February 5 , 2019/5779
Temple Israel challah bake
Calendar On the Calendar
4 Adar I, 5779
Torah portion:
Exodus  25:1−27:19

Haftarah portion:
I Kings 5:26-6:13
Friday, February 8
6:00 p.m.  Qabbalat Shabbat
Yonatan Aaron Tsapira will chant Qiddush
Baby naming for  Emmeline Trager

7:00 p.m. Riverway Project (20s & 30s) Soul Food Friday
Saturday, February 9
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service & Torah Study

10:15 a.m. Shabbat Service
Mazal Tov! Yonatan Aaron Tsapira's Bar Mitzvah
RSVP Quick Links
2/11: Pop-Up Book Group: (((Semitism)))
2/12: Impact Investing for Everyone
2/22: Eat, Pray, Schmooze (ages 35-49)
2/26; 3/5, 12, 19: Building New Bridges Between Science & Religion - Member or Non-Member
2/26: Last Tuesday Book Group
3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31: A Taste of Syrian Cooking
Life Cycle Events

May her memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
Delores (Dee Dee) Edith Gilray
January 31, 2019 (25 Shevat, 5779)
Grandmother of Brigid Goggin (Tyler Kirsch)

*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 let Rachel Daniels know.
*If you are saying Qaddish or are in need of a community, our daily Minyan takes place every weekday our building is open at 6:15 p.m.
Temple Israel Member Survey
This week, the URJ is launching the nation-wide survey and benchmarking project. This is an chance to make your voice heard on many areas of community life at Temple Israel and the congregation's future.  Take the survey now, or visit Temple Israel to access a hard-copy or use our designated computers and iPads onsite to access the online survey. This survey is anonymous and should only take about 15 minutes to complete.  If you have questions, you may contact Dekel Luban . The survey closes at the end of the month.
TikkuncentralTIkkun Central
Impact Investing for Everyone
Tuesday, February 12 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Temple Israel
Whether you have a bank account or you have several investments across asset classes, you can align your money with your values. Please join TIkkun Central's Racial & Economic Justice Initiative third session in a seven-part series on impact investing. In this session, we will welcome a panel of expert investment advisors who will help you identify investment options to invest your capital for impact. This session will provide us with:
  • An overview of various impact investments
  • Access to experienced professionals' perspectives on aligning your investing with your values
  • Opportunities to meet other Temple members & explore impact investing together
Whether you have attended TI's series on Impact Investing before or this is your first one, we hope to see you there! If you plan to attend please RSVP to Tali Puterman.
savethedateStepping Out 2019: Tickets Now Available!
Saturday, April 27 at 6:45 p.m.
We are thrilled to honor our past, present, and future together as a community to celebrate Temple Israel's 165th year, and hope you will be a part of the celebration. All of the proceeds from Stepping Out support the Friends Annual Fund. Buying a ticket (or table), participating in the paddle raise, or making a new or additional gift will help us meet our goal of $500,000 by June 30, 2019. For more information, or to donate items for our silent auction, please contact Shoshanna Goldberg. 

This year, we are offering the opportunity to purchase an ad or tribute to help assure the success of Stepping Out 2019 and of our Friends Annual Campaign.

Read more and purchase your tickets.
cajl
The Spring 2019 semester of the Center for Adult Jewish Learning brochure is now available! Be sure to see the full list of courses, register, and follow CAJL on Facebook!
Building New Bridges Between Science & Religion
with Rabbi Natan Margalit
Thursdays, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $100 for members, $140 for non-members
In this class, we'll navigate shifts in science, religion, and the ways a critical-thinking approach to life can be in sync with core ideas in Judaism. Together we'll explore the "three m's" of Judaism: minyan (community); mikdash (the holy); and mitzvah (commandments). Prior study is not required to join the conversation. Register.
A Taste of Syrian Cooking
with Nour Alhusaini
Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31
$40/session (includes food and materials)
Come explore this exciting and delicious cuisine with a native of Syria and a new immigrant to the U.S. Over four classes, we will cook varied meals such as lentil soup and kibbeh, tabouleh, baba ghanouj, savory pies filled with cheese and thyme, mabrushs, and the dessert dish of halawat alsamid. Childcare will be provided. For more information, contact Mike Fishbein. Register.
tilliTILLI - Temple Israel's Lifelong Learning Institute
Spring 2019 Course Catalog Now Available
TILLI has announced the courses and schedules for Spring 2019! Read the catalog here.  For more information, contact Sue Misselbeck. 
TILLI Winter Session: The Three B's & Mozart: Repetition & Variation in Music
with Stephen Lipsitt, Clarinetist and Pianist
Thursday, February 21
The program begins with coffee at 10:30 a.m. followed by the speaker at 11:00 a.m. Bring a lunch if you wish to socialize after the presentation, which will end around noon.
Steve is artistic director of the Children's Chorus VoicesBoston and founding music
director of the Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society Orchestra. For more information, contact Sue Misselbeck. Read more about the Winter Session.
libraryDr. Arnold L. Segel Library Center
Pop-Up Book Group: (((Semitism)))
Monday, February 11 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
As many of you know, Jonathan Weisman was recently at Temple Israel, as our Burstein Scholar-in-Residence. Following that weekend, a congregant asked if there would be an opportunity to discuss his book, (((Semitism))) in a smaller group setting. In response to this request, we are having this one-time book discussion for all who are interested. For more information, please contact  Ann Abrams, Librarian. This event is free but an RSVP the Friday before is appreciated.
Last Tuesday Book Group
Tuesday, February 26 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Join us for the Last Tuesday Book Group. We are delighted that TI member and author Ina Friedman Starobin will be joining us to read from her work,  The Other Victims: First-Person Stories of Non-Jews Persecuted by the Nazis . All TI book-lovers are welcome to come, bring a friend, a lunch, and dessert to share. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided. For more information, please contact  Ann Abrams, Librarian. This event is free but an RSVP the Friday before is appreciated. 
riverwayEat, Pray, Schmooze (for ages 35-49)
February 22 at Qabbalat Shabbat
Join the Temple Israel community for Qabbalat Shabbat and then go out to dinner together. We will begin as a community with a quick and light nosh and blessing over the wine, followed by the service. After the service, there is a brief Oneg, where we'll quickly confirm carpools and go to a local restaurant (TBA). Please bring cash for dinner. Be sure to sign up.
fjeccFrances Jacobson Early Childhood Center
Preschool Seeking New Students for the 2019-2020 School Year
The Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center, located at Temple Israel, is enrolling students ages 21 months to 5 years old (as of August 31) for the 2019-2020 school year. Many members of Temple Israel, including children of our staff and clergy, are alumni or current students of the FJECC. Visit our website or email Jenny Gamson or call 617-566-3960 x148 for more information or to schedule a tour.
symphonyCommunity Events
Support Partakers at the Longwood Symphony Orchestra Benefit Concert
Saturday, March 9, 8:00 p.m.
Jordan Hall, Boston
Partakers College Behind Bars has been selected once again this year by the Longwood Symphony Orchestra to introduce their work to their audience. This night will also be honoring the Temple Israel community for all of our support of the Partakers program. Since 1991, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra has helped raise funds and awareness for Boston-based nonprofit organizations through their extraordinary  Healing Art of Music™ Program. Purchase tickets.
CJP Women's Philanthropy: Women in Sink
Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m.; $18
JCC Greater Boston, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton
Join CJP Women's Philanthropy for their winter session, to discuss the role of women in peacebuilding by watching Iris Zaki's award-winning film,  Women in Sink . This unique program is designed for women interested in learning more about Israel with dynamic speakers, interactive presentations, and a rich array of educational resources.
Read more and RSVP by February 18.
Rabbi Jonah Pesner Invites Temple Israel to RAC: Consultation on Conscience
Consultation on Conscience
May 19-21 in Washington, DC
The Consultation on Conscience is an opportunity to deepen connections within congregations and across the Reform Movement, network with other communities facing similar social justice challenges and opportunities, build tangible organizing and advocacy skills, and make your mark on the federal as well as state landscape. Be sure to register and email any questions to [email protected].
Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.