Sisterhood

The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth HaTephila is affiliated with the Women of Reform Judaism, the woman's movement of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. WRJ has national concerns, speaks out about injustices, financially supports the UAHC seminaries, and founded and supports the National Federation of Temple Youth, or NFTY.

CBHT Sisterhood gives the women of the congregation an organization which permits them to develop friendships and leadership abilities and serve the congregation. Locally, the Sisterhood does service projects, fund raising, and programs for the congregation. It deals with good and welfare for the whole congregation, supervises the Onegs, runs and maintains the gift shop for the temple, and outfits the kitchen. It supplies funds for the religious school, funds for equipment replacement and beautification of the building. Every year the Sisterhood prepares and presents a Sisterhood Service.

Its programs, usually open to all, educate on both Jewish and community topics. This year we have started a Women's Study Group with the Rabbi. We have done Torah study, read and discussed Jewish books, learned about health, community services and Jewish history.

Under Sisterhood's sponsorship, books for children are collected from the congregation and other sources every year and donated to community organizations which then give them to young children for their very own. And a neighborhood clean-up is done biannually as part of the city effort.