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Introduced to the Seattle community in 1999, the Rimon Division
is a nationally recognized designation for women who personally contribute
$1800 or more to the Jewish Federation Community Campaign during a given
year. Rimon is the Hebrew word for pomegranate. The pomegranate is significant
throughout ancient Jewish literature as the symbol of the entire Torah.
It is thought to contain 613 seeds, the same number as the 613 mitzvot
found in the Torah. The ancient Rabbis concluded that the pomegranate,
filled with beautiful red seeds, remind us that our goal is to fill ourselves
with mitzvot and the study of the Torah. Givers at the Rimon level are
entitled to wear a sterling silver pin in the shape of a pomegranate.
Since its introduction, the Rimon division has grown to include over 80
women. The Women's Division recently sponsored its first ever Rimon campaign
event on November 6, 2002 at the Bellevue Art Museum with renowned political
scientist and lecturer Dr. Ellen Cannon. This year, the Rimon Division
will host a special pre-reception at the Letty Cottin Pogrebin Event on
November 16, 2003.
For more information regarding any of these programs, please email women@jewishinseattle.org
or call (206) 774-2221.
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