Dear friends,
Shavua tov. This has been a turbulent seven days in our country, since George Floyd’s appalling death. It’s needful, during widespread upset, to tend our own hearths, and to celebrate joyful milestones. This Shabbat evening, we celebrate Josh Flieder’s graduation from our Temple’s high school program, and we celebrate all of our Temple community members who have graduated from programs this spring. Come and rain naches (happy pride) on our people and their accomplishments. Let me know if there’s a recent graduate in your family, and bring them to the service! For the month of June, we’ll try out holding a short Sunday morning (9:00 am) minyan with a song every week. Pride Shabbat is also just around the corner, and the deadline for submissions for the North Shore Virtual Pride Parade is now June 14, so if you’d like to be part of that, drop me a line.
As we grapple nationally with racism and its deadly consequences, our hearts hurt. We may be struggling with a response to these events, or with how to talk about them with our children. We may be struggling to own and use our various kinds of privilege, and to join this crucial ...
