Isaiah Women Calendar
Emotional Intelligence Workshop
Thursday, July 9 | 7:15 p.m.
Developing Our Emotional Intelligence in Turbulent Times:
There are very few moments in human history when there has been so much turmoil in the United States and in our world. Not only are we experiencing fear, anger, and confusion with COVID-19, but all of us have lost our previous lives with little certainty of what our lives will be in the future. Adding to the pandemic, the current and continuing racial unrest we see and experience impacts our lives. These traumatic events compel us to manage our emotions. There may be no guidebook for global trauma. However, we do have the ability to develop and use our social and emotional learning in such anxiety-provoking and uncertain times. Emotional intelligence encourages us to better understand our emotions as well as those of others, for our own well-being and for those that matter to us.
Join Marcia Albert as she presents Developing Our Emotional Intelligence in Turbulent Times. Marcia will provide a framework to help develop and manage Emotional Intelligence, and share recommendations that will help us to communicate more effectively and to be better able to establish and maintain relationships.
In advance, please read the attached questions, as well as the link to What Emotional Intelligence Is and Is Not in Psychology Today.
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ISAIAH WOMEN MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, July 21 | 7:00 p.m.
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee
An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.
As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of the millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and, as the famine of the 1990s struck, she began to wonder, question and to realize that she had been brainwashed her entire life. Given the repression, poverty and starvation she witnessed surely her country could not be, as she had been told “the best on the planet”?
Aged seventeen, she decided to escape North Korea. She could not have imagined that it would be twelve years before she was reunited with her family.
For more info on Book Clubs, please email IW July Book Club
Isaiah Women Mah Jongg Tournament
Sunday, August 16 | 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Social Hall
Join Isaiah Women's annual fundraiser for a full day of Mah Jongg - 4 games/hour | six hours o play including lunch.
If you can't play, we would love your help volunteering at this event. This is Isaiah Women's biggest fundraiser of the year and from which we source our social justice funding.
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ISAIAH WOMEN MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, August 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Private Home
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller - Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier. Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future. But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates. And in their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of the night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own.
Where: Private home (address provided upon RSVP)
For more info on Book Clubs, please email IW August Book Club
OUR ONGOING EVENTS
Isaiah Women Board
Meets every first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m
at the homes of various board members.
If you are interested in attending a meeting, contact Beth Raanan: bcraan@gmail.com
Isaiah Women Lilith Salons
Join us for lively discussion and conversation on articles in Lilith Magazine. Meets quarterly at members' homes.
For more information, contact Elaine Diamond
Daughters of Torah Learning Circle
Step into Temple Isaiah's library and join a welcoming group of women who study and learn Torah each Wednesday morning. As we travel through Judaism's sacred texts, we draw inspiration from our ancestors' journeys. Along the way, we discover connections to our own lives and our own stories. Our spirited discussions are far-ranging, sparked by challenging questions and fresh insights but always tempered with laughter and an open ear to all interpretations.
No Hebrew or prior Torah study experience is required. The door is always open! Drop-ins welcome, no RSVP necessary.
The sessions are led by Isaiah Women and Temple member Elaine Diamond, MA, Judaic Studies.
For further information, please contact Elaine Diamond directly at ediamond27@hotmail.com
When: Every Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 am
Where: Temple Isaiah Library
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Please contact Membership Chair: Jennie Fahn at Isaiahwomenla@gmail.com