From Carol Simon

July 15 Message

Posted on July 15, 2016

“Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that’s probably the biggest key to success.” – Taylor Lautner Shabbat Shalom! During the next few weeks, many of us will be meeting with our sisterhood boards, planning teams and groups of friends…all with the goal of creating programs and Continue Reading »

July 8 Message

Posted on July 8, 2016

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller Shabbat Shalom! I truly believe this quote…there is nothing better than working together…call it a committee, group, or what I prefer, a team! We each bring our own strengths to the table….combining our talents, ideas and love of the task….working together Continue Reading »

July 1 Message

Posted on July 4, 2016

“Female friendships are just a hop to our sisterhood, and sisterhood can be a very powerful force.” – Jane Fonda Shabbat Shalom! For many of us, our friends are our family. Our friends that we have met because of our involvement in our sisterhoods, regions and WLCJ are the family that we have chosen to be Continue Reading »

June 24 Message

Posted on June 24, 2016

“Show class. Have pride. Display character. If you do, winning will take care of itself.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant Shabbat Shalom! There are times, as we meet and network with one another, that we sometimes hear, that someone says in a less than enthusiastic voice that they have been their sisterhood president for, “more years than Continue Reading »

June 17 Message

Posted on June 17, 2016

“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.” – Eric Hoffer Shabbat Shalom! Math was never my strongest subject in school..and truth be told, it still isn’t! Yet numbers are all around us, and as a people, we are consumed with counting. We count the days of the week until Continue Reading »

June 10 Message

Posted on June 10, 2016

“People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.” – John C. Maxwell Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach, This past week was busy but fantastic!! I was able to do what I love best…visiting regions and seeing old friends and meeting new ones at our WLCJ board meeting. It was one of those weeks, that Continue Reading »

June 3 Message

Posted on June 3, 2016

“The most dangerous phrase in our language is, “we’ve always done it this way.” – Rear Admiral Grace Hopper Shabbat Shalom! And to think that this quote came from a Rear Admiral and not a sisterhood member! Just goes to show all of us that we don’t just hear this phrase at our sisterhood and/or region Continue Reading »

May 27 Message

Posted on May 27, 2016

“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun.  And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath Shabbat Shalom! It is a little late for me on a Thursday evening (5:00 AM comes early) to be writing this Shabbat message, yet I am super-charged and need to share with Continue Reading »

May 20 Message

Posted on May 20, 2016

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney Shabbat Shalom! This past week, I was honored to be able to once again represent our organization at the graduations and ordinations of two of our educational institutions that we support through our Torah Fund campaign. These two events, Continue Reading »

May 13 Message

Posted on May 13, 2016

“Sometimes when things are falling apart they may actually be falling into place.” – Unknown Standing in Michael’s yesterday looking at the adult coloring books, I found one with inspirational messages.  This quote above just jumped out at me…and as typically happens…I think that I just found my quote for this Shabbat. Connecting to our members Continue Reading »