Women of NSCI

Upcoming EventS

Create Challah Covers for The Ark

Tuesday, May 20th, 7:00 pm at NSCI

Get your creative juices flowing with the Women of NSCI. This month's Tikkun Olam project will provide much needed Challah covers for The Ark, which provides free, life-changing human services to Chicagoland’s underserved Jewish community.  More details to come.

WNSCI Installation Brunch

Sunday, June 8th, 10:30 am at Pinstripes in Northbrook

Enjoy a delicious brunch and schmooze with friends as we install the 2025-2026 WNSCI Executive Board. Additionally, hear about the YES Fund from Judy Wexler and Michelle Scheinkopf, along with Jessica Cadmus, Legislative Assistant with the Religious Action Center. Click here to register. 

ONGOING EVENTS

WNSCI Book Club

Contact us at wnsci@nsci.org to be added to the book club email contact list. Click here to see the full book list for the 2025 year. 

•  Absolution, by Alice McDermott
  Tuesday, April 8th, 1:00–3:00 pm 
  Discussion led by Madge Beerman
  
  Absolution, by Alice McDermott, is a riveting account of the lives of women in Vietnam on the margins of the Vietnam War.
   

• The Seed Keeper: A Novel, by Diane Wilson

  Tuesday, May 13th, 1:00–3:00 pm at NSCI

  Led by Lynn Shapiro

   

  Weaving together the voices of four indelible women, The Seed Keeper is a beautifully told story of reawakening, of remembering our original relationship to the seeds and, through them, to our ancestors.

Mah Jongg Games

Thursdays, 1:00–3:00 pm in the Rosenthal Family Gathering Place 

Join us for fun and friendly games of Mah Jongg. Beginners and the “just curious” are welcome. There’s no betting allowed, just a voluntary contribution to our Tzedakah Box!

Canasta

Wednesdays, 1:00–3:00 pm at Makom Solel Lakeside (resumes November 6th)

1301 Clavey Road in Highland Park

Join members of Makom Solel Lakeside and NSCI for weekly play.  There is no fee.  We only ask that you bring canasta supplies (cards, trays, and shuffler) if you have them.  Janet Buckstein from Makom Solel Lakeside will provide written rules and teach those who are interested.  Please email her at jfbuckstein@gmail.com and let her know if you plan to attend and if you would like lessons.

Knitting Hearts Together for Good
Glencoe Union Church is starting an interfaith knitting group to make hand-crafted items for those in need. The group will meet twice a month at various North Shore congregations. Beginners welcome. Learn more here.

WNSCI is part of the Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), a network of Jewish women working together to empower women and communities through the bonds of sisterhood, spirituality, and social justice.  WRJ members come from congregation sisterhoods, women’s groups, and individual members from all over North America. Our sisterhood belongs to the WRJ Heartland District. Click the links below to learn more about WRJ as a whole or the WRJ Heartland District.

Hundreds of WRJ-affiliated sisterhoods like WNSCI gain access to a vast network of membership, programming, and leadership resources as well as the opportunity to network with thousands of other women and make a difference around the world.  Two of our most active WNSCI members serve major roles in WRJ:

Michelle Scheinkopf is Vice President for Social Justice, and Judy Wexler is 1st Vice President and will serve as President of WRJ in 3 years. 

Learn more about WRJ.  

Learn more about the WRJ Heartland District.  

WNSCI at the WRJ Fried Women's Conference 2024 in New Orleans

Pictured L to R:  Michelle Scheinkopf, Judy Wexler, Blythe Trilling, Karen Dillon, and Debra Cohen

The History of WNSCI with Merle Branner

The Ruthie & Bill Katz Archives Archivist, Merle Branner, presented the History of Sisterhood/Women of NSCI.

Click here to view the recording and enter the password "G6kA6^vE". To learn more about the archives, click here.