The Young Israel Sisterhood functions run the gamut from education to chesed to fundraising and to social events. Our fundraising efforts go directly to the YIO's Youth department, women’s lecture series, shiva meals and other chesed.
President: Sharon Lindenauer
Chairman of the Board: Gail Saidlower
Vice Presidents of Programming: Rachayl Davis and Natalie Hirschel
Vice Presidents of Fundraising: Barbara Pelikow and Lisa Snitkoff
Vice Presidents of Membership: Debra Alper and Mirriam Baum Benkoe
Financial Secretary: Eva Torczyner
Treasurer: Phyllis Buchwald
Corresponding Secretary: Leah Klayman
Recording Secretary: Naomi Weintraub
Youth Commitee Chair: Manya Bereholz
Chadashot Editors: Gail Saidlower, Joy Benzaquen and Sharon Spund
TORAH & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
By Women for Women Lecture Series:
The brightest and most knowledgeable women speak on scholarly topics relevant to the orthodox woman of the 21st Century. Our lecturers have included such erudite and inspiring women as Myrna Weinberger, Esther Wein, Debbie Greenblatt, Leah Kohen, Rookie Billet, Chavi Willig, Elana Stein Hain, Tehila Jager, Smadar Rosensweig, Yaffa Jungreis and our very own Shulamit Gottesman Rubin, Yael Klein Leibowitz and Aviva Schiffmiller. Chaired by Sondra Gottessman.
Tehillim:
Weekly meeting at the home of one of our members includes a recitation of tehillim followed by a shiur given by Rabbi Muskat.
Shemiras Halashon:
Several times a year, videos from the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation are shown. Excerpts from A Lesson A Day are included in our Chesed page.
Chaired by Lori Schrier.
Parsha:
Shabbat afternoons, a shiur for women is given by one of the members of our community. The growing crop of speakers includes men and women of all ages.
Chaired by Sondra Gottessman. Summer Months: Eleanor Frankel and Carol Casden.
Nach Yomi:
Members have taken on the 2-year commitment to study a perek of nach daily. We share our thoughts via email and meet quarterly.
Chairs are Yael Muskat and Bea Mauskaupf.
CHESSED ACTIVITIES
In times of joy as well as in times of sorrow, Young Israel of Oceanside is one extended family.
Chesed Meals
Delivered to those who have had surgery, given birth and others in need.
To contribute a meal, contact Suzanne Diskind or Sara Kamintzsky to receive an email when a need arises.
Rituals:
Provides seudat havra’ah & shabbos meals for shiva:
Chaired by Helene Schiffmiller and Nechama Aryeh
Stan Insler Chessed Newsletter:
Chessed opportunities, services and requests; items for free and wanted. Shemiras Halashon lesson included. To include an item, contact Sheryl-Sue Newman.
Singles Events are held periodically.
Gifts for births, bar/bat mitzvahs - Chair: Myra Neuhoff
Hospitality - Chair: Sora Brazil.
FUNDRAISERS
Sisterhood has a number of ongoing programs, which help maintain our Torah and chesed activities.
Supermarket Coupons: At no additional cost to consumers, cards for shopping at Stop n Shop, Waldbaums and Brachs will bring a 5% donation to sisterhood. Cards can be purchased in $50 denominations on a monthly basis.
Contact Flavie Aronowicz and Nechama Aryeh.
Sunshine Cards: Cards for any occasion: simchas, bereavement, thank you; $5.
Contact Suzanne Litman and she will fill in the message, address and mail cards for you.
Dedications: To commemorate births, bar mitzvahs, anniversaries and in memory of loved ones. Leaves, $54; siddurim and machzorim, $36; chumashim, $45.
Contact Myrna Nussbaum.
Simcha Candy Bags: Aufrufs and bar mitzvah candy bags must come through sisterhood.
Contact Frederica Gombo.
GoodShop.com: Shop at your favorite stores through GoodShop.com and percentage will benefit the mikvah. Enter Mikvah Association of Oceanside as your charity. Includes Amazon.com, Gap, ToysRUs, Snap Fish and hundreds more popular stores.
Calendar: Our annual calendar includes both advertisements and paid listings by members for birthdays, anniversaries and yartzeits.
Chairs: Leah Klayman and Lynne Pessah.
Shalach Manot: Sisterhood takes care of the creation and delivery of mishloach manot while raising significant funds each year.
To help assemble or deliver, contact Sari Greenbaum and Kayla Kaye .
Sisterhood Boutiques: Sisterhood brings the shopping to you with annual pre-rosh hashana hat sales, pre-chanukah boutiques and pre-pesach boutiques.
To become a vendor or assist in any way, contact Dora Chana Haar.
Supperette: Annual ladies dinner in the shul to honor one of our members who has worked hard on behalf of sisterhood.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Sisterhood’s monthly meetings to exchange ideas, raise funds and just have some good fun! Activities include: rosh chodesh programs, spa night, self-help lectures, boutiques and social events.
To suggest an event or volunteer to chair, contact Rachayl Davis or Natalie Hirschel.
Book Club (for men and women): Sisterhood book club meets every 6 to 8 weeks to discuss books of either general or specifically Jewish interest. Meetings are held in members’ homes and members rotate as moderators.
See the calendar for more information or contact Hedy Lipschitz. or Gail Saidlower
Rosh Chodesh Programming: Fun and different activities.
Chairs: Chana Grossman, Meri Wellerstein