Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2020 from Temple Beth David!
Shabbat Services This Week
Torah Portion: Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27)
Friday, January 3 Shabbat Service at 6:30 pm
Please join us to welcome the First Shabbat of 2020 together in our Sanctuary! Celebrate with meaningful prayer and a joyful Oneg to follow. All are welcome.
Saturday, January 4 at 9:00 am
Early Shabbat Service Lay-Led Minyan, Bagels, and Torah Study in the Library
Tot Shabbat for Families with Young Children in the Beit Simcha
First Tot Shabbat of 2020! A short, interactive service for young children with the rabbis followed by Oneg snacks and a Shabbat craft.
Ma Chadash? What's New?
Lunchtime Talmud Thursday, January 2 at 12:00 pm
Lunchtime Talmud continues this Thursday with the rabbis. Bring your lunch; texts provided. All are welcome, beginners included!
2019 Tax Year Planning
We will be closing the 2019 tax year on Friday, January 10. We will accept and apply checks dated 2019 up until that date. Checks arriving to the temple office after January 10 will be posted to 2020. Credit Card payments for 2019 will end TODAY. We cannot accept credit card payments for 2019 after December 31, 2019. Credit card transactions completed after December 31, 2019 will be dated 2020 in ShulCloud. Payments made by ACH will be dated in ShulCloud with the transaction date used by the bank. Thank you!
Shabbat BaBayit
Join the Temple Beth David Community for Shabbat BaBayit (Shabbat in the Home) on Friday, January 10!
Shabbat BaBayit (Shabbat in the Home) is back again on Friday, January 10th! Gather together in the home of fellow members of our temple community to celebrate Shabbat. Shabbat BaBayit is a way of enjoying Shabbat in the homes of congregants and getting to know each other better. You can open your home to host a dinner or you can participate in a dinner. All ages are welcome! It will be a most memorable evening! Please be in touch with Rabbi Karen or Gary Kaplan, VP of Religious Practices, with any questions. A brief service will take place at temple at 5:30 pm.
Grades K-6: Shorashim resumes on Sunday, January 5, 9:30-11:30 am Grades 3-6 Hebrew: Hebrew sessions resume on January 7 or 8 Grades 7-12 Double Chai: Double Chai resumes on January 8, 5:30-8:00 pm
For more information about our Shorashim education program, click here.
Sisterhood & Brotherhood
Brotherhood Breakfast
The next Brotherhood Breakfast will be THIS Sunday, January 5, at 9:30 am. An excellent time to renew friendships and enjoy a great meal. The program featuring the film "Under Pressure" will focus on the environment. The film describes the gas disaster in the Merrimack Valley, discusses safety issues in the nation's gas distribution system, and challenges the value of gas and other fossil fuels in a time of accelerating climate change. This documentary film was created and produced by high school students in Greenfield, MA. The breakfast begins at 9:30 am and the program begins at 10:15 am. The cost of the breakfast is $10.00, except for those that have prepaid. All are welcome to attend the program at 10:15 am.
Sisterhood Book Club
Join the Sisterhood Book Club on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:00 pm. We will be discussing Mischling by Affinity Konar, an uplifting fable based on the true story of twin sisters at Auschwitz.
Sisterhood Meeting
The next Sisterhood Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 15 at 7:00 pm. We encourage all women to join us.
Mah Jongg Cards 2020
The price is $8 per regular card and $9 per large card. When you purchase your MJ cards though the TBD Sisterhood, the National Mah Jongg League makes a donation back to us. Kindly use the order form and send the completed form to Phyllis Paster, 56 Lantern Way, Ashland MA 01721 by January 20. Your check should be made out to the Temple Beth David Sisterhood. Thank you!
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 community is here for you.
Temple Office Hours This Week (adjusted for holidays)
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
The Temple Office will be open Tuesday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Closed on Wednesday 1/1, and open 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.
