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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Encyclopedia: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is an American film released on June 1, 2005 by Warner Bros.
Blake Lively The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Blake Lively (born 25 August 1987 in Tarzana, California) is an American actress known for her role in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
That's the gist of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," the movie adaptation of Ann Brashares' popular novel about a group of girls who, though they are of different body types, discover a pair of jeans that magically fits them all perfectly.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The-Sisterhood-of-the-Traveling-Pants   (1061 words)

  
 Temple Beth El Sisterhood
The Sisterhood of Temple Beth El is an active, integral part of the Temple community.
With membership at nearly 100 women of the Temple, the Sisterhood is representative of all ages, backgrounds and interests.
The Temple Beth El Sisterhood is a chapter of the national organization, Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) and is represented in District 10.
www.templebethelflint.org /temple_beth_el_sisterhood.htm   (181 words)

  
 Group gives black women sense of 'sisterhood' at UW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Gaston said one of Sisterhood's objectives is to encourage its members to participate actively in the UW community and to seek out the resources they need for succeeding here.
Sisterhood also aims to help fl women acquire the skills they need to make it in the "real world," as well as on campus, she said.
Sisterhood also participated in a banquet for mothers and their daughters at Renton High School, which has a high pregnancy and low graduation rate.
archives.thedaily.washington.edu /1995/103195/sis.html   (705 words)

  
 Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
A year ago when I began my Sisterhood presidency I talked a little about the benefits of having a positive image to portray to others and the importance of sharing what is unique and special about our organization.
Temple Sisterhood is the organization of the women of Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation.
Sisterhood provides you with a chance to become part of the collective identity of the women of IHC.
www.ihcindy.org /comm/sisterhood.php   (698 words)

  
 The YA sisterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is one of a slew of movies from juicy teen-lit friendship books coming to a theater near you.
Sisterhood, with its magical combo of pants and pajama parties, has helped inspire a wave of middle- and high school readers and girl power devotees creating a genre unto itself.
Sisterhood was released as a book in 2003, and it not only shot up the young-adult bestseller list and spawned two sequels, but by following the trail of Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries in 2001, it helped kick the teen-lit-gone-big-screen trend into high gear.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0601sisterhood0601.html   (1237 words)

  
 Rant about "The Sisterhood" - Too Much Drama to Dance - tribe.net
I think that is why the whole idea sisterhood thing is so prevalent in out dance form and some people turn it into a clique and forget all that sisterhood when they leave the studio.
And anyone who thinks they have a sisterhood is probably alienating the people who aren't members of their sisterhood.
One is openly hostile to me (and was from the get go...although it's gotten worse since a couple of her students left her and came to my classes) and the other simply doesn't talk to me or the other teacher at all.
toomuchdrama.tribe.net /thread/d8fbfc37-ecde-469f-948b-09da972d50f2   (6735 words)

  
 Congregation Keneseth Israel-Temple Sisterhood
In Pirkei Avot we read, "The world stands on three things: on Torah, on worship, and on deeds of loving kindness." Sisterhood and KITY members will be joining together to provide sunshine and a connection to our senior congregants who have lost touch and are less visible in the congregation.
Sisterhood is selling sophisticated, reasonably priced beauty products made by the Sea of Life Company in Arad, Israel.
Sisterhood is an integral part of Keneseth Israel.
www.kiallentown.org /sisterhood.html   (892 words)

  
 Respeaking Sisterhood
It should not be surprising, therefore, that this notion of sisterhood should have filtered into popular cultural representations aimed at a female audience.
They propose that what really happens in these works is a process of "recuperation." Radical, oppositional ideas, like the feminist concepts of sisterhood and female bonding, for instance, can be assimilated by the dominant culture through popular representations in ways that cause them to lose their critical bite.
While female bonding as expressed in relationships of biological sisterhood is mythologized in both works, this is accomplished only by representing women's relationships as idealized replications of mother-daughter nurturance.
pcasacas.org /SPC/spcissues/20.1/hollinger.htm   (4118 words)

  
 United Sisterhood - Jewish Relief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
This is not a new theme for the United Sisterhood, whose light has shone for 72 years, and has tried to make this world a better place for everyone.
The sisterhood of Temple Emanuel have proven invaluable supporters of several projects, their continued support for Siyakhula, a centre for abandoned children in Orange Farm, is noteworthy.
his Sisterhood actively assist in the upkeep of their Temple and proves to be of invaluable assistance to their Rabbi.
www.unitedsisterhood.org.za   (420 words)

  
 Congregation B'nai Israel - Sisterhood Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Sisterhood sends packages (maybe with a food item) to college students during Rosh Hashanah and Hanukkah to let them know we are thinking of them.
The association between the Sisterhood and food is obvious from the many special meals they organize and prepare each year.
Sisterhood provides the breakfast in the sukkah for the first morning of Sukkot.
www.bnaiisraelnc.org /pages/sisterhd.htm   (924 words)

  
 The Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El - Tucson, AZ
The Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El - Tucson, AZ Kim Montenegro
Sisterhood is a service organization for Temple Emanu-El.
Since 1913, Sisterhood has been a collective presence, voice and strength of Reform Judaism.
www.templeemanueltucson.org /sister.html   (271 words)

  
 Congregation Brothers of Israel - Sisterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Sisterhood's Rosh Chodesh group, Moonbeams, is looking for someone to host the first meeting of the year on Wednesday, November 30, 2005.
That means, for every $100 of scrip you purchase, you can buy $100 worth of food and Sisterhood makes $5 that is used to support the congregation's Ongei Shabbat and Kiddush luncheons.
It is not too late to send in your dues for Sisterhood.
www.cboi.org /sisterhood.html   (388 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Beautiful, distant Lena is going to Greece to be with her grandparents; strong, athletic Bridget is off to soccer camp in Baja, California; hot-tempered Carmen plans to have her divorced father all to herself in South Carolina; and Tibby the rebel will be left at home to slave for minimum wage at Wallman's.
Over the summer the Pants come to represent the support of the sisterhood, but they also lead each girl into bruising and ultimately healing confrontations with love and courage, dying and forgiveness.
Lena finds her identity in Greece and the courage not to reject love; Bridget gets in over her head with an older camp coach; Carmen finds her father ensconced with a new fiancée and family; and Tibby unwillingly takes on a filmmaking apprentice who is dying of leukemia.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0385730586   (1431 words)

  
 Beth Shalom Synagogue: Sisterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Beth Shalom Sisterhood is affiliated with the Women's League for Conservative Judaism, as a member of the Southern Branch.
They have not, however, given up their original purpose of aiding the indigent families of the community, visiting the sick and aiding in civic drives.
The Sisterhood has maintained a high standard in the entire Columbia community, participating in the many community projects.
www.midnet.sc.edu /beth_shalom/sisterh.htm   (526 words)

  
 Temple Beth Shalom, Austin, Texas - Sisterhood
Sisterhood provides the arena for the individual to expand and grow in a Jewish atmosphere.
Sisterhood can do whatever its members feel would be valuable to them, their families, their congregations, their communities.
All of us, whether or not we perceive ourselves as having extra time, whether or not we enjoy all of Sisterhood's activities or projects, whether or not we have children, whether or not we attend services regularly, are needed as members of Sisterhood.
www.bethshalomaustin.org /programs/sisterhood.asp   (407 words)

  
 Danish Sisterhood of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
The Danish Sisterhood was organized in 1883, in Negaunee, Michigan.
Today's Danish Sisterhood has members active in 48 lodges throughout the United States and Canada.
The mission of the Danish Sisterhood is to strengthen, maintain and preserve the Danish heritage and traditions for future generations.
www.danishsisterhood.org   (138 words)

  
 Ya-Ya Sisterhood fans - Join Us!
It is, for women, a story we can all relate to because either we have friends like that or we long to......
Our goal is a united sisterhood, promoting the Ya-Ya spirit of friendship among women with "heart" throughout the country.
Sisterhood ceremony as well as those of other cherished moments of friendship.
www.sisterhoodcircle.com   (466 words)

  
 Beth Tzedec - Sisterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
However, the sisterhood executive has been working through the summer to make sure programming is in place for the coming year.
We look forward to seeing many of our members, networking with all of you and discussing your interests and concerns and what you would like the sisterhood to focus on for the coming year.
At this time, the executive and board of the sisterhood would like to wish all it’s members and the entire congregation a very happy, healthy and sweet new year.
www.beth-tzedec.org /sisterhood.html   (676 words)

  
 Sisterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Sisterhood began in 1968 as a woman’s group within The Jewish Congregation of Laurel (as it was called at that time).
At that time it seemed that every female member of the synagogue was also a very active member of the Sisterhood clamoring to be elected to the Sisterhood Board.
Sisterhood continues to ask for input from everyone regarding activities you would like to see us sponsor and get involved in.
www.oseh-shalom.org /sisterho.htm   (486 words)

  
 Sisterhood Is Global Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
The Sisterhood Is Global Institute, an international NGO with Consultative Status to the United Nations, was founded in 1984.
The Institute spun off from the book Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology, compiled and edited by Robin Morgan [Doubleday/Anchor; reissued in a 1996 edition by The Feminist Press at CUNY (New York), and in Spanish as Mulheres del Mundo (Vindication feminista /Editorial Hacer, Madrid, 1993)].
As of March 2004, The Sisterhood Is Global Institute is currently in transition, to be lodged permanently in New York.
www.sigi.org   (250 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Payback (Revenge of the Sisterhood (Paperback)): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Revenge is a dish best served with cloth napkins and floral centerpiece, according to the Sisterhood members: heiress Myra Rutledge; her adopted daughter, Nikki; Kathryn, the truck driver; Alexis, the African-American broker turned personal shopper; Julia, the plastic surgeon; Isabelle, the psychic; and Yoko, the nursery owner.
The mission the sisterhood has to accomplish is not easy but seeking revenge will give them the stregnth and courage they need to prevail in the mission.
She is an awesome writer and the Sisterhood series cannot be completed fast enough for me to find out each person's revenge.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0821778765?v=glance   (786 words)

  
 Welcome To the Canadian Sisterhood of Celebration
Red Hats are a symbol of the power we hold as women to demonstrate to the world our pride in encompassing the joy of gathering together in fellowship and sisterhood at a ‘certain age’; bringing smiles to the faces of the people we touch in our adventures of being the best that we can be.
As members of the Canadian Sisterhood of Celebration, we wear our colours with pride for the world to enjoy.
The Canadian Sisterhood of Celebration would like to encompass new possibilities in colours.
www.canadiansisterhood.ca   (370 words)

  
 sisterhood on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Confidence intervals and sample-size calculations for the sisterhood method of estimating maternal mortality.
Rosanna Arquette attends the premiere of "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles, California June 3, 2002.
Ellen Burstyn attends the premiere of "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles, California June 3, 2002.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-sisterho.asp   (659 words)

  
 Sisterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
B'nai Torah's Sisterhood is an exciting blend of vivacious and active multi-generational women whose goal is to make Judaism meaningful, dynamic and stimulating.
No age group is overlooked, as Sisterhood helps enrich the experiences of our Youth through fund-raising efforts (along with scholarship funds from Sisterhood's Judaica Shop).
Sisterhood gives generously to: the Mirochnick Religious School, College Connection program, United Synagogue Youth, Study in Israel Programs and Camp Ramah Scholarships.
www.uscj.org /soeast/bocabt/sisterhood.html   (128 words)

  
 Cottey College: P.E.O. Sisterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
In fact both the College and the Sisterhood had chosen the same colors, yellow and white, and a similar flower, the daisy for Cottey and the marguerite for the Sisterhood.
The 75-year partnership between Cottey College and the P.E.O. Sisterhood was celebrated in 2002 at the Sisterhood's biennial convention, held again in Oklahoma City.
The P.E.O. Sisterhood is a philanthropic educational organization whose goal is the support and advancement of women's education.
www.cottey.edu /home/about/peo.html   (266 words)

  
 Welcome to the Order of the Ha Ha Sisterhood
In various venues around the Pacific Northwest, The Divine Order of the Ha Ha Sisterhood “lets the good times roll.” It’s a place where a woman's point of view is welcomed and encouraged, not just tolerated.
The Ha Ha Sisterhood is a loose association (structure wise, not morally) of women comedians helping each other.
The Ha Ha Sisterhood shows certainly dispel the myth that women aren't funny as time after time we play to packed houses and rave reviews.
www.hahasisterhood.com   (360 words)

  
 Sisterhood Info Page
This list is for communicating with members of Congregation B'nai Israel's sisterhood.
To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Sisterhood Archives.
Sisterhood list run by sister at cbi-nj.org, webmaster at cbi-nj.org
www.pairlist.net /mailman/listinfo/sisterhood   (212 words)

  
 WRJ/BI Sisterhood
The Sisterhood Race for the Cure team was a big one this year.
Please join the Sisterhood members, their families, and friends who make a difference by providing light meals once a month to local homeless families.
The Sisterhood board has donated the $200 in the Bikkur Holim (Hope in Life) fund to the Powerhouse Temple Church of God in Christ.
www.bethisrael-pdx.org /wrj_beth_israel_sisterhood.htm   (2071 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants) by Ann Brashares
The four best friends are beginning their 16th summer with new expectations for personal growth, romance, and deepening friendship, all enhanced by the magic of a shared pair of thrift-store jeans.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood is an engaging, entertaining almost addictive novel that will appeal to young adults, as well as people who haven't seen young adulthood in a long time.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385908520?v=glance   (2360 words)

  
 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
I haven't seen him credited as having been her inspiration for Sisterhood, which is really a retelling of Bradbury's excellent short story.
Ann Brashares does a great job writing Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants because it has many topics teen girls are interested in today.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a funny book that many teen girls can relate to.
book.awardannals.com /detail/0385730586   (1271 words)

  
 Temple Menorah | Susterhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-06)
Sisterhood Board Member, Saundra Reichard, and her husband Mark, organized and delivered gifts and letters from “Happy Hats” to 100 sick children in Israel on behalf of Sisterhood.
Shirley was a valued member of Sisterhood who served in many capacities on the Sisterhood Board, and was always a willing helper.
Dale’s service to Sisterhood, the Temple and the Community have covered many years and many facets of religious and secular life in the South Bay.
www.templemenorah.org /sisterhood.asp   (317 words)

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