Your monthly news & updates
on how you can Tikkun Olam
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Dear TBE Tikkun Olam Community,
As we approach the High Holy Days, we are reminded to reflect on our behavior. I hope this process of reflection becomes a ritual for you throughout the year, because our actions can have great effect on the community around us.
Instead of discussing a piece of Torah, I want to hand this role over to Julie Kreiss, our VP of Tikkun Olam. Julie has a very important message to share with our Tikkun Olam Community.
L'shalom,
Sandy
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Learn How to Get Involved!
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How to Get Involved Fair
Sunday, September 16, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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There are so many ways to participate in our community, and Tikkun Olam is definitely one of them! Stop by and learn more about how you can repair the world with TBE. Talk with our initiative leaders about your passions to pursue justice.
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Strengthen our Community with
Inclusion, Love, and Understanding
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Facing Ourselves and Others in Complicated Times: A Series of TBE Congregant Conversations
Session 1: Civil Discourse in Complicated Times
Wednesday, October 17, 7:00 pm
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Join TBE and
Facing History and Ourselves as we contribute to building and strengthening our TBE community with the foundational values of inclusion, love and understanding. We begin with part 1 of a four-part series on October 17, as we explore our own identity and how it impacts our behavior and choices, including the tendency to "other". Learn more and RSVP at the link.
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In our Tzedakah Box this month
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High Holy Day Hunger Drive
Help address the urgent need for food locally, nationally and internationally. As a result of this annual community-wide fundraiser, we are able to collectively make a substantial contribution to these organizations - together we can make a difference. Learn more about our partner organizations and donate at the link.
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What are we collecting this Month
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Family Table
Family Table is Greater Boston's only Jewish food pantry. As a community, each month we are responsible for supplying 50 cans of salmon and 50 boxes of whole grain cereal for families in need. Please bring in a can of salmon or a box of cereal the next time you come to TBE!
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CASA at Gaining Ground
Saturday, September 22 ,10:00 am - 12:00pm
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Join CASA as we start the New Year at Gaining Ground, a nonprofit organic working farm in Concord that provides fresh local produce to food pantries and hunger programs. We will assist in weeding, harvesting or activities, while building community, fulfilling our promise of Tikkun Olam, and enjoying the season. RSVP to Amy Benjamin at the link.
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Family Social Action: Craft Kits for the Parent Child Home Program
Saturday, September 22 , 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Join us for our first event of the year! Create seasonal craft kits for preschool children in the Parent Child Home Program, an early intervention program that provides literacy, parenting and school readiness services. Your participation will help children who need a little extra help learning essential skills they will need for kindergarten. RSVP to Sarah Docktor at the link.
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Family Table Distribution
Sunday, October 21 , 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Support Greater Boston’s only Jewish food pantry by donating your time! We have the opportunity to support family table by helping sort, pack and deliver groceries to families.
Contact Jen Lawrence at the link for more information.
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Family Social Action at Cradles to Crayons
Saturday, October 27 , 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Get ready to roll up our sleeves and show our children that they can help make a difference in supporting children in our larger community at Cradles to Crayons. Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, at school and at play.
RSVP to co-chair Maya Florence at the link. (Please note we will be sharing your email address with Cradles to Crayons as part the registration process. )
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Community (Service) Trip to New Orleans
Led by Cantor Jodi Sufrin and TBE Members John and Lori Solon
November 4 - 9 ,2018
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We will be volunteering with
SBP, a New Orleans based nonprofit that rebuilds homes after disasters. This is an opportunity for a group of 10-14 members to work together from Monday through Thursday, performing a meaningful hands-on mitzvah as we rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. No previous construction experience is needed. Learn more about this trip at the link.
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Volunteer with our TBE Literacy Program
Ongoing
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Do you love to read? Would you like to share your love of reading with children in a one-to-one setting? Please consider joining our Literacy team for a rewarding volunteer experience reading with a child (or two) in grades K to 4 for one hour during the week. Our Temple Beth Elohim Literacy Team is beginning its 21st year of volunteering at the Potter Road School, our partner school in Framingham. You choose any day that fits your schedule. No prior teaching experience is required…just a desire to help a child improve their reading skills. Learn more by contacting Wendy Cultice at the link.
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New Volunteer Opportunity with Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
Ongoing
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What does it take to change a life? A couple of hours, each month. Be matched, 1:1, with an adult with disabilities who is looking for a friend. Volunteer with
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston’s Friend 2 Friend MAGIC Program (Monthly Activity Groups In the Community) and help your Friend become more comfortable in our community. Matches meet one designated afternoon or evening per month at a preplanned group activity with other pairs of friends. Activities might include cooking classes, karaoke nights, festive meals, or a tour of Fenway Park. MAGIC is a great way to spend time with your Friend, but also to connect with others in the program at the same time. Learn more by contacting Tania at the link.
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Learning and Social Justice
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Greater Boston Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Sunday, September 23, 8:30 am- 12:00 pm
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Join other TBE members for the Greater Boston Walk to End Alzheimer’s at DCR North Point Park in Cambridge on Sunday, September 23. Together, we can help end Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association's Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest fundraiser to fight the disease. Contact Moe Blaustein at the link if you are interested in joining our TBE group.
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Join our TBE Green Team - Next Meeting
Thursday, September 27, 7:30 pm
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Our new TBE Green co-chairs are extending an invitation to you to join their team, or at the very least, to learn more about their efforts. Their goals for the year are to make improvements in temple energy efficiency and educate the community in order to make a difference for our planet. Learn more or RSVP to their meeting by contacting Sheryl at the link.
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A Community Conversation on Transgender Equality
Sunday, October 14, 7:00 pm
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Join the TBE Congregants for Transgender Equity, TBE's newest Tikkun Olam Initiative, in a thought provoking community conversation about the challenges of living in Massachusetts as a transgender person viewed from several different perspectives. What are the rights currently in place? What would be the threat to these rights if the current law is not upheld by a Yes vote for Question 3 on the November 6th ballot? Learn more and RSVP at the link.
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Racial Justice Initiative: Meeting with Special Guest Speaker
Rahsaan Hall, Director of the Racial Justice Program, MA ACLU
Monday, October 15, 7:00 pm
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The Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) provides opportunities to further develop our understanding of how racism impacts our economic, social and justice systems to address these racial inequities. Counselor Rahsaan Hall will discuss the crucial role of the District Attorney in creating a path towards creating criminal justice reform. This will be our Hot Topic for the October meeting. Learn more by contacting Ediss at the link.
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Racial Justice Initiative Film and Discussion: "Birth of a Movement"
Sunday, October 21, 6:45 pm
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In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape. Join us to view this compelling documentary and discussion with the film’s director and other scholars. RSVP to Ediss at the link.
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"Hot Topics" with Rabbi Joel Sisenwine
November 4 - Feb 3, Once a month, 11:00 - 12:00 pm
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How does Jewish wisdom inform us on grappling with contemporary issues? Abortion? Immigration? Capital Punishment? Join Rabbi Joel Sisenwine in exploring Judaism's ancient wisdom in addressing contemporary concerns. All are welcome.
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Join our TBE Immigration Justice Initiative
Ongoing
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Join a group of TBE members who are passionate about immigration, and seek to affect change both locally and nationally around this issue. Called by our tradition, which commands us help the stranger, we refuse to stand idly by as we hear and see the plight of the stranger in our midst. We have identified specific areas of action through which we can make a difference: Tzedakah and Drives, Rallies/Protests, Accompaniment, Direct Support, Sanctuary, Advocacy and Learning/Reflection. Click the link to see a live "google doc" on how you can make a difference for our immigrant neighbors.
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"The Next Step in My Journey"
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Sandy Aronson, TBE's Tikkun Olam Youth and Community Organizer, discusses his next step in Jewish Professional Life. Don't worry - he's not leaving yet!
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Learn more about our Green Team
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Our New Green Team leaders discuss their accomplishments thus far, and their goals for the upcoming year.
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Thank you - From Pam Norden, VP of Development
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Pam Norden explores how philanthropy has made a difference for our TBE community and beyond.
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Help us and our partners repair the world!
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Be a Big Brother or Big Sister
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters, one of the nation’s oldest mentoring organizations, transforms lives through friendship. Be a mentor to children and adults with disabilities. Approximately 40 Little Brothers and Sisters, and a roughly equal number of adults with disabilities, are waiting on a right-fit match.
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Volunteers Needed for TBE Literacy Program
Share your love for reading with children in a one-to-one setting. Join our literacy team at the Potter Road School in Framingham for a rewarding volunteer experience reading with a child (or two) for one hour during the week. No prior experience required.
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Support TBE Members Doing Good Works
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TBE Physicians - Retired, Semi-Retired, In Industry and In Practice:
Use your clinical expertise and make a difference - join us for an easy, fun, flexible and rewarding opportunity! The MAVEN Project seeks primary and speciality care physicians to provide advice, mentorship, and education via telehealth technology to clinic providers working in underserved communities. Join
TBE Member Lisa Bard Levine in this exciting and meaningful opportunity! Click the link to learn more or volunteer.
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Along with our new newsletter, we are launching a calendar of all of our Tikkun Olam Opportunities, right on the website. In one central place, see how you can repair the world with TBE!
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What are Mitzvah Moments?
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This Mitzvah Moments monthly e-newsletter provides a monthly snapshot of upcoming Tikkun Olam events, with links to more information. The goal of the newsletter is to improve communication, lift awareness of Tikkun Olam events and provide opportunities for the TBE community to come together throughout the year to combine community, compassion and connection.
The ultimate goal of Tikkun Olam at TBE is to provide integrated “Mitzvah Moments” throughout the year which enable the whole temple community to participate in direct service opportunities, education about social justice, and/or collection drives—thereby linking our Jewish values to the act of doing/serving, compassionate giving, and affecting change—in ourselves and in the world around us.
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Tikkun Olam Youth and Community Organizer
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Vice President of Tikkun Olam
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