Mazal Tov! Last weekend, Stella Hoffman became a Bat Mitzvah with friends, family, and TI Clergy participating over Zoom.

Shoftim

Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9

7:17 p.m.

5:00 p.m. Tot Rock Shabbat

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6:00 p.m. Join us for Qabbalat Shabbat!

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7:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner Groups

9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service and Torah Study

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10:00 a.m. Thank Goodness It's Shabbat

8:00 p.m. Havdalah

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During Qabbalat Shabbat and Torah Study, we have tech support team available to help you access Zoom! Call our main number, 617-566-3960, and you will be redirected to someone who can help.

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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 617-566-3960. Amy Sherr, Executive Coordinator to Rabbi Zecher, wants to know and can help you!

Being in quarantine can be isolating, frightening, and lonely. If you or anyone you know are sick with COVID-19, please let Amy Sherr know so we can reach out. We are here for you! Please let us know if you need immediate assistance by contacting Amy Sherr.

This year, we will be lending copies of Mishkan HaNefesh for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services to Temple Israel members. While you are at the building, we are also offering the opportunity for you and your family to stand before the ark in the Sanctuary. Masks must be worn at all times and all visitors must maintain social distancing while in the building. We ask that you return your prayer books to the building during designated drop-off times: October 5-9, 13-16, & 19-23, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Only 10 spots remain for the Congregational Read Group of Ibram X. Kendi's "How to be An Antiracist." There is still space in our other small groups including our Spiritual Book Groups reading Rabbi Alan Lew's "This is Real and You are Completely Unprepared." Once a group begins meeting, registration for it is closed. Contact Rabbi Gubitz or Nicole with questions.

Looking to get more involved? Interested in joining a class, attending more services, or checking out some of the amazing virtual programs we have to offer? Join our Google Group to get emails about all of the virtual opportunities happening at TI! To join, email Noa Rosen.

Reclaim Our Vote Campaign

Tuesday, August 25 at 7:00 p.m.

Join us to learn more about how to combat voter suppression with the Temple Israel Racial Justice Initiative's Reclaim Our Vote Campaign. Come and listen to Wanda Mosley, Senior Coordinator in Georgia at Black Voters Matter, speak about her efforts to stomp out voter suppression. BVM is a partner in the Reclaim Our Vote Campaign. Stay to watch a film about the life of a remarkable civil rights activist, "John Lewis: Good Trouble," directed by Black filmmaker Dawn Porter.

Please join us in this fight for our democracy by completing this form. To order postcards, complete this order form. To learn more, contact Kathy Weinman, Tali Puterman, or Rabbi Dan Slipakoff.

Wednesdays, August 26 – September 16 at 4:00 p.m.

In this special Elul circle, we’ll braid yoga with Torah, engaging in deep and lasting heshbon nefesh—an accounting of our way of being, an honest self-reflection. The physical stretches will be slow and deep, just like the practice of meeting ourselves. This is brave and powerful work. It’s how we can turn ourselves, and the world, right-side up. Register here.

Wednesday, August 26 from 7:30-9:00 p.m.

The TI 50s and 60s group is hoping that you’ll join us for a year of intellectually stimulating and socially engaging activities! Our new season will be starting on a high note (pun intended) on Wednesday, August 26, with An Evening with Cantor Alicia Stillman. In her short time at Temple Israel, Cantor Stillman has already left her mark on our congregation, enchanting us with the depths of both her spirit and her talent. Learn more about our dynamic new cantor and listen to her sing some of her favorite songs. It’s sure to be a magical evening. Please RSVP to Deb Mandel.

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.

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.