An Amazing Year for WOI
We are proud to introduce our 2010–2012 Women of Isaiah co-presidents: Barbara Kaplan and Gloria Schiller. WOI is fortunate to have their talents, big hearts, and leadership. We hope they will experience, as we have, two amazing years of incredible support from their board and Temple community.
We want to thank the 375 plus WOI members whose support enabled us to accomplish so much. Many of you went above and beyond on your dues, which made a huge difference. Many of you pitched in to help, some behind the scenes, others out front. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Your WOI Dues at Work
Your WOI dues at work for our youth:
- $1,500 yearly to support special purchases for Gan Ilan preschool
- Approximately $4,000 last year to support the Family Retreat at Camp Newman.
- $1,000 yearly to provide 5th graders with a Tanach for religious training
- $1,000 yearly to provide b’nai mitzvah students with a kiddush cup
- About $700 to $900 yearly to provide bibles for our Confirmation class
- Approximately $7,000 last year to support the Confirmation trip to the Religious Action Center in Washington D.C.
- $1,500 yearly to LAFTY to support teen programming
- $7,000 to $8,000 yearly in Avodah grants to our teens to attend special trips and activities sponsored by Jewish agencies
A portion of your annual dues supports the Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ YES FUND, and through it, you support many programs, including:
Youth: Activities for high school youth through NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth)
Education: Scholarships for rabbinic students at Hebrew Union College
Special Projects: Providing resource materials and scholarly publications