Rebekah Society - Collectible Biblical Art Wrist Watch

The Daughters of Rebekah, also known as the Rebekahs and the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies, is an international service-oriented organization and a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It was initially designed as the female auxiliary of the IOOF, but now allows both female and male members.

It is one of the units of the IOOF, but women need not be related to an Odd Fellow to be a member of the Rebekahs. As long as she meets the moral, ethical and age requirement for admission, any woman may join. In most jurisdictions, women aged 16 or 18 years old and above can join a Rebekah Lodge.^[

An 1898 print depicting various themes related to the work of the Rebekah Lodges. Schuyler Colfax, U.S. Vice-President from March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873.

The general duties of the members of this unit are, “To live peaceably, do good unto all, as we have opportunity and especially to obey the Golden Rule, Whatsoever ye would that others should do unto you, do ye even so unto them.”

Together with the Odd Fellows, the Rebekahs:

• manage more than 80 Odd Fellow and Rebekah Homes or facilities which provides a caring environment for the elderly, orphans and youth
• spend over $775 million in relief projects annually
• The Educational Foundation provides substantial loans and grants to students
• SOS Children’s Village provides a caring home for orphaned children in 132 countries around the world
• Living Legacy focuses on planting trees and enhancing the environment
• The Arthritis Foundation
• Visual Research Foundation supports vision care and research through the Wilmer Eye Institute
• United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth sponsors a group of students for an educational trip to the United Nations
• Annual sponsorship of a float in the Rose Parade (Pasadena, California)
• Annual pilgrimages to the "Tomb of the Unknowns" (Arlington National Cemetery, USA), and other Tombs of the Unknown Soldier.
   

Becoming a Rebekah offers many opportunities to:

• Understand the principles of Friendship, Love, and Truth
• Be involved in leadership training applicable to everyday life.
• Have a more purposeful life.
• Develop enduring friendships far and wide.
• Become an active participant in your community.
• Broaden your mind.
• help children, the elderly, and the less fortunate.
• develop an inner satisfaction that money cannot buy.
• have a warm friendly welcome in strange cities and distant lands.
• have companionship at a time of loneliness.
• enlarge your circle of friends.
• use your talents to help others
• have fun