Sisterhood
The Congregation Brith Sholem sisterhood was organized in May of
1997 under the name "Lillian's Sisters," in honor of Lillian Rubin, a central
figure in the congregation for some four decades until her death in the spring
of 1997. The purpose of the group is to offer the women of Congregation Brith
Sholem opportunities for personal and spiritual growth and service to the
congregation and the broader community. All women of the congregation are
welcome to join the sisterhood and participate in its activities, many of
which are also open to the congregation at large. For more information, contact
Sue Tice (STice211@comcast.net
).
Activities in 2007-2008 included:
- Discussion of The Mezuzah in the Madonna's
Foot by Trudy Alexy (September 4)
- Discussion of women's health issues with Dr. Donna Milavetz (October
16)
- Discussion of Away by Amy Bloom (January 30)
- Lunch and a show: "Menopause: The Musical"
(February 9)
- Soup Potluck and Recipe Exchange (February 27)
- Lunch at The Greenery Restaurant (May 4)
- Margaritas in the Mikveh (July 26)
- Retreat in Park City (August 22-24)
Activities in 2006-2007 included:
- Peyote-stitch beading (October 22)
- Discussion of The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar
Keret (December 20)
- Soup Potluck and Recipe Exchange (February 25)
- Discussion of
Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction
by Jack Dann (April 17)
- Lunch at The Greenery Restaurant (May 6)
- Margaritas in the Mikveh (June 16)
- Outing to BYU Art Museum to see the Impressionist
exhibit (June 19)
- Retreat at Snowbird (July 27-29)
Activities in 2005-2006 included:
- Lamp-worked glass beads (September 18)
- Chick flick: "Bee Season" (December 18)
- Quilt Exhibit in Brigham City: "Women of Biblical
Proportions" (February 4)
- Memorial Service for Joanne Carlson (February
17)
- Retreat in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho (August 24-25)
Activities in 2004-2005 included:
- Mah jongg for the newbies (September 21)
- Lamp-worked glass beads (October 17)
- Kugel bakeoff (December 18)
- Discussion of Three Daughters
by Letty Cottin Pogrebin (February 16)
- Chick flick night: "Yentl" (March 26)
- Visit to the "History of the Jews in Utah" exhibit
in Salt Lake City (May 1)
- Lunch at The Greenery Restaurant (June 12)
- Retreat in Park City (July 24-26)
Activities in 2003-2004 included:
- Discussion of Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
and chick flick (November 1)
- Performance by Tomas Kubinek (January 17)
- Discussion of TheLadies Auxiliary
by Tova Mirvis (February 29)
- Silk painting (March 13)
- Sisterhood Shabbat service (April 16)
- Discussion of Queenmaker by India Edgehill
(May 4)
- Lunch at The Greenery Restaurant (May 16)
Activities in 2002-2003 included:
- Collected personal items for the troops in Afghanistan
- Lunch at The Greenery Restaurant (October 27)
- Enameling (November 3)
- Desserts and discussion of Almonds and Raisins
by Maisie Mosco (December 14)
- Dinner at Bistro 258 and "La Boheme" (January
29)
- White Oleander by Janet Fitch - Book discussion
and video (March 29)
- Dinner at McGrath's Seafood Restaurant (April
30)
- Rosh Chodesh Erev Shabbat Service (May 2)
- Lunch at The Greenery Restaurant (May 18)
- Retreat at Bear Lake (August 8-10)
Activities in 2001-2002 included:
- Discussion of Sotah by Naomi Ragan (October 27)
- Rosh Chodesh Erev Shabbat Service (November 16)
- Collected mittens, hats and socks for the homeless
- Dessert Exchange and Chick Flick (January 5)
- Pizza and discussion of Murder on a Kibbutz, Literary Murder, Saturday
Morning Murder, and Murder Duet by Batya Gur (March 16)
- Lunch and visit to Quilt Exhibit at Utah State University (April 13)
- Holiday Quilt Exchange with hors d'oeuvres (May 4)
- Going Away Party for Karen Murray (June 8)
- Lunch at The Greenery Restaurant (June 9)
- Dinner and a movie: "Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood" (June 17)
Activities in 2000-2001 included:
- Silk-painting workshop (November 12)
- Glass-etching workshop (December 3)
- A collection of socks, hats, mittens/gloves, and scarves for Ogden's
needy
- Discusion of The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant (January 6)
- Meeting to plan the February Rosh Chodesh Shabbat service (January 24)
- Lead Rosh Chodesh Shabbat service (February 23)
- Vegetarian potluck and recipe exchange (March 24)
- Discussion of Miriam's Kitchen, by Elizabeth Ehrlich (April 28)
- Scrapbooking (May)
- "Chick flicks" sleepover (June 9)
Activities in 1999-2000 included:
- Tea at The Arbor in Layton (June)
- Discussion of America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women
Writers, edited by Joyce Antler (August)
- Walk along the Ogden River Parkway and lunch at the Greenery (October
24)
- Friday Evening Rosh Chodesh Service (Friday, January 7)
- Snowshoe and Chili Day (January)
- Jewish Ethnic Food Potluck and Recipe Exchange (February). At this
meeting we also discussed To Life! A Celebration of Jewish Being and
Thinking , by Harold Kushner.
- Opera - "The Merry Widow" (March or April)
- Discussion of The Jew Store, by Stella Suberman (August 21)
Activities in 1998-1999 included:
- Tea at The Edwardian, Ogden's traditional British tea room
- Outing to Sundance Summer Theater for "Gypsy"
- Friendship Quilt and Needlework Workshop
- Discussion of Deborah, Golda and Me: Being Female and Jewish in
America, by Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and Bead-Making Workshop
- Passover Haggadah Swap
- Jewish Ethnic Food Potluck and Recipe Exchange
- Mah Jongg Class
- Discussion of Down-To-Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex, and the Rest
of Life, by Arthur Waskow
Activities in 1997-1998 included:
- A challah-making workshop
- A field trip to see the Masada/Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at BYU
- A massage workshop
- An enamel-making class
- A field trip to the Utah Festival Opera's production of Tosca
- Discussions of Marlene Adler Marks' Nice Jewish Girls: Growing Up
in America and Lawrence Kushner's Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred
Stories of the Ordinary
- An ethnic food potluck and recipe swap
- A collection of mittens, hats, and scarves for those at need in the
Ogden community
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