Save the date for Sharsheret’s Young Professionals Circle Annual Purim Party in Miami, Saturday Night March 23 at 930 pm. Join us for a fun filled evening with friends, music and delicious food and drink. Register now! Please contact Lisa Feintuch at [email protected] with any questions. Event Chairs: Ashley and Glenn Weiss and Jessica and Jason Reiz To register click here.

Come out on Sunday, March 24th for a fun evening of ice skating at Mackay Ice Rink in Englewood, NJ! All proceeds will benefit Sharsheret. Tickets in advance are $15 and $18 at the door. All prices include skating and skate rentals. Please register here by March 20th. For more information, contact [email protected]

Whether you have already enjoyed the rewarding experience of serving as a peer supporter, are still waiting for your first Sharsheret match, or are considering becoming a peer supporter, please join us on Wednesday, March 27th at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST for our Peer Support Training Webinar. Our webinar will offer guidelines for serving as a peer supporter, resources to share with other women facing cancer, and a role play simulation. Additionally, the webinar will offer a training on…

Join Sharsheret Supports Partner, the Breast Cancer Resource Center of the YWCA Princeton, for ongoing meetups for patients and survivors of stage I, II or III breast cancer. Monthly meetings will help participants cope with the immediate and long-term effects of breast cancer and its treatment. Discussions will focus on the issues of importance to those in the group, and may include managing hair loss, fatigue, chemo-brain, body image, employment issues, while also focusing on practical ways to move beyond…

Join the Basser Center for BRCA at the University of Pennsylvania and Congregation Beth El for a dynamic evening about the experience of living with BRCA mutations and hereditary cancers. These mutations affect all populations but are found 10 times more frequently (1 in 40 people) among Ashkenazi Jewish men and women. A panel of experts in the field will discuss genetic counseling and testing, preventive care and navigating through the challenging decision-making and medical management options faced by mutation…

Join the Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob,Kol Sasson,and Sharsheret Community for a Pink Shabbat. ‘What’s Jewish about Breast and Ovarian Cancer?’ Why are Breast and Ovarian cancers an issue for the Jewish community? On Shabbat morning, Eve Kleinerman, Sharsheret Illinois Regional Director, will discuss why our community should commit to awareness and education. Please stay for Kiddush, where Sharsheret materials will be available. ‘Breast and Ovarian Health Demystified’ 5:45pm Bring your questions for Kol Sasson member Jane Shapiro, Dr. Carol Ellman,…

Join our Sharsheret Supports Partner, the Rales JFS for a monthly breast and ovarian cancer support group. Meetings combine monthly support and wellness topics including nutrition, mindfulness and exercise. Sessions are facilitated by Kira Vainberg, INHC and Elissa Love, MSW and meet at 6:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Boca Raton Synagogue, 7900 Montoya Circle. For more information or to RSVP contact Kira Vainberg at 561-852-6067 or [email protected]

Join Sharsheret Supports Partner, the Bikur Cholim Chesed Organization, at their monthly friendship gatherings for frum women who are in treatment or have been in treatment for cancer. The gathering will take place on Tuesday, April 2nd, at the Bikur Cholim Office, 5216 11th Ave from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Confidential meetings are free of charge. Come hear interesting guest speakers and meet others “who understand,” while enjoying a light, healthy snack. Facilitated by Yafa Fetman, MHC. Please contact…