Congregation AABJ&D - Sisterhood

Sisterhood

Meredith Russ & Shira Reiz, co-presidents
meredithruss@verizon.net or slr67s@aol.com

Welcome to Congregation AABJ&D Sisterhood.

The Sisterhood of Congregation AABJ&D has played a vital and active role in the synagogue since its inception over 40 years ago. Through its many endeavors, it has greatly contributed to the growth of our shul and of the West Orange community. Sisterhood’s primary goal, besides offering a venue for women of all ages to socialize and show solidarity for one another, has been to help the shul financially by donating funds from its projects to beautify the Synagogue and enhance its operations.

Sisterhood’s many committees offer a variety of services to our shul community. We provide a warm welcome to our new members, arrange visits to those who are homebound or hospitalized, assist with meals during illness or during happy occasions such as childbirth.

Sisterhood events are a great way to get to know one another. Join us at our annual programs and events such as: the Harvest Dinner in the fall, Cafe night in the winter, the Hat Sale and Boutique in the spring and Donor Dinner in the early summer.

Throughout the year, Sisterhood is proud to help co-sponsor and defray the cost of family oriented programs, such as the Purim and Chanuka Parties. We also co-sponsor guest lecturers to enhance our learning experiences.

As mentioned earlier, Sisterhood's primary goal is to fundraise on behalf of the shul. We are pleased to report that our efforts contribute $30,000 plus to the shul budget. How do we do this? We have 3 major fundraising programs:
1. Scrip sale (see below).
2. Store Plan -- We have an arrangement with several of our local merchants whereby we turn in purchase receipts (from you) and we get a percentage of the sale back. So save up your receipts from participating merchants and bring them to the shul office.
3. Tribute cards. - Sisterhood will happily send a tribute card to mark a happy occasion or the loss of a loved one. Donations levels: $10 to $36. Please contact Gail Novick 973-736-9795 or Linda Schiffman 973-736-1992. You may also purchase tribute cards from the shul office; 5 for $15 or 10 for $25.
Membership is $36.

For more information please contact Meredith Russ at meredithruss@verizon.net or Shira Reiz at slr67s@aol.com

SUPPORT SISTERHOOD AND THE SHUL -- BUY SCRIP!!!

Scrip is a great deal for you, Sisterhood and the shul – and the best thing is that it costs you no extra money. Scrip is gift certificates which you purchase from Sisterhood (you may pay by cash, check or by credit card) and redeem at participating stores: Shoprite, West Orange Bakery, Chopstix and Jerusalem Pizza. For each $100 worth, Sisterhood gets back 5% from the merchant.

So your grocery shopping, not only feeds your family, but Sisterhood’s coffers as well – AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU!!! Through scrip purchases, Sisterhood has been able to contribute in excess of $30,000 a year to the shul.

In order to make it easier for everyone to participate – we have a few points of purchase:
1.     Sign up for our delivery program – Every 3^rd Tuesday of the month, one of our volunteers will deliver your scrip order to your home. To register, please contact Elisa Cohen at 973-324-2426 elisawcohen@gmail.com or Gail Novick at 973-736-9795  gail@mitchellnovick.com
2.     Available at the shul during office hours.
3.     Available at the home of Paula Kohn, 3 Ellis Street or Arlene Kaye, 3 Cummingham Drive.

Plan ahead and place your Scrip orders today.

As part of our ongoing Scrip program, AABJ&D Sisterhood is adding Onecause.com to our fundraising program.

Onecause.com is a free fundraising program which helps you support AABJD Sisterhood when you shop. Here's how it works: Start your shopping at OneCause.com, click to your favorite stores, and you'll automatically contribute up to 20% of your eligible purchases to AABJD Sisterhood, at no extra cost to you. So every time you buy clothes, shoes or even plane tickets, you can save money and help AABJD Sisterhood. Hundreds of well-known merchants, including Amazon, Target, Nordstrom, and Lands’ End participate.

To participate:

1.       go to www.onecause.com and click “Join.”

2.       Fill in your profile information and select our organization “AABJD Sisterhood” to support. (You will need to click on AABJD Sisterhood and then click on the orange button “support this cause” on the left side of the page.

3.       Start shopping: start at www.onecause.com, click to your favorite online store or service provider, make your purchases and automatically earn a contribution to Sisterhood!

Thanks for your support!

The 2nd printing of Sisterhood's Cookbook "SHARING OUR BEST' is now available !!
$18 - Available at the Shul office