"Greetings, we are enjoying services tonight, thank you for bringing TI to our homes." - The Fujita family
|
|
You are not alone!
We are still living Judaism together.
|
|
We hope to see you this Shabbat:
|
|
Torah portion:
Vayikra
Leviticus 1:1-5:26
Haftarah portion:
Isaiah 43:21−44:23
Candle lighting:
6:47 p.m.
|
|
Friday, March 27
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
|
|
Saturday, March 28
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 for a virtual Havdalah and spiritual connection
|
|
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:
|
|
LIFE CYCLE EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
|
|
May their memory be a blessing. We mourn the loss of:
|
|
Norton J. Greenberger
March 21, 2020
Husband of Joan Greenberger
Father of
Rachel Rosovsky (Michael), Sharon Greenberger, and Wendy Czarnecki (Joseph)
Grandfather of
Abigail, Ella, Madelyn, Josie, Matthew, Alexander and Jacob
|
|
Mazal Tov!
We celebrate the birth of:
|
|
Poppy Dylan Samuel
March 22, 2020
Daughter of Jessica Einhorn and Benjamin Samuel
Granddaughter of Cantor Roy Einhorn and Cantor Jodi Sufrin
|
|
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!
|
|
Being in quarantine can be isolating, frightening, and lonely. Over the course of the next week, members of the clergy along with Dan Deutsch, Executive Director, Emma Koblick, Director of Communications, and Shoshanna Goldberg, Director of Development will be reaching out to check on all members of our congregation. 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
Noa Rosen or
Amy Sherr.
|
|
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!
|
|
Things to Find Around the House
Pillows: Embroidered, bedazzled, soft or firm, grab whatever makes you comfy!)
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 Covid19
Pinecone - For Mass Incarceration (include link)
Orange - For LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Olives - For Peace in Israel
|
|
DIY Seder Plate
Kiddush: Wine or Grape Juice or even water (just no beer!)
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. (Feel free to bring bitter feelings, as well.)
Hazeret: Another Form of Bitter Herb like Romaine (What is this anyway?)
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! (Chopped anything will suffice, but here are a few great recipes to consider!
|
|
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
.
|
|
Center for Adult Jewish Learning
|
|
The following classes have been moved online!
|
|
Riverway Project (20s & 30s)
|
|
Shabbat Bagel Brunch
Spiritual Curbside Assistance: Torah for Trying Times
Nosh and Chat: Riverway Lunch Check-ins
|
|
Our Religious School Program, The Tent, and RYFTI have suspended onsite operations as of March 12, and will remain in effect until April 3 when it will be reevaluated. We are setting up virtual learning opportunities and information about how to join will be sent directly to those families.
|
|
Village for Families with Young Children
|
|
Tot Rock Shabbat
Families with Young Children are invited to a virtual Tot Rock Shabbat Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Join us on Zoom here
.
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.
Join us on Zoom here.
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!
Join us on Zoom here.
|
|
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
Please note:
our poetry group is going to begin on Tuesday March 31 at 2 p.m. Register
here.
|
|
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.
|
|
CELEBRATION OF CANTOR ROY B. EINHORN
|
|
|
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.
|
|
STEPPING OUT & FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND
|
|
|
While we will not be gathering together for Stepping Out on April 4, 2020, we hope that you will “step up” in this moment to continue to support Temple Israel. If you have already purchased a ticket to Stepping Out, we ask that you consider donating the full cost of your ticket to the Friends Annual Fund.
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.
|
|
TEMPLE ISRAEL'S MAKING NEWS
|
|
|
March 20, 2020
Quotes Rabbi Zecher
|
|
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, at
ekoblick@tisrael.org.
|
|
TEMPLE ISRAEL OF BOSTON
www.tisrael.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
