Category Archives: Machon

Calendar of events for the year is posted on the blog

The calendar of events for 2011-2012 is now posted on our blog.  http://hadassahsolano-napablog.com/     Have a look at the right side and you will see a list of events planned from August 2011 through May of next year.

Our next event will be a Machon session this Sunday, August 21, 2011,  from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m.  We will be discussing Golda Meir and watching the DVD “The Journey to Golda’s Balcony.”  The dvd is about Tovah Feldshuh’s preparation for her one woman play in which she portrayed Golda Meir.  Please contact Rachel Lessem for more information.

Machon meets 01/23 at CBI

Our next Machon study session is meeting January 23, 2o11 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at CBI.  “Bring a snack to nosh on and let’s schmooze.”  (This is a quote from Rachel Lessem!)  Contact Rachel if you have any questions.  Her number is in the directory.

We had a nice time touring Cornerstone Gardens last weekend.  I am amazed that we all were able to fit in this picture.  I think everyone found something that they liked at the gardens and perhaps due to the weather, it seemed like we had the place to ourselves.

Napa-Solano and Petaluma chapters at Cornerstone

Machon meets July 18

Please join us for our next Machon study session on July 18th, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the home of Donna Plantz.   Her contact information is in our chapter phone directory.  You need not have been at any of the previous meetings in order to participate in the group.  New members are always welcome.  If you would like more information about Machon, please contact Rachel Lessem, education chair.

Please note our upcoming events listed on the right side of the page.  We are excited about our upcoming tea to be held in Napa in August.  More details will follow soon.

Solano-Napa chapter Machon and installation on May 30, 2010

Please join us on May 30, at 10:30 for our Machon group and then immediately following Machon, at 12:00 p.m., for the installation of our new chapter board.  Machon and our  installation will take place at the house of Susan Cohen-Grossman.  We will will be having a potluck so please bring items according to where your last name falls in the alphabet:

A – G – finger food

H – M – drinks

N- Z – desert

It is not necessary to have had any preparation in advance for Machon.  Rachel Lessem has been leading our group and we have been discussing Zionism.  You need not have been present at prior sessions in order to participate.

Please RSVP to Rachel Lessem or Geri Kahn if you can so we know how many people will be at the installation.   We could use some volunteers to set up and clean up.  Please let Rachel or Geri know if you are able to assist.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact either Rachel Lessem or Geri Kahn.   Our contact information is  in the directory.

Finally, if you have used toner cartridges at your house just waiting to be recycled, please check the list on on our blog http://hadassahsolano-napablog.com/qualifiying-toners-and-cell-phones-for-recycling/ If you have cell phones that you wish to recycle, please check the Funding Factory’s website.  Our chapter is beginning a recycling program in which we will recycle toners  and cell phones and in exchange, our chapter will receive money.    If you have a used toner or cell phone on one of the  lists, please bring it to our installation and give it to Geri Kahn.

Machon meets March 7

Our Machon group is meeting on March 7 at 10:30 a.m.  at CBI.  We are studying Zionism and American attitudes toward it.  New members are welcome.

Upcoming events in February: Machon and 52/100

February is a busy month for our chapter.  This Sunday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m., our Machon group is meeting at CBI.  You can see this meeting and future Machon meetings listed on the right column of the blog under the category of events.   We are discussing Zionism and our feelings and American attitudes about the topic.   New and interested members are welcome to attend.  Our group is facilitated by Rachel Lessem.

The next event our, 52/100, is our biggest fund raising event of the year.  It will take place on February 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.  The ”52/100″ works this way:  You choose a playing card in advance and donate $100 for it; if your card is selected, you get $1000.  If not, you still can win a door prize or raffle items at the event.  Couvert (food costs) is only $9 this year as we’re focusing on desserts.  It will be a fun, gala, local event, full of happy people supporting a great cause.  If you are interested in attending, you may fill out the attached Invitation to the 52/100 and send it in.  Hope to see you there.

Machon group meets on Sunday November 15

Our next Machon group meeting will be on November 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. , at Congregation B’nai Israel.  We are reading Gil Troy’s book, “Why I am a Zionist.”  Whether or not you have the book or have even read the book, you are welcome to come to the discussion.

Hadassah membership tea

apple_and_cinnamon_tea_1Wow, I guess it has been some time since I have posted to our blog.  Well, now that summer is over, we’re all getting back to speed and have planned many exciting events for the upcoming year.  I will soon add the events to our list of upcoming events.

The next event we have planned is coming up soon.  We will be starting off the year with a membership tea.   Here are the details:

  • Date:   September 13, 2009
  • Time:  3:00-5:00 p.m.
  • Place:  Congregation B’nai Israel, 1256 Nebraska Street, Vallejo, CA

Tea and light snacks will be served.  New and interested members welcome!  For more details and to RSVP, please contact Nadine Goodban at (707) 644-3421 or by email:  nadalang@comcast.net.

Our Machon group will be meeting that same day  immediately following the tea.

Celebrate the installation of the Vallejo chapter board over Memorial Day weekend

On May 24th, 2009, at 12:00 noon, we will be celebrating the installation of our chapter board.  The event will take place at the home of Sheryl Meade.  Prior to the installation, at 10:00 a.m., our Machon group will be meeting at the same location.

For more infomration and/or directions, please contact us at hadassahvallejo@gmail.com.

Machon study group meets on Tuesday, November 16

bookWe have changed the date of our next study group session to Tuesday, November 16th at 7:00, following the Hadassah meeting.

We will be discussing pages 55-74 of Gil Troy’s book, Why I am a Zionist. Also we should be bringing the food items that we chose to bring at our last group meeting.