VOLUNTEER Appreciation Dinner & Speaker

Volunteers Do Not Necessarily Have The Time... They Just Have The Heart.

*Please scroll down for important election information*

All Sisterhood Members are invited. RSVP by May 18.

The Washington Post described Noa Baum as someone who "spreads cultural truths that eclipse geopolitical boundaries...". Noa is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, author, and coach. She uses mesmerizing voices, impeccable timing, and warm authenticity to captivate audiences of all ages with stories from diverse cultures and her own rich Jewish Heritage. Noa offers a unique combination of performance art and practical workshops that focus on the power of narrative to heal across the divides of identity and promote compassion and peace.

Born and raised in Jerusalem, Noa Baum trained in theater at Te-Aviv University, studies acting with Uta Hagen and received an MA in Educational Theater from NYU. Since 1982, she's been presenting internationally. Highlights include: The WOrld Bank; Kennedy Center; US Defense Department; AARP; US FDA; The Smithsonian Institute; Mayo Clinic for Humanities in Medicine; The National Storytelling Festival, Fabula Storytelling Festival, Sweden and other festivals, organizations, congregations, and schools.

Noa is the author of a memoir "A Land Twice Promised - an Israeli Woman's Quest for Peace" - winner of the Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, the LDS Publishing Professionals Association Award, and a Storytelling World Award - and a new picture book "How the Birds Became Friends," on the power of kindness to bring peace. Her audio recordings won Parents' Choice and Storytelling World awards. Noa is a member of the National Storytelling Network, she lives in the Washington, DC metro area, and was voted by The Washington Jewish Week as one of the 10 most interesting local Jews. 

Report of the Nominating Committee for

the Sisterhood Steering Committee for 2023-2024

Notice is hereby given to the Sisterhood of Har Shalom attending the Sisterhood Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, which will take place on Tuesday, May 23 at 6:00pm.  At this meeting, an election will take place for the slate of nominees for the Sisterhood Steering Committee for 2023-2024.   

The nominees for the Sisterhood Steering Committee for 2023-2024 are:
Beth Ann Katz, President
President-elect Co-Chairs: Helen Branda and Phyllis Magram
Faith Adler
Marcia Akresh
Marcie Blackman
Helen Branda
Ellen Kaner Bresnick
Linda Brill
Phyllis Coburn
Paula Cohen
Leslie Cooper
Wendy Epstein
Sandy Freeman
Susan Grant
Toby B. Holtzman
Alissa Horvitz
Candace Kaplan
Hedda Kenton
Marjorie Klein
Lisa Koppel
Phyllis Magram
Ellen Menaker
Ellen Milhiser
Sandy Myers
Hanna Lee Pomerantz
Susan Rabkin
Laura Rich
Margie Ritter
Millie Rumerman
Melanie Rabkin Shauer
Eileen Sherr
Becki Segal
Bena Siegel
Linda Silverman
Alyse Steinborn
Michelle Tow
Rita Wertlieb

The members of the Nominating Committee for the Sisterhood Steering Committee for 2023-2024 are:

Susan Grant, Chair
Marcia Akresh
Beth Ann Katz
Karen Priesman
Eileen Sherr
Susan Rabkin