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Keeping TIGN Connected - Thursday, April 2, 2020

Every service and program we are hosting is on TIGN Zoom .  If prompted, enter the meeting ID: 9533169190. You can also dial into the zoom over the telephone.  (646) 558-8656 then enter 9533169190# or 1 tap call +16465588656, 9533169190# .

Sometimes "laughter is the best medicine." Join us this evening at 8:30 p.m. for a Comedy Night Fundraiser with Talia Reese . Click here for details .

JTS is hosting a webinar for people who will be leading their own virtual seders.  Click here for more information .   

The Town of North Hempstead wants you to be on the alert and careful of scammers trying to take advantage of the Coronavirus crisis.  Click here for information .

Our Yom Hashoah Commemoration will be Monday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom.  Click here for information including an opportunity to share names to be commemorated.

Last week's Musical Oneg Shabbat was a hit (see video below)! If you missed it, join us tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
Schedule for Thursday, April 2 - Sunday, April 5

Thursday 4/2
  • 7:30 a.m. - Shaharit/Morning Service
  • 11:00 a.m. - The Importance of Stories in Transmitting Memory with Rabbi Schweber. On Seder night we tell a story to pass on the memory of Passover night. We will explore why stories are so powerful and important.
  • 4:30 p.m. - Religious School Families Kesher Connection. Get ready for Shabbat with your Religious School family.
  • 5:30 p.m. - Waxman Youth House "Visits" the Holocaust Museum & Tolerance Center. All are welcome to join our 7th grade class from 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. as we go on a virtual tour of the HMTC.
  • 7:30 p.m. - Healing Service. The clergy will lead a service of healing for all during this time of pandemic and anxiety.  
  • 8:00 p.m. - Maariv/Evening Service
  • 8:30 p.m. - Fundraising Zoom Comedy Show featuring Talia Reese. Click here for details.

Friday 4/3
  • 7:30 a.m. - Shaharit/Morning Service 
  • 11:00 a.m. - Musical Shabbat Oneg for all ages including Beth HaGan. Join Rabbi Stecker and Cantor Frieder as we sing songs to help "get the Shabbat feeling all over us” and prepare for Passover.  
  • 6:00 p.m. - Kabbalat Shabbat 
  • 6:35 p.m. (approx.) - Candle lighting for the community

Saturday 4/4
  • 9:30 a.m. - Shabbat Morning Service
  • 10:30 a.m. - Jr. Congregation and Family Service led by Rabbi Roth and Michael Sloyer.  Please use this link for Jr. Congregation.
  • 8:00 p.m. - Maariv/Havdalah

Sunday 4/5
  • 8:15 a.m. - Shaharit/Morning Service
  • 12:00 p.m. - The Conservative Movement is co-host for a Global Gathering for Healing on Facebook Live. Presenters includes David Broza, Rabbi Naomi Levy and Joey Weisenberg. Learn more at jewishglobalhealing.com.
  • 8:00 p.m. - Maariv/Evening Service 
Prayer for Healing : If you have names that you would like added to the
misheberakh/prayer for healing, please write to Kathy Recckia at krecckia@tign.org . Include as much as you know regarding the person’s full English name, Hebrew name, and Hebrew names of both parents.

Passover: We understand that this Passover will be different than all Passovers past .  Click here for important Passover information .  Moshe from Lederman Caterers located at Temple Israel is offering Passover food under the label Kosher Moshe to our membership. Click here for the menu and order form .
Assistance Getting Online : If you need assistance in how to download or access zoom please call the synagogue office at (516) 482-7800 and someone can call you back and help you.

Electronic Prayer Book : The Rabbincal Assembly has made the weekday and Shabbat prayers available to download .

Support Services : During these uncertain times the Jewish community is here for each other.  UJA Federation has many resources here including webinars for all ages on topics such as anxiety and adjusting to this “new normal.”

The Partners In Caring Social Work Team remains available. The PIC line voicemail ( 516) 484-1545 ext. 196 is checked on a continuous basis.

The JED Foundation has resources on preserving our emotional wellness.
Sincerely,
Temple Israel of Great Neck Leadership
Temple Israel of Great Neck is a diverse, intergenerational, egalitarian congregation dedicated to the pursuit of lifelong Jewish learning, connection to God, and devotion to Torah, Israel and Klal Yisrael (the Jewish people).Temple Israel strives to be a place where everyone feels welcome to discover the power of Judaism to bring blessing to their lives and to our world.