WE ARE SISTERHOOD
Joining Sisterhood is a great way for women new to Temple Israel to meet the women in Sisterhood and form lasting friendships. Our members are made up of young and experienced, professionals and stay-at-home moms, single, married and widowed, introvert and extroverts, who form a common bond, enjoy the easy camaraderie, and share Reform Jewish values.
WE ARE FRIENDS.
We enjoy being together, we care for one another, and we learn from each other. Our year of programs or events include many opportunities to socialize with one another—a key element of Being in Sisterhood.
WE ARE DEVOTEES.
We are a vital, dedicated, and active part of our Temple Israel family. We organize and lead the congregation’s primary annual fundraiser and generally donate half of our profits to the Temple treasury. When needed, we have also purchased for Temple such items as the benches by the entrance, durable chairs for the multipurpose room, and a rolling cart for the new flat-screen TV.
WE ARE COMMUNITY.
In recent years, we have donated funds to our local Jewish organizations: West Lafayette Federation of Temple Youth (WeLFTY), Temple Israel Cemetery Fund, Temple Fund for Jewish Youth Activities, Lafayette Jewish Community Religious School (LJCRS), and Purdue Hillel Foundation. We also support nonprofits in our Greater Lafayette community whose missions we support because of our dedication to the Jewish commitment to tikkun olam. Recently, donations have been given to the YWCA Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Program, Cary Home for Children, Food Finders Food Bank, Riggs Community Health Center, Home with Hope Addiction Rehabilitation Program, and Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
WE ARE WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM
The Sisterhood of Temple Israel is a local women’s group for Temple Israel congregants and other Jewish women in Greater Lafayette. We are affiliated with the national organization, Women of Judaism. We are one Sisterhood among many hundreds in the United States and the world. Our 50-some members are among the thousands of women who have joined a Sisterhood or a Jewish women’s group worldwide. View WRJ’s new video, The Power of WRJ, shows you the many reasons why we are happy to be among the Women of Reform Judaism.
CONTACT US
Sisterhood Coordinator Carol Bloom is available to answer your questions, hear your ideas, or meet you for lunch or a cup of coffee. Contact her at cbloom605@gmail.com or 765.491.2120 (call or text). Or You can Follow and like us on Facebook for the latest Sisterhood news, and read Carol’s column in the Temple monthly bulletin to keep up with all that Sisterhood is offering.