The KJ Sisterhood: There’s Something for Everyone
Would you like to get an inside look at a new art exhibition? Maybe you want to learn how to cook fresh, healthy meals? Perhaps you find sharing ideas about a new book to be stimulating? Or you enjoy buying Chanukah gifts from unusual vendors? And wouldn’t it be great if you could do all this and raise money for needy people here and around the world? All this is possible if you attend a Sisterhood event. And, as a member of KJ, you are already a part of the Sisterhood.
How We Began
The KJ Sisterhood was started by Mrs. Gertrude Lookstein, of blessed memory. She said in an interview, just two months before her passing, that “KJ needed someone to pull it together. It needed socialization and so I began by starting the Sisterhood. I also started our women preparing and caring for Shiva houses….I was part of a community whether for solace or to lend a hand here or there...”
Many years later, the Sisterhood inaugurated an annual Gertrude Lookstein Award, whose first recipient was her daughter-in-law, Audrey Lookstein. It was our way of honoring Mrs. Lookstein’s memory and emphasizing the important contributions of the KJ Sisterhood.
What We Do
The Sisterhood continues Mrs. Lookstein’s initiative of preparing a Shiva home, including the first meal; contributing to KJ programs and activities, such as the communal Sukkah, and Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts; sending a welcome package to new members; and funding any unsponsored Shabbat kiddushim.
Who Benefits From Our Programs
Money raised through Sisterhood programming supports social action projects that benefit families and individuals in our community and around the world. The causes we have supported charitably in the past include: the Community of Sderot, Dorot, Hatzolah, the Israeli Defense Forces, Magen David Adom, Project Ezra, Sharsheret, the Jacques & Hanna Schwalbe Mikvah, UJA, and of course, The Ramaz Scholarship Fund, among many others.
How To Get Involved
We would love to have your participation. You can co-chair an event or offer your home as a venue, or simply come to an event to be with friends and meet new people. If you would like more information on how to get involved, contact a member of the Sisterhood Executive Committee.
2016-17 (5777) Sisterhood Executive Committee
Carla Tanz, President
Ariel Sebag, Vice President
Abby Doft, Treasurer
Sharon Gonen, Secretary
To contact anyone on the executive committee please email sisterhood@ckj.org.
We look forward to hearing from you.