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Sun, September 15 2019
15 Elul 5779
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Tuesday
Sep 17Jericho Walk
Tuesday, Sep 17th 1:00p to 2:00p
This is a peaceful, interfaith witnessing activity that expresses support for the rights of immigrants and the importance of keeping families together. It begins and ends with a short prayer/song. Bring signs with positive messages (nothing about specific politicians, please). Please park near the back of the lot, as far as possible from District Ave, to leave parking spaces for those coming to their ICE appointments and for other building tenants. Occurs the third Tuesday of every month at the ICE Enforcement and Removal Office, 1000 District Ave, Burlington (also comes up as 10 District Ave on maps). -
Friday
Sep 20Science and Judaism Shabbat Services with Rabbi Cari, Beth, Rabbi Rim, and Dr. Elissa Weitzman. Aufruf for Jesse Fiorito and Lindsay Becker, and naming ceremony for Jesse. Oneg co-sponsored by Fiorito/Becker and Marlin-Curiel families.
Friday, Sep 20th 7:30p to 9:00p
Science and Judaism Shabbat Services with Rabbi Cari, Beth, and Rabbi Rim. Aufruf for Jesse Fiorito and Lindsay Becker, and naming ceremony for Jesse. Oneg co-sponsored by Fiorito/Becker families in honor of their wedding, and Marlin-Curiel family in honor of Annika's Bat Mitzvah. In the sanctuary and oneg room. Dr. Elissa R. Weitzman is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, as our guest speaker on Friday night September 20th. -
Saturday
Sep 21Habitat for Humanity Build
Shabbat, Sep 21st 8:30a to 3:30p
Build with Habitat for Humanity once a month, from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. No particular skills are required to participate but you must be 16 or older to be on the work site. We usually eat out for lunch but lots of folks bring lunch and eat on site. If you are interested and want more information contact Annie LaCourt: annie@shir-tikvah.org. Location may change each month; contact Annie to confirm address. -
Saturday
Sep 21Bat Mitzvah of Annika Marlin-Curiel
Shabbat, Sep 21st 10:00a to 4:00p
In the sanctuary and oneg room. Reception to follow. Mazel Tov to Annika and her family. -
Saturday
Sep 21Torah Study
Shabbat, Sep 21st 10:30a to 12:00p
This lay-led group discusses the weekly Torah portion over bagels in the library, each Saturday morning at 10:30 am. -
Saturday
Sep 21Selichot Services
Motzei Shabbat, Sep 21st 8:00p to 9:30p
Selichot Services -
Sunday
Sep 22Adult Learning: New Bridges from Ancient Wisdom to Social and Ecological Justice
Sunday, Sep 22nd 9:45a to 11:15a
In the modern, Western world we have created great things with a top-down, hierarchical, and mechanical way of looking at the world. But this approach has also created some of our worst problems, from ecological degradation to social and political fragmentation. As Einstein said, “You can’t solve a problem using the same kind of thinking that created the problem in the first place.” In this class we’ll explore together some alternatives from ancient Jewish wisdom as well as modern systems approaches, including: how new ideas emerge through group dynamics, rather than from a leader’s direction; how small actions can lead to large-scale change; and how to embrace our multiple identities. We’ll use what I have called the “three m’s:” Minyan (Emergence), Mikdash (Sanctuaries/Nested Fractals), and Mitzvah (Tipping Points). All classes will be interactive, with text study, discussion, and fun experiential activities. About the Instructor: Rabbi Natan Margalit was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He received rabbinic ordination at the Jerusalem Seminary in 1990 and earned a PH.D. in Talmud from U.C. Berkeley in 2001. He has taught at Bard College, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and the rabbinical school of Hebrew College. Natan is rabbi of the Greater Washington Coalition for Jewish Life in Connecticut. He is founder and president of Organic Torah Institute, a non-profit organization that fosters holistic thinking about Judaism, environment and society. He lives in Newton with his wife Ilana and their two sons. -
Sunday
Sep 22Post-election Israel forum: Surveying the landscape as the dust settles
Sunday, Sep 22nd 4:00p to 5:30p
Join the Israel committee at Shir Tikvah for a discussion of the meaning and impact of the election that will have taken place on September 17. We'll begin with a few minutes of introduction about the Israeli parliamentary system and the current configuration of the ever-shifting parties. We will then open up a free, respectful discussion, facilitated by members of the committee. Light refreshments will be served. All synagogue members are welcome. We extend a particular invitation to teens and youth. -
Sunday
Sep 22Aging Well in Community Film Night: "Our Souls at Night"
Sunday, Sep 22nd 7:00p to 9:00p
On Sunday evening September 22nd, we will have another of our movie and discussion programs, screening the film Our Souls at Night, starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. The film highlights the need for seeking companionship and new relationships as we get older to avoid isolation, and how extended family relationships and issues may influence our choices.
Sun, September 15 2019 15 Elul 5779
