June 3 - June 9| 4 Sivan - 10 Sivan, 5782 |
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We wish you and your family a Chag Shavuot Sameach, a Happy Shavuot! Shavuot begins at sundown on Saturday, June 4th and goes through sundown on Monday, June 6th. See below for details on our Tikkun Leil Shavuot & Shavuot Yizkor.
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A Message from Rabbi Silverman
I have a journal in which each date has a page so that each year you can write a few lines about what you did on that day and then look back at what you did on the same date in past years. On June 3, 2014, I wrote the following: “Tikkun Leil Shavuot was a huge success. Over 25 [people in my living room] and they seemed to have a great time.” And then, of course, I raved about Ruby Robinson’s chocolate cheesecake.
Eight years, dozens of classes and teachers, hundreds of participants, three participating congregations, hours of work from staff, a global pandemic that temporarily moved it online, and countless slices of cheesecake later, I am thrilled that tomorrow tonight I will once again be able to write about the Tikkun Leil Shavuot. It will start again in my living room, but as in past years, we will have multiple wonderful hosts throughout the night.
Some friends and I started eight years ago with the premise that if we were going to stay up all night being students of Torah, we also wanted as many people as possible to feel empowered to be teachers of Torah. So we made the definition of Torah expansive. Each and every person has their own Torah to teach in this world. And the classes over the years have included Kabbalah, The Book of Ruth, and Jewish history, as well as baking, latin dance, and flower arranging.
This year’s teachers and topics again reflect some of the deep wisdom and passion in our community. Whether you have been coming for eight years, or this will be your first year, I strongly encourage you to come learn and laugh with one another. Although we are already expecting a lot of people and certainly anticipate some excellent cheesecake, that is not what will get recorded in my journal this year. If each person is able to learn something new–about themselves, or about someone else, or about Judaism, or about some topic they had never before encountered–it will be recorded as a “huge success.”
Chag Sameach!
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Saturday, June 4th, 7:00 p.m.
Woodbridge Neighborhood, Detroit MI
Gather with us in the Woodbridge neighborhood of Detroit for an evening of hopping house-to-house for Jewish learning and other workshops, to celebrate our understanding that Torah is an expansive, living body of wisdom that we all have a stake in!
Food will be available for those comfortable from 6-6:45 p.m. at Rabbi Silverman's home. This year's sessions will include: An interactive reading of a play written by 1930s Jewish Anarchists, The Kabbalistic Origins of Tikkun Leil Shavuot, Latin Dance 101, Getting Dirty: Lessons From Clay & Earth - a ceramics workshop, Text Study: The role of imagination in Jewish practice... and more!
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Shavuot II Yizkor
Monday, June 6th, 9:00 a.m.
Christ Church, 960 Jefferson Ave, Detroit MI
Pride Shabbat
Friday, June 10th, 6:30 p.m.
Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale MI
Join NEXTGen Detroit Pride, The Well, Congregation Shaarey Zedek Village and the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue for a very special Pride Shabbat! We’ll join together for drinks and vegetarian appetizers at 6:30 PM followed by a casual Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7 PM. We’re excited to mark Pride Month with this celebration that honors our diverse Jewish and queer identities in the same space, and we hope you’ll join us!
Subsidized tickets are available for the first 10 IADS members interested in attending - contact Nicole for the ticket promo code.
Diaspora Dinner Series
Friday, June 17th and Friday, June 24th
As we will be out of our historic building for the remainder of the year due to our comprehensive renovation, we are in a time of our own diaspora! To bring our community together and build relationships, we present to you the Diaspora Dinner series - a rotation of Downtown Synagogue members will welcome new and familiar faces to their home (or backyard) for a Shabbat meal each month.
Save The Date: Eden Gardens Community Association Fundraiser
Saturday, July 9th, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit Repertory Theater, 13103 Woodrow Wilson St, Detroit, MI 48238
We invite you to come out to support our friends at the Eden Gardens Community Association for their next fundraiser at the Detroit Repertory Theater for a play viewing! To learn more about the fundraisers and play, please contact former IADS Board Member Chava Knox directly at 313-587-4949.
Gardening Days at Eden Gardens
Sundays & Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
12167 Glenfield, Detroit MI
Come out to get your hands dirty and support our friends at the Eden Gardens Community Association! The garden was created in 2013 in collaboration between the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and Eden Gardens to address the lack of healthy foods in the immediate area, beautify vacant lots by turning them into edible green space, and to help bring together two diverse communities in hopes of increasing understanding between multiple faiths and backgrounds through work in the garden. To learn more about Eden Gardens, click here!
Thursday Torah Study with Rabbi Silverman
Weekly on Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Can't get enough Torah? Neither can we! Join Rabbi Silverman weekly on Thursday afternoons for virtual Torah Study to study the weekly parashah. We welcome those of you who cannot make it to Torah Study on Saturdays, those who are searching for an alternate virtual option, or those who just want to connect with your fellow partners in Torah.
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Tributes
In honor of Bobbie and Joe Lewis hosting a lovely Diaspora Dinner by Raj & Rick Wiener
In memory of beloved mother and grandmother, Lois Fishman by Rena and Larry Friedberg
Marking the Yahrzeit of Harry T. Ross by Catherine & Elliott Ross
Marking the Yahrzeit of Rose Fine by Dr. Martin Herman
Marking the Yahrzeit of Hyman Herman by Dr. Martin Herman
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Simcha Shabbat
IADS wants to share in all your simchas! Each month we'll be including birthdays and anniversaries in our newsletter, and we invite you to join us on the last Shabbat of each month to celebrate in-person with an aliyah and special treat. This month’s Simcha Shabbat will be Saturday, June 25th. Please join us!
June Birthdays
Alan Agree, Alison Chan, Anita Blender, Barbara Cook, Barry Rosen, Ben Bernstein, Carole Shaw, Dan Montingelli, David Rubinstein, Debra Schwartz, Dina Berdy, Dutchess Knox, Eitan Willner, Elaine Driker, Eli Natinsky, Elizabeth Sherowski, Ellie Siegel, Gary Chodoroff, Graham Sayre, Heidi Owen, Jerry Cook, Jodi Tobin, Joel Kellman, June Rubenstein, Leanne Miller, Nicole Feinberg, Noah Purcell, Oren Brandvain, Ori Slabosky, Renee Crowe, Samantha Woll, Sarai-Zahara Knox, Shoshana Zenlea, Steven Levine, Susan Cohen, and Yifat Clein.
June Anniversaries
Debora Renner and Faith Robinson Renner, Raj and Richard Wiener, and Margo and Douglas Woll.
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Be a part of Reimagining IADS |
We're beginning construction on our building this month! Our comprehensive renovation will center Downtown Synagogue as the hub for Jewish life in Detroit and ensure that we can serve the needs of our community for the next 100 years. Read our recent blog post for more updates. Check out this new article from The Forward highlighting the Downtown Synagogue and our transformational building renovation! We invite you to be part of reimagining IADS.
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Get Involved! Join a Commitee at IADS
Are you looking to make a difference in the Downtown Synagogue community? Do you have creative ideas for programming and engagement opportunities? Look no further than the NEW Membership & Engagement Committee! The committee will be meeting on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
If you are interested in joining this committee, or want to learn more about ways to get involved with the Downtown Synagogue, reach out to Carrie (Committee Co-Chair).
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Community Support
The staff and board of the Downtown Synagogue is thinking of ways to support our community's needs right now. If you or a loved one needs help, please let us know- we will endeavor to connect you to services or help you directly. Please reach out to Rabbi Silverman with resource inquiries.
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Address: 1457 Griswold
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313.962.4047
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