Annual Convention:
Welcoming the Stranger: Immigration Today. Presented by Keynote speaker, Sheela Murthy, Founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm, Sheela Murthy ...
Welcoming the Stranger: Immigration Today
Mar 19, 2021 Meeting:
Challenges for Women and Families During COVID. Presented by Vinnie DeMarco, President of the Maryland Citizen's Initiative
Laura Weeldreyer, Executive Director of the Maryland Family Network and Lauren Shaivitz, the Executive Director of CHANA
Challenges For Women During Covid
January 21, 2021 MID-WINTER CONFERENCE:
After the Inauguration: What Next? Presented by Barry Rascovar, Baltimore political commentator
After the Inauguration: What Next?
November 19, 2020:
The Supreme Court Now How it Affects You! Presented by Professor Michele Gilman, Director of the Saul Ewing Civil Advocacy Clinic and Co-Director, Center on Applied Feminism.
The Supreme Court Now:
How it Affects YOU!
October 15, 2020 OPENING MEETING- A Conversation with Senator Barbara Mikulski: Challenges of Leadership from a Women's Perspective
Conversation with Senator Barbara Mikulski
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