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21 Elul 5779
Torah portion:
Haftarah portion:
Isaiah 60:1-22
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Friday, September 20
5:30 p.m.
Meditation on Sanctuary Bima
6:00 p.m. Qabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi Debra Robbins
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Saturday, September 21
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study
10:00 a.m. Thank Goodness It's Shabbat!
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Life Cycle Events
Mazal Tov!
We celebrate the weddings of:
Laura Godine and Stephen Dondero
Daughter of Frances and John Godine
September 14, 2019
Michael Ross and Karolina Chorvath
September 14, 2019
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Rebecca Feinberg and Chris Webb
Daughter of Marsha Feinberg and David Feinberg
September 14, 2019
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May their memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
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Gloria Mazo
Mother of Bruce Mazo
Grandmother of Adam Mazo (Liza)
Great-grandmother of Gideon and Raphael
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Carolyn Beth Greenberg
Daughter of Abby Greenberg
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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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 Opening Your Heart with Psalm 27
with Rabbi Debra Robbins |
September 20 at Qabbalat Shabbat | 6:00 p.m.
Temple Israel is excited to welcome Rabbi Debra Robbins, who grew up at Temple Israel and currently serves as rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, will join our clergy team in leading services on Friday, September 20. Rabbi Robbins recently published
Opening Your Heart with Pslam 27: A Spiritual Practice for Jewish New Year and will share her work with us as we prepare spiritually for the High Holy Days.
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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.
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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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| 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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| Sukkot |
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Join Temple Israel in celebrating Sukkot. 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.
Sunday, October 13 | 7:00 p.m
Sukkah of Justice and Compassion Vegetarian Potluck Dinner and Service Experience
Monday, October 14 | 10:00 a.m.
Sukkot Festival Mon ring Services
Sukkot Young Children's Program
Tuesday, October 15
5:00 p.m. | "Pizza in the Hut" for all Religious School, Pre-K, Sandbox, and Day School families
6:00 p.m. | Riverway Project Farm to Sukkah Celebration
Thursday, October 17 | 5:00 p.m.
"Pizza in the Hut" for all Religious School, Pre-K, Sandbox, and Day School families |
| Simchat Torah: Dancing in the Street |
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The High Holy Days culminate with a joyful celebration of learning. With the Torah scrolls unfurled, we wrap ourselves in its teachings and the ultimate questions it poses to us about how we will move into the year and live our lives more fully. Join us for the festival service followed by a street celebration! Music, dancing, food, and friends.
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| 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.
All are invited to flip through this book of essays or to follow our suggested study guide found
here!
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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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| 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. |
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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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| Taste of Judaism
Rabbi Jillian Cameron
September 19, 26, and October 3 | 7:00 p.m.
Explore traditional and modern Jewish sources in an accessible setting. Join us and discuss the ways Judaism can resonate in our daily lives. One to all, including interfaith couples, those with Jewish family heritage, and the simply curious. No prior knowledge necessary. Register
here.
TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud
Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Tuesdays, starting October 15 | 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Even if you have never read the Babylonian Talmud before, you will soon find yourself debating with the rabbis and considering new perspectives on aspects of Jewish law. Together we will study the translations while engaging in Hebrew vocabulary and the tricky way translations can change meanings. No prior text study or Jewish knowledge required - all are welcome.
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Trip Info Session: The Civil Rights Movement as Seen Through Jewish Eyes
Professor Hasia Diner
Information Sessio
n, September 19 | 7:00 p.m.
Trip Dates: Wednesday, December 4 - Monday, December 9
The history of a region we identify as "the South," like the nation as a whole cannot be told independently of the history of African Americans, those millions whose ancestors came in chains. There are stories of oppression and violence and stories of strength and resistance. This trip will weave in stories of the stake Jews had in both the solidity of the system of oppression and where, how, and when they joined the resistance. These stories and histories shape the United States we live in today. Join Rabbi Suzie Jacobson and Professor Hasia Diner on a trip to Atlanta, Birmingham, and Montgomery. To learn more about this trip, attend this informational session with Professor Hasia Diner.
Bob Mankoff: What's So Funny?
September 24 | 7:30 p.m.
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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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 |
| Friends Annual Fund |
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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Israeli Election Event with JCRC
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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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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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Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
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