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TI member and author Ina Friedman Starobin joined the Last Tuesday Book Group to read from her work, The Other Victims: First-Person Stories of Non-Jews Persecuted by the Nazis |
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2 Adar II, 5779, 5779
Torah portion:
Haftarah portion:
I Kings 7:51-8:21
Friday, March 8
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Friday, March 8
Noah Berkson will chant Qiddush
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Saturday, March 9
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service & Torah Study
10:15 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
Mazal tov! Noah Berkson becomes Bar Mitzvah
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3/7, 8, 21: Cantorial Transition In-Home Salons
3/5, 4/9, 5/7: Living Judaism: a Small Group for Jews-by-Choice
3/10, 3/17, 3/31: A Taste of Syrian Cooking
3/11, 15, 18, 25: Modern Couples, Big Jewish Questions
3/12: Lunch with the Librarian: Appy Hour 2.0
3/19: What a Difference a DA Makes, with Rachael Rollins
4/27: Stepping Out
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Life Cycle Events
*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.
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 Feinberg Lecture: Loving and Wrestling with Israel
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 with Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Friday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m. Qabbalat Shabbat
How do we strongly advocate for a Jewish-Democratic state, that promotes equal rights, pluralism, and builds the infrastructure of peace while helping our people fall in love with Israel? That's the challenge and great opportunity for our movement. We are honored to have internationally known Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism help up tackle this question at our annual Feinberg Lecture.
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Friday, March 8 at 5:15 p.m.
All new and recently new members are invited to join us for a reception and meet and greet with clergy and leadership, preceding the Feinberg Lecture this Friday. For more information, please contact Dekel Luban. |
Cantorial Transition 2020: Listening Campaign
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Did you become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah with Cantor Einhorn at Temple Israel?
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As you know, Cantor Einhorn will be retiring in 2020, and we need your help to create stories for his celebration. If you or a family member was a bar/bat mitzvah between August 1983 and 2019, we'd love to hear from you. Please send a scanned photo of you and the cantor, with the date and a short paragraph of your remembrance of the day, whether serious or lighthearted. Please send scanned photos to [email protected] or mail photos to Shalom Cantor Celebration or dropped off at the Reception desk, highlighting "Cantor Photos" on your entry.
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Workshopping the Next GBIO Healthcare Campaign
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 Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Fight for health care with GBIO. Learn how GBIO takes on issues and analyzes political opportunities and how you can be involved. Your feedback ensure we fight for healthcare issues that reflect your struggles or of those you care about. To RSVP or for more information, contact Michael Rubenstein or Anne Licciardello.
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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.
Purchase tickets.
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What a Difference a DA Makes: Rachael Rollins
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 A Conversation with Rachael Rollins, New Suffolk County District Attorney
Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Please join us to meet DA Rollins in conversation about reforming criminal justice with Rahsaan Hall, Director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program. Read more and RSVP to Tali Puterman.
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| Stepping 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. Purchase your tickets. |
| TRYmester: Jewish Fertility Journeys Out Loud |
 Sunday, April 7 at 4:00 p.m. at Temple Israel
Through a tapestry of song, dance and monologue, audiences experience an up-close look at the struggles people commonly face as they search for meaning while on prolonged family-building journeys. Temple Israel is proud to host Uprooted for this unique opportunity for personal healing through communal experience. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, email [email protected]. Purchase your ticket. |
| 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! |
Living Judaism: a Small Group for Jews-by-Choice
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with Rabbinic Intern Jessica Lowenthal and Rabbi Jen Gubitz
Tuesdays, March 5, April 9, May 7 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Are you new to Judaism, in the final months of your process of conversion or recently affirmed your commitment to Judaism? Gather together with other Jews by Choice to explore conversations on memory, identity, and authenticity.
Led by TI members Kat Shlien and Emma Shulman in partnership with our clergy.
Register.
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A Taste of Syrian Cooking
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 with Nour Alhusaini
Sundays, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
$40/session (includes food & materials); each session is individual - students can sign up for any session or all
Come explore this cuisine with a native of Syria and new US immigrant. Childcare will be provided. For more information, contact Mike Fishbein. Register. |
Modern Couples, Big Jewish Questions
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with Rabbi Jen Gubitz
Mondays and one Friday 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, and Shabbat Dinner on 3/15; $125/couple
We will discuss issues relevant to engaged, partnered, and married couples in their 20s and 30s and explore the fundamentals of building a Jewish home and planning for your life together. Read more and register. |
Lunch with the Librarian: Appy Hour 2.0
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with Ann Abrams
Tuesday, 3/12 from 12:00 - 1:30/2:00 p.m. No cost.
Is there an app you can't wait to share with others? Bring your technology questions to this welcoming (and non-intimidating) environment. RSVP to Ann Abrams, Librarian.
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| Temple Israel Featured Member: Andrew Ridker |
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Photograph by
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We are proud to put the spotlight on TI member Andrew Ridker. Andrew grew up at Temple Israel and is now an author.
He will be delivering an author talk at Harvard Book Store tomorrow,
March 6, at 7:00 p.m.
about his new book coming out,
The Altruists
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Learn more about the event.
Describe yourself in 3 words: Bookish, anxious, exhausted.
Describe TI in 3 words: Progressive, tolerant, warm.
What's your focus outside of synagogue life? Reading fiction, writing fiction...it's just occurred to me that I should get some hobbies.
What TI committees, clubs, etc. have you been involved in, if any? I haven't lived full-time in Boston since I was eighteen, so this is a throwback, but I used to work for Ann Abrams in the TI Library. At one point I was also selling bagels in the atrium on Sunday mornings. I was forbidden to slice the bagels, for some reason, much to the chagrin of my customers. If I sold you an unsliced bagel in those days, I apologize.
What do you value about the TI community? Growing up, I took for granted just how intellectually rigorous and socially open-minded the community is. It wasn't until I left home that I realized how lucky I was to be raised with those values.
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Come Celebrate Purim! Who will you be?
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Wednesday, March 20, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Family Purim celebration with crafts, face
painting, pizza, a costume contest with prizes!
Read more.
Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. A 21+ Event: Purim Against Humanity
Join the full Temple Israel clergy for a reading of the whole Megillah, irreverently read
through the lens of our annual "Purim Against Humanity" card game. Read more.
Saturday, March 23
5:00 p.m. RYFTI Teens Purim Shul-in and Masquerade Party
Sunday, March 24
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. A day of Purim fun for our kids & families!
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Religious School Purim Celebration
10:30 a.m.:
RYFTI
Purim Spiel for Religious School & Village for Families with Young Children
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Purim Carnival and Party for first grade & younger
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Sunday, March 31 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The evening will begin with dinner and the French movie, "Etre and Avoir" ("To Be and To Have"), a 2003 documentary about a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in rural France. After the movie, there will be a brief discussion led by Susan Ridker, TI member and French film enthusiast, as well as dessert and a chat. Read more and register
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| Greater Boston Community Events |
CJP Israel Election 2019: A Community Briefing
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Monday, March 18, doors open 7:00 p.m. | Program begins 7:30 p.m.
Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston
With Israel's April 9 election fast approaching, the political map is rapidly changing with new parties being formed, once-strong parties splintering, and new candidates emerging. Register.
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