The season of giving is upon us once again!

Sisterhood has taken on three families through The Santa Foundation and will be collecting gifts for family members from Monday, November 25th to Friday, December 13th.

Please help us by selecting a member of the family to purchase gifts from their wish list. You can team up with other members to help cover a family member. Gifts should be labeled using the corresponding number and name of the recipient.

Gifts can be dropped off at Temple Etz Chaim.

SHOWTIME SUNDAY!
November 24 @2pm

Join us at the musical Wonderful Town, based on the hit play and film My Sister Eileen. Sisters from Ohio, one an aspiring writer and the other an actress and dancer are newly arrived in New York City. Pursuing their dreams, they deal with broken hearts (this IS a musical) and surround themselves with a cast of characters.

We’ll have time for a quick bite and discussion at the Dean Dinning Hall before the Interfaith Service.
Tickets on your own at www.dean.edu/wonderfultown

Righteous or Self-Righteous?
Friday, December 6 @ 7:30pm at Franklin Federated Church
When someone thinks they are righteous, but you think they are self-righteous, who’s correct?  When you think you’re righteous, but someone else disagrees, who’s right?  How do you decide?

Egypt: What Were Those Women Up To?
Saturday, December 7 @ 9:00am at Temple Etz-Chaim
If you think you know the story of the Exodus, come read it through the eyes and fertile imagination of our Sages!  They provide a truly behind-the-scenes view that might shock you and will certainly inspire you.

Creating Community Infused with Holiness
Saturday, December 7
Competition, political ideology, ignited tempers, and conspiracy threaten community cohesion – not only in the 21st century, but also in the first century House of Study. What wisdom can we glean for our time and for our own communities?

For Parents of Religious School Students at the home of Jennifer and Scott Eagerman
Sunday, December 8 at 9:45am

Kibbud  Av V’em:  (Honoring Parents) is Rarely as Simple as It Sounds 
The mitzvah to honor parents is one of the “Top Ten,” but it is far from cut-and-dry. The sages tell us what constitutes “honor”, but they also delve into the messier situations of life when our sense of “honoring” clashes with that of our parents, and how to fulfill our obligation when our parents are especially “challenging”.

“Beyond the (Cis)Gender Binary”
Presentation by Mason Dunn
Director of Advocacy at Keshet: For LGBTQ equality in Jewish life

Join us for an exciting and engaging conversation about transgender rights and identities. We’ll cover a wide array of topics, from pronouns, to nonbinary identities, and the status of transgender rights at the local and federal level. Come with questions and curiosity to learn more about this amazing and unique community from a Jewish perspective.

Supported by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies