Events Blog

It’s on again! The outstanding annual Rosh Chodesh Women’s Circle Eshet Chayil event where daughters remember their late mothers and share their legacies as an inspiration for women from all sectors of the Jewish community. The verse from the wise King Solomon in Kohelet “and the living shall take to heart” will be woven into the meaningful program as our Tishrei inspiration. Come and hear Sylvia Goldhirsch and Naomi Rafael share their mother’s legacies. Enjoy the delicious supper and great energy at this, our 8th annual Eshet Chayil event! Register here: rcwc.org.au/EC8.

As we approach the new year of 5787, we would like to thank our current affiliates for registering for another exciting year with us. For new affiliates, here is a final reminder to register by the end of Elul to experience and share all the ideas and benefits we have to offer! For more information and to join, please visit here.
We’re also excited to welcome a new friend for the RCWC (soon to be added to our website – stay tuned!), and we encourage more friends to join so that we can continue to share ideas and enhance each other’s Rosh Chodesh programs and events.

Once again, we are looking to widen our Inner Circle to encompass new members who can offer their support in strengthening and growing the RCWC by bringing in fresh ideas and being involved as a driving force behind our many programs and events. We meet once a year and stay in touch throughout the year, exchanging ideas and offering our support and involvement in different areas whenever needed. Even if you’re not sure how you can contribute, we invite you to express interest in attending our upcoming Inner Circle event in a few weeks and see what piques your interest!

As a reminder, we are also looking for one or two more women to serve as board members for the RCWC, so if this interests you as well, please reach out to us!

On the third day of Nissan, every year, the emphasis of our candle lighting weekly broadcast slightly changes. Last year, our focus was on the gift of blessing – the blessing that comes down when we use our G-d given talents to serve others and when we see and embrace the uniqueness inherent in others. The year before that, we focused on connecting with love – love for Hashem, His Torah and Mitzvot, for each other and for Eretz Yisrael.

This year, our emphasis will be on the power of our memories. As individuals, and also as a people, our memories have the power to shape us – to influence our current reality, and to set us on our path towards our future. In other words, our history – shared or not, determines our future.

Although our negative memories have a part in making us who we are, and can be learned from as well, we will focus on our positive memories and how they spark in us a desire to be the best version of ourselves – individually and as a people.

The ‘Connecting through Candle Lighting’ project and broadcast is dedicated to the memory of Liba Gutnick, whose Yartzeit is on the third day of Nissan. She is remembered by friends and family as a loving and beloved young girl who spread light and love to all those she came into contact with.

To join our weekly WhatsApp broadcast, click here and add the RCWC WhatsApp phone number +61 401 612 075 to your contacts.

Our video of the Eshet Chayil 7th Annual Event is now on the website.
You can view it by registering or logging in here. You will also have access to our library of videos of previous events.
Read here the full report on the event by Shulamit Nutovics.
Read here the Dvar Torah message at the event ‘The Tishrei Inspiration; A Song for your Soul’ by Rebbetzin Sara Gutnick.

RCWC is excited to welcome its new friend, Tzofia – a unique and exciting new online platform offering original, deep and thought-provoking Torah ideas by women for women. To learn more about Tzofia, please click here.

At the RCWC it is true that we are a small but effective board, but we have recently become too small. We are looking for women who share our values and would be happy to share their inspiration and talents as a board member of the RCWC with a ripple effect to our Melbourne community.
Please do not hesitate to contact sara@rcwc.org.au or 0401 612 075 for expressions of interest.

• After several years, Merkos Women has rejoined RCWC for the five year plan. This is very exciting news for both the RCWC and Merkos Women. We will be working together with Nicole Kornhauser and her Shluchot to create beautiful events to be enjoyed by all those who are connected with Merkos Women. They are looking forward to hosting their first event for this year for Rosh Chodesh Adar. We are so happy to have you back!

• Rebbetzin Rivkah Groner of BCOD reports: We had an enjoyable and uplifting evening for Rosh Chodesh Kislev. Esti Graj’s talk about her life growing up with her remarkable parents, Mr and Mrs Glick, was very inspiring. From the tragedy of the Holocaust, they met and married and settled in Australia. Here they raised a beautiful large family. Mr and Mrs Glick were sterling examples of trust in Hashem and the Torah.

• Perth RCWC recently held a beautiful event for Rosh Chodesh Kislev, with 50 women from the Perth community participating. Story presenter Adi Fromovitz shared her journey of coming to Perth and of meeting her husband, a Shliach of UIA, highlighting the Hashgacha Pratit through everything and the importance of community. The Dvar Torah given by the RCWC was perfect for the event. The women enjoyed tasting from a selection of eight different flavours of mini donut bites. Mivtzoyim menorahs were distributed to those wanting to share the light of Chanukah to others.

The Rosh Chodesh Women’s Circle invites you to their seventh annual Eshet Chayil event where daughters remember their late mothers and share their legacies as an inspiration for women from all sectors of the Jewish community. A catered supper and a meaningful program to take place in a local private home. Come and hear Yameena Jager and Gili Klein share their mother’s legacies. Register here: rcwc.org.au/EC7. An event not to be missed!