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Women of Temple Beth Ami (WTBA) is a warm and welcoming community of women of all ages and interests dedicated to enhancing and supporting Temple Beth Ami through special programming, financial support, and the involvement of women in the life of our congregation. Our ongoing activities, special events, and social action initiatives provide the opportunity to develop friendships and a sense of community. We learn about and practice Judaism, explore important issues, and contribute to the well-being of Temple Beth Ami and the larger community.

Join the WTBA new Facebook group! Keep up-to-date on our programs and projects, as well as WRJ district and national events. Ask questions and send us suggestions to make our sisterhood stronger! Click here to join!

December Events

Name: Torah Study<br/>Saturdays (8:45-10:00 am)
Start: 2022-01-01T08:45:00-05:00
End: 2022-01-01T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Zoom

WTBA Board Meeting on December 14: All WTBA members are welcome to attend board meetings, which are held virtually. Contact our Meeting Facilitator Flora Feldman for the Zoom link.

WTBA Lunch Bunch: Friday, Dec. 3rd at 12:00 noon. This will be held in the backyard of Holly Lobel’s house in Potomac. Please dress for the weather and bring your own lunch. Holly will have her fire pit going and will provide the fixin’s for s’mores! After you register and prior to the event, we will email you Holly’s address. Please RSVP here by Dec. 1st. Contact Holly with any questions.

WTBA Book Club: The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross. Tues., Dec. 7 (&:30 to 9:00). Please plan to join us.

Questions? Contact Judy Katz.

Recent Events

Playdate in the Park

The kids had a wonderful time creating their fall leaf suncatchers. Thank you Jodi Volk for all your help planning this fun event.

Anat Hoffman (from Israel via Zoom) Presentation on Women of the Wall (WOW)

On September 12th, WTBA was privileged to welcome Women of the Wall founder Anat Hoffman for a presentation on Zoom. The central mission of WOW is to attain social and legal recognition of our right, as women, to wear prayer shawls, pray, and read from the Torah, collectively and aloud, at the Western Wall. Anat’s talk was both insightful and fascinating.

Click here to watch a recording of this event. You should also click the following link to see a powerful first-hand account of an incident that occurred during a recent Rosh Chodesh service: https://youtu.be/BJ-6dgzU4r4.

WTBA October Lunch Bunch

Thank you to Jackie Manis (not pictured) for organizing our fun October Lunch Bunch and for providing delicious home-baked treats. Despite the windy weather, we all enjoyed another opportunity to get together in person and to welcome a new WTBA member. Stay tuned for more Lunch Bunch events.

Order Your Mah Jong Cards Here

Order your 2022 Mah Jongg card through WTBA!
Download and complete the attached form and return it to the Temple with your check. Your card will mailed directly to you from the Mah Jongg League at the beginning of April.
The deadline for ordering is Feb. 4, 2022.
Questions: Contact Rachel Maryn
Mah Jongg Card 2022

Ongoing and Future Events

Community Yoga with Monya Cohen –
Yoga is not about the pose or your alignment. Yoga is not about the handstand. Yoga is about how you feel inside. Monya provides opportunities to take your yoga experience to a deeper level by integrating the Chakras/energy centers of the body, physical and emotional balance, breath work, brief mindfulness/meditation practices as well as yoga sequences targeting specific parts of the body. Community yoga builds resilience by belonging to a community during times of uncertainty. Monya offers various options for different bodies and experience levels in the class.
In the fall, Monya will begin offering free monthly yoga workshops to WTBA members who purchase the yoga series. Your yoga practice is a mitzvah as 100% of the class proceeds goes directly to WTBA programs Supplies for Kids and Shelter Support, and the Rockville Days for Girls Chapter.
Join Monya Cohen for virtual Community Yoga on Sundays from 2 pm – 3 pm. The classes will be held on September 12, 19, 26; October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; November 7, 14, 21; December 5, 12, 19 and January 9, 16, 23 and 30. The cost for this full series of Sunday classes is $108 for WTBA/Brotherhood members and $126 for temple members.
About Monya: Monya and Dave Cohen have been members of TBA since 2011. Monya is a Maryland licensed psychologist and has been treating psychotherapy clients for over 20 years. She has been practicing yoga since 2000 and has been a registered yoga teacher and giving back to TBA by volunteering her time and sharing her knowledge of mind/body medicine and yoga skills since 2015. Monya is also a 900-hour certified yoga therapist who leads individual and group yoga therapy.
Please dress in comfortable clothing and have a yoga mat, yoga strap, two yoga blocks, a water bottle, and if necessary, a pillow, folded blanket or cushion to elevate your hips. REGISTER HERE by September 19 and Monya will send you a weekly link to the classes. For more information, please contact Dr Monya Cohen.
Virtual Board Meetings – Tuesdays at 7:30 pm: November 9, December 14. All WTBA members are welcome to attend. Contact Flora for the Zoom link.
WTBA Book Club – The Inextinguishable Symphony. Tuesday, February 1 (7:30 to 9:00). Please plan to join us.
Questions? Contact Judy Katz.

Judaica Shop
The Judaica Shop is restocked! Enjoy two great ways to shop!
1. Shop online from the comfort and safety of your own home.
2. Contact Jackie to schedule an in-person appointment (M-F).
The Judaica Shop carries beautiful Judaica items, books, cards, holiday needs, tallit, and gifts for weddings, B’nai Mitzvah, babies, and housewarmings. Many of the items for sale are the work of Israeli and American craftspeople! If we don’t have what you are looking for, we’ll find it for you.
Thank you for supporting WTBA through your Judaica Shop purchases.
Please note that kippot are not for sale in the Judaica Shop but may be ordered through the Women of Temple Beth Ami by emailing Melissa Bauman.

Gift for Newlyweds

WTBA provides a gift of the book, On the Doorposts of Your House: Prayers and Ceremonies for the Jewish Home to any temple member or child of a temple member who gets married. Please email Barbara Ranhand with contact information so we can send a copy of this wonderful book to the happy couple.

Membership
The Women of Temple Beth Ami support and enhance the Reform Jewish experience of Temple Beth Ami through service, education, and social programs. Your membership dues include your ticket to our annual paid-up membership event and membership in the Women of Reform Judaism. First-year temple members enjoy a complimentary year of WTBA membership.
To join for the 2021-2022 year, either:
- Register online (TBA members only)
- Send this completed form with your check (payable to Temple Beth Ami) to Temple Beth Ami, 14330 Travilah Road, Rockville, MD 20850
Please contact Membership VP Melissa Bauman with any questions. Without you, we are one member short!

Book Club

All are welcome to join us on Tuesday evenings from 7:30-9 pm. Cont act Judy to be added to the email list or with questions.

	Book and Author Event – Oct. 10, 2021 *Florence Adler Swims Forever* by Rachel Beanland. Please join us virtually to welcome Rachel Beanland to TBA.
	Book Event – Dec. 7, 2021 *The Lost Shtetl* by Max Gross
	Book Event – Feb. 1, 2022 *The Inextinguishable Symphony* by Martin Goldsmith
	Book Event – April 5, 2022 *The Boston Girl* by Anita Diamont
	Virtual Book and Author Event – May 24, 2022 *Send for Me* by Lauren Fox

Order Your Kippot Here

Women of Reform Judaism

We belong and you do too!

WTBA is a member of Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ). Founded in 1913, WRJ represents 65,000 members in nearly 500 sisterhoods and 8 district federations. We help support the work of the Reform Jewish movement and its institutions: The Union of Reform Judaism, Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion, ARZA, and the World Union for Progressive Judaism. Through the YES (Youth, Education and Special Programs) Fund, we support rabbis, cantors, and educators in North America, England, Germany, South America, and Israel; the youth of our Movement; nursery schools, social justice projects, and bat mitzvah programs in Israel; summer camp and early childhood educational programs in the Former Soviet Union; and many others throughout the world. WTBA is a sisterhood of the WRJ Mid-Atlantic District.
We are proud to announce that we have won the 2020 WRJ Mid-Atlantic District Presidential Award for Programming! This year’s award theme was virtual programming. Our virtual program was called A Tail Wagging Good Time! and was held in June. Thank you to Dona Deutsch, Jeanne Kahn, and their committee for planning this wonderful program!
Mazel tov to Jackie Manis for receiving a Woman of Valor Award and to Phyllis Silverman for receiving an Emerging Leader Award at the WRJ Mid-Atlantic District Convention! We are very proud of both of you and consider ourselves lucky to have you both on the WTBA board.