Rabbi Falick's commentary will return on Sept. 29

✡️ Yom Kippur Program

Featuring readings by BT members, Kol Nidre / professionally mixed music / open to all / Rabbi's Commentary: "What Do We Mean by Light, Hope, and Strength?"

NEXT SPINOZA SESSION:

Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history.

As the novel opens, Helen has been summoned by a former student to view a cache of seventeenth-century Jewish documents newly discovered in his home during a renovation. Enlisting the help of Aaron Levy, an American graduate student as impatient as he is charming, and in a race with another fast-moving team of historians, Helen embarks on one last project: to determine the identity of the documents’ scribe, the elusive “Aleph.”

You can purchase it AT THIS LINK for Kindle or Amazon delivery ... or support independent bookstores by shopping at BOOKSHOP.ORG.

Call or email your state representative and state senator and ask them to support the following legislation!

SB 757 would enable timely election results in November by allowing local clerks to begin processing absentee ballots (AV) before Election Day.

HB 5987 would ensure all voices are heard by allowing mail ballots to count if postmarked by Election Day (even if they are not received until after the election).

HB 5991 would protect valid votes by mail from rejection by requiring local clerks to contact voters if the signature on the AV ballot does not match the one on their registration.

Bipartisan coalitions of election administrators across the state support these measures! With your help these bills will help local election officials conduct a safe, secure, and accessible election in November.

The NARAL-sponsored campaign was a HUGE success with 1400 postcards sent by BT participants!

We are collecting warm socks (not cotton) and all types of travel-sized toiletries which NOAH (our Winter Mitzvah beneficiary) desperately needs. They are also looking for: washcloths, underwear, bandages, Depends (prefer small, medium or large), and cough drops. A collection box is available at the east temple entrance (to the Pivnick Center and SHJ offices).

NOAH also maintains an Amazon Wish List and you can donate specific items at this link.

"The mission of the NOAH Project is to empower low income and homeless Detroiters to achieve stability by serving as the first step on the journey to self sufficiency."

HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR MEMBERSHIP PACKET? Membership Renewal is No Longer Automatic! Please Renew Today!

Our new model invites you to actively renew your membership each year as you determine your own pledge. If you've been waiting, please take this opportunity to keep your membership active by returning your pledge & membership form today!

Contact Sarah Markowitz, 1luciann1@comcast.net or Cathy Radner radner210@gmail.com with any questions. 

The password was sent under separate cover. Please contact rabbi@birminghamtemple.org if you need it.

Zoom's mobile app works on most smartphones. However, you can also dial-in the old-fashioned way from ANY phone using one of these numbers and the Meeting ID provided for each group or class:

Best Wishes for a Speedy Recovery to:

*THIS WEEK'S CARTOON

*BT COMMUNITY SHARING

Ezra writes: "Students between the ages of 8-12 usually do very well with piano in my experience, and older and younger students and adults are welcome as well."

You can contact Ezra at pianist4486@yahoo.com.

*METRO DETROIT COMMUNITY SHARING

Voices of Freedom 2020 Event Series!!