Become a Member of WoOPT
Women Of Oak Park Temple
The Women of Oak Park Temple is a women’s organization that gathers together in friendship for programs that support the Temple and the larger community, for social activities, for learning and spiritual growth, and above all for personal enrichment, so that each woman may fulfill her potential as a person within a Jewish environment.
Within the Congregation, The Women of Oak Park Temple is the collective presence, voice, and strength for women of all ages and varying stages in life. It is a place where women can meet and work together for the benefit of the Congregation and its members. Here, women can initiate and develop projects in which they have an interest. The Women of OPT provides an outlet for the creative energy, talent, and leadership potential of its members. The Women of OPT also gives women a worldwide identity through its affiliation with Women of Reform Judaism, a federation of 100,000 members throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas.
What We Do
The Women of Oak Park Temple provides the opportunity for its members to participate in activities or programs that are valuable to them, their families, their Congregation and their community. Our sisterhood has a long history of helping many aspects of Congregational life. Areas in which we contribute support to the Temple community include:
Religious School, Glasser Preschool, B’nai Mitzvah, Kabbalat Torah, New Members, Youth Group/Camping, Temple, Directory, Women of OPT Shabbat Service, Annual Temple Donation, Purchase of New Prayer Books, College Outreach
Kitchen Maintenance and Shure Memorial Library.
Jewish Organizations that We Support
Women of Reform Judaism, United States Holocaust Museum, Illinois Holocaust Museum, Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute, The Ark, World Union for Progressive Judaism, Jewish Braille Institute, Mazon, Magen David Adom, Maot Chitim, Shalva and YES Fund
Ways to Get Involved
Gift Shop, Treats in a Jar, New Year Greetings, Women’s Seder, February Dinner Program, Little Sister Events, Book Group Discussions, Maccabee Market, Kallah, Honey Cake Baking, Ladies Night Out, Health/Fitness Events, Bake Sales, Fundraising and Programming.
WOMEN OF OAK PARK TEMPLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2025
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
President: Kathy Bezinovich
Recording Secretary: Lauren Seegers
Corresponding Secretary: Susan Cicelsky
Treasurer: Ruth Milstein
Immediate Past President: Amy Pokras
BOARD MEMBERS:
Member Chairperson:
Robin Rothbard, Marsha Cooper, Martha Fourt, Alexandra Kazanskaya, Lauren Levrant , Kathy Madura and Joyce Porter