You are not alone!
We are still living Judaism together.
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No building, no problem! Talmud learning continues over Zoom.
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We hope to see you this Shabbat:
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Torah portion:
Tzav/Hagadol
Leviticus 6:1-8:36
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Haftarah portion:
Jeremiah 7:21-8:3 & 9:22-23
Malachi 3:4-24
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Candle lighting:
6:55 p.m.
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Friday, April 3
5:00 p.m. Families with Young Children are invited to a virtual Tot Rock Shabbat!
6:00 p.m.
Gather with us virtually for Qabbalat Shabbat!
7:30 p.m.
Riverway (20s & 30s) Shabbat Recharge
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Saturday, April 4
9:00 a.m.
Join the Temple Israel community virtually for Saturday morning for Shabbat and Torah Study!
8:00 p.m.
The Clergy invite you to join them to Step Online for a virtual Havdalah, and special farewell celebration and toast to Cantor Einhorn.
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During Qabbalat Shabbat and Torah Study, we have a team of tech support available to help you access Zoom! Just call our main number, 617-566-3960, and you will be redirected to someone who can help.
Please view our other help resources here:
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LIFE CYCLE EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
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May their memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
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Claire Lesser
March 24, 2020
Mother of Andrea Lesser Gonzalez (Meredith), Rhonda Lesser Dunbar (Ed), Barbara Bakke (z’l)
Grandmother of Gavi, Isa, Mateo, Adam, Michael and Eric
8 Great-grandchildren
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Bert Romm
March 28, 2020
Husband of Faye Romm
Father of Jonathan Romm (Kirsten), Eric Romm (Karen), Elisa Romm
Brother of Phyllis Hahn (Nordon), Martin Romm (Karen), Shirley Siff – sister-in-law
Grandfather of Max, Madeline, Myles, Mason, Miller, David Sophia, Preston, Emma and Caela
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Are you or is someone you know celebrating a wedding, engagement, or new baby? Is someone in our community in need of pastoral support? For funeral needs, call Temple Israel 24/7 at 617-966-7951.
Amy Sherr, Executive Coordinator to Rabbi Zecher, wants to know and can help you!
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Being in quarantine can be isolating, frightening, and lonely. Over the course of the next week, TI leadership will be reaching out. We want to say hello and to make sure everyone is safe and well. TI Cares and our lay leadership is also here to help! Please let us know if you need immediate assistance by contacting
Amy Sherr.
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Saturday April 4, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m., immediately following Havdalah. Join us on
Zoom
or
Facebook Live
Join the Temple Israel Clergy and community for an online fete as we continue our year-long celebration of Cantor Einhorn. While we won’t be Stepping Out in his honor this year, we ask that you dress in your most festive attire, from the waist up, and Step Online to toast our beloved Cantor.
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The Passover Seder is a story of resilience, redemption and adaptation! Gather with us virtually from your own home for our Temple Israel of Boston Grand Communal Seder. With our clergy, we will celebrate the transformative ritual of Passover through questions, singing, and celebrating our redemption from Slavery in Egypt, acknowledging that even in these moments of physical isolation - redemption looks like a community gathering in any way possible to celebrate all that Judaism has to offer. Bring your own matzah!
To prepare for our grand communal Seder, you don’t even have to leave your house! Our goal is to be together while also maintaining our health and safety. If you cannot find these things in your home, paper cut outs of everything will be perfect.
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Things to Find Around the House
Pillows: Embroidered, bedazzled, soft or firm
A Seder Plate or any plate will do
Two Candles: Don’t have ‘Shabbat’ candles - grab the vanilla one off your bookshelf
Salt + Water for Dipping: This represents the tears of our ancestors, and now our tears over this moment in time, too
Consider Adding to your Seder Plate:
Purell - For the Plague of Covid-19
Orange - For LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Olives - For Peace in Israel
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DIY Seder Plate
Kiddush: Wine or Grape Juice or even water
Zeroa: Shank Bone or Roasted Beet (or a picture of either)
Maror: Bitter Herbs like Horseradish. How about Wasabi? Cilantro is polarizing and will get the point across
Hazeret: Another Form of Bitter Herb like Romaine
Karpas: Parsley, celery, or other greens (or a green crayon, playdough or green M&Ms)
Beitzah: An Egg (Are you Vegan? Use a flower)
Haroset: Chopped Apples, Honey + Cinnamon will do the trick. Here are a few great recipes to consider:
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Passover Festival Services
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Passover Festival Service
preceded by Clergy Matzah Brei Demonstration
Thursday, April 9 at 9:30 a.m. Matzah Brei Demonstration, 10:00 a.m. Service
Which of our clergy makes the meanest matzah brei? Join us for a virtual demonstration of their favorite matzah brei recipes, followed by a virtual Passover Festival service.
Click here to join.
Musical Village Seder for Families with Young Children
Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Join us for a special Musical Village Seder led by our favorite pied piper Wayne Potash and Rabbi Suzie Jacobson. We will sing, dance, and celebrate our festival of freedom from our living room!
Join here.
Yizkor Memorial Service
Tuesday, April 14 at 6:15 p.m.
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4 Appreciations: Passover Art Making with Materials at Home
Tuesday, March 31, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Let's make Passover Art from the comfort of our homes. With everyday materials, what can we create to bring order to this disorienting time? Led by Tova Speter, director of the MEM Project, we will explore our inner artist and discover how basic household items can be transformed into art. We will focus on 4 Appreciations: beauty around us, gratitude for what we have, personal connection and global connection! All are welcome -- no prior art experience/Jewish learning necessary! We will provide a materials list in advance (i.e. paper, rubberbands, etc. The list will be adaptable.
Sunday, April 5, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. with JArts Collaborations Manager, Sara Gardner
Join us for a virtual cooking demonstration of a quintessential part of the Passover Seder. This workshop will focus on Sephardic recipes and will be led by JArts Collaborations Manager, Sara Gardner, a published cookbook author and culinary historian specializing in the culinary heritage and cultural identity of the Sephardic Jewish community. Recipes and a full ingredients list will be shared in advance of the class, so you can cook along from home. Or just join in to watch and learn about Sephardic food through the lens of Charoset! All are welcome.
Please register here or email
Brigid Goggin with questions.
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We've curated a list of resources for you to use for your own Passover Seder! Find information on Haggadot, cooking, technology, Passover for children, supplemental materials, and more on our website,
here.
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In these times of uncertainty and isolation, we are lucky for the opportunity to build community. Join us in creating spaces for sharing, reflection, and connection! Please fill out
this form
to express interest or create your own group.
Groups will be lay led and will meet virtually with support from Rabbi Jen Gubitz and Nicole Zador. Questions? Email
Rabbi Gubitz
or
Nicole Zador.
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Poetry Small Group
Begins Tuesday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m.
In this time of suspension, we would like to ground ourselves by sharing some favorite poems. Each week we will present a poem, and talk about it together, and give some time for a written response. We will also welcome participants to bring their favorite poems to share. Led by Em Mueller, Wendy Drexler, Ellen Steinbaum.
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Log into Zoom and join us virtually for Weekday Minyan every Monday - Thursday at 6:15 p.m
. Carve out time in your day for reflection, singing, and a chance to offer names for healing and remembrance. We will be using Mishkan T'filah for weekdays and will be offering access to the prayerbook through a Zoom screen share. Or, you can purchase your own Kindle edition
here
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Center for Adult Jewish Learning
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The following classes have been moved online!
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Dr. Arnold L. Segel Library Center
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Temple Israel's Librarian,
Ann Abrams
, has created a YouTube channel with her reading books for kids. Here's the first one, with a nice TI connection: The author of
We're All in the Same Boat
(a Noah's ark story), Rabbi Zach Shapiro, grew up at TI! Watch the video
here
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Riverway Project (20s & 30s)
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4 Appreciations: Passover Art Making with Materials at Home
TONIGHT!
Tuesday, March 31, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Spiritual Curbside Assistance: Torah for Trying Times
Mondays, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. (New Time!)
Nosh and Chat: Riverway Lunch Check-ins
Wednesdays, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
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Our Religious School Program, The Tent, and RYFTI have suspended onsite operations, but have set up many virtual learning opportunities. Information about how to join will be sent directly to those families. See what we're offering:
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Village for Families with Young Children
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Tot Rock Shabbat
Families with Young Children are invited to a virtual Tot Rock Shabbat Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Thank Goodness It's Shabbat
Join us on Zoom every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for dancing and singing on a special live service with Wayne Potash and a member of the Temple Israel clergy.
Village Parent’s Happy Hour
Sundays and Wednesdays 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Struggling to manage the new normal? Make yourself your favorite cocktail or mocktail and connect with parents who are in the same boat. Though we can’t gather in person, we can find strength in community!
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CELEBRATION OF CANTOR ROY B. EINHORN
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We have postponed our Celebration Weekend for Cantor Einhorn to September 11. After 37 years at Temple Israel of Boston, our beloved Cantor Einhorn will complete his distinguished service to our congregation and will retire on June 30, 2020.
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In these unprecedented times of social distancing, Temple Israel is operating in high gear to set up many ways to participate and interact with fellow congregants of all ages for classes and gatherings. A gift to the Temple Israel Friends Annual Fund will allow us to bring Religious School students together for online learning, will enable us to livestream our Qabbalat Shabbat services to all who are seeking connection during this time of isolation, and will continue to enable TI members in Boston and across the world to come together virtually to live Judaism together in new and exciting ways.
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TEMPLE ISRAEL'S MAKING NEWS
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March 20, 2020
Quotes Rabbi Zecher
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Are you participating in our virtual opportunities? This is part of our communal story! Send photos of you and your family at participating from home, and let us know where you're participating from! All photos and stories can be sent to
Noa Rosen.
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How are we doing? As we move into a temporary virtual community, we want to make sure we are meeting your needs for community connection. Please email your communications feedback to
Emma Koblick, Director of Communications.
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TEMPLE ISRAEL OF BOSTON
www.tisrael.org
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