The time has come to replace our worn-down Sanctuary carpet, as well as repair the weakened floorboards beneath it, and to make other vital infrastructure repairs.
Click here to learn more about this targeted campaign to restore our sacred space.
1841 – Founding of the Womens’ Hebra, merging with the Hebra Hased Va-Amet in 1871
1877 – Sarah Lyons appointed principal of the Polonies Talmud Torah School, retires in 1913
1896 – Founding of the Sisterhood
1950 – First Consecration of Girls
1989 – First female elector, Gilda Angel, signs the Constitution
1990 – Dr. Victoria Bengualid serves as Treasurer
1991 – Eva G. Haberman serves as first woman trustee
1991 – First women’s Megillat Esther reading (from a Megillah donated by the Sisterhood in memory of Amy L. Gerstein)
1991 – First women’s Simhat Torah hakafot
1993 – First Women’s Shabbat morning service
1995 – First Women’s minha service
2002 – Naomi Dovdavany appointed Program Director
2006 – First girls’ Megillat Ruth reading for the Congregation
2007 – Lynn Kaye appointed Assistant Congregational Leader
2009 – First young women’s Shir Hashirim for the Congregation
2012 – Barbara Reiss appointed Executive Director
2013 – Rabbi Soloveichik initiates Tuesday morning women’s class
2013 – Lisa Septimus serves as community’s first Yoetzet Halakha