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The mission of Sisterhood is to support and enhance the Reform Jewish experience at Congregation Ner Shalom through service, education, and social programs. We achieve these through….

Enhancing our Temple Family Life
Promoting friendship and harmony
Providing educational and social programs
Contributing to and supporting the needs of our children
Participating in and contributing to community programs

Our Sisterhood is comprised of a diverse group of women from working professionals to stay-at-home moms, ranging in age from late teens to 70 +. We strive to be a welcoming, inclusive, multigenerational group of women dedicated to serving our

membership, our Temple, our community and WRJ.

Our Leadership

Co-Presidents: Terri Erlichman & Judy Liebes

Vice President in Charge of Membership:

Vice President in Charge of Programming:

Treasurer: Addie Payne

Secretary: Amy Brouillette

College Outreach Chair: Arlene Cohen

Sisterhood Oneg Chair: Juliet Arrighi

WRJ D'Var Torah from Ner Shalom Sister

Lucretia Levy, Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) Board member, WRJ Mid-Atlantic District Vice President of Development & Special Projects and Congregation Ner Shalom Sisterhood member (and past President) wrote a D'Var Torah which is posted on the WRJ web site.

Here is the link: http://blogs.rj.org/wrj/2015/07/17/voices-of-wrj-matot-masei/#more-15897

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Chai Mitzvah is a unique experiential Jewish journey that blends monthly group study with personal choices of Jewish engagement, called the "Jewish Bucket List". Our tradition teaches that the world stands on three things: study, spirituality, and acts of kindness. Chai Mitzvah provides a structure to explore each on these things both individually and as a community.

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Fri, September 30 2022
5 Tishrei 5783

Upcoming Events

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Friday ,
SepSeptember 30 , 2022

Shabbat Services
Friday, Sep 30th 7:30p to 8:30p
Join us at the synagogue for low-key, lay-led summer services!
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 2 , 2022

Religious School
Sunday, Oct 2nd 9:30a to 12:00p
In person in the synagogue
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 2 , 2022

Reverse Tashlich
Sunday, Oct 2nd 1:00p to 2:30p
Welcome to the largest Jewish aquatic restoration community. For thousands of years, in a ritual called Tashlich, Jews around the world have symbolically cast their sins into a body of water on the holiday Rosh Hashanah. For 60 years humans have been throwing their sins, trash and debris into bodies of water as well. The Jewish community has shown we can cast sins in, now let’s take them out. Join Repair the Sea | Tikkun HaYam, and Jewish communities around the world for a Reverse Tashlich. Follow this link (https://www.repairthesea.org/rt2022) and find Congregation Ner Shalom in the drop down menu for participating communities, and join us for our local Reverse Tashlich!
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Tuesday ,
OctOctober 4 , 2022

High Holy Days with Ner Shalom
Tuesday, Oct 4th 7:30p to 9:00p
Ner Shalom is gearing up for High Holy Days again! This year, as last year, the traditional High Holy Day services will be live in the sanctuary and live-streamed to YouTube. Children's programs and the Yom Kippur study session will be outdoors at the synagogue (Weather Permitting). Members and non-members must register in order to attend live for any of these. Masks Required for all when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. We expect all who can be fully vaccinated to be. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life). Here is the schedule: 9/17 Selichot @ 7:30 pm (Outdoors at the synagogue) 9/25 Tot Shana @ 5:30 pm (Outdoors) 9/25 Traditional Erev Rosh HaShana services @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Traditional morning Rosh HaShana service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Tashlich @ 2 pm (Bull Run Marina) 10/4 Traditional Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur morning service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Youth Kippur @ 12:00 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Rabbi's Study 1:30 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur Afternoon service @ 3:30 (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Yiskor and Neilah @ 4:45 pm (in the sanctuary) Break-fast outdoors following services.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2022

High Holy Days with Ner Shalom
Wednesday, Oct 5th 9:00a to 11:00a
Ner Shalom is gearing up for High Holy Days again! This year, as last year, the traditional High Holy Day services will be live in the sanctuary and live-streamed to YouTube. Children's programs and the Yom Kippur study session will be outdoors at the synagogue (Weather Permitting). Members and non-members must register in order to attend live for any of these. Masks Required for all when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. We expect all who can be fully vaccinated to be. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life). Here is the schedule: 9/17 Selichot @ 7:30 pm (Outdoors at the synagogue) 9/25 Tot Shana @ 5:30 pm (Outdoors) 9/25 Traditional Erev Rosh HaShana services @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Traditional morning Rosh HaShana service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Tashlich @ 2 pm (Bull Run Marina) 10/4 Traditional Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur morning service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Youth Kippur @ 12:00 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Rabbi's Study 1:30 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur Afternoon service @ 3:30 (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Yiskor and Neilah @ 4:45 pm (in the sanctuary) Break-fast outdoors following services.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2022

High Holy Days with Ner Shalom
Wednesday, Oct 5th 12:00p to 1:00p
Ner Shalom is gearing up for High Holy Days again! This year, as last year, the traditional High Holy Day services will be live in the sanctuary and live-streamed to YouTube. Children's programs and the Yom Kippur study session will be outdoors at the synagogue (Weather Permitting). Members and non-members must register in order to attend live for any of these. Masks Required for all when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. We expect all who can be fully vaccinated to be. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life). Here is the schedule: 9/17 Selichot @ 7:30 pm (Outdoors at the synagogue) 9/25 Tot Shana @ 5:30 pm (Outdoors) 9/25 Traditional Erev Rosh HaShana services @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Traditional morning Rosh HaShana service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Tashlich @ 2 pm (Bull Run Marina) 10/4 Traditional Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur morning service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Youth Kippur @ 12:00 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Rabbi's Study 1:30 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur Afternoon service @ 3:30 (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Yiskor and Neilah @ 4:45 pm (in the sanctuary) Break-fast outdoors following services.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2022

High Holy Days with Ner Shalom
Wednesday, Oct 5th 1:30p to 2:30p
Ner Shalom is gearing up for High Holy Days again! This year, as last year, the traditional High Holy Day services will be live in the sanctuary and live-streamed to YouTube. Children's programs and the Yom Kippur study session will be outdoors at the synagogue (Weather Permitting). Members and non-members must register in order to attend live for any of these. Masks Required for all when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. We expect all who can be fully vaccinated to be. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life). Here is the schedule: 9/17 Selichot @ 7:30 pm (Outdoors at the synagogue) 9/25 Tot Shana @ 5:30 pm (Outdoors) 9/25 Traditional Erev Rosh HaShana services @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Traditional morning Rosh HaShana service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Tashlich @ 2 pm (Bull Run Marina) 10/4 Traditional Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur morning service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Youth Kippur @ 12:00 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Rabbi's Study 1:30 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur Afternoon service @ 3:30 (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Yiskor and Neilah @ 4:45 pm (in the sanctuary) Break-fast outdoors following services.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2022

High Holy Days with Ner Shalom
Wednesday, Oct 5th 3:30p to 4:45p
Ner Shalom is gearing up for High Holy Days again! This year, as last year, the traditional High Holy Day services will be live in the sanctuary and live-streamed to YouTube. Children's programs and the Yom Kippur study session will be outdoors at the synagogue (Weather Permitting). Members and non-members must register in order to attend live for any of these. Masks Required for all when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. We expect all who can be fully vaccinated to be. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life). Here is the schedule: 9/17 Selichot @ 7:30 pm (Outdoors at the synagogue) 9/25 Tot Shana @ 5:30 pm (Outdoors) 9/25 Traditional Erev Rosh HaShana services @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Traditional morning Rosh HaShana service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Tashlich @ 2 pm (Bull Run Marina) 10/4 Traditional Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur morning service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Youth Kippur @ 12:00 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Rabbi's Study 1:30 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur Afternoon service @ 3:30 (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Yiskor and Neilah @ 4:45 pm (in the sanctuary) Break-fast outdoors following services.
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 5 , 2022

High Holy Days with Ner Shalom
Wednesday, Oct 5th 5:00p to 6:45p
Ner Shalom is gearing up for High Holy Days again! This year, as last year, the traditional High Holy Day services will be live in the sanctuary and live-streamed to YouTube. Children's programs and the Yom Kippur study session will be outdoors at the synagogue (Weather Permitting). Members and non-members must register in order to attend live for any of these. Masks Required for all when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. We expect all who can be fully vaccinated to be. Doing so fulfills the mitzvah of pekuach nefesh (preserving life). Here is the schedule: 9/17 Selichot @ 7:30 pm (Outdoors at the synagogue) 9/25 Tot Shana @ 5:30 pm (Outdoors) 9/25 Traditional Erev Rosh HaShana services @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Traditional morning Rosh HaShana service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 9/26 Tashlich @ 2 pm (Bull Run Marina) 10/4 Traditional Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre service @ 7:30 pm (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur morning service @ 9:00 am (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Youth Kippur @ 12:00 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Rabbi's Study 1:30 pm (outdoors) 10/5 Traditional Yom Kippur Afternoon service @ 3:30 (in the sanctuary) 10/5 Yiskor and Neilah @ 4:45 pm (in the sanctuary) Break-fast outdoors following services.
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Saturday ,
OctOctober 8 , 2022

Shabbat Shacharit
Shabbat, Oct 8th 10:00a to 11:00a
At the synagogue!
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