Two years ago, Women of Reform Judaism introduced a new program for our sisterhoods: WRJ/Lilith Salons. More free-flowing than a book club, not as spiritual as a Rosh Chodesh group, and more intimate than a lecture, these salons offer a gathering place for a small group of women to get together for an evening or afternoon of good talk, refreshments, and renewed energy.

Usually consisting of eight or more sisterhood women who get together in homes four times a year to discuss stimulating articles from Lilith Magazine. WRJ provides leaders - other sisterhood members - with guidelines and trigger questions from the latest issue of Lilith to start the salon discussions, but the conversation moves in whatever direction participants take it. Topics are varied and wide ranging; articles have dealt with reproductive rights, interracial families, interfaith marriage, and new rituals for Jewish weddings.

WRJ/Lilith salons are currently meeting in more than 85 sisterhoods with resounding success, providing a novel and exciting program that has attracted women of all ages.

Here are some of the comments we've received:

I am writing for all forty-two women who are part of our WRJ/Lilith Salons....The response, communication, interaction, and camaraderie among (the members of ) all three groups [salons] was incredible.  Word has gone out that the salons were a huge success. We are grateful to WRJ for initiating this program.

- Marilyn Weitz, University Synagogue, Los Angeles, CA

[The salon] is a wonderful venue for women to share in thought-provoking conversation in an intimate setting.

- Rhonda Kleinman, Cong. Shaarai Shomayim, Lancaster, PA

For more information or to begin a WRJ/Lilith salon, please contact Carolyn Kunin at ckunin@urj.org.