Friendship. Community. Support. These three words are the foundation of Sisterhood. For over 150 years our Sisterhood has been a cornerstone auxiliary for the synagogue. We are proud that 80% of every dollar you donate to Sisterhood through membership, fundraising or participating in programs flows to the synagogue in monetary support. We will have detailed financials available at our Annual Meeting on June 9, along with our proposed budget for 2024-2025. Thank you to our outgoing board for a great year of service! We made endless meals, painted, baked, created turkey challahs, drank wine, served apples and honey, volunteered at Happy Bottoms and visited the zoo to name a few of our activities! 

Be on the lookout for your new board members and fun, insightful events to come. I am so proud to continue to be your President for another year and hope you will join me in the Fun, Friendship and Support we offer. 

Shalom,

Barbie Rogoff, Sisterhood President

Bjrogoff@gmail.com; (816) 506-6430 (Cell)

May 5, Congregational Annual Meeting

May 7, Nehemiah Gathering

May 8 and 22, Mah Jongg

May 19, Sundays with Sisterhood-Mitzvah Garden

May 19, Just for Us Broadway Show with Alex Edelman

May 20, Mitzvah Moments, PB&J and Cookie Dough

June 5 and 19, Mah Jongg

June 9, Sisterhood Annual Meeting, Installation and Awards

Congregation B'nai Jehudah's Annual Meeting

Sunday, May 5, 9:00am

Join your synagogue family as we share a “Breakfast of Champions” by Chris Cakes. As a special treat, Sisterhood and Brotherhood are sponsoring ice cream for the students. Be sure to check your Annual Meeting Program for the Sisterhood Renewal Form for our 2024-2025 fiscal year.

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Let's Play Mah Jongg

Wednesdays, 6:45pm - 9:00pm

May 8, B'nai Jehudah

May 22, June 5 and June 19, during summer Maj will be hosted offsite. Locations to be announced.

Mah Jongg is a wonderful way to have fun and meet new "Sisters." New players are always welcome! We are happy to teach you and answer any questions. Come watch a few hands. For questions or to join our group, please email Lois Bernstein.

Sundays with Sisterhood

Family Breakfast and Volunteering in the Mitzvah Garden

May 19, 10:00am - 11:30am

Top off the year with your family helping in the Mitzvah Garden. Children 4 years old and over are welcome to help in the Garden. Donuts, coffee and other treats for the kiddos with be provided. We hope to see you there! To sign up, please Click Here.

Sisterhood's Annual Meeting, Installation

and Award Presentations

Sunday, June 9, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

McLain's Market & Bakery, 10695 Roe

$12 per person

Join us as we celebrate our award honorees, install our new board and thank everyone for being part of such a wonderful Sisterhood. Let's enjoy Bellinis and delicious McLain's appetizers and desserts together!



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Mazel tov to all!

Award Honorees

Rita Sudhalter, Shoshana Award

Kristi Kanarek, Service to Sisterhood Award

Alissa Yamnitz, Emerging Leader Award

Slate of the Board of Directors

Officers

President, Barbie Rogoff

Vice President, Susan Himmelstein

Vice President, Shanny Morgenstern

Recording Secretary, Debbie Ball

Treasurer, Debby Bell

Gift Shop Treasurer, Kathe Stekoll

Immediate Past President, Shari Barr

Directors (Bold are new or returning members)

Marilyn Cohen, Shelly Dewoskin, Nancy Fox, Reva Friedman, Laurie Goldstein, Louise Gruenebaum, Kristi Kanarek, Sheryl Kaplan, Kerry Kuluva, Lauren Levin, Susan Bernstein Luetje, Melanie McGirr, and Marcia Soltz.

Nominating Committee

Shari Barr (Chair), Debbie Ball, Heather Goodman, Susan Himmelstein, Kristi Kanarek, Shanny Morgenstern, Susan Terman and Jody Cosner (Advisor)

Support our Sisterhood and B'nai Jehudah

Want to make a donation to one of the Sisterhood funds as a thank you, in honor or recognition of people or in memory of loved ones? Click Here for information and to make a donation. Thank you.

Alex Edelman's show JUST FOR US

We hope to see you at this wonderful evening. Sisterhood is a proud sponsor of this event.

Become a Sponsor

Sisterhood is proud to send our board member, Reva Friedman, to the Women of Reform Judaism's (WRJ) Fried Women’s Conference to re-ignite our passion for women leadership nationwide and around the world. This year we will explore our connection to Sisterhoods across the nation and strengthen our collective voices. As a proud founding member of WRJ, we contribute annually to the work of WRJ, advocating for inclusion, human rights, and the fight against anti-Semitism. To learn more about WRJ, Click Here.

Sisterhood Judaica Shop

Jerusalem-born Hadarya handcrafted these colorful candlesticks continuing a family tradition of creating beautiful pieces. Ancient Jewish sources are the inspiration for Hadarya's work.

Our Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop has been, and still is, selling “I Stand for Israel” pins. All proceeds from the sale of these pins are donated to the Israel Emergency Relief Fund. The small act of buying a $2 pin goes a long way in helping others. Click Here to read a thank you letter from the Jewish Federation of KC.

Hours: Wednesday - Friday, 11:00am - 2:00pm

Sunday, 9:00am - 12:00pm during Yalla!

Open May 5, last day of Yalla! Closed on Sundays for the summer.

Click to Shop Online 24/7. Please contact Pam Auerbach or Marcia Soltz for an appointment outside of our regular hours or for any information. 

Sisterhood members can use the passcode TENOFF to receive 10% off your online purchases.

Todah rabbah, big thanks, for an amazing hamantaschen ‘season.’ It was a three-pronged effort by Sisterhood which:

• provided the religious school children with dough, fillings and packaging to bake hamantaschen;
• had a Sunday with Sisterhood event for moms and non-Yalla! children to take-and-bake hamantaschen; and
• held a very successful hamantaschen sale fundraiser!

Thank you to Susan Himmelstein, chairwoman, and the many volunteers who made this happen.

Click Here for information on the Nehemiah Gathering being held May 7, 6:00pm, at the Church of the Resurrection. Please come! Help our congregation make a strong showing of support. Our goal is to raise 1500 voices in unison to encourage the Commission to continue this work. That is a mighty voice. Please join us, lend your voice. It will be heard.

Click Here to help make PB&J sandwiches for Micah Ministries on May 20, 1:00pm-2:00pm. We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month. Space is limited to 12 people. (Sign-up form has dates through May.)

Click Here to help prep cookie dough in B’nai Jehudah’s kitchen for Shabbat Onegs on May 20, 2:00pm-3:00pm. We meet on the 3rd Monday of every month. Space is limited to 4 people. (Sign-up form has dates through May.)

Do you have a spare hour to help the synagogue staff by covering the front desk and taking care of the phones and the doors? Sign Up Here to help out during the week. Any help is greatly appreciated.