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7 Elul 5779
Torah portion:
Haftarah portion:
Isaiah 51:12-52:12
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Friday, September 6
5:00 p.m. Shabbat Mispachah Dinner
5:30 p.m. Meditation on Sanctuary Bima
6:00 p.m. Qabbalat Shabbat Mispachah
Eva Kravetz will chant the Qiddush
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Saturday, September 7
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study
10:00 a.m. Thank Goodness It's Shabbat!
Mazal Tov! Eva Kravetz becomes a Bat Mitzvah
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Life Cycle Events
May their memories be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
Celia Kaplan
Wife of Richard Kaplan
Sister of Benjamin Ilewicki
Mother of Felix and James (Erica Streit Kaplan)
Grandmother of Anna and Eleanor
*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 Amy Sherr 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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Mazal Tov to Rabbi Slipakoff!
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Mazal Tov to Rabbi Dan Slipakoff and Alison Petok on the birth of their son, Leon Rae Slipakoff, on August 28, 2019. We are so excited to welcome Leon to the Temple Israel family!
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Congratulations to TIkkun Central!
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We are thrilled to announce that Temple Israel has received the 2019 Irving J. Fain Social Justice Award for Tikkun Central's Racial Justice Initiative: Purchasing & Investing Power! The Fain Awards will be presented at the Union for Reform Judaism
Biennial in Chicago this December. Kol hakavod to our inspirational team of leaders who spearheaded this effort! Learn more about our Racial Justice Initiative here!
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Counting Down to the High Holy Days!
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September
29
- Erev Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 - Rosh Hashanah
October 8
- Erev Yom Kippur
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October 9 - Erev Yom Kippur
October 13-20
- Sukkot
October 20
- Erev Simchat Torah
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 High Holy Day Conversation Groups |
Want to build deeper relationships with individual members of this large and diverse congregation? Looking for an accessible way to explore the themes of the High Holy Day season? Join a High Holy Day Conversation Group! Choose the group that works best for your schedule.
- Mondays, 7:30-9:00 p.m. September 9, 16, 23, October 7; Led by Karen Victor and Frank Friedman at a congregant's home in Brookline
- Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. September 10, 17, 24, Final Session Date Determined by Group; Led by Marcy Bienen and Jim Barron at Temple Israel
- Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. September 12, 19, 26, October 3; Led by Helen Kolsky and Michael Kerstein at Temple Israel
- Sundays, 10:00-11:30 a.m. September 15, 22, October 20, 27, November 3; Led by Marli Porth and Stephanie Meyers at Temple Israel
- Mussar Study Groups: Mondays, September 9, 16, 23, October 7 with Helene Weitzenkorn & Erica Redner
Once groups begin to meet, registration will close. This pilot initiative will create small groups of 8-12 congregants who commit to gathering together for four sessions of meaningful conversation, relevant learning and relational connections. Groups are lay led and open to all congregants. Click here for more information!
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Shofar: A Spiritual Alarm Clock
Monday, September 16, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
On Rosh Hashanah the shofar quite literally calls us to wake up from our spiritual and moral slumber. But what are we meant to hear in the wailing blast of the ram's horn? We will explore rabbinic texts from throughout Jewish history to better understand our modern practice. Dinner will be provided. Contact
Brigid Goggin to RSVP or learn more.
Is This the Fast We Choose? Yom Kippur, Affliction, and the Search for Spiritual Focus
Monday, September 23, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
The prophet Isaiah criticizes the meaningless fasts of his ethically challenged peers. But today, we still use fasting as a spiritual tool to help us focus and pray on Yom Kippur. Should we? What does the fast mean to us today? Join us as we explore texts and share our personal practice as we prepare for a meaningful High Holy Day season. Dinner will be provided. Contact
Brigid Goggin to RSVP or learn more.
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| Pre-Shabbat Meditation with the Clergy |
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Fridays, 5:30 - 5:50 p.m. on the Sanctuary Bimah
Join a member of our clergy on Friday nights for a pre-service meditation and chanting circle to help us enter Shabbat with greater focus and peace. No RSVP required. Contact Brigid Goggin with questions.
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Choosing Judaism: Exploring the Journey Towards a New Religious Identity
Rabbi Jen Gubitz
September 15, 2019
Taste of Judaism
Rabbi Jillian Cameron
September 19, 2019
Opening You Heart with Psalm 27
Rabbi Debra Robbins
September 20, 2019 at Qabbalat Shabbat
Evening with Bob Mankoff
September 24, 2019 |
| Food Drive for Greater Boston Food Bank |
As we fast this Yom Kippur, we will be collecting food for the hungry in our community. On Rosh Hashanah, we will give you a paper bag, and on Yom Kippur morning, we ask that you return the bag full of non-perishable foods for the Greater Boston Food Bank. Please call Priscilla Golding at 617-327-1404 or Louise Freedman at 617-244-3338 to volunteer to load the Food Bank truck on Yom Kippur.
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| Dedicate a Machzor Bookplate |
The Reform Movement's High Holy Day machzor, Mishkan HaNefesh, is a machzor for the present and future that balances tradition and inspiration. We ask that you consider dedicating a book plate, in the amount of $72, to be placed in the front of our siddurim to remember or honor a loved one, teacher, or friend. Please contact Sue Misselbeck at 617-566-3960 with questions.
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| Yizkor Memorial Book |
| If you would like to include a name in the Yizkor Memorial Book, we ask that you contact Sue Misselbeck at 617-566-3960 with questions as well as provide a contribution of $25 per name to defray production costs. |
| Congregational Read |
| Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity |
This High Holy Day season the Temple Israel community will dive into a collection of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel's important essays, entitled Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity. This essential collection captures the best of Heschel's thought and speaks directly to the spiritual, political, and moral issues of our day.
We will be using the d'vrei Torah during the Shabbatot of Elul to lift up essential ideas from this book and then we will have the opportunity join together in communal study during Slichot and Yom Kippur afternoon.
All are invited to flip through this book of essays to find what is personally meaningful, or to follow our suggested study guide found
here!
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| S'lichot |
September 21, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.
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On three principles the world is sustained: judgement, trust, and peace. We start on this pathway of though on S'lichot, our moonlit gathering, which draws us into these Days of Awe. With candles illuminating our path, we begin to pose the eternal questions of our existence. Through exploration, forgiveness, and apology, we return to our best selves. As the sun sets, the clergy will lead us in our culmination of our spiritual preparation of the High Holy Days.
8:15 p.m. Join us for a discussion over dessert of our Congregational Read:
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity
by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
9:30 p.m.
We enter the High Holy Days with a candle-lit service
Live stream available here!
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| Climate Strike |
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On September 20, 2019, millions of people around the world will strike to demand action on the climate crisis. Join members of the TI community, Cantor Einhorn, and thousands of others at City Hall Plaza in Boston as organizers kick off a week of official climate actions.
10:00 a.m. - Community events at City Hall Plaza
11:30 a.m. - Main Rally at City Hall Plaza
1:00 p.m. - March to MA Statehouse
1:30 p.m. - Action at MA Statehouse
Those from the Temple Israel community plan to gather as a group, so please contact Joan Rachlin to RSVP. To learn more about the Climate Strike, click here.
Temple Israel Green Team
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| Friends Annual Fund |
Supporting the Riverway Project
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Your support of the Friends Annual Fund brings hundreds of young adults together monthly for Soul Food Fridays. Putting the soul in Soul Food allows our Riverway members to engage meaningfully with their communal and spiritual life. Your contribution allows us to fulfill our mission of Living Judaism Together. Please help us continue our work of enhancing our congregation with a gift to the Friends Annual Fund.
Learn more or donate here!
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Join Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (JCRC), Israel Policy Forum, Boston Partners for Peace, and Congregation Kehillath Israel as we discuss the aftermath of Israel's second round of elections in 2019. Our panel will explore the first and second Knesset election cycles, what may happen next, and what this means for American and Israeli Jews.
We will also host a young professionals Post-Reception to take place at Hops N Scotch immediately following for those ages 21-40.
RSVP
here!
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| TILLI Fall Brochure |
TILLI has announced the courses and schedules for Fall 2019! Read the catalog here or contact Sue Misselbeck for more information.
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Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
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