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28 Elul 5779
Torah portion:
Haftarah portion:
Isaiah 61:10-63:9
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Friday, September 27
5:30 p.m.
Meditation on Sanctuary Bima
6:00 p.m. Qabbalat Shabbat
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Saturday, September 28
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study
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Sunday, September 29
Erev Rosh Hashanah |
Monday, September 30
First Day of Rosh Hashanah |
Tuesday, October 1
Second Day of Rosh Hashanah |
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Life Cycle Events
Mazal Tov
! We celebrate the weddings of:
William Awad, IV and Katie Boynton
September 22, 2019
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Dinah Super and Daniel Bathgate
September 22, 2019
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Mazal Tov! We celebrate the engagement of:
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Franklin Ross
Son of Richard Ross z"l, Judi Rotenberg Ross Zuker and Eddie Zuker
Brother of Abigail and Mark Goodman and Alison Ross and Ian Benton
Nephew of Rene Ross, Jane Moss, and Jon and Bonnie Rotenberg
Uncle of Hannah, Rebecca, Esme and Richard, Madeline, Eloise
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and Rachel Kay
Daughter of Linda and Jonathan Kay
Sister of Josh and Brooke Kay
Granddaughter of Marshall z"l and Barbara Sloan and Lucy z"l and Millard Kay
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May their memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
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Justice Ruth Abrams
Sister of George Abrams and Susan Abrams Medalie (Richard)
Cousin of Anita Bender
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Gabriel Padawer
Father of Jill Gemmill
Father-in-law of John Clark
Grandfather of Aaron Gemmill (Kressent Pottenger) and Janet Gemmill-Peckham (Chris)
Great-grandfather of Eva and Malcolm Gemmill, Grances and August Peckham
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*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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Bob Mankoff: What's So Funny?
Tonight!
September 24 | 7:30 p.m.
Temple Israel, in collaboration with JArts, presents former New Yorker Cartoon Editor, Esquire Cartoon and Humor Editor, and child of the Borscht Belt, Mankoff shares from his new book Have I Got a Cartoon for You! Join him in conversation with WBUR's Ben Brock Johnson as they explore how "The People of the Book," eventually became better known as "The People of the Joke." Fun, funny, and though provoking. Book signing and dessert after presentation. Purchase tickets
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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 Rosh Hashanah |
We welcome congregants, guests, and visitors who have entered into these sacred days. We hope you will find a personally meaningful way to be engaged at Temple Israel during this holiday season.
Please remember to bring your tickets. We wish you Shanah Tovah, a happy New Year! Learn more about our colorful array of services here.
Tuesday, October 1 | 10:00 a.m.
Temple Israel members, families, and friends are invited to join a lay-led service of prayer, discussion, and celebration on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. The service will be followed by a dairy/vegetarian pot-luck lunch. No tickets required, all are welcome.
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| #10Days10Ways |
Please join us as we engage in righteous impact during the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur...and beyond!
WHY? During the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we as Jews challenge ourselves and our communities to reflect on the harms we have caused in the past year. Each of us engages differently in this reflective tradition known as
cheshbon ha'nefesh
, an accounting of the soul.
WHAT? #10days10ways invites participants to add racial justice as a lens through which to reflect. We acknowledge that we live in a society where racial injustice has defined our history and our present.
As multiracial and cross-cultural Jewish communities, we will
participate collaboratively in a process of personal and communal
teshuvah
, reflection, and accountability.
HOW? #10days10ways is a collection of resources, deep dive questions, and drawing opportunities provided daily to engage participants intellectually and spiritually in turning towards racial justice in our relationships, our world. Join our
Facebook group or email list (email
Tali Puterman learn how). Invite others to join you!
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| 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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| Sukkot and Simchat Torah |
Join Temple Israel in celebrating Sukkot and Simchat Torah. The Temple Israel Sukkah is yours! In addition to the events listed below, please please feel to bring dinner and enjoy eating in the Sukkah with your friends and family. The week after is
the Simchat Torah festival service followed by a street celebration! Music, dancing, food, and friends. Learn more about both here.
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Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Tuesdays, starting October 15 | 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Learn more and register here.
Introduction to Judaism
with Temple Israel Clergy
Thursdays, October 24-February 27
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Learn more and register
here
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Samson: A Muscular Myth Magnified and
Re-Manufactured in Every Age
Rabbi Ronne Friedman
Mondays, October 28, November 4, 18, 25, December 2, 9 | 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Learn more and register here.
Brigid Goggin
Mondays, October 28, November 18, and December 16 | 7:00-8:30 p.m
Learn more and register
here
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King Solomon: More Than You Could Ever Imagine, But We Will Try!
Rabbi Elaine Zecher
Thursdays, starting November 7 | 8:45 a.m.
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| Burstein Scholar in Residence Weekend
Rabbi Andrea Weiss
Friday, October 18 | 6:00 p.m.
- The Power of Metaphor in the Bible and Beyond
Saturday, October 19 | 9:00 a.m.
- Sukkot and the Shared Value of Caring for the Vulnerable
Saturday, October 19 | 4:00 p.m.
- Is There "Nothing New Under the Sun"? Ecclesiastes and the Quest for Meaning in Life
Lunch with the Librarian
Tuesdays, Oct. 22 & Nov. 19 | 12:00 p.m.
Please bring a bag lunch, and dessert to share.
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Liel Leibowitz of Unorthodox Podcast
Friday,
October
25 | 6:00 p.m.
at Qabbalat Shabbat
As part of the 5th
annual celebration of Arts Matter Day, a project of MassCreative, Temple Israel and the Jewish Arts Collaborative welcome Liel Leibowitz, co-host of the podcast
Unorthodox
, author of
A Broken Hallelujah
, a spiritual biography of Leonard Cohen, and co-author of
The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar's and Everything in Between
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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 Friday nights for a pre-service meditation and chanting circle to help us enter Shabbat with greater focus and peace. Contact Brigid Goggin with questions.
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| TI at the Climate Strike |
Thanks to Cantor Einhorn for leading TI's Climate Strikers on Friday, September 20. As far as we know, ours was the largest contingent of any synagogue in MA and, with your help, we look forward to continuing to be one of the greenest as well. Check out who participated here!
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| Friends Annual Fund |
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Supporting the High Holy Days
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Our High Holy Day services are made possible through the sustenance you provide through the Friends Annual Fund. A gift to the Friends Annual Fund enables us to offer tickets to those who could not usually afford them: it ensures that our services are kept accessible to all. Your generosity allows us to be a home for Jewish people across Boston and the country. 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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CJP is hosting Stop the Bleed training at Temple Israel. This is an introductory course on how to apply medical assistance in trauma situation.
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| Temple Israel's Making Headlines |
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September 23, 2019
Israel's National Baseball Team Qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
featuring son of TI members David and Gwen Wanger
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Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
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