It's storytime at shir-tikvah.org/storytime Gather round for story books read by Shir Tikvah community members and staff. This week, Rabbi Cari reads The Big Orange Splot.
Check out the weekly photo album at shir-tikvah.org/album Members only, login required. This past week's theme was "Just for Fun." The next theme is "Growing." Email one photo to the office by Sunday, May 31 at midnight.
Events This Week
Monday, May 25 (Sivan 2) Memorial Day Note: Odd Tales and Short Stories Cancelled Today
Temple Shir Tikvah Annual Meeting Sunday, May 31 | 10 am Our Annual Meeting will be held by online video conference. Join us to review the last year, look ahead to 5781, and vote on Temple leadership positions. If you've never come before, it's a great time to try it out. Link to join to come shortly. Learn more and find budget, leadership slate, and bylaw changes here.
New! CommuniTea with Rabbi Cari Tuesday, May 26 | 3 pm Join Rabbi Cari for a new opportunity to connect and learn. Each week for the next eight weeks Rabbi Carol Balin, the first woman to earn tenure at the Reform Rabbinical Seminary in New York, will offer an alternative chapter for the book of Numbers to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States. Offered by Microsoft Teams. Learn more and find join link here.
New! Microsoft Teams Happy Hour Tuesday, May 26, 7 pm** Thursday, May 28, 11 am An informal chance to learn some new tech, which you will need in order to join our Annual Meeting. Remember to also download the Starter Kit Q&A. Learn more and find join links here (login required). **In honor of our canceled Red Sox trip :-(... Tuesday's Happy Hour will have a baseball theme! Come in your Red Sox (or other favorite team's) gear. (Optional, of course.)
Special Service:Yizkor Service Saturday, May 30 | 3 pm We come together to honor the memory of our loved ones on the 2nd day of Shavuot. Learn more, download the service book, and find join link here. (A list of recent Yahrzeits will be posted soon). Chi Gong Class with Laurie Jaffe Tuesday, May 26 | 4 pm The ancient Chinese practice of Chi Gong is the perfect combination of gentle stretching, balance-building, and meditation-in-motion.Learn more and find join link here.
Lost and Found in Poetry Translation Thursday, May 28 | 10 am (note time change) An exploration of the music and meaning of words through translations of poetry, led by Marina Shalmon. Learn more and find join link here.
The Daily Detail: Writing for Mindfulness Friday, May 29 | 10 am In this one-hour workshop you will have the opportunity to write, starting with some mindful grounding, then noticing a few tangible observations. You will be encouraged to write them down quickly, and see what else comes to you as you write. Learn more and find join link here.
Online Shabbat Services celebrating Shavuot, the Holiday of Revelation, with Rabbi Cari and Beth Friday, May 29 | 7:30 pm Join us on our Facebook page or website home page as we welcome Shabbat. Please send Mi Shebeirach and Yahrzeit observances by 5 pm to Beth, beth@shir-tikvah.org.
Online Havdalah Service Saturday, May 30 | 7 pm Bid farewell to Shabbat and welcome a fresh week together in virtual community. Host family TBA. Streaming on our Facebook page.
Poetry Zoom Soiree Sunday, May 31 | 7 pm Host Sara Epstein will share some of her poems, then there will be "open mic" time to share poetry afterwards. Feel free to also just curl up with a cup of tea and listen! Learn more and find join link here.
Tikkun Olam
Featured Project: Emergency funds for people returning from incarceration: At February’s Tikkun Olam Shabbat, we heard about the challenges men and women face who are returning to their communities after incarceration. Now it is even tougher. How do you get a job when you have no computer or cell phone for a virtual interview? Where do you find support when all of the usual meeting places (libraries, coffee shops, etc) are closed? Can’t get a place to live without a deposit... THRIVE Communities has established a $100 emergency fund for each returning citizen they work with. Learn more here. Find more ways to repair the world at shir-tikvah.org/TikkunOlam
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