About Us

Women of Temple Beth Hillel is made up of and welcomes all the women of our synagogue. We’re young, old and everywhere in between. We may be employed full-time, or part-time, in or outside the home. We may be retired. We may have little kids, or big kids, empty nests or no nests. We all have full lives, yet find the extra time to be active in temple life as the work – and the relationships – are so very rewarding.

Membership

We welcome all levels of involvement.
Membership in Women of TBH is $42/year.
There are three ways you can pay your dues annually:

Pay By Check

Pay By Check

Write a check made payable to TBH Sisterhood and mail it to Temple Beth Hillel.

Pay By Credit Card

Pay by credit card in the Gift Shop

Pay With Your Temple Bill

WTBH dues appear under voluntary charges on your bill.

Women of TBH and Brotherhood are the supportive arms of this wonderful community.
Following are just some of the things WTBH does for our Temple family:

For Our Youth

• Support holiday celebrations with apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah, candles and dreidels at Chanukah and flags for Simchat Torah.
• Present a gift to children beginning religious school and Day School.
• Present a gift to each Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Adult B’nai Mitzvahs.
• Present a Bible to each Confirmand.
• Serve as positive role models for our young women.

For Our Temple

• Donate at a Sponsorship level to every Temple-wide fundraising event.
• Present an end-of year donation to TBH at the Congregational Meeting.
• Donate to help send children to Jewish Summer Camp.
• Provide food items and volunteers for Oneg at Shabbat services.
• Provide fresh fruit to decorate the Bima for Shabbat and B’nai Mitzvah services that are then donated to the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry (funds donated by our B’nai Mitzvah families).
• Provide low-cost Kiddushes for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

For Reform Judaism

(as members of Women of Reform Judaism)
• Provide funds for the training of rabbis, cantors, Jewish educators and NFTY through WRJ’s YES Fund (Youth, Education and Special Projects)
• Donate to the World Union for Progressive Judaism.
• Donate to MAZON.
• Donate to WRJ’s Endowment through their Circle of Service and support the causes of Women of Reform Judaism.

WTBH Sponsored Activities

WTBH Sponsored Activities

Annual Shabba-Que Barbeque

Chanukah Boutique

Members Game Night

Passover cooking class

Brotherhood / Sisterhood Night

Women’s Seder

Mah Jongg Tournaments

Judaica Gift Shop in the Temple’s lobby

Rosh Chodesh Celebrations

Guest lecturers on various topics

League of Women Voters Speaker

Collection Drives

KNITTED GOODS & SUPPLIES

Donate knitted items and supplies, hats, afghans, blankets, slippers, booties, and toys as well as “snugglies” (18″ or 24″ blankets for animal shelters) made of washable yarn. Items are donated to appropriate charities including Operation Blankets of Love, Baby2Baby, and Newborns in Need. We also accept donations of clean, machine-washable, worsted weight yarn and new or used knitting needles or crochet hooks for crafts teaching at community service events. For more info, email Jennifer Brown or call her at 818-995-3880.

TOILETRIES

Women of Temple Beth Hillel is collecting soaps, lotions, make-up, shampoos, and other toiletries to donate to women escaping abuse. Please drop off your UNOPENED and UNUSED items at the Temple Main Office during normal business hours. Many thanks to all of those who have donated. Your extra and travel size cosmetics have helped someone feel beautiful.
For more information, please contact Lee Fink at (818) 781-3465 or email at leef2@sbcglobal.net

FOOD BANK

Temple Beth Hillel works with the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry to collect canned goods, non-perishables, and other needed items. These can be dropped off in the NHIFP bins in the TBH lobby. There are times when specific items are in urgent need; you can find out more at the NHIFP website by clicking HERE. We are always welcoming volunteers who want to help so come and join us!
Contact Leslye Adelman (818) 929-2606 or email at gentlenurturing@me.com.

Contact us

Please contact us if you have any questions about membership and if you want to get involved with the Women of Temple Beth Hillel. Or if you want to meet an awesome group of women and develop wonderful relationships. We are waiting for you…

1.818.763.9148