December 2, 2018
 Issue 47
Complimentary Membership Program
Do you know someone new to the area? A family looking to "try out" a new congregation or a welcoming community to become a part of? Make sure to tell them about TST's Complimentary Membership Program which invites any first-time member/family to join with a free membership for their first year. Religious services, social and selected educational programs and life cycle events are all included. For more information, email Toni Spitzer or at 508-358-9992.
In This Issue
Congregation News
Hate Has No Home Here Yard Signs
Book Plate Orders
In Our Congregation
Community Events
Regularly Scheduled Services
Give Tzedakah
HAPPY CHANUKAH
 
Peace and Joy to you and your family. 
May these eight days be everything you wish them to be. 

Spread Some Light
December 2 - 9
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Our neighbors at Carriage House (134 Boston Post Road, Wayland) are looking forward to sharing Chanukah with us. We can help bring the Festival of Lights into their home at 4:00PM each afternoon during the 8 nights of Chanukah (December 2-9).
 
This is a great way for members of all ages to do a mitzvah and help build community. The residents enjoy hearing Chanukah stories, singing songs, and saying the prayers as you light the candles together.
 
We hope to have at least 2 people per night for all 8 nights - bring your kids and grand kids along! A menorah and candles will be there for your use. Feel free to bring a Chanukah story book to read and some dreidels to spin!
 

Community Chanukah Celebration & Consecration
Friday, December 7
6:00 pm
In first grade at Temple Shir Tikva, we welcome students into religious school with a tradition in Reform Judaism, the Consecration ceremony. Children are called to the bimah for a blessing, participate in prayers and songs, and receive a framed artistic representation of their Hebrew name and a tiny Torah. In this way, we recognize their part in keeping Torah and Judaism alive.

We consecrate our first graders (and new students who join the congregation after first grade) at the Shabbat service that occurs during Chanukah. Chanukah means re-dedication, so what better way to rededicate our synagogue each year than to welcome students who carry on the tradition of learning? 

We invite our community to share this special time in our youngest learners' life cycle event. Shabbat Services will be followed by our festive Chanukah oneg, featuring lots of latkes, a light dinner and the traditional Chanukah dessert, Sufganiyot (jelly donuts).
 
Chanukah Fair & URJ Camp Presentation
Sunday, December 9
9:00 - 11:00 am

The URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps & 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy "Camp Road Show" is making a stop at Temple Shir Tikva! All Religious School grades (K-6) will have an opportunity to meet Debby Shriber, Director of URJ's Crane Lake Camp to learn about various URJ camp opportunities. This is also the day of our second annual Chanukah Fair!

Grades K-2: 9am Chanukah Fair in Social Halls, 10:30am URJ Camp presentation

Grades 3-6: Chanukah Fair in Social Halls; 10:30am URJ Camp presentation in Sanctuary Grades 
Share the Light of Hanukkah with a Lonely Elder
Sunday, December 9
1:30 pm

JFS of Metrowest invites you and your family to visit an isolated elder this Hanukkah and share the joy of the holidays through the Kesher-Y.O.U. (Connecting Young and Old United) program,funded by CJP's Metrowest Jewish Community Fund.
 
This program helps young children learn the importance of tzedakah the act of charitable giving, gemilut hasadim acts of kindness and mitzvah the Jewish commandment to do good.
 
JFS works with many Jewish seniors in our community. Some of these seniors are alone. Their families may live far away. They welcome the opportunity to connect with you and your family when you visit them to share Hanukkah and bring a special gift to them.

Pre-registration is required - to participate, please Register Online for this session by December 3rd .
 
For additional information, c ontact Abrielle Salloway, LCSW,  Warm Connectors Program Coordinator 508 875-3100 x 360  or Patricia Murphy 508 875-3100 x 210.

Ganeinu (Pre-K Program)-Spaces Still Available
Sundays, December 2, January 13, March 10, May 5
9:00 - 11:00 am
If you haven't registered for our pre-kindergarten education program yet,  SIGN UP NOW!  Ganeinu is taught by our own TST ELC teacher, Lisa Trefry for children ages 3.9 to 5-years-old. Children will learn and  experience the richness of Shabbat and holidays  through music, hands on activities, stories, texts and meaningful conversations.  Members and non-members are welcome to sign up online now !
 
Mondays with Rabbi Alan Ullman
Mondays December 3 & 10
7:30 - 9:00 pm
For nearly 30 years, Rabbi Ullman has gained a devoted following across New England and the world with his unique style of illuminating the words of Torah to provide profound relevance for our contemporary lives. By wrestling alongside his students with literal and hidden meanings embedded in the ancient texts, Rabbi Ullman sparks lively, insightful conversation and helps us discover what is sacred in our everyday lives.  It is preferable but not necessary to attend all sessions. Email  Toni Spitzer  or call 508-358-9992.

Wednesday Morning Adult Learning
Wednesdays, December 5, 12, 19
10:00 am   
What is the most read book in the Jewish library?  Over the coming year we will have an opportunity to take a deep dive into our Siddur (prayer book), exploring the prayers and our liturgy.  This class will be taught by Rabbi Danny , Rabbi Jordi and Cantor Hollis
   
Gentle Yoga
Wednesdays, December 5, 12, 19
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
  
Join Holly Glick, temple member and 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher for Gentle Yoga.  The class will meet from 11:45 am until 12:30 pm and can be combined with Wednesday Morning Adult Learning to embody and thus deepen learning.
 
No previous yoga experience is required but class is designed for those who can comfortably get up and down from a yoga mat.  Yoga offers the opportunity to quiet and focus the mind, and to improve physical strength and balance.
 
There will be no fee for this series but please register . However, if you so choose, a donation to the TST Center for Spirituality Fund would be appreciated.   
 
TST Social 
Thursday, December 6
7:30 pm
It is time for another TST Social, open to ALL adults at the temple.This is a great time to get together with friends and engage in a fun game and conversation. Come play Poker, Dominos, bring your own favorite game, or just come to talk with friends.  Let your friends know you are coming so they will come too!

This is a walk in event but if you know in advance that you or your friends will be there please email Peter Abend so we can be sure to have enough refreshments.

There is a $5 charge to cover the cost of refreshments. (Note an additional $15 will be charged for those playing poker to cover prizes).


Children's Clothing Drive 
 Children's Clothing Closet - A Jewish Family Service of MetroWest Initiative

Help support your local community by donating new or very gently used/excellent used items.  Bins are located outside the office lobby to place your items in. 

Immediately, we are looking for the following items in sizes 4-18 and xs-xxxl:  
Please review the  Amazon Wish List  being updated periodically!  To help volunteer to support this initiative, please contact Jackie Adelson , Committee Chair. We will need all the help we can get sorting and bringing clothes to JFS in Framingham.  

Concert by Candlelight
Thursday, December 13
8:00 pm

Please join us for the third annual winter gathering featuring musical performances by Shir Tikva musicians! Tickets are $18 for members and $25 for non-members and will support Hollispalooza! You can expect a laid-back coffee-house vibe, with performances by Max Klau, Adam Dehner, and others! 

Questions? Email the event organizer, Max Klau. Please sign up to bring appetizers, desserts and drinks to help contribute to the evening. 


Harlem Lacrosse-Boston Gear Drive
For his Bar Mitzvah, on March 16, Evan Rich is hosting a fundraising project by collecting new and slightly used lacrosse gear to be donated to Harlem Lacrosse-Boston, which gives kids from Dorchester and Mattapan the opportunity to learn to play lacrosse. 

His goal is to collect: gear bags, elbow pads, athletic clothes (shorts, dry fit t-shirts, hoodies, sweats), well-strung sticks w/ soft mesh & girls lacrosse goggles. (Grades 5-8 gear with smaller sizes especially needed). PLEASE no used cleats, broken sticks or w/o pockets, significantly worn or equipment needing repairs. 

Please deliver all items to the Harlem Lacrosse-Boston Gear Drive bin at the Sudbury Fieldhouse until December 14 If you would prefer to donate money instead of gear, please visit Network for Good

Music Together Sing Shalom
Music Together:  Monday 1:00 pm,  January 7 - March 4                                                                                    Monday 3:00 pm, January 7 - March 11
Sing Shalom: Tuesday 10:00 am, January 8 - March 5 

You've heard of the internationally renowned Music Together program. Temple Shir Tikva, in partnership with Music Together Beyond the Hub, are excited to be bringing Sing Shalom, the Jewish Music Together program to Massachusetts.
 
Sing Shalom uses the internationally recognized Music Together early childhood music education program, enriched with Jewish songs.  This program offers a way to interact musically with your child, supporting their development, strengthening family relationships, while at the same connecting to Judaism and the Jewish music tradition.

Classes begin the week of January 6th, 2019 for 9 week sessions. Tuition $235 for children over 6 months/$150 each additional child (temple members receive 10% discount) and includes: a professionally recorded CD and downloads, a full color illustrated songbook, membership to the Family Music Zone for online activities and educational materials, and a Parent Guide. 

To register, visit Music Together Beyond the Hub. This event is open to the public. Class space is limited and will fill up quickly. 

California Wildfire Relief: A Personal Note from Rabbi Jordi
"As have many of you, I have been strongly impacted by the news from California (my home state) regarding the wildfires there. In Southern California, the Jewish camps that were destroyed (Camps Hess Kramer, Hilltop, and JCA Shalom) were camps that I attended for programs throughout my childhood and teen years, and their loss hits hard. I've been in touch with my close friends Rabbi Julia Weisz and Rabbi Paul Kipnes at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, CA (which was also impacted by the shooting in Thousand Oaks last week). The fire made it to their parking lot, scorching their sign; thankfully, it did not reach their building, though they have extensive smoke damage. About 80% of their congregation was evacuated over the last week and a number of their congregants have lost their homes. Their team has been running a day camp and adult hangout space at De Toledo, a local pluralistic Jewish high school, for local synagogues and others to gather, get a hug, breathe, and coordinate. Volunteers having been coming by daily to check in on congregants and to find out who needs immediate help.  For those who would like to support this congregation and the surrounding communities, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) has posted information and donation links I invite you to join me in supporting their efforts and to lend a helping hand."

Canned Tuna & Salmon Drive
Jewish Family & Children's Service Family Table 

TST is proud to partner with JF&CS Family Table to support the largest kosher food pantry in New England. Please help by donating cans of Tuna and Salmon to the JF&CS Family Table bin located near the Beit Midrash every time you come to temple. JF&CS needs TST to help provide them with 30 cans of each every month so they can continue to provide healthy, nutritious food on a regular and emergency basis to more then 450 families. Volunteers are also needed to pack and deliver groceries. For more information, please contact Meredith Roberts 617-943-3852.

Announcing TST/Hebrew College Fellowship Program
Temple Shir Tikva (TST) and Hebrew College (HC) are pleased to announce a Fellowship program. T he Fellowship will ensure Rabbinic and Education students of HC the opportunity to learn from TST Professionals while teaching the Life Long Learners and youth of TST. To help support  the salaries of these student teachers for now and in the future please contact   Susan Altman about making a contribution . If you have any questions, please contact Susan Benjamin  or Myra Snyder.

TST ELC Now Enrolling
Now Enrolling for  2019-2020
The Temple Shir Tikva ELC program encourages lifelong learning, decision making and problem solving, while motivating each child to reach their full individual potential.

TODDLER PROGRAM: As of Sept. 1 (18 mos - 32 mos)  9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
PRESCHOOL: 9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
ENRICHMENT CLASSES: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
EARLY DROP OFF:  8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
FLEXIBLE EXTENDED DAY OPTIONS:  Available until 5:00 PM



508-358-4331  
ELC@shirtikva.org  
Save the Date

Yard Signs Available

Hate Has No Home Here, yard signs are available for $5. To purchase one, visit the TST Office or contact Toni Spitzer.
TST Book Plates
 
In honor of Temple Shir Tikva's 40th anniversary, we are offering dedication book plates that will be affixed to the inside cover of
Mishkan T'filah

Only a limited number of book plates are available to honor your loved ones. 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 who are ill  

Aryeh ben Alter haLevi
Roberta Ban
Baruch ben Drora
Baruch ben Leah
Jean Bloomberg
Devorah bat Bunye
Roseann Dunn
Robert Friedman
Harvey Hecker
Ethan Kadish
Edith Kaye
Miri Klau
Reynold Knopf

Marc Lampert
Libba bat Russie Bracha
Yonina bat Manva
Rachel Marker
Diane McCaslin
Leo Miller
Marvin Morrison
Miriam Chana bat Yosefa  
Chana
Reva Nathanson
Pam Pingeton
Jeremy Pivor

Bill Purdin
Stacey Roswell
Sarah Faiga bat Malka
Judy Schneider
Lisa Shapiro
Pierce Slutsky
Heidi Tissenbaum
Jennifer Wall
Jan Whitzman
David Willett
Yocheved bat Matleh
Barbara Zimman
Mazel Tov...
Congratulations  

 

  • Michael Eliastam on the birth of his grandson, Theo Eliastam, son of Jordan and Rebecca Eliastam
  • Bruce and Debbie Tofias on the birth of their granddaughter, Sophie Brielle McMahon, daughter of Matthew and Shaina McMahon
  • Michael and Alexandra Mirman on the marriage of their daughter, Ellie, to Oshin Karamian
  • Matthew and Sandra Meyerson on the marriage of their daughter, Sophia, to Dylan Herts
Condolences To...
  • Nancy Tharler,  on the death of her husband, Steve Tharler
From Our Kitchens Cookbook 
From Our Kitchens  cookbook is now for sale - and makes the perfect gift!

Tradition. Community. Women. Food. These are the main ingredients of the newly released hardcover cookbook From Our Kitchens - Recipes and Stories from the Boston Jewish Community, a compilation of food, memories, community and tradition culled by 150 women from Boston's Jewish community. The book features more than 140 carefully tested recipes for holidays, family meals, dinner parties and seasonal occasions.
 
From Our Kitchens is 256 pages and retails for $54. The cookbook is available online at cjp.org/cookbook and can be shipped anywhere in the U.S. It is also available at various pop-up store locations throughout the area. All proceeds benefit the work of CJP. 

American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Course
JCC Boston
$350 JCC Member/ $425 Non-Member
Contact aquatics@jccgb.org or 617-558-6468
Regularly Scheduled Services
Simchat Shabbat - Friday, 6:15pm
Early Shacharit (followed by Torah Study) - Saturday, 8:30am
Kabbalat Shabbat Yeladim  - 3rd Friday of each month, 5:00pm (Oct-June)
Shabbat Yeladim (Tot Shabbat)  - 1st Saturday of each month, 9:30am (Sept-June)

Give Tzedakah!!
In order to continue our mission and commitment to excellence, please offer your support through a donation to our  general fund, a clergy discretionary fund, or any of our designated program funds  

Temple Shir Tikva is a now a participant in AmazonSmile. For every item ordered through AmazonSmile, Shir Tikva receives a donated percentage of the purchase price on eligible purchases at no additional cost to you. You can participate by starting your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com. Thank you for enhancing your gifts to Shir Tikva. 



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