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2025
March, 20 2025 |
May, 15 2025 |
| GENERAL MEETING | 109TH ANNUAL CONVENTION |
Please look for Virtual Postings from our Organizations
All Federation meetings are open to every member of every constituent organization!
MARCH MEETING
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Beth Israel Congregation
Program: "Understanding AI - Artificial Intelligence."
Guest Speaker: Don Finkelstein, Artificail Intelligence Educator.
This program is free of charge. A light kosher breakfast will be served. Social Action Project - Federation and Beth Israel Sisterhood are happy to partner in support of The Student Support Network. Their mission is to provide food, basic necessities, and advocacy to support the well-being of Baltimore County Public School students in need.
Here is a list of items our families could really use. All items should be new, unopened, and full size please. Donations can be dropped off to Linda Roedel—113 Old House Court—Pikesville.
She can be reached at 410-653-1073. Thank you for your support.
Laundry detergent
Liquid dish soap
All purpose spray cleaner
Toilet paper
Tall kitchen trash bags
Registration information coming soon....
109th ANNUAL CONVENTION
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Program: "The Future of women: Legal Ramifications"
Keynote Speaker: Katie Curran O'Malley, Executive Director of the Women's Law Center of Maryland.
E.B. HIRSH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREE - Nancy Kohn Rabin.
Presentation of the "A Woman Who Plans For The Future Award" presented to a deserving member of each of our constituent organizations.
Become a Sponsor or sponsor your Honoree!
Click HERE for sponsorship form.
More info to follow....
Upcoming Events by our Organizations
Please look for our Virtual meetings. If you have dates for future activities throughout 2025, you can send them HERE to be posted.
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
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)
CHIZUK AMUNAH SISTERHOOD
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.
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.
Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM SAVE THE DATE - Celebrate Chai Rolling for Hadassah. All proceeds support the Gandel Rehibiliation Center Israel.
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
March 5, 2025 7:30 PM. "A Brief Life in Color: Charlette Salomon and her Paintings" presented by Cantor Karen Webber on Zoom.
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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January 23, 2025 Mid-Winter Conference - "Bankrupting Terrorism - One Lawsuit at a Time!"
presented by guest speaker, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Founder and President of Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center.
BANKRUPTING TERRORISM - ONE LAWSUIT AT A TIME.
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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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