Pomegranate Society


HEATHER ADELSON	MYLÈNE DAYAN HAMBURG	JOSIE SUISSA LUPOVICH	HEATHER PAPERMAN

The Pomegranate Society invites Jewish women in Montreal to perform mitzvot and to have a direct impact on improving the lives of those in need. Federation CJA is the first Canadian federation to introduce this international recognition society. The significance of the pomegranate is that it has 613 seeds and there are 613 mitzvot listed in the Torah.

What was the inspiration behind Women’s Philanthropy adopting the Pomegranate Society?

HEATHER ADELSON: Today’s women are interested in taking a hands-on approach to philanthropy. They want to be actively involved in helping the people that Combined Jewish Appeal serves. The Pomegranate Society recognizes this and, beyond raising money, we serve as the catalyst for women to perform mitzvot.

JOSIE SUISSA LUPOVICH: It’s really exciting for us to engage in projects that make our community better. As a group, we volunteered at Le Café, where we served meals to families that are experiencing a difficult time. We participated in a Mission to Montreal, where we visited the agencies funded by Combined Jewish Appeal and learned about the scope of the challenges facing our community, and the great work done to help people cope.

Why is it important for women to make their own gift to the annual Campaign?

HEATHER PAPERMAN: Women play a significant role in our society and we want to reflect that through our philanthropy. Furthermore, it is essential, for the vitality of our community, that every single person gets involved. Women control sizeable financial resources and serve a very important role as educators within the family, where we pass on the value of tzedakah to our children.

MYLÈNE DAYAN HAMBURG: Children are central to a woman’s thinking. We are really sensitive to the plight of children who lack food or clothing, and can’t afford summer camp or a Jewish education. We want our own voice in dealing with these issues that we feel most strongly about.

Membership in the Pomegranate Society of Women’s Philanthropy is based upon a minimum gift of $1800 to the annual Combined Jewish Appeal.

Night of 100 Dinners (October 2011)

Lion of Judah Cocktail

Choices (September 2011)

Pomegranate Society: Burger Showdown (August 2011)

Tell Me Something I Haven't Heard Before 2011

Tell Me Something I Haven't Heard Before

Pomegranate Society Launch

Women's Philanthropy, a sisterhood of women united by acts of kindness and generosity dedicated to ensuring the continuity and vitality of our Jewish community

Our Mission
To engage, educate and energize Jewish women of Montreal to mobilize their collective financial and social resources in order to strengthen the Jewish people in Montreal, Israel, and around the world.

Our Vision
To make a difference in the lives of those who are less fortunate through our deeds and our financial commitment according to the principles of chesed (caring and compassion) and tikun olam (repairing the world)

Over 600 women joined together to share an inspiring evening with best selling author, journalist and women’s advocate Kati Marton. (more)

The Heart of a Volunteer
“When you see you’re making a difference in someone’s life, we realize we’re very lucky to have the lives we have. It’s all about giving back for me.” (more)

‘WARM HANDS’ KNITTING PROJECT SURPASSES GOAL!
Many more than 600 knitted children’s scarves were collected for those in need (more)

Federation CJA is a registered charitable organization pursuant to the Canadian Income Tax Act - Registration number: 106702251RR0001.
Federation CJA is a 501c(3) non-profit Community Organization - 98-018 3709.
All donations to Federation CJA are tax-deductible in full.

Night of 100 Dinners (October 2011)

Lion of Judah Cocktail

Choices (September 2011)

Pomegranate Society: Burger Showdown (August 2011)

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