Thursday, August 18, 2022
In this Issue:
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Happenings:
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Shul at Silver Lake: 8/19 and 8/20
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Family Shabbat: Saturday, 8/20 ~ 10:00 am at Silver Lake
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Shir Shalom Annual Meeting & BBQ: 8/21 ~ 4 pm
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Virtual Prayer: 8/24 ~ 8:30 am via Zoom
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Torah Study: 8/25 ~ 10 am
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Community-wide Shabbat Dinners: 8/26 ~ 6 pm
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Saturday Minyan: 8/27 ~ 10:30 am via Zoom
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Statewide Jewish Teen Retreat: 8/27
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Madrichim Training: 8/29 via Zoom ~ 7:30 pm (email Leah for the school's Zoom link)
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B'nai Mitzvah Zoom Prayers with Art: 8/31 ~ 7 pm
Important Dates:
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Women's Book Club: September 12 ~ 4 pm
Many new events coming up: Check the website calendar!
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Silver Lake
Shabbat Weekend on August 19-20
Complimentary admission to Silver Lake for members of Shir Shalom!!
Join us for Shabbat at the Lake at beautiful Silver Lake in Barnard, VT. Come Friday evening for a potluck Shabbat dinner & services, come back for Family Shabbat services on Saturday morning, stay and play by the lake, bid farewell to Shabbat during Havdalah.
Friday Shabbat Potluck at 5:30 at the Pavilion: Please bring a dish for 10 to pass, your favorite beverage and a jug of water. There are 2 grills available by the pavilion if you would like to bbq. All garbage must be taken home. We have the pavilion all day, so you are welcome to come early to set up or relax in the shade.
Friday Shabbat Services and Blessings at 6:30 at the Pavilion followed by a s'mores oneg: Join us in celebration; there will be a baby naming for one of our newest members.
Saturday Morning Family Shabbat Services at 10:00 a.m. at Campsite 37 followed by free play at the beach and park. Please note that we do not have access to the pavilion on Saturday.
Saturday Havdalah Services at the beach at 4:30 pm: Join us to say "shalom" to Shabbat with your Shir Shalom friends and family
Firewood:
Firewood is not to be brought to parks from out of state UNLESS the wood is packaged, labeled as having been heat treated, and certified by USDA or the appropriate state department of agriculture. For more info, click here.
Dress for the weather, bring outdoor games, swimsuits, a comfy foldable chair, and snacks. We are looking forward to an amazing Shabbat at the Lake!
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Shir Shalom Annual Meeting & BBQ
August 21 ~ 4 pm
Live at Shir Shalom and via Zoom
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Torah Study in August
Join Rabbi Ilene Haigh on Thursdays,
August 18th, and 25th
for Torah Study at 10 am via Zoom
Then, join Rabbi Haigh in September for more education:
(1 Sunday and 3 Thursdays)
Sunday, September 4th ~ 10 am
Teshuvah with Rabbi Haigh
What was Maimonides Thinking? What do we need to learn?
Thursday, September 8th ~ 10 am
Jonathan Decter, Brandeis University
Keter Malchut – Ibn Gabirol Prayers for Forgiveness
Thursday, September 15th ~ 10 am
Teshuvah-Forgiveness with Rabbi Haigh
Implications for our Hearts
Thursday, September 22nd ~ 10 am
Yizkor with Rabbi Haigh
How do we begin to remember? Why does it matter?
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August 26, 2022
6 pm
Community-wide Shabbat Dinners
Join us as we gather at Members' houses to usher in the Sabbath with blessings, wine, and challah, while we share a potluck dinner.
We are planning to have four or five homes celebrating Shabbat on this evening. If you would like to host or attend, please call or text Peggy Kasden at 802-299-5722 or Susan Brown 617-435-0661. You may also email Peggy or Susan. |
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Women's Book Club
September 12th ~ 4 pm via Zoom
(Please note the different Zoom number for this month only. See below)
Breaking Rockefeller by Peter Doran
The Incredible Story of the Ambitious Rivals Who Toppled an Oil Empire
Marcus Samuel, Jr., is an unorthodox Jewish merchant trader. Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman. In 1889, John D. Rockefeller is at the peak of his power. Having annihilated all competition and possessing near-total domination of the market, even the U.S. government is wary of challenging the great “anaconda” of Standard Oil. The Standard never loses—that is until Samuel and Deterding team up to form Royal Dutch Shell.
A riveting account of ambition, oil, and greed, Breaking Rockefeller traces Samuel’s rise from outsider to the heights of the British aristocracy, Deterding’s conquest of America, and the collapse of Rockefeller’s monopoly. The beginning of the twentieth century is a time when vast fortunes were made and lost. Taking readers through the rough and tumble of East London’s streets, the twilight turmoil of czarist Russia, to the halls of the British Parliament, and right down Broadway in New York City, Peter Doran offers a richly detailed, fresh perspective on how Samuel and Deterding beat the world’s richest man at his own game.
Zoom information
Zoom and Phone Instructions:
Join by Computer
Meeting ID: 725-948-2096
Password: 856328
or by phone:
Dial: 415-762-9988
Password: 856328
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Hebrew School
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B'nai Mitzvah Zoom Prayers with Art: 8/31 ~ 7 pm
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August 27-28: 6th - 8th Grade Teen Retreat at Living Tree Alliance: Join teens from across the state for a Shabbaton to remember! Sign up ASAP for this incredible experience. If you have questions, contact Leah or Melanie (information on registration form). Registration:
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Tot Shabbat: 9/3 ~ 9:30 am, then stay to celebrate Chiara & Leo being called to Torah.
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Chiara & Leo Winawer-Stein B'nai Mitzvah: 9/3 ~ 10:30 am services.
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Tot Music & Apple Picking Program with the Upper Valley Jewish Tots Group at Poverty Lane Orchards Saturday, September 10th from 10 - 11:15
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First Day of Hebrew School: September 11 ~ 10 am
Now is the time to register for 2022-2023 Hebrew School. Click here to register.
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Madrichim Training: 8/29 via Zoom ~ 7:30 pm (email Leah for the school's Zoom link)
We need a Hebrew School parent representative to join our Security & Energy Committee. For more information, contact Dan Gottlieb: dan.gottlieb@shirshalomvt.org or 802-281-0778
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Help For Ukraine
Urgent New Request
Shir Shalom VT is working on a program to welcome a Ukrainian family to the Upper Valley
Please stay tuned for opportunities to help
Contact Andrea Felix or Mickey Elsberg
office@shirshalomvt.org
if you can help ...
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Virtual Minyan
Join friends in Prayer
Wednesdays at 8:30 am
Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Please join us every Wednesday
On Zoom
30 minutes, no drama, space for the soul
(Zoom and phone instructions above)
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Calling all knitters!
If you have a desire to gather as a group for knitting or knit on your own at home to welcome a new baby with a hat or make Healing Shawls for those who are ill, please let Sue Brown know. Sue’s email is: susanbrown331@gmail.com. She can be reached at 617-435-0661 for thoughts and questions. “I look forward to hearing from you!”
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Please note:
All Shir Shalom Events
will use one Zoom account.
For all: Shabbats, Film Series, Special meetings, please join using this information:
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Zoom and Phone Instructions:
Join by Computer
Meeting ID: 725-948-2096
Password: 856328
or by phone:
Dial: 415-762-9988
Password: 856328
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National and State COVID resources
CDC COVID-19:
Vermont Department of Health:
NH COVID-19:
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Vermont Expands Utility-Assistance Program
The WARF: COVID-19 fund is joining with Barnard Helping Hands and King’s Daughters to offer grants of up to $1000 for those seeking help with their home heating bills. If you need help paying your oil, propane, or electric bill, or you need help paying for wood or pellets, you may be eligible. Grant money will be paid directly to your fuel supplier and can be used towards a past bill or to prepay a future bill.
We’re going to need to pull together to get through this winter. Don’t forget that even if you’ve never needed help before, you can reach out to WARF for financial assistance with basic household needs at www.woodstockarearelieffund.org
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The Thompson Aging at Home program can help facilitate Homesharing!
Homesharing is a simple idea where two or more people share a home for mutual benefit. A person offers a private bedroom and shared common space in exchange for rent, help around the home or a combination of the two. After conducting background and reference checks, we will work to find the most compatible match possible based on your interests, needs, and lifestyle. There are no age or income restrictions to be eligible for the program. Please contact Shari at The Thompson Center for more info or an application: 802-457-3277, sborz@thompsonseniorcenter.org Information can also be found at https://www.thompsonseniorcenter.org/homeshare/
Shari Borzekowski
Aging at Home Resource Coordinator
The Thompson Center, Your Resource to Age Well
802-457-3277 x4
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Resources for Racial Justice
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Every hour, every day.
866-348-9473
working to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy,
prevention, education and mobilization for social change
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For LGBTQ equality in Jewish Life
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Contact Information:
(802) 457-4840
Rabbi Ilene Haigh
Office Administrator
Hannah Forbes
Sari White
Office Manager:
Phyllis Forbes, President
Leah Gawel, Hebrew School Director
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Woodstock Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir Shalom
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