The friendships I have made through Women's Club are deep-rooted and include women of all ages.  The women are very supportive through happy and sad times.  While serving as president of the Women's Club for four years, I always had help when needed. --Maxine Feldman 

Women's Club

Mission Statement

Germantown Jewish Centre's Women's Club, affiliated with Women's League for Conservative Judaism, aims to strengthen and unite our congregation's women and support them in their efforts to understand and perpetuate Conservative Judaism in their homes, synagogue, and community, and to reinforce their bonds with Israel and Jews worldwide. We support the GJC congregation, its youth and religious school, and its building beautiful projects, and we strive to act in a moral and ethical manner that is consistent with our beliefs.

Join Us

Women's Club dues are only $40 and include affiliation dues for the Women's League for Conservative Judaism and a complimentary subscription to Outlook magazine. Dues and other payments now available online with links at the bottom of this this page  

Events and Activities

Germantown Jewish Centre's Women's Club invites you to join us in our many endeavors. It has been our tradition to provide funding for many programs, projects and services that benefit everyone affiliated with GJC. Our goal is for our members to share s'machot (joyous occasions) and significant life events and to work together to ensure a vibrant synagogue community.  Once you become acquainted with the members of the Women's Club, you will understand the importance of our efforts and feel enriched by the genuine warmth and spirit of togetherness we exude. 

Click here for Women's Club 2012-13 Calendar  
 

The Women's Club and Men's Club Welcome Back brunch in October 2012 was entitled "The Modern Family and the Pursuit of Sanity" and featured panelists who have successful careers and families and was moderated by Monica Malpass of 6ABC News. Read more about the panelists here and the Atlantic article that inspired the program here.
 

Annual Activities 

• Paid up Membership Brunch (with Men's Club): Pay your WC dues and the brunch and the program are on us.
• Craft Show: Offering a wide range of crafts including jewelry, wearable art, home accessories and Judaica.
• Purim Bash: Dancing, Purim spiel, light fare, mini live auction, great music and costume contest. This is our largest fund raiser of the year.
• The Little Shop: Shop with us for gifts or something special for yourself. Support us with every purchase. Order challah delivered each week in time for Shabbat.
• Flea Market: Be a buyer...be a seller!  
• Hands-On Jewish Holidays: These hands-on programs occur several times a year (usually on Sunday mornings) and encourage the whole community to celebrate Jewish holidays experientially by seeing, touching, tasting, hearing, singing and making things.
• Youth Outreach: WC is committed to reinforcing the bond between the Centre and its college students. We send greetings, holiday gifts, treats and surprises throughout the year.  
• Holiday Gifts & Treats: Distributed to all of our ECP and Religious School children.
• Child Care: We provide funding for Shabbat and High Holiday child care for children up to age 5
• Kolot's Rosh Hodesh Groups: "It's a Girl Thing!" (for girls 12-18 years old).
• Women's Shabbat: Friday night and Saturday morning services feature our GJC women at the bimah and an honored scholar-in-residence speaker. For more information on how Women's Shabbat began--and how it has grown--read Eve Pinkenson's remarks here. 
• Torah Fund Brunch: Every year we honor a WC member for excellence in leadership.
• Monthly Programs: We sponsor a variety of programming throughout the year. Recent past programs include: visiting Fairmount Park homes, author events, book reviews, distinguished guest speakers (e.g., Mayor Nutter, Senator Spector and Marjorie Margolies), "Your Body and You" with Dr. Sherry Blumenthal, and Israel & the Media.
• Women's Clothing Giveaway - all the clothes you want for a modest donation to Darfur Alert Coalition