Temple Shir Tikvah

Martin Buber Class

Join Anne’s weekly Israeli Folk Dance session for some fun, aerobic exercise that’s great for your brain health too!

Curl up with a glass of wine and tune in to hear and share poetry some in a Zoom Soiree. Host Sara Epstein will share some of her poems, then there will be "open mic" time afterwards for you to read a poem of your choice.

Start the week with morning prayers, joyful song, and learning in this half hour community minyan with Beth. All ages are most welcome.

Starting your Hebrew journey through speaking, writing, reading & listening. This class will begin with phrases and everyday vocabulary and build skills slowly to reach fluency in understanding Modern Spoken Hebrew, with focus on speaking skills. Hebrew from scratch Vol 1 and CD Vol 1. No preliminary knowledge of Hebrew required.

Sherry Mayrent, founder of the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, will give us a sonic tour exploring both the universal Jewish elements in Yiddish music as well as those unique to Eastern European Jewish culture.

The class will continue to focus on enhancing and developing Hebrew skills using a variety of learning modalities including: reading, writing, speaking and listening. We will reinforce previously acquired skills, to sharpen thinking and grammatical constructions. We will use original materials including short stories, songs, podcasts, video clips and newspaper articles. The emphasis is on expanding speaking skills. Students will have the opportunity to practice their writing skills by using Hebrew script. The text, Hebrew From Scratch Vol II & CD and Kriat Baynayim and HaPoal L’Lomday Ivrit should be purchased prior to the class.

Practice your conversational Hebrew with Learning Corps teacher Yael Marx! Beginners meet from 3:30 - 4, Intermediate from 4 - 4:30

Hebrew hangouts with Bailee is a fun 30 minute virtual gathering designed to practice decoding, reading and writing Hebrew.

The ancient Chinese practice of Chi gong is the perfect combination of gentle stretching, balance-building, and meditation-in-motion. The follow-along activities are designed to build strength and balance and enhance body awareness.

Topical discussions with Rabbi Cari via Zoom video conference.

Learning Corps Grades 5

Learning Corps Grade 7

Volunteer at a soup kitchen located at the United Methodist Church in Woburn. Volunteers from Shir Tikvah serve meals the first Wednesday of every month at 5:15pm. Children with parents are welcome. This is part of TST’s Learning Corps program.

Drop in for a half hour of conversation with Beth. We’ll delve into timely topics such as finding resilience and meaning in a mixed up world, using passages of Torah and other wisdom literature for inspiration.

The purpose of this class is to build Hebrew reading fluency. This is done using Hebrew word flashcards and the book Journeys Through the Siddur/Friday Night which covers prayers such as L'chah Dodi, the Sh'ma, v’Ahavta, v'Shamru, Amidah, Mourner's Kaddish and more. This class is for those who already know how to read Hebrew. The book is available for purchase on Amazon, Tora Aura Productions, The Israel Book Shop, or from the instructor.

Doing Daf Yomi? Or just interested in hearing the spiritual, psychological, and practical insights generated by Shir Tikvah synagogue members who are doing this Talmud study? Join us by Zoom video conference.

Are you interested in meditation and mindfulness practices? Join TST’s meditation collaborative, Makom Shalom, for weekly 40-minute sessions.

In this one hour workshop with TST member Sara Epstein, you will have the opportunity to write, starting with some mindful grounding, then noticing a few tangible observations.

Online Shabbat Services with Rabbi Cari and Beth. Email Mi Shebeirach and Yahrzeit observances to beth@shir-tikvah.org.

Tot Shabbats are lively monthly family Shabbat gatherings geared for children under six. Join us online!

This lay-led group continues study of the Tanakh -- online each Saturday morning at 10:30 am.

Torah learning and discussion led by Rabbi Cari, over your favorite beverage. Join us!