Thursday, June 23, 2022
In this Issue:
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Happenings at Shir Shalom:
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Family Shabbat Potluck - Goodman-Slack House: 6/24~ 5:30
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Saturday Shabbat Minyan: 6/25 ~ 10:30 am (Zoom only)
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B'nai Mitzvah Zoom Prayers with Art: 6/29 ~ 7 pm
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Shabbat Worship with Rabbi Haigh: 7/1 ~ 7 pm
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Family Shabbat: 7/2 ~ 9:30 am
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Sam Kraemer's Bar Mitzvah: 7/2 ~ 10:30 am
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Rabbi's Table Teaching: Adult Education 7/3 ~ 11 am
Important Dates:
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Together Again Summer Fundraiser: 7/16
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Shul at Silver Lake: 8/19 and 8/20
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Community-wide Shabbat Dinners: 8/26 ~ 6 pm
Many new events coming up: Check the website calendar!
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Torah and Hebrew Class Participants
Please Note...there will be NO Torah or Hebrew classes on Thursday, June 30
Join us in July at the Synagogue for "Rabbi's Table Teaching" Adult Education on Sunday, July 3, 10 and 17 at 11 am
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The Shir Shalom VT Auction is Live
Have you checked out the amazing selection of items available?
The Shir Shalom VT Online Auction is just one part of our biggest fundraiser of the year. Our mission is to raise funds to continue providing outstanding services to our congregation.
Through donations from generous community members and area businesses, we present a collection of exciting services and gifts. Please enjoy "window shopping" at our auction, and if something appeals to you, your bid will be appreciated beyond words.
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Please come to Shir Shalom’s great Summer Fund Raiser on July 16 in the outdoor pavilion at VINS in Quechee.
Our theme for this year’s summer fundraiser is Together Again, as we celebrate Rabbi’s Ten Years with us.
Enjoy a full schedule of activities
Starting @ 4, visit the Forest Canopy Walk and attend the cocktail/hors d’oeuvres hour 5-6, followed by a delicious buffet dinner, music and Live Auction. See our Live Auction items and Wish List in the invitation! Can’t wait to see you there. If you would like to be involved in helping in any way, please let us know.
If you would like to be a sponsor for the Summer Fund Raiser
please contact Sue Brown. Sponsorships start at $500.
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Together Again Celebration information is now available on the Shir Shalom website. Visit our site to read more and purchase tickets or make a donation. Click link below. |
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Hebrew School
Coming Up:
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Summer Family Shabbat Potluck: June 24th ~ 5:30 pm at the Goodman-Slack house, Lebanon, NH - RSVP preferred
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B'nai Mitzvah Zoom Prayers with Art: 6/29 ~ 7:00 pm
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Family Shabbat: 7/2 ~ 9:30 am - Join us for a short service geared toward young children and their favorite adults.
All Welcome
Silver Lake Shabbat Weekend on August 19-20: We have reserved a limited number of campsites for this weekend which will be available on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in spending the night at the campground, please RSVP to Leah: [email protected] with the number of people in your group. We'd love to have your help planning our Shabbat at the Lake Weekend. If you'd like to help, please reach out to Leah: [email protected]
Summer Family Shabbat Potlucks: Mark your calendar, and join us this summer for family fun!
July 22nd ~ 5:30 pm at the Winawer-Stein's, 67 Grassy Lane, Woodstock
August 12th ~ 5:30 pm at the Winter's, 21 Partridge Rd, Etna
Registration for Hebrew School 2022-2023 is now open. Click here to register.
*While summer just started, the stores will be in full "back to school" mode within a few weeks. While items are on sale, please consider donating supplies to the Hebrew School. Our 2022-23 wish list: stickers, card stock, white paper, sharpies, tacky glue, glue, glue sticks, washable markers, washable paint, tissue paper, construction paper, poster board, pre-sharpened pencils, pens, Playdoh, pony beads, post-it notes, large "stick to the wall" paper, butcher block roll paper, fake jewels, write on-wipe off markers, kid scissors, adult scissors, tape, personal sized white boards*
Please click here to view the Summer 2022 Schedule |
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SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
Scholar-in-Residence lecture by Brandeis Professor Jonathan Decter on Saturday about Jews who lived under Moslem rule in Medieval Spain was
Susanna Stein plays the violin with
Dan Elias on the clarinet
absolutely fascinating, and the Elias Ladino Ensemble’s songs on Saturday afternoon had the audience singing, clapping, even dancing a bit.
A bonus of the SIR program for in-person and on-line audiences and for a dozen Shir Shalom musicians was the fun of a jam session with the Ladino Ensemble after Friday Evening Services. Applause and thanks go to SIR co-chairs Leone Bushkin, Peggy Kasden, and Arnold Cohen, to Pam Goldman for the wonderful buffet dinner on Friday hosted by Rabbi and Nick Haigh, and to all those who helped make SIR 2022 Part I a delicious success.
SIR 2022 promises more to come on Jewish arts and innovations during the Golden Age of Spain. They are programs you won’t want to miss.
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Please join our community in Israel this Fall
Shir Shalom VT is planning its third trip to Israel for October 26 – November 6, 2022. We invite you to join us on the adventure and a learning opportunity of a lifetime. As we explore Israel, we will delve into the complexities and wonder of the land and our people. Israel remains both a challenging and amazing miracle for the Jewish people. As the tour makes its way through the state, you will encounter the markets, local foods, amazing history, economic challenges and accomplishments, and a sense of being one with our people.
To view the full program outline and itinerary, click here.
Ready to commit to this trip of a lifetime? Click here to complete your registration form.
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Women's Book Club
NEXT MEETING:
July 11 ~ 4 pm via Zoom
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
From the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The English Patient: a mesmerizing new novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after World War II through the lives of a small group of unexpected characters and two teenagers whose lives are indelibly shaped by their unwitting involvement.
Please note: New Zoom number for this meeting
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Save the Date
August 26, 2022
6 pm
Community-wide Shabbat Dinners
Join us as we gather at Members' houses to usher in the Sabbath with blessings, wine, and challah, while we share a potluck dinner.
We are planning to have four or five homes celebrating Shabbat on this evening. If you would like to host or attend, please call or text Peggy Kasden at 802-299-5722 or Susan Brown 617-435-0661. You may also email Peggy or Susan. |
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Torah and Hebrew Classes
Welcome to Torah study and Hebrew Class at Shir Shalom. All are welcome.
If you are not sure which class is the best fit, come to the Hebrew II class and we can explore together. If you have no Hebrew, then the aleph bet of Hebrew I is for you.
Join us on Thursdays
Torah at 10 am
Hebrew II Class at 11 am
Hebrew I Class at 12:15 pm
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Virtual Minyan
Join friends in Prayer
Wednesdays at 8:30 am
Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Please join us every Wednesday
On Zoom
30 Minutes, no drama, space for the soul
(Zoom and phone instructions above)
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Help For Ukraine
In the face of the humanitarian crisis and attacks in the Ukraine, The World Union for Progressive Judaism is working to send direct aid to the Jewish Community in Ukraine.
As the situation continues to unfold, sending funds in support of the Jewish community is a way to live out our prayers for peace and security.
May the time not be distant. Oseh Shalom Bimromav. May the One who
makes peace in the heavens bring peace to us. If you wish to donate to the Shir Shalom Social Justice Fund contributions may be made directly to: The World Union: Ukraine Crisis Fund https://wupj.org/give/ukraine/
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Calling all knitters!
If you have a desire to gather as a group for knitting or knit on your own at home to welcome a new baby with a hat or make Healing Shawls for those who are ill, please let Sue Brown know. Sue’s email is: [email protected]. She can be reached at 617-435-0661 for thoughts and questions. “I look forward to hearing from you!”
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Please note:
All Shir Shalom Events
will use one Zoom account.
For all: Shabbats, Film Series, Special meetings, please join using this information:
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Zoom and Phone Instructions:
Join by Computer
Meeting ID: 725-948-2096
Password: 856328
or by phone:
Dial: 415-762-9988
Password: 856328
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National and State COVID resources
CDC COVID-19:
Vermont Department of Health:
NH COVID-19:
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Vermont Expands Utility-Assistance Program
The WARF: COVID-19 fund is joining with Barnard Helping Hands and King’s Daughters to offer grants of up to $1000 for those seeking help with their home heating bills. If you need help paying your oil, propane, or electric bill, or you need help paying for wood or pellets, you may be eligible. Grant money will be paid directly to your fuel supplier and can be used towards a past bill or to prepay a future bill.
We’re going to need to pull together to get through this winter. Don’t forget that even if you’ve never needed help before, you can reach out to WARF for financial assistance with basic household needs at www.woodstockarearelieffund.org
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The Thompson Aging at Home program can help facilitate Homesharing!
Homesharing is a simple idea where two or more people share a home for mutual benefit. A person offers a private bedroom and shared common space in exchange for rent, help around the home or a combination of the two. After conducting background and reference checks, we will work to find the most compatible match possible based on your interests, needs, and lifestyle. There are no age or income restrictions to be eligible for the program. Please contact Shari at The Thompson Center for more info or an application: 802-457-3277, [email protected] Information can also be found at https://www.thompsonseniorcenter.org/homeshare/
Shari Borzekowski
Aging at Home Resource Coordinator
The Thompson Center, Your Resource to Age Well
802-457-3277 x4
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Resources for Racial Justice
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Every hour, every day.
866-348-9473
working to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy,
prevention, education and mobilization for social change
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For LGBTQ equality in Jewish Life
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Contact Information:
(802) 457-4840
Rabbi Ilene Haigh
Office Administrator
Hannah Forbes
Sari White
Office Manager:
Phyllis Forbes, President
Leah Gawel, Hebrew School Director
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Woodstock Area Jewish Community, Congregation Shir Shalom
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