Temple Emanu-El Haverhill News
May 26, 2020 | 3rd of Sivan 5780
Dear holy community,
Shavuot is upon us. This Thursday night (in study) and Friday morning (in prayer), we will stand together at the foot of the mountain, having counted up the days til Torah comes down . . . and we will stand together but apart, each in our own homes, instead of inside our beloved synagogue. We will receive Torah through our screens. Please join us if you possibly can, so that we have a virtual minyan to stand together as the Torah comes forth and the Ten Commandments are recited. The festival service will be followed by Yizkor, the memorial service. On Shabbat morning, sacred drummer Mitch Gordon will be with us for a spiritual, moving, spacious service that he and I will lead from  Mishkan T’filah . If you have a drum, keep it within reach—you’re going to want to drum along! 

There’s an amazing piyyut, liturgical poem, more than 1000 years old and 90 verses long, called “Akdamut Millin.” It is traditionally recited between the first and second verses of the ...
 Due to precautions around the coronavirus, Cantor Vera will not hold physical office hours, but she remains available to you for your questions, conversations, and pastoral care. Please call her cellphone (617.372.3245) or contact her by email ( cantorb@TempleEmanu-El.org ) to set up a phone or video meeting.

Shavuot and Shabbat
May 29–30
7th of Sivan 5780

Shavuot

Shabbat
(Readings from Second Day of Shavuot)
Haftarah: Habakkuk 3:1–19


Click on above links to view the text, in Hebrew and English, on Sefaria.org.
Virtual Temple Emanu-El events this week, all on  Zoom  
Please download the application to your device before clicking on an event link.
If you prefer to join by phone, dial-information is located on our website.

If you need assistance with Zoom, contact Nancy
(978.373.3861 or Nancy@TempleEmanu-El.org ).

IMPORTANT: A new version of Zoom (version 5.0) is now available. This is a required security update. Please update your Zoom apps before May 30; after that date, you will be forced to update when trying to join meetings.

For those who already have Zoom installed, updates can be installed through the app itself. If you need assistance, here's a handy video on installing updates:  https://youtu.be/E7zERcVLUBM.


Sheer-Li Storytime
Song and story hour for kids with Cantor Vera
Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:00–10:30 am
Meeting ID: 195 481 334

Torah: Good to the Last Drop
Torah conversation with Cantor Vera. BYOB!
Thursdays, 8:30–9:30 pm
Meeting ID: 937 697 052
NOTE: In lieu of Torah: Good to the Last Drop, join Cantor Vera and her colleagues for Tikkun Leil Shavuot (see below)

Sunday Morning T’fillah and Song (with Cantor Vera)
Sundays, 9:30–10:00 am
The religious school siddur can be accessed  here .
Meeting ID: 613 192 424
Password: 032305


Services

Shavuot Morning Service
Friday, May 29, 9:30 am
Meeting ID: 951 081 160

Shabbat Shalom at Home
For younger children and the young at heart;
come dressed in your Shabbat pajama best!
Fridays, 5:30–6:00 pm
Meeting ID: 623 441 038

Kabbalat Shabbat
Fridays @ 7:30pm, using  Mishkan T'filah
Service link:  https://zoom.us/j/648219501   
Meeting ID: 648 219 501

Shabbat Morning Services
Saturdays, 9:30 am,
(followed by weekly parashah study at 1:00 pm)
Link for services and parashah study
Meeting ID: 951 081 160

Havdalah
Saturdays, 9:00 pm (Note new time!)
Meeting ID: 650 828 913
Upcoming Events
Click on the image below to join the Zoom meeting
(or register for Tikkun Leil Shavuot or A Taste of Judaism).

Click here for the Circle Round for Healing songbook.

Shavuot Learning
How to Build a Drink: Cocktail Making
After Tikkun Leil Shavuot, at midnight join Temple member Ándrea Pentabona, who will be teaching "How to Build a Drink" as part of the Shavuot learning being offered by Temple Israel (Boston). Click here to go directly to the Zoom meeting. Temple Israel's full schedule may be viewed here.
On Our Website
Community Interest
Jewish Family & Children's Services Boston 

JF&CS is available and ready to help current and new clients during this coronavirus time. Their website (see link below) offers resources for people who are struggling financially, domestic abuse survivors, older adults, parents with young children, and people with disabilities, as well as a good list of virtual programs and opportunities to help for those who have the personal resources and desire to do so. Please visit their COVID-19 Resources Page for available resources, contact information, and virtual programs.
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