Dear Brandeis Friends,
Until further notice all activities in our chapter are cancelled.
Be healthy and safe,
Livia and Rita
All Chapter Events are Cancelled
March 13, 2020 By
The Bette Aschkenasy Lunch & Learn
March 7, 2020 By
Women in Politics
We’ve Come a Long Way
Monday – March 30, 2020
Temple Beth Ami, Rockville 10-2
Speakers:
The Honorable Connie Morella
Represented Maryland’s
8th congressional district
U.S. House of Representatives
from 1987-2003
Rebecca Boggs Roberts
Author and Program Coordinator
Smithsonian Associates
To see flyer, click here.
General Board Meeting, March 2, 2020
February 18, 2020 By
Declutter your Life and Bring Joy to it!
Christina Bond of Creating Space will show us how.
Election of Executive Board and Directors
Everyone is welcome.
Come and enjoy lunch prepared by our Board Members.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Just imagine that you are not able to go to school when you have your period because you have no menstrual supplies. Days for Girls is helping to meet this need by buying and making menstrual supplies for girls in Africa and other countries. Volunteers make holders for a sanitary napkin,which can be used over and over. Please bring these items to the March 2nd General Membership meeting.Things youcan donate to help meet the need: Light weight non-white washcloths (Target sells them in packages of 8) polyester thread, grosgrain ribbon-5/8 inches
Joan B, Suzanne G, Ellen G, Barbara R
Board Meeting
January 24, 2020 By
The next board meeting is Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Temple Beth Ami, 10am.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
We will be collecting items to support Fisher House located in Bethesda. This foundation offers comfort homes where military and veteran’s families can stay at no cost while their loved ones are receiving treatment. We will be collecting: paper towels, paper napkins, zip lock food bags, foil, tissues.
Joan B, Suzanne G, Ellen G, Barbara R
Game Day 2020
November 30, 2019 By
TRAIN YOUR BRAIN DAY better known to the locals as GAME DAY
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
Registration 9:30 a.m.
Ballroom, Leisure World Clubhouse
Silver Spring, MD
To see flyer, click here.
Special Event – January 12, 2020
November 2, 2019 By
BRUNCH
January 12, 2020
Norbeck Country Club, Rockville
Guest Speaker: Julia Ziegler Digital News Director WTOP.
“Social Media and Its Impact on the News:
How Gathering and Verifying the News Has Changed over the Last 5 Years.”
January 12, 2020
Norbeck Country Club, Rockville
Guest Speaker: Julia Ziegler Digital News Director WTOP.
“Social Media and Its Impact on the News:
How Gathering and Verifying the News Has Changed over the Last 5 Years.”
To see flyer, click here.
2019 November General Membership Meeting
October 26, 2019 By
Meet, Eat, Contribute
MONDAY, November 4, 2019
10:00 Temple Beth Ami
EVERYONE INVITED – YOU’LL BE THERE, WON’T YOU?
Come and join us for a delicious lunch…..then, shop at the Jewelry and Handbag Sale
COMMUNITY SERVICE
We will be donating to Comfort Cases. “A Comfort Case” is a small duffel bag or
backpack given to children entering foster care. The backpack is filled with items to use during the first few days in foster care as well as comfort items to help make the transition easier.
You can help meet this challenge by bringing any of the following items to the General
Membership meeting:
pajamas (sizes 2T to adult), stuffed animals, backpacks,
blankets (baby size or larger).
Please note: All items must be new.
If you have any questions, please contact Joan B
2019 Book & Author Luncheon
September 15, 2019 By
“Between the Pages of a Book is a Lovely Place to Be”
Mark your calendars for this year’s
Book and Author Luncheon
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Lakewood Country Club
We have three exciting authors lined up:
Anne Farris Rosen, “Deep South Dispatch: Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist”
Bob Levey, “Larry Felder, Candidate”
Judith Viorst, “Nearing 90 and Other Comedies of Late Life”
To see the invitation, click here.
New Member Coffee
July 27, 2019 By
Join us at our Membership Coffee
Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 2:00 PM
Temple Beth Ami
14330 Travilah Road
Rockville, MD 20850
This is an opportunity to meet our newest members, learn about our
events for the coming year and catch up with our Brandeis friends.
We look forward to having Coffee with you.
To see the invitation, click here.
Spread Your Wings with Brandeis – The Next Two Weeks
July 14, 2019 By
Until further notice all activities in our chapter are cancelled.
Our 2019-2020 Study Guide has been published. If you don’t have your own personal copy, click below to look at all of the Study Guide offerings by opening the file provided here. We have a wide variety of events and look forward to seeing you at many of them.
To read or search the web version of the Study Guide, click here for 61 events on 44 pages.
To see pictures of some previous events of 2019-20,click here.
To see pictures from some previous events of 2018-19,click here.
To see info from the Social Justice Committee, click here.
Until further notice all activities in our chapter are cancelled.
| Upcoming Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Day | mm/dd | Time | Event |
| 2A | Mon | 03/09 | 02:00 | Knit and Stitch A |
| Wed | 03/11 | 12:30 | Let’s Do Lunch | |
| 4 | Wed | 03/11 | 01:30 | Men’s Book Club |
| 47 | Thu | 03/12 | 10:30 | Jews of Persia |
| 48 | Fri | 03/13 | 10:00 | Great Decisions |
| Sun | 05:30 | Ladies Night Out | ||
| 2B | Mon | 02:00 | Knit and Stitch B | |
| 8 | Wed | 10:30 | Breakfast Book Club | |
| 49 | Wed | 02:00 | Learn to Knit Brioche | |
Until further notice all activities in our chapter are cancelled.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
When Montgomery County Schools are closed due to inclement weather all Brandeis events will be cancelled. If Montgomery County Public Schools issues a two-hour delay, Brandeis events will take place.
