Turn the Page 2012: Women of Character

We invite you to join Women's Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and women of all ages and backgrounds, as we embark on a meaningful evening of Jewish learning at Turn the Page 2012: Women of Character: A Celebration of Resilience and Renewal featuring special keynote speaker Gilah Kletenik, Congregational Scholar at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York. Gilah will be speaking on the topic of Recap, Rework, Recommit: Jewish Women and Justice. Each participant is invited to enjoy an exceptional keynote speaker and participate in two, forty-five minute learning sessions of her choice led by a variety of local female educators.

Breakout Sessions:

• Young Women Making a Difference: Becoming a Social Justice Leader in Our Community - A Panel Discussion with Talya Gillman, Morgan Currier, and Lauren Jacobson Spokane.
• Culinary Therapy: Shabbat Meals That Renew Your Spirit, Nourish Your Loved Ones, and Spark Your Inner Joan Nathan (The Jewish Julia Child) - Elizabeth Davis
• Stories Among Us: Women and the Holocaust - Ilana Cone Kennedy and Magda Schaloum
• Rabbis' Wives: My Learning and Your Learning Are Hers - Rivy Poupko Kletenik
• Uppity Women of the Torah: The True Story of Our Mothers - Ruz Gulko
• Incredible Moms, Incredible Kids - Esther Bogomilsky and Sara Eizen
• Spitting Image: From the Beit Midrash to Beit Shemesh - Gilah Kletenik
• Avoiding Praise Junkies: Raising Resilient Kids in a Modern World - Sarina Behar Natkin, LICSW
• Females with Fortitude in Jewish Literature - Toby Harris
• Spiritual Renewal through the Sanctification of Time - Yiscah Smith

Chair: Elizabeth Siegel