October 31, 2017/5778
TI Board of Trustees retreat at Babson College this past weekend
Calendar On the Calendar
15 Cheshvan, 5778
Torah portion:
Genesis  18:1-22:24

Haftarah portion:
II Kings 4:1-37
Friday, November 3
6:00 p.m.
 Qabbalat Shabbat

Beckett Tyler Kravetz will chant Qiddush

7:00 p.m. Soul Food Friday (20's & 30's)

(Watch Live Stream)
Saturday, November 4
9:00 a.m.  Shabbat Morning Service

10:00 a.m. Thank Goodness It's Shabbat!

10:15 a.m. Shabbat Service

Beckett Tyler Kravetz Bar Mitzvah
puertoricoA Message from Puerto Rico
As many know, our beloved custodians, Abner and Juan Marin, have immediate family members who have experienced great loss in Puerto Rico. In the destruction of the hurricane, they found themselves without power, water, and even a home. Abner and Juan have expressed that they are grateful beyond words for the loving outreach many in our community have offered, and yesterday we received this video from Puerto Rico:

Marin Family Video
TI Welcomes Ambassador Shapiro
AIPAC New England: Safeguarding the Alliance - An Ambassador's Story
Sunday, November 12 at 4:00 p.m.
Read more and register here at no cost.
potluckCommunity Potluck
Friday, November 10 following Qabbalat Shabbat services 
Please join us on for a congregation-wide Shabbat potluck dinner, which will take place following Qabbalat Shabbat services, around 7:15 p.m. Please bring a dish, drink, or dessert to share. All are welcome to join! Contact Dekel Luban for more information.
URJRegister for URJ Biennial in Boston
Join 5,000 Reform leaders at the Union for Reform Judaism Biennial 2017 in Boston this December 6-10. With the theme of "Re-imagining Jewish Life" everyone in our congregation is invited to join hundreds of people from across North America to learn, pray, share ideas, network, celebrate, and make decisions about the future of Reform Jewish life. 

Pray with thousands of Reform Jews! URJ is welcoming all local congregations to the combined Friday night service and song session, free of cost, but  registration is required here.

Please read and consider these proposed resolutions that will be presented and voted on at the 2017 URJ Biennial in Boston this December.

For more information, 
read here or contact Dekel Luban, Director of Membership and Engagement.
cajlThe Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Israel
Registration for all fall courses in CAJL's "The Classroom" is now live. Read through the entire CAJL Fall 5778 Brochure and register now for fall courses Contact Mike Fishbein  for more information.
bursteinBurstein Scholars-in-Residence Weekend: The Environmental Crisis: Our Spiritual Responsibility
Friday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m.: Qabbalat Shabbat, 
Saturday, November 18: Day of Learning and Action
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. , featuring an Environmental Torah Study, Plenary Sessions, and workshop offerings, concluding with havdallah.
Sunday. November 19: Environmental Art Gallery

Registration is especially important for those using childcare Friday evening or Saturday afternoon, and is appreciated from everyone. Please register here.

An Inquiry into American Jewish Film
Me'ah Select Course with Aaron Tillman
Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.; new start date: 11/7 (still 10 sessions)
Course Fee: $300 Members/$400 Non-members
Financial aid available from Hebrew College
American Jewish Religious Thought: Mordecai Kaplan & Abraham Joshua Heschel
with Rabbi Or Rose
Mondays, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Nov 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec 4, 11
Course Fee: $180 for Members/$240 for Non-Members; dinner provided
Judaism and Islam in the Black American Experience
with Kendra Yarbor, Doctoral Student (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Nov 2, 9, 16, 30
Course Fee: $120 for Members/$160 for Non-Members
Coffee/tea and snacks provided.
"The Hearing" in collaboration with Israeli Stage
Monday, November 20th, at 6:30 p.m.
Ticket Cost: $15 per person
This is the true story of Adam Verete who - after opening a dialogue about enlistment for the Israeli Defense Forces in a public high school in Israel - was not only forced to resign, but was publicly threatened and humiliated. Full description and registration.
Bursting with Joy Birthing Class
Tuesday, November 28, December 5 & 12, at 6:00 - 9:00 p.m
This class is appropriate for first time parents or as a refresher course for second (or third!) time parents, also perfect as a supplemental course if you have taken or plan to take another birthing class. Co-taught by Certified Nurse-Midwife Sarah Kleinman and Rabbi Matt Soffer
 
Please contact  Shoshanna Goldberg for more information and to register.
Spiritual Practice Lab
Module 1: Poetry as Prayer, Prayer as Poetry
Amidah Themes : Ancestry, Redemption, Holiness
Sundays November 5, 12, and 19, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Join us this year as we explore the weekday Amidah, a foundation of Jewish liturgy, through different spiritual forms and modalities. Join us this fall for our first module, and stay tuned for additional modules such as chanting, meditation, art, and mussar this Winter and Spring. 
Temple Israel's Making Headlines
October 20, 2017
Khizr Khan Honored at Boston Commemoration of Holocaust Composers
The Huffington Post - featuring TI member Michael Gruenbaum
Life Cycle Events
With each new life the world begins anew! We celebrate the birth of:
Maxwell Goff Kenney
October 21, 2017
Son of Marisa Greenwald Kenney and Keith Kenney
Grandson of Barbara and Michael Greenwald

Livia Maya Taylor Miller
October 13, 2017
Daughter of Matthew Miller and Emily Taylor
Granddaughter of Susan Porter
Granddaughter of Myron Miller
Juliet Devon Luftgarten
August 30, 2017
Daughter of Rachel and Andy Lufgarten
Granddaughter of Kate Goldfield
Sister of Marcus and Charlotte

May his memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
Paul Bishins
October 25, 2017 (5 Cheshvan, 5778)
Husband of Rona Bishins
Son of Harold and Erika Bishins
Father of Andrew Bishins (Sarah), Amy Bishins McLean, Jan Bishins Hurwitz (Daniel)
Grandfather of Sam and Iris
If you would like to send extend wishes of congratulations or condolences, please send them to  Rachel Daniels, Executive Coordinator to Rabbi Zecher, who will pass along your message. Are you or is someone you know celebrating a wedding? An engagement? A new baby? Do you know someone who is ill or in need of a friendly, supportive call? Please tell Rachel to let our clergy know.
Jewish Women's Archive Webinar Hosted by TI's Tali Puterman
November 8 at 1:00 p.m.
The Jewish Women's Archive will be welcoming Temple Israel's Tali Puterman, winner of the 2017 Natalia Twersky Educator Award, to present themes and teaching methods from her winning lesson, "Henrietta Szold: Learning from the Past to Shape Our Future." By exploring ideas of power, resistance, identity, and storytelling, Tali will engage participants in a discussion about making the classroom a space where otherness is embraced, and where students see themselves as leaders, and as agents of change. While this program has been designed with an educator audience in mind, anyone who is interested is encouraged to participate. Learn more and register here.
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