The Kavod (“Honor”) Award in Memory of Helen M. Dalsheimer

Helen M. Dalsheimer served as president of both WRJ (formerly National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods) and her district federation.

The Kavod award acknowledges sisterhoods who have demonstrated exemplary support of the YES Fund for three consecutive Assembly periods (six years). When a sisterhood becomes part of the distinguished Kavod Society, it is exempt from receiving other YES Fund Awards. This enables more sisterhoods an opportunity to be recognized for their support of the YES Fund. To continue as a member of the Kavod Society, a sisterhood must qualify to win or receive honorable mention in at least one YES Fund Award category at each successive Assembly.

If a sisterhood does not qualify to either win or achieve honorable mention of a YES Fund Award, the sisterhood will no longer be a member of the Society and will need to win or achieve honorable mention of a YES Fund Award over three additional consecutive Assemblies to be reinstated into the Kavod Society.

Sisterhoods that are members of the Kavod Society will not receive an award in any other YES Fund category, but will be honored as a member of the Kavod Society for their model support of the YES Fund.

The Achat [“individual”] Award is given to the one sisterhood with the largest per capita contribution through the sale of YES Fund items and/or cash contributions to the YES Fund during the two-year period prior to the Assembly.

The Avodah [“service”] Award is given to the sisterhood in each of four membership size categories that has made the highest total contribution through the sale of YES Fund items and/or cash contributions to the YES Fund during the two-year period prior to the Assembly.

The L’Chaim [“to Life”] Award is given to the sisterhood with the highest percentage of new Lifeline members during the two-year period prior to the Assembly. One winner and two honorable mentions are named.

The Ma’agal [“Circle”] Award is given to the one sisterhood with the highest percentage of new Circle of Service members (at any level other than Lifeline) during the two-year period prior to the Assembly. One winner and two honorable mentions are named.