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Shabbat Services This Week
Torah Portion: Va'eira (Exodus 6:2−9:35)
Shabbat in the Round Evening Service Friday, January 24 Shabbat Service at 6:30 pm
Unplug and join us for this special spiritually uplifting, musical service "in the round" where we can see one another and pray together. All are welcome to add your voice. Enjoy the Oneg Shabbat to follow.
Saturday, January 25 at 9:00 am Early Shabbat Service Lay-Led Minyan, Bagels, and Torah Study
Ma Chadash? What's New?
Lunchtime Talmud Thursday, January 23 at 12:00 pm
Lunchtime Talmud continues this Thursday with the rabbis. Bring your lunch; texts provided. All are welcome, beginners included!
TBD Congregational Retreat
All are invited to join the Temple Beth David community on Friday, May 8 - Saturday, May 9(overnight and/or day option) for our Congregational Retreat at the Warren Conference Center in Ashland! Don't miss this most memorable Shabbat experience and opportunity to get to know fellow temple members. Space is limited so sign up now. For more information see this flyer and Visit this link to sign up !
Great hotel style rooms/private bathroom, excellent food and beverage!
Grades K-6: Shorashim RS on Sunday, January 26, 9:30-11:30 am Mazel Tots THIS Sunday, 9:30-10:30 am Grades 3-6 Hebrew: January 28 OR 29 Grades 7-12 Double Chai: January 29, 5:30-8:00 pm including dinner
For more information about our Shorashim education program, click here.
Sisterhood & Brotherhood
Hearing Men's Voices
On Thursday, January 23 at 7:00 pm, the Temple Beth David Brotherhood invites you to Hearing Men's Voices (HMV). HMV is for men who wish to connect with other men through discussion of interesting and important topics such as family, work, ways of having fun, Judaism, and health and well-being. HMV is a confidential program that we've conducted before and is enjoyed and valued by participants. Please join us! Questions and suggestions are welcomed. RSVP to Mike Brier at 617-462-3501 or mjbrier1@gmail.com.
Sisterhood Shabbat
Please join us for the Sisterhood Shabbat on Friday, January 31 at 7:00 pm. This service is dedicated to Anny Goldstein and will be a warm and inclusive service led by TBD's Sisterhood along with Rabbi Karen. The theme this year is, "Refuat HaNefesh: Healing our Spirits." The service is dedicated in loving memory of Anny Goldstein. Contact Bonnie Wellins if you are interested in participating in the service. We hope to see you there!
Brotherhood Breakfast
The next Brotherhood Breakfast will be on Sunday, February 2 at 9:30 am. This is an excellent time to meet and mingle, while enjoying a delicious meal, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. The program will feature temple member Rich Lustig who as a member of the Zamir Chorale traveled to Berlin, Germany in December to participate in the Louis Lewandowski Music Festival. Rich will present historical context about the Jewish people in Berlin and highlights of this year's festival. The breakfast will begin at 9:30 am and the program will begin at 10:00 am.The cost for the breakfast is $10.00, except those who have pre-paid. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the program.
Sisterhood Film Club
The Film Club will meet at on Sunday, February 9 at 4:00 pm at the West Newton Cinema for a film about Moshe Dayan and his family. The film is part of the Israeli Film Festival. Men are welcome. Contact Linda Holiner if you are interested in going. Optional gathering afterwards to discuss the movie.
TBD Israel Trip 2021
Join Temple Beth David for our second congregational trip to Israel in April 2021! Registration is now open.Visit this link for more information and to register. Contact Rabbi Micahwith any questions.
You can help the Fiorino family defray the cost of uncovered medical expenses by contributing to the link above, thank you.
Family Table
Family Table South serves over fifty families in our area who are dealing with food insecurity. "How can I help?" Here are a few ways: 1) (MOST helpful) Bring WHOLE GRAIN pasta or canned salmon to the wicker basket outside the sanctuary or the wooden bin in the school lobby each time you come to Temple Beth David. 2) Order a case of pasta or canned salmon on Amazon to be shipped to Family Table c/o TBD. 3) Volunteer to sort, count or deliver food to the Pantry. Contact lynnkaminski@verizon.net for more information. 4) Donate to the Social Action Committee's fund at TBD to supplement our deliveries when the bins run low. As ever, we appreciate your support in whatever ways you are able to give. For comments, questions, or information, please contact Lynn Kaminski . Sign up to donate: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4EACA623AB9-family
If you are interested in making a future gift to the L'Dor V'Dor Endowment Fund, or you have made arrangements for TBD in your estate plan, please contact Immediate Past President Paul Greenberg.
Sharing Our Lives
Are you celebrating a special birthday, anniversary, or lifecycle occasion? Let the Rabbis know. Receive a special blessing during services or sponsor an Oneg in honor of a significant moment in your life. Share your simcha in our Shofar newsletter. Please let the Rabbis know if you have a loved one who would like a visit or to be included in our prayer for healing. Temple Beth David's Caring Connections committee is also here to support you.
In The Greater Community
Living As Jews On Indigenous Land with Ariel Luckey An Interactive Workshop Exploring Jewish Identity and Indigenous Solidarity
Monday, January 27, 7:00 to 9:00 pm At the North American Indian Center of Boston 105 South Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 What does it mean for us as Jews to live on Indigenous land? What can we learn from the ways Jewish and Indigenous histories of genocide are similar, and from our vastly different experiences of continuity of place? Looking at the work of Jews On Ohlone Land in the San Francisco Bay Area as a case study, this interactive workshop invites participants to reflect critically on who we are and where we live. Through exploration of our own Jewish text and genealogy, the history of colonization in the United States, and contemporary Indigenous testimony and activism, we’ll explore what we can do to partner with Indigenous communities and deepen our connection to the land we live on. We will learn about ongoing local Native campaigns and initiatives so that we can strategize about Jewish participation in Native solidarity movements in the Boston Area. Here is the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1002610140121716/ Co-sponsored by the Boston Workers’ Circle, Kavod, Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, Asiyah, and Temple Beth Zion and organized by Temple Beth David's Rabbinic Intern, SAM Luckey
Reparations as Teshuva An Evening of Stories, Tactics, and Non-violent Solidarity with Dr. Dave Ragland and Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb
Wednesday, January 29, 7:00 to 9:00 pm At the Boston Worker's Circle 6 Webster Street, Brookline, MA 02446 (vegetarian dinner will be provided) Join renowned spiritual activist Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb and activist scholar Dr. Dave Ragland as we delve into conversation about what reparations, teshuva, and reparative justice mean, and how our communities can take action. Hear their stories from years of involvement in reparations work and community building. See the event flyer here, and here is the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1617986358352715/ Co-hosted by the Boston Workers Circle (BWC) Acting for Racial & Economic Justice Committee and Kavod; Co-sponsored by Temple Beth Zion, Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, Asiyah, and Tzedek@Sinai (a project of Temple Sinai); Organized by Temple Beth David's Rabbinic Intern, SAM Luckey.
The Temple Office will be open Tuesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Wednesday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
For pastoral needs, please call the main Temple phone number and you will be directed to the Rabbis.
Convenient shopping for meaningful gifts for the holidays, B'nai Mitzvah celebrations and house gifts. All profits benefit Temple Beth David. For further information contact Rachel Watsky.
