Our Mission
Guided by the principles of Reform Judaism, we join together in Sisterhood to strengthen our congregation, our community, and ourselves.
For over 100 years, Sisterhood has been the welcoming and engaging heart of IHC. We empower women through personal and spiritual growth while providing the funding to drive vital temple programs.
In 2018, we redefined what it means to belong. Today, every woman at IHC is automatically a member of Sisterhood.
We have replaced traditional dues with a model of pride and support. We invite you to become a contributor at a level that is meaningful to you and fits your personal budget.
President
Elyse Chuvalas
Immediate Past President
Ruth Anderson
VP of Engagement
Andrea Burnett
VP of Mentorship
Amy Isaacs
VP of Fundraising
Sonja Kantor
VPs of Religious Living
Lainna Cohen & Shelby Weiss Kaufmann
VP of Social Action
Bennie Silver
WRJ Board Member
Anita Dankser
Treasurer
Caren Chopp & Suzanna Stoebick
Assistant Treasurer
Darla Cohen
Registrar
Victoria Hyatt Cahn
Corresponding Secretary
Sandy Redman
Recording Secretary
Judy Levy
Parliamentarian/Bylaws & Policies
Chair
Andrea Pactor
Historian
Jill Weiss Simms
Director of Communications
Nicole Whitis-Purva
Programming
Chair
Patty Goodman
Director of the Gift Shop
Bonnie Foster
Volunteer Coordinator
Marcella Slabosky
YES Fund
Chair
Andrea Pactor
Hamentashen Chairs
Louise Abramson & Ruth Anderson
Membership Meeting Coordinators
Eloise Paul & Karen Katz
Chair of Lilith Salon
Marjorie Moore Gullett
*Mrs. Louis Efroymson (Minnie)
*Mrs. Harry A. Jacobs (Naomi)
*Mrs. Louis Efroymson (Minnie)
*Mrs. Samuel Hahn (Gertrude)
*Mrs. Harry A. Jacobs (Naomi)
*Mrs. Isaac Born (Bertha)
*Mrs. Louis Markun (Mildred)
*Mrs. Sydney Romer (Irene)
*Mrs. Arthur Fairbanks (Esther)
*Mrs. Sidney Mahalowitz (Edna)
*Mrs. Harold Platt (Etta)
*Mrs. David Lurvey (Fanny)
*Mrs. Sultan Cohen (Bernice)
*Mrs. Sidney James (Cecilia)
*Mrs. Manuel Cassen (Beatrice)
*Mrs. Ebner Blatt (Berenice)
*Mrs. Alvin Cohen (Sylvia)
*Mrs. Marvin Sablosky (Idamae)
*Mrs. Charles Fisch (June)
*Mrs. Herbert Backer (Shirley)
*Mrs. Richard Glasser (Ann)
*Marcia Levin
*Mrs. Walter Breisacher (Irene)
*Mrs. Philip Pecar (Vivian)
*Mrs. Morris Stoner (Joan/Jodi)
*Mrs. Edgar Goldwasser (Audrey)
*Mrs. Jack Jaffe (Pearl)
*Mrs. David Kleiman (Meta)
1917 – 1918
1918 – 1919
1919 – 1920
1920 – 1921
1921 – 1922
1922 – 1935
1935 – 1937
1937 – 1939
1939 – 1940
1940 – 1941
1941 – 1943
1943 – 1945
1945 – 1947
1947 – 1949
1949 – 1951
1951 – 1953
1953 – 1955
1955 – 1957
1957 – 1959
1959 – 1961
1961 – 1963
1963 – 1965
1965 – 1967
1967 – 1969
1969 – 1971
1971 – 1973
1973 – 1975
1975 – 1977
*Mrs. Louis Efroymson (Minnie)
*Mrs. Stanley Braun (Connie)
*Mrs. William Greenwald (Harriet)
*Mrs. Michael Smith (Ruth)
*Rosemary Kaplan
Evelyn Pockrass
Joanne Engelberg
Andrea Pactor
Anita Dansker
Karen Stern
Jane Linderman
Charlene Pfenninger
Betty Cahall
Karen Brattain
Jennifer Vigran
Mimi Cohen Dell
Robin Gurin
Theresa Sheingold
Beth Lande
Bonnie Foster
Sonja Kantor
Amy Isaacs
Karen Rossen
Amy Isaacs
Rise Friedman
Ruth Anderson
Elyse Chuvalas
1917 – 1918
1977 – 1979
1979 – 1981
1981 – 1983
1983 – 1985
1985 – 1987
1987 – 1989
1989 – 1991
1991 – 1993
1993 – 1995
1995 – 1996
1996 – 1998
1998 – 2000
2000 – 2002
2002 – 2004
2004 – 2006
2006 – 2008
2006 – 2008
2008 – 2010
2010 – 2012
2012 – 2014
2014 – 2016
2016 – 2019
2019 – 2020
2020 – 2022
2022 – 2024
2024 – 2026
*Of blessed memory
Gift Shop Summer Hours
Wed
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Fri
5:15 – 6:15 p.m.
