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Emunah Happenings
Thursday, February 22, 2017 / 26 Shevat 5777
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Glatzer Memorial Weekend
Rabbi Slater will be with us March 3rd - 5th for a weekend filled with text-based learning, meditation sessions, community programs, and more!
Click HERE to RSVP
for the various events throughout the weekend.
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Join us on
Saturday, March 11 for our Megillah reading, costume parade, pantomime, pranks, and party! Evening services at 5:45 PM, then the Megillah Reading at 7:15 PM, party at 9:00 PM.
Come back the next morning, Sunday, March 12 for another Megillah reading (with Shaharit) at 8:45 AM, a Young Family Program at 9:30 AM, and the PURIM CARNIVAL, open at 10:00 AM for young families and at 11:00 AM for all!
ALSO: Don't forget to contribute to Temple Emunah’s Yad Chessed Purim Appeal!
Temple Emunah is again conducting its annual Matanot la’evyonim (Gifts to the Poor) Purim appeal. Your contribution directly helps local Jews in need. Go to yadchessed.org, click on “Donate Now” and specify Temple Emunah’s name in the dedication field.
You may also mail your check payable to Temple Emunah/Yad Chessed Fund to the temple office, or bring your check or cash contribution to our Megillah reading on Saturday night, March 11 or Sunday morning, March 12.
For more information, contact Bob Russman-Halperin at (781)248-4181.
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Upcoming Theme Nights at Minyan
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Sisterhood and Brotherhood Events
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On-Going Programs at Temple Emunah
Intermediate Mahjongg, Mondays, 12:45-4:00 PM (weekly)
Israeli Folk Dance, Mondays, 8:00 PM (weekly)
Open Mahjongg, Thursdays, 3:00-5:00 PM (weekly)
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From our Religious Committee: At Temple Emunah, we continue to welcome new service leaders from our congregation. If you are interested in leading part of Shabbat Services, please contact the following people: to be a
Shabbat service leader, contact Alison Dick or David Geller;
to be a Torah Reader, contact Mark Weiner; and to be a Haftarah
Reader, contact Marcy Lidman.
NEW REP Theater Shows: Join Minyan Katan and other Temple Emunah friends at upcoming shows at the New Rep theater in Watertown. All Temple Emunah members get a 20% discount! In it's 4th decade, the New Repertory Theater has established itself as one of the Boston's premiere theater companies. Upcoming shows not to be missed: Golda's Balcony, March 26, 4:00 PM, and The Gift Horse, April 23, 4:00 PM. There is FREE parking! Call Jan Nargi to order tickets: 617-923-7060 x 8206.
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Singing God's Words:
Religious Experience, Chant & Sacred Text with Rabbi Jeffrey A. Summit, Ph.D. Comments by Rabbi Ebn Leader, on
Thursday, March 2, 7:30 PM at Hebrew College. Admission is free, but advance registration requested (walk-ins welcome).
This first ever study of the meaning and experience of chanting Torah among contemporary American Jews, explores why and how a growing number of American Jews see the public chanting of Biblical texts as one of the most authentic expressions of their religious identity and how this ritual is shaped by digital technology, feminism, and contemporary views of spiritual experience.
Spotlight: A Story of Asking the Right Questions and Holding Institutions Accountable You’ve read the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account or seen the Oscar-winning movie exposing the Catholic Church abuse cover-up.
Sacha Pfeiffer, a key member of the Globe team and former WBUR reporter, explores the role of the press and of citizens in demanding a culture of accountability in a democracy. As citizens, how can we learn to ask the right questions and engage in effective action? How can each of us turn the spotlight on injustice and inequity in our society?
Sacha will be joined in conversation by Dan Rothstein, co-founder of the Right Question Institute, and co-author of
Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions. Admission is free and tickets are not required. This event will take place on Saturday, March 4, 8:00 PM at Cary Hall in Lexington Center.
Mayyim Hayyim Presents NOW WHAT? Questions and answers for those who have chosen Judaism. Thursdays in March, 7:00-9:00 PM. All sessions facilitated by Rabbi Leslie Gordon. For more info, call 617-244-1836 x 203.
Cyber Trolls, Death Threats and the First Amendment
: From journalists and activists to doctors and politicians, death threats, and particularly anti-Semitic and anti-women cyber threats, have become common fodder on social media. The mechanisms of the internet – its global reach, immediacy and anonymity – have exposed an ugly underbelly of targeted hate. As they consider user rights and First Amendment freedoms, social media platforms are grappling with whether to police, or even prosecute, these threats. Cyber Trolls, Death Threats and the First Amendment on Wednesday, March 15, 7:30 PM, is part of the Jonathan Samen Hot Buttons, Cool Conversations Discussion Series at the JCC – a program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18.
JCDS Matters of Taste:
Matters of Taste is our annual signature fundraising celebration. Sunday, March 19 at 5:00 PM is our 18th year of intimate and engaging conversations with
noted members of the greater Boston community.
Meet old and new friends for cocktails and dinner while enjoying our gallery of student art and shopping our silent
auction. Be captivated by a dynamic conversation with your choice of special guest, and end the evening on a sweet note with a
dessert reception. Register HERE.
Boston Jewish Food Conference: This annual springtime event on Sunday, March 26, Noon - 7:00 PM, fosters new dynamics and connections within the Jewish community by utilizing food and agriculture to discuss the intersections of justice, sustainability, and culture against a background of Jewish traditions and contemporary life. Our focus this year is on the community networks that comprise our food systems and Jewish communities, both in Boston and regionally across New England.
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