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6 Tishrei 5780
Torah portion:
Haftarah portion:
Hos. 14:2-10
Mic. 7:18-20
Joel 2:15-27
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Friday, October 4
5:30 p.m.
Meditation on Sanctuary Bima
6:00 p.m. Qabbalat Shabbat
Amalia Rysman will chant Qiddush
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Saturday, October 5
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study
Mazal Tov!
Amalia Rysman becomes a Bat Mitzvah
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Life Cycle Events
May their memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
Michael Oshins
Husband of Alison Kur
Father of Abigail, Jeremy, Zachary
Son-in-law of Carol and Mitch Kur
Brother-in-law of Dana and Andy Snyder, Susan and Matthew Lees
Uncle of Gabe, Ben, and Jon Snyder, Joshua and Jacob Lees
Mazal Tov! We celebrate the birth of:
Nathan Reid Tornatore
September 24, 2019
Son of Rachel Davidson and Benjamin Tornatore
Grandson of Gerald Davidson and Debra Kocar
*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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Wednesday, December 4 - Monday, December 9
Join Rabbi Suzie Jacobson and Professor Hasia Diner on a trip to Atlanta, Birmingham, and Montgomery this December. 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. To learn more and register
here, or contact
Brigid Goggin.
Registration closes October 4.
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| Burstein Scholar in Residence Weekend |
| 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
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Counting Down
to the High
Holy Days!
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October 8
- Erev Yom Kippur
October 9 - Yom Kippur
October 13
- Erev Sukkot under the Sukkah of Compassion and Justice
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October 20
- Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration and School Kids Gathering
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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.
WHAT? #10days10ways invites participants to add racial justice as a lens through which to reflect.
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. Join our
Facebook group or email list (email
Tali Puterman learn how). Invite others to join you!
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October 8 and 9
Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement, is our most vulnerable day. We face our imperfect selves, our brokenness, and our failings. We remind ourselves of our mortality, some through rituals of fasting and refraining from acts of life affirming measures. We ask, each of us, what is my core truth? And from the depths of our souls, we return to life, affirming we are here, each and all, for a holy purpose: to pursue trusting relationships, uphold truth in the face of falsehoods, and champion integrity. Check out our colorful array of services
here.
Sage Service
A prayer experience that can resonate with only you, or with your whole family on Kol Nidre, that cultivates spiritual practice through meditation, contemplative chanting, and soulful music. Kol Nidre will begin with a moving cello solo. Held in the chapel and seated in concentric circles without a formal sermon, this service is rooted in tradition, branching beyond.
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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 gave 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 |
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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.
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 Morning 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
The week after is
the Simchat Torah festival service, including consecration for students, 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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Lunch with the Librarian
Tuesdays, Oct. 22 & Nov. 19 | 12:00 p.m.
Please bring a bag lunch, and dessert to share.
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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October 30 | 7:00 p.m.
Dawnland is an Emmy-winning documentary about cultural survival and stolen children. Join us for a special screening and conversation with film director and Temple Israel member Adam Mazo
. Watch the trailer and learn more 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 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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| 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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| FJECC Open House |
October 17 | 7:00 p.m.
FJECC is actively enrolling for the 2020-2021 School Year for students who are 1 year 9 months to 5 years old by September 1, 2020. Come learn more about our award-winning school at our Open House. For more information and to register, click here or email here.
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| Temple Israel's Making Headlines |
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September 24, 2019
featuring Temple Israel Member Adam Mazo's documentary Dawnland
Join us for a viewing and discussion on October 30. Learn more
here.
October 1, 2019
discussing Tikkun Central's #10Days10Ways campaign
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Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
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