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Please join us at our Rosh Chodesh meetings as we visit Jewish communities around the world and discuss women’s issues in Israel.

Rosh Chodesh program dates, 2009-2010/5770 (all Mondays at 7:30 pm): Rosh Chodesh Calendar Date Theme Cheshvan Mon, October 19, 7:30 PM Feminism in Israel Facilitator: Carol Woolford; host: Hanita Kossowsky Kislev Mon, November 12, 7:30 PM Jews in China and Uganda Facilitator: Phyllis Dreyfus; host: Ros Wein Tevet Mon, December 14, 7:30 PM Joint Program with Rodef Shalom: The Spiritual Meaning of Light Sh'vat Mon, January 25, 7:30 PM Jewish Communities in India Facilitator: Hanita Kossowsky: host: Ruth Reidbord Adar Mon, February 22, 7:30 PM CANCELLED BECAUSE OF SNOW; WILL BE RESCHEDULED Women's Peace Organizations in Israel Facilitator: Ronnie Zuhlke Nisan Mon, March 22, 7:30 PM Jews in Ethiopia Facilitator: Lauren Silverstein; host: Louise Mayo Iyar Mon, April 19, 7:30 PM Women in the public sector/politics in Israel Facilitator: Ruth Reidbord; host: Hanita Kossowsky Sivan Mon, May 17, 7:30 PM Joint Program with Jewish Women's Center: Pre-Shavuot study--the book of Ruth. Labor Zionist Center, 6328 Forbes Ave, Squirrel Hill, between Shady Ave. and Denniston St. Tammuz Mon, June 14, 7:30 PM Women in the Arts in Israel Facilitator: Aya Betensky; host: Hanita Kossowsky Av Mon, July 12, 7:30 PM Jews in Brazil and Argentina Facilitator: Jane Siegel: host: Grace Moritz Elul Mon, August 16, 7:30 PM Jews from Arab Countries in Israel Facilitator: Ruth Zober; host: Phyllis Dreyfuss

Next year we will be using The Torah: A Women's Commentary and the study guides provided by WRJ that are available online. Once the Parshiot have been chosen, Carol Woolford will send the list out. The dates for the coming programming year are below: Rosh Chodesh program dates, 2010-2011/5771 (all Mondays at 7:30 pm): Rosh Chodesh Calendar Date Theme Cheshvan Mon, October 11, 7:30 PM TBA Kislev Mon, November 8, 7:30 PM TBA Tevet Mon, December 13, 7:30 PM TBA Sh'vat Mon, January 10, 7:30 PM TBA Adar I Mon, February 7, 7:30 PM TBA Adar II Mon, March 7 TBA Nisan Mon, April 11, 7:30 PM TBA Iyar Mon, May 9, 7:30 PM TBA Sivan Mon, June 6, 7:30 PM TBA Tammuz Mon, July 11, 7:30 PM TBA Av Mon, August 8, 7:30 PM TBA Elul Mon, September 12, 7:30 PM TBA For more information about the Rosh Chodesh Group, please contact Carol Woolford, cw2g@andrew.cmu.edu. Rosh Chodesh Candlelighting, text by Marcia Falk, music by Linda Hirschhorn (this is a file you can download and play to learn the song)