This Week's Shavuon—July 15, 2020

Temple Emanu-El Haverhill News

July 15, 2020 | 23rd of Tammuz 5780

Dear chevre, holy family,

This week we complete our Wilderness Torah (Torah B’midbar), as the book of Numbers closes with a combined parashah. Mattot (Tribes), from which our Saturday morning reading is taken, is the story of tribalism carried to an extreme. Moshe instructs the Israelites to violently ensure that there are no Midianites left to threaten them. Rabbi Shefa Gold names this as a moment of clarity, with choices following it—Torah doesn’t explicitly tell us whether the Israelites followed Moshe's ...

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.

Rabbi Rachel would love to meet you! Set up a Zoom or phone meeting by emailing her at RabbiRachel@TempleEmanu-El.org or clicking on the link below.

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Shabbat

July 17 & 18

26th of Tammuz 5780

Parashat Mattot-Mas’ei

Torah: B’midbar (Numbers) 30:2–31:54 , 36:10–13

Haftarah: Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 2:4–28; 3:4

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 ).

Upcoming Temple Events

Annexation in the West Bank: What does it mean and what can we do?

Wednesday, July 15, 7:00 pm

Please join Congregation Shalom of Chelmsford, Temple Emanu-El of Haverhill, Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley, and J Street for an educational event to explore this issue and some possible responses from the US Jewish community. Guest presenter Janette Hillis-Jaffe, J Street New England’s Regional Director, will discuss the new Israeli government's intention to annex parts of the West Bank, what that may mean for Israelis and Palestinians, and what those concerned by it can do to respond here in the US. She will explore both the politics of annexation in Israel and J Street's work on the issue here in the US .

There will be an entirely optional phone advocacy opportunity at the end of the call; folks should feel free to stay for it or not, as you are moved.

If you have any questions about the event or registration, please email Leora Nevins at LeoraNevins@Jstreet.org .

On Our Website

Community Interest

Israel and the Pandemic: Economic Impact, Political Response, Social Conclusions

Amotz Asa-El, author; senior columnist and former executive editor, Jerusalem Post; research fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute

in conversation with

Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History and director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University

Tuesday, July 21

noon–1:00 pm

Click here to register.

COVID-19 Testing Sites

From now through August 10, there are four (4) free COVID-19 testing sites in Lawrence and Lowell. These are drive-up sites and allow free testing for folks, even if they aren't displaying symptoms. You do not have to be a resident of either city to take advantage of the site and pre-registration is encouraged but not required. Additional information is available at https://www.mass.gov/info-details/stop-the-spread.

Kar-Ben Publishing Free eBook Program

Now through September 30, select eBooks will be available for free via the online Kar-Ben/Lerner Bookshelf. These eBooks are available as multi-user editions that allow for unlimited simultaneous access. Kids can access the digital bookshelf via a direct link or by using the username and password shown.

http://ebooks.lernerbooks.com/refererlogin/karbenkids/karbenkids/

ebooks.lernerbooks.com

Username: karbenkids

Password: karbenkids

Opportunities for Children and Young Adults in Haverhill

Haverhill Public School Teen's Group

Opportunities to support those in need

United Way COVID-19 Support Fund

Lawrence General Hospital Donations

Lazarus House Ministries

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