Giving thanks on #GivingTuesday.
We hope to see you this Shabbat:
Torah portion:
Vayeitzei
Genesis 28:10-32:3

Haftarah portion:
Hosea 12:13-14:10

Candle lighting:
3:54 p.m.
Friday, December 6
5:30 p.m.  Shabbat Meditation

6:00 p.m.  Qabbalat Shabbat with Naomi Chazan, former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Saturday, December 7
9:00 a.m.  Shabbat Service and Torah Study 

10:00 a.m. Thank Goodness It's Shabbat!
LIFE CYCLE EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
May their memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
Eliot Snider
November 28, 2019
Husband of Ruth Snider
Father of Nancy Budge, Paul, and Andrew Snider (Jodi)
Grandfather David, Jonathan, Stephen, and Donald
Brother of Stanley (Mary Ann) Snider and Ruth Bernstein
Ariella Parsons
November 29, 2019
Daughter of Amy Parsons and Nathan Parsons (z'l)
Sister of Michelle Parsons (Alex Bloom)
Aunt of Noah Bloom
Cousin of Ann Abrams (Deb Filler)
Mazal Tov! We celebrate the birth of:
Ruby Wynne Smith
November 8, 2019
Daughter of Richard and Alexandra Einhorn Smith
Granddaughter of Suzanne Salamon and Alan Einhorn
Great-granddaughter of Lily Salcman
GIVING TUESDAY
This year, Temple Israel will participate in GivingTuesday, a day of global giving to celebrate and sustain the communities and causes that matter most. Temple Israel hopes that you and your family will make a meaningful contribution in honor of #GivingTuesday as we embody our mission of living Judaism through righteous impact year round. Please help us get to 100% participation by making a gift on December 3rd, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, for #GivingTuesday. For more information, contract Shoshanna Goldberg, Director of Development, at 617-566-3960.   
CENTER FOR ADULT JEWISH LEARNING
A Shared Struggle: Democratic Values in Israel and America

Friday, December 6 at 6:00 p.m.. For years, Naomi Chazan has confronted the erosion of democratic values and the rise of right-wing nationalism in Israel. Hear her speak at Qabbalat Shabbat.

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Writing Letters as a Sacred Practice

Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., starting December 4, with instructor Vanessa Zoltan, Nondenominational Chaplain.

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MAZAL TOV TO RABBI GUBITZ AND TI CONGREGANTS!
Mazal tov to Rabbi Jen Gubitz, Caroline Dorn, and Jessi Solomon Sanders on being chosen as Chai in the Hub 2020 honorees! Read more here .
CHANUKAH
Back by popular demand, join the clergy with a daily video via email and Facebook to light the candles each night together. Wait until you see what they have in store for you this year!
December 15, 17, 19 | Religious School Chanukah Celebrations
Monday, December 16 | Tent (teens) Chanukah Celebration & Latke Cook-Off
Friday, December 26 | All Community Qabbalat Shabbat and Candle Lighting
Saturday, December 28 | Spiritual Practice Lab and Riverway (20s & 30s) Chanukah Havdalah
Saturday, December 28 | Village of Families with Young Children Havdalah and Playtime 
GROWING FAMILIES LUNCHEON
Saturday, December 14, 2019 | 12:00 p.m.
Are you welcoming a new child into your home in the coming months? Join Rabbi Suzie Jacobson for the Village Growing Families Shabbat Luncheon. Connect with other families, celebrate this exciting transition, and start planning play dates for the months and years ahead! Please email Village Coordinator Tatiana Becker with questions or to RSVP. 
SHABBAT TZEDEK: A SABBATH OF JUSTICE WITH YAVILAH McCOY
“This isn’t a program or an initiative. Our goal is a culture shift, an awareness that summons behavior change. Let us envision the kind of community we can be. To alter the landscape of implicit bias is a practice just as compassion, matter-ness, justice, learning, and nurturing the spirit are. They are all tied together as part of what it means to be connected to and responsible for one another within the Temple Israel orbit and beyond. It is embedded in our mission and values and intrinsic to Judaism.” - Rabbi Elaine Zecher, Yom Kippur Sermon 5780
Qabbalat Shabbat | Friday, January 17 | 6:00 p.m.
Join us for an inspirational Shabbat Tzedek, a Sabbath of Justice, to celebrate the values of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with honored guest Yavilah McCoy, who will speak about shifting our mindset towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. This service is open to people of all faiths, and will be available through livestream. All families are welcome to join us before the service at 5:00 p.m. for a pizza dinner! We will also offer babysitting for ages 6 months to 3 years starting at 5:30 p.m., and older children’s programming during the service.

Torah Study & Community Training | Saturday, January 18 | 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Temple Israel Board of Trustees, professional staff, and teens have all taken part in diversity, equity, and inclusion training. Now we have the opportunity! We will begin with Torah Study and continue with a full community training, including lunch. We will conclude with a closing ritual to inspire us to continue this practice. Please register for this training here.

Sunday Worship | Sunday, January 19 | 11:00 a.m.
Bethel AME Church (40 Walk Hill St., Boston).
Join our Christian neighbors during their Sunday worship and MLK commemoration services. If you plan to join, let Tali Puterman know.

Day of Service | Monday, January 20
Participate in the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Day of Service with others in the Temple Israel community. There are more and new opportunities to engage this year than in years past! Contact Tali Puterman for information.
RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING 101
Wednesday, December 4 | 6:30 p.m., at Temple Sinai, co-hosted by TI Green Team
Temple Sinai's Food Waste Task Force invites you to attend this informative session with experts who will brief the community on the ins and outs of solid waste. Speakers are: Miranda Lachman, Community Outreach Manager at Bootstrap Compost, and John Dempsey, Chair of the Brookline Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Bring your questions and suggestions, and find out what we're doing to reduce waste at the synagogue. Light refreshments will be served. So that we can gauge attendance and not waste food, RSVP by Monday, December 2 to Deborah Nam-Krane.
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