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22 Av 5779
Torah portion:
Haftarah portion:
Isaiah 49:14-51:3
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Friday, August 23
5:30 p.m. Meditation on Sanctuary Bima
6:00 p.m. Qabbalat Shabbat in the garden, weather permitting
7:15 p.m. Community Shabbat Dinner
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Saturday, August 24
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study
Sunset Riverway Havdalah |
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Life Cycle Events
Mazal Tov!
We celebrate the birth of:
Rio Oyagi Laverty
August 2, 2019
Megumi Gordon and Michael Laverty
Great-grandson of Naomi Gordon
Mazal Tov! We celebrate the wedding of:
Jen Wieczner
and Flaviu Simihaian
August 17, 2019
Natan Seidel and Sheila Werth
August 18, 2019
May her memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
Adele Cohen Goldstein
Mother of Susan Doban (Geoffrey) and Dori Hirsch (Bennett)
Grandmother of Julia, Abigail and Madeleine Hirsch, and Hannah and Lydia Doban
*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 Noa Rosen 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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 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!
- 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
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. For more information please check out:
https://www.tisrael.org/smallgroups/
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| All-Community Shabbat Dinner |
Friday, August 23 immediately following Qabbalat Shabbat services in the Chapel
Join the Membership & Engagement Committee for a community-wide dinner. All are welcome, free of charge, though donations are appreciated.
Our GBIO Core Team will update us on exciting progress in Healthcare Reform. You'll have the opportunity to ask questions and join others in conversation.
Let us know you're coming!
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| Check out our High Holy Day Brochure! |
Be sure to keep an eye out for the High Holy Day Brochure for all information on this year's High Holy Days. If you are interested in purchasing extra tickets, you can learn more
here!
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| Preparing for the High Holy Days with Our 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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| Clergy Thoughts: Rabbi Jen Gubitz |
In Heschel's chapter on Pikuach Neshama: To Save a Soul, he writes these profound word that lead us in asking quintessential questions of the High Holy Days and help us frame our very being within the fabric of humanity:
"The human being is uniquely graced with the ability to search the soul and reflect. For what purpose am I alive? Does my life have a meaning, a reason? Is there a need for my existence? Will anything on earth be impaired by my disappearance? Would my absence create a vacuum in the world? And if we say that there would be a void and an impairment in the world, and that this means that my life has value beyond its simple existence, is it incumbent upon me to fulfill a purpose in this life? Do I exist that I might build or restore?"
When we search our souls and reflect on our relationships and sense of self, we discover that the answer is YES - we matter in the world. We humans are builders and restorers or truth, love, and peace. And the world needs us and will never be the same without us. You matter.
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| Ambassadors and Doctors in the House |
In order to foster a welcoming environment for the High Holy Days, Temple Israel is seeking High Holy Day Ambassadors and Doctors in the House. Ambassadors greet congregants and guests with warmth and kindness while Doctors in the House will be stationed in each service for any medical emergencies. Both are welcome to attend the service time and color of their choosing. We are seeking both seasoned Ambassadors and Doctors, as well as those who would be joining us for the first time this year. To register of for more information, please contact Dekel Luban.
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| Friends Annual Fund |
| Supporting the Religious School |
We all thank you for your continued support of the Friends Annual Fund this summer. Your heart may still be on the beach this August, but here at TI we are preparing for the return of our students. Among the many opportunities that your gifts to the Friends Annual Fund support, they also ensure the accessibility of our religious education to working families with an after school program on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Your generosity has filled the halls of TI with opportunity, learning, and laughter. Continuing this work allows us to fulfill our mission of Living Judaism Together.
Please help us to sustain this effort for another school year with a gift to the Friends Annual Fund.
Learn more or donate here!
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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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This summer, the D line will be doing repairs that may disrupt weekend transportation. Please check the
MBTA website to learn more.
Shuttles will replace service between Riverside and Reservoir:
- August 10 - 11
- August 24 - 25
Shuttles will replace service between Newton Highlands and Kenmore:
- September 14 - 15
- September 21 - 22
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Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
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