September 9, 2018
 Issue  35
High Holy Days 5779/2018
 
Erev Rosh HaShannah  
Sunday, September 9
Evening Service - 8:00 p.m.
   
Rosh HaShanah - 1st Day
Monday, September 10 
Early Service - 8:30 a.m.
Late Service - 11:30 a.m.
Tashlich - 2:15 p.m.
Rosh HaShanah Yeladim - 3:00 p.m.
 
Rosh HaShanah - 2nd Day
Tuesday, September 11
Healing Service - 9:00 a.m.
Morning Service - 10:00 a.m.  
Volunteer Opportunity: Pearl Street Cafe
Temple Shir Tikva provides volunteer servers on the first Thursday of every month at Pearl Street Cafe in Framingham.  Operated by the United Way, Pearl Street Cafe is a warm and welcoming place where those struggling with food insecurity can enjoy a "community supper."
 
Volunteer adults, and children over 10 accompanied by an adult, act as wait staff, serving guests a freshly prepared, restaurant-style meal.  Volunteers must arrive for set up at 5:00 p.m. and clean up is completed by 8:00 pm.  This is a wonderful and rewarding Mitzvah opportunity.
 
The Great Sukkah Build
Sunday, September 16 and 23, 9:00 a.m.
Please help us build our Shir Tikva Community Sukkah.  We will gather in the front walkway and get started on building the Sukkah on September 16.
 
On Sunday, September 23, we will complete the Sukkah by adding the Scach (roof).  Please come by with decorations if you would like to help! 
 
Tikkun Olam at Shir Tikva: Mitzvah Market
Sunday, September 23, 10:30 a.m. 
Feeling the urge to become more involved in Tikkun Olam but are unsure how?  In conjunction with the first day of religious school come to the Mizvah Market!  From soup kitchens to soul building you can learn about the different opportunities that TST offers for you to help repair our world.
 
For questions email Michael Wadness - Social Justice and Community Connections Trustee [email protected] 
Reyim Nature Walk
Sunday, September 23, 10-12 p.m.
Reyim welcomes "empty nesters" and Congregants to the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Sudbury for an enjoyable autumn walk. Learn about local efforts to repair the earth followed by refreshments down the road in a holiday Sukkah.  
 
Empty Nesters Schmooze
Thursday, September 27 , 7:00 p.m. 
 
Have your kids left the nest?
If your youngest child is between 18 and 30, we invite you to be part of our community gathering to shmooze, find out what fun and interesting  events are happening this year at TST, and offer YOUR ideas of activities that might interest you.
Please click here to let us know you are coming. 
 
If you are not able to attend, please feel free to send your thoughts and ideas to Mona Dolgov at  [email protected].
Mussar Offerings
 
Mussar - Get in touch with the person you would like to be
 
As the high holy days approach, we take stock in ourselves. What kind of human being am I? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses? How does who I am impact others and the world around me? What can I do this year that will help me become a better person? Mussar offers an answer.
 
The study and practice of Mussar is a centuries old Jewish tradition that is as relevant today as it was 1000 years ago.
 
You can live a meaningful, ethical life by examining your inner middot, soul traits, and cultivating behavior that is an expression of the best version of yourself.
 
Through study, honest reflection and contemplative practices, you can become the person you would like to be.
 
Mussar will guide you toward overcoming your inner obstacles so that you can improve the quality of you own character which will improve the quality of the relationships you have with others. Through personal transformation, you will improve the civility of the world we live in.
 
In collaboration with CJP and Hebrew College's Open Circle Learning, TST will offer three Mussar classes. The va'ads (groups) will be led by the TST Center for Spirituality co-chair Caryl Shaw who is a Mussar facilitator certified by The Mussar Institute.
 
Together we will exercise our souls using text study, group discussion, study with a chevruta (partner), journaling and targeted practices.
 
Season of Mussar I
This class is based on Alan Morinis' book Everyday Holiness and is for those who are new to Mussar or who would like to revisit the middot of Humility, Anger, Trust, Gratitude, Honor and Alacrity
 
Tuesday evenings, 7-8:45 p.m.
September 25, October 9 & 23, November 13 & 27, December 11 & 18
 
Class is limited to 14. Register at www.shirtikva.org/mussar1
 
Mussar Middot Exploration
These classes are for those who have completed Season of Mussar I and/or II and who are ready to dive deeper into their study and practice.
 
Option 1: Tuesday mornings, 9:45 - 11:30 am
September 25, October 9 & 23, November 13 & 27, December 11 & 18
 
Class is limited to 14. Register at www.shirtiva.org/mme1
 
Option 2: Thursday evenings 7- 8:45 pm
September 27, October 11 & 25, November 15 & 29, December 13 & 20
 
Class is limited to 14.  Register at www.shirtikva.org/mme2 
 
The cost for each of the courses is $136.
Scholarships available. Please speak with Cantor Schachner.
 
Woody Guthrie's Holy Ground: The Yiddish Connection
Please join us for another upcoming Reyim Event
 
Woody Guthrie's Holy Ground: The Yiddish Connection
Wednesday, October 10, 8:00 p.m.  
The Center for The Arts in Natick, 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA 01760
 
Reyim welcomes all to a fascinating evening of songs and stories about Woodie Guthrie and his progressive Yiddish poet mother-in-law, Aliza Greenblatt. The event features a multi-media presentation by Nora Guthrie, Woody's daughter. There will also be a live performance by Lorin Sklamberg, lead singer of the Grammy award winning Klezmatics.
 
To reserve a seat, please purchase your own ticket on or after September 4th from $30-$42 
 
If you wish to join Reyim friends for dinner at a local restaurant before the show please click here: www.shirtikva.org/dinner
Gentle Yoga
Wednesdays, October 10, 17, 24,31,  11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  
Please join Sandy Honeyman, temple member and 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher for Gentle Yoga.  The class can be combined with Wednesday weekly Torah study. 
 
No previous yoga experience required but class is designed for those who can comfortably get up and down from a yoga mat.  (Special arrangements can be made for those with more limited mobility.)
 
Yoga offers the opportunity to quiet and focus the mind, and to improve physical strength and balance.  There will be no fee for this class, but we do need you to R.S.V.P.
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!  
Click here for the Book Plate Order Form - or call Toni in the office to place your order! 
 
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
Jean Bloomberg
Devorah bat Bunye
Gianna Cannelongo
Roseann Dunn
Leonard Entel    
Robert Friedman
Harvey Hecker
Ethan Kadish
Edith Kaye
Miri Klau
Marc Lampert
Peter Lurie
Eliza Mager
Yonina bat Manya
Rachel Marker
Diane McCaslin
Evan McCaslin
Leo Miller
Miriam  Chana bat Yosefa Chana
Mirilabat Sara
Marvin Morrison
Nachum ben Raizl
Reva Nathanson
Jeremy Pivor
Pam Pingeton    

  
  
Bill Purdin
Stacey Roswell
Sarah Faiga bat Malka
Lisa Shapiro
Pierce Slutsky
Carole Williams Swartz
Heidi Tissenbaum
Jennifer Wall
Jan Whitzman 
David Willett
Yocheved bat Matleh
Barbara Zimman


Mazel Tov...
  • Stuart and Ellen Chasen, on the birth of their granddaughter, Alys Carolyn, daughter of Jeremy and Kristin Chasen
  • Jonathan and Jane Horne, on the birth of their son, William Raymond
  • Alan and Roberta Freed, on the birth of their granddaughter, Mollie Antonieta, daughter of Matthew and Christina Freed
  • Judy and Wayne Keseberg, on the birth of their granddaughter, Zina Florence, daughter of Joanna Keseberg Welch and Joseph Welch
  • Julie Pivor and Mark Wolbarst, on the engagement of Mark's daughter, Amy Wolbarst to Jim Bove
Condolences...
  • Wendy Simches, on the death of her mother, Rita Gorman
Gann Academy Open House 
Sunday, October 14, 1-4 p.m., 333 Forest Street, Waltham, MA  
Admissions Open House
 
Gann Academy, More Than Your Typical High School.
Inspiring faculty. Top college placements. Strong Jewish values. These are a few of the ways that Gann stands out from other high schools. Join your friends at the upcoming Admissions Open House.
 
Regularly Scheduled Services
Simchat Shabbat, Friday, 6:15 p.m.

Early Shacharit, followed by Torah study, Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Yeladim, 3rd Friday of each month, 5:00 p.m. (Oct - June)

Shabbat Yeladim (Tot Shabbat) - 1st  Saturday of each month, 9:30 a.m.(Sept. - June)