April 22, 2018
 Issue 15
Rabbi  Blumberg's Bar  Mitzvah!

You are invited!!


40th Anniversary Cookbooks for Sale!




 


The 2018 TST Cookbook, created by you, in honor of our 40th Anniversary, is ready and available!

Pre-orders are being accepted April 8-28.
Stop by the Temple Office
$18 per book - cash or check, Pick-up and on-site sales: April 29 and May 6
Quantities are limited - reserve today! 
 
For more information: contact whatscookin40@gmail.com
Adult Education: Rabbi Zoob: A Lifetime of Genesis
Monday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
A Lifetime of Genesis: An Exploration of and Personal Journey Through the Covenant of Abraham in Genesis

Rabbi Henry A. Zoob is the Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth David in Westwood, Massachusetts. He holds a BA from Harvard and was ordained in 1967 at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He earned a MA in Bible from Brandeis in 1987. He is the Founding Chair of the Rashi School, the Boston Area Reform Jewish Independent School and served on the founding boards of the Gann Academy (a pluralistic Jewish high school in Waltham, MA) and Mayyim Hayyim, Living Waters Community Mikveh.

Join us to discuss Rabbi Zoob's book. Click here for more information. 
No R.S.V.P. necessary.
Heresy in the Talmud with Rabbi Danny
Wednesdays, April 25  7:30 p.m. - This is the final session.
In this course we will look at a variety of Talmudic stories and the characters within them. These stories could be considered heretical, and yet they are preserved, recorded, and studied to this day. We continue in that chain, studying those texts together.
Click here for more information
No registration needed. Drop-ins encouraged. 
Reyim: Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Sunday, April 29, 2:00 p.m.
A REYIM REMINDER
Reyim welcomes "empty nesters" and any congregants to join us at the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Sudbury for a refreshing spring walk along an easy boardwalk and/or moderate trail. Karen Pelto will guide and inform us about her work repairing the natural ecosystem in and around the Sudbury River. 

Also, please join us at a nearby home for a trail mix, fruit and beverage cafe after the walk. 

Chavurot Shabbat Service and Dinner
Friday, April 27, 6:15 p.m.
Chavurah Initiative Creates Nuclear Families
 
The chavurah initiative is an attempt to create small groups, or "nuclear families," within the larger extended family that is Temple Shir Tikva.

Chavurot are small groups of families, perhaps four or five, who take turns getting together to celebrate Shabbat occasionally in each others' homes, build a sukkah together, share the joys of going on a nature walk or a multi-family bike ride, share in each others'simchas, or even help in the difficult times when we need each other more than ever.

The point is these chavurot can be whatever we wish them to be; they are small groups of "chaverim" who are practicing being Jewish together. We hope you're enthusiastic about being a part of this exciting way to build connections in the TST community.
 
Now that you can't wait to get involved, make sure you join us for our Chavurah kick-off family friendly dinner on April 27, after Shabbat services. Join us for a family-friendly Friday night service (Cantor Hollis will deliver a drosh about chavurot) and stay for dinner. During dinner, you will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with groups of temple members who are seeking similar experiences, and there will be opportunities to start creating these groups.

Register at www.shirtikva.org/chavurahdinner.
          
If this information has peaked your interest, but you would like more information or have questions, email Jane Murphy at jane.murphy@ rcn.com , Marilyn
Newman at marilyn.newman@ comcast.net , or any of the clergy.
Mocktails and Cocktails


Jewish Journey Group
Beginning Tuesday, May 1, 6:00 p.m.  
The Jewish Journey experience is a four-session small group reflective learning journey for adults who are interested in becoming more present to the meaning Judaism has in their lives. Space is limited to 20 participants and individuals will be enrolled on a first come, first served basis. The program will be run be community member Dr. Max Klau, who is an expert at the creation of spaces that promote transformational reflection.

Register at www.shirtikva.org/journey , contact Max Klau at maxklau747@gmail.com with any questions!
Shared Community Shabbat
May 4, 6:15 p.m

Temple Shir Tikva and the Islamic Center of Boston welcome families and friends to our third annual Shared Community Shabbat Celebration
Our Jewish and Muslim neighbors will come together for a memorable evening of shared faith, music, religious traditions, and food.
RSVP before April 30. Click here for more information and to R.S.V.P. 
Help Needed - Who Wants to Flip Burgers and Roast Hot Dogs??
Volunteers are needed to help with the Last Day of Religious School Community BBQ on Sunday, May 6th at 9:00 a.m.! If you are interested, please contact Jamie Vinsant at jamievinsant@gmail.com.
Adult Education: Rabbi Blumberg: In Search of Faith - The Dilemma for Moderns
Wednesdays, May 9, 16, 23, 7:30 p.m.

For we moderns, always in search of certainty, the notion of  "faith" that transcends rational thought is hard to absorb. And yet, we know that science and logic do not provide satisfactory answers to the most profound questions of life.

In a classic essay, The Lonely Man of Faith, Rabbi Joseph B. Soleveitchik z"l  explores this dilemma by careful examination of the two portraits of  Adam (Ahdahm) presented in the first chapters of Genesis. We will study this essay slowly, unpacking its richness with the hope of finding new insights for our own spiritual journeys.

There is no charge for this class but we ask that you  register here.
Golf Tournament
Save the Date for the 18th annual TST Golf Outing to be held this year at the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord. Mark your calendar and start forming your 4-somes and spread the word. Watch the Hineni and Vat's Nu for more information. 
TST Book Plates
In honor of Temple Shir Tikva's 40th anniversary, we are offering dedicated book plates that will be affixed to the inside cover of Mishkan T'filah.  
There are a limited number of book plates being offered. Don't delay!  
 
CJP Scholarships
Family Promise Benefit Concert
Sunday, April 29, 5:30 p.m., TCAN, Natick
Family Promise Benefit Concert

Featuring Singer and Songwriter:Laura Vecchione
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here. 
   
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest - Seize the Dream 2018
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Seize the Dream honors area leaders and volunteers who have demonstrated an unfailing commitment and personal dedication to supporting vulnerable children, families, and senior adults in the local community and beyond. 
WWIAG's 30 Year Celebration
Tuesday, May 8, 6:00 p.m., St. Julia Church, 374 Boston Post Road, Weston 
 
The Weston-Wayland Interfaith Action Group is celebrating its 30th anniversary! Following a buffet dinner, keynote speaker Dr. Diana Eck will address the question "Does Pluralism Have a Future?"
 
In Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Eck is Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, and the Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society. She is also a member of the Faculty of Divinity, and founder and director of the Pluralism Project at Harvard, which gathers and studies data on the radical changes taking place in America's religious landscape. Forming interfaith bonds as a means to building a truly pluralistic society is a prominent focus in Eck's work.
 
All are warmly invited to attend this event, but advance registration is necessary. The cost of the evening is $20 per person. Please RSVP by May 2nd to Tahera Razvi: trazvi1969@gmail.com or 781-235-6427.   Payment by check payable to WWIAG may be made either through the mail in advance of the program (WWIAG, PO Box 274, Weston, MA 02493) or at the door.
 
In Our Congregation
R'fuah Sh'lema 
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with those that are ill:
  
Aryeh ben Alter haLevi
Baruch ben Drora
Baruch ben Leah
Richard Blocker
Jean Bloomberg
Devorah bat Bunye
Gianna Cannelongo
Roseann Dunn
Leonard Entel    
Robert Friedman
Ethan Kadish
Edith Kaye
Miri Klau
Eliza Mager
Yonina bat Manya
Rachel Marker
Diane McCaslin
Evan McCaslin
Mendel Peretz ben Ita Chana  
Leo Miller
Marvin Morrison
Reva Nathanson
Raphael Simcha ben Devorah
Jeremy Pivor
Racha Leah
Pam Pingeton
Ed Safran  

  
  
Stacey Roswell
Sarah Faiga bat Malka
Lisa Shapiro
Pierce Slutsky
Heidi Tissenbaum
Jennifer Wall
Jan Whitzman 
David Willett
Yehudit Chaya bat Elisheva
Yocheved bat Matleh
Barbara Zimman


Condolences...
  
  • Julie Gordon, on the death of her father, Jerome Rose
Mazel Tov...
  
  • Mo, Amanda, Max, Jake and Will Glynn, on the birth of their son and brother, Samuel Isaac Glynn
  • Steve and Trudy Sonis, on the birth of their grandson, Samuel Isaac Glynn, son of Mo and Amanda Glynn
  • Julie Pivor and Mark Wolbarst, on their engagement
  • Marc and Jayne Lampert, on the marriage of their son, Dana Lampert to Heather Donsky
  • Beverly and Rick Blatz, on the engagement of her son, Richard Brenner, to Jennifer Shedd
  • Garry and Bette Ann Weiner, on the birth of their grandson, Cameron Drew Weiner, son of Evan and Ilyssa Weiner
  • Alexandra Statland and Reynold Knopf, on the birth of her granddaughter, Abigail Winter Statland, daughter of Eli and July Statland
  • David and Nancy Poorvu, on the birth of their twin granddaughters, Nora Frances and Thea Joan, daughters of Philip and Maya Poorvu
  • Sara Salomon, on the engagement of her daughter, Emily to Bart Thompson
Regularly Scheduled Services
Simchat Shabbat, Friday, 6:15 p.m.

Early Shacharit, followed by Torah study, Saturday 8:30 a.m.
Shabbat Yeladim (Tot Shabbat) - 1st  Saturday of each month, 9:30 a.m.(Sept. - June)