From Rav Claudia's Shabbat Vayikra/Zachor/Purim Message...

"How do we approach Purim this year in the aftermath of October 7th? How can we celebrate, joyfully, in costumes and with levity as we usually do, when we are still mourning the terrible tragedy perpetrated by Hamas. When we have faced this most horrible attack on the people in Israel, when we see a rise of antisemitism also in our midst. How can we celebrate this Purim, with the blood still fresh, 134 Israeli hostages still in Gaza, most Gaza residents displaced from their homes, and the cycle of trauma-driven hate and violence spinning further out of control?  How do we face evil? How do we respond? Perhaps, as Rabbis Amichai Lau-Lavie and Rachel Timoner suggest in their opinion piece in the Forward (which I strongly recommend), this holiday needs to be re-imagined for this year, and perhaps in years going forward. We have to examine it with moral clarity, and with the understanding that the story of the Megillah must be read more as a cautionary tale and not as a goal."

WELCOMING SHABBAT

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat with TBZ (in person and online: Zoom)

Come bring the week to a close and start Shabbat together in community!

Join us for spirited services with song, kavanah (intention) and celebration.

Click here to download the Kabbalat Shabbat Siddur.

Check the Schedule of Service leaders.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23

9:00am Torah Study (in person)

10:00am Shabbat Morning Service (in person and online: Zoom Link)

Spend Shabbat morning in community!

Download the Shabbat Morning Siddur.

Check the Schedule of Service leaders.

Kiddush is co-sponsored by Gary Cohen in gratitude —

for turning 65 years old, and for this wonderful TBZ community.

Kiddush co-sponsored by Molly Silver in memory of her father, Rabbi Harold Silver z"l.

12:30pm Kiddush Talk: Hesed (in person)

Please join us during Kiddush for a discussion about our Hesed Community at TBZ. Learn about the roots of this ancient mitzvah and how we endeavor to build a community filled with acts of loving-kindness. In the words of Rabbi Jonah of Girona, 13th century Spanish rabbi, “one of the most crucial and important things a person is called to do in life is exert himself to the full depths of his very soul on behalf of another person.”

AFTER SHABBAT

Come Celebrate with us Purim on Saturday night, March 23**. 

(in person and online: Zoom Link - Meeting ID: 829 5066 1311; Passcode: 197103)

We will begin at 7:45pm with Arvit and Havdalah, followed by a full Megillah reading and joyful celebration. We will frame our celebration of joy in the midst of the suffering and pain we are witnessing and remind ourselves that we continue to cultivate joy and hope as the antidote to hatred and suffering. We will grapple with the difficulty of the megillah especially for the current times. Come in Costumes! All are welcome. 

**Please note the previously we announced a dance party after Megillah reading, we will not have the dance party afterwards. Megillah reading will end at around 9:45 or 10:00pm.

THIS SUNDAY!

Purim Carnival, Spiel and 

Family Friendly Megillah Reading (in person only)  

10:00am - 12:00pm

10:00-10:30 Carnival Games & Music (Community Room)

10:30-11:00 Davey The Clown Show! (Meeting Room!) 

11:00-11:30 Costume Parade, Family Megillah Reading & Performance (Sanctuary) 

11:30-12:00- Carnival Games, Music & Food (Community Room)

CONDOLENCES

• The TBZ community extends condolences to Celia Moses and Ben Stanger on the death of Celia's mother, Barbara Moses on March 16th.

• The TBZ community extends condolences to Asaf Button, on the death of his grandfather, Aharon Bitton, who died on March 19th in Jerusalem at age 93.

For more information about upcoming programs, read the Happenings email that

was was sent on Monday to TBZ membership.

STAY CONNECTED

Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00-5:00pm; Friday 9:00-1:00pm; 

Tuesday staff work from home.

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