All High Holy Day information is posted on our High Holy Day webpage (click the pic).
On behalf of the Officers, Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, Clergy, and Staff, we wish you and your families a Happy and Healthy New Year - L'Shanah Tovah!
Need a FREE COVID Rapid Antigen Test? We have FREE at-home tests, courtesy of Julie Goodman and the Canton Board of Health. Just stop by B'nai Tikvah office hours to pick up a pack to keep on your home shelf.
PS: Jewish calendars are available in the office, as well!
This Week at B'nai Tikvah
New Office Hours
Our current staffing structure limits office hours to: Monday (closed but feel free to leave mail in the dropbox outside the main entrance) Tues-Thurs, 9am-3pm | Fri, 9am-12pm
This Week With B'nai Tikvah Full Services Schedule & Streaming links available on our High Holy Day webpage Note: Time change for tomorrow: Tashlich will be held at 4pm at the Canton Town Pool (Bolivar Street, Canton) Sat, Oct 1st: Simcha Shabbat Kiddush - celbrate your milestone with the community! More info→ Sun, Oct 2nd, 9am: Help build our community sukkah! Scroll down for more info Sun, Oct 2nd, 10am: Sisterhood Board meeting
Daily Minyan (online) and Shabbat (in person and online)
We invite you to join us in person for Shabbat services in our newly-carpeted sanctuary (vaccines required; masking optional but recommended); or on LiveControl or YouTube. When services also are on Zoom, we will announce that in the Shabbat section below For services links, click the icons/logos below
Daily Minyan & Kabbalat Shabbat Sunday-Thursday, 7:30PM (Zoom) Scroll down or here for the minyan calendar Kabbalat Shabbat: Friday, 6PM (Zoom)
Shabbat Morning 10AM: Services in the sanctuary and streaming on LiveControl & YouTube
Additional Shabbat morning offerings
Starbucks Shabbat: Saturdays at 12:00 PM [Zoom] Enjoy an informal cup of joe while discussing various topics from the weekly parsha to current events. No RSVP needed; come regularly or pop in!
Soul Stroll: 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:30AM (meet at the temple): A refreshing Shabbat alternative program. Learn more here or email to register
Kiddush Menu- September (click the pic) (menu subject to change)
Simcha Shabbat- 1st Shabbat each month
Share your family's celebratory moments with the congregation by helping sponsor kiddush. More info→
Sisterhood
Thank you to all the Sisterhood Paid-Up members for attending our event last week; and wishing everyone a Sweet New Year!
Chazak v'Ematz Campaign Torah Fund Cards $2.50 | Torah Fund Pin $180 For information, click the pic or
COME HELP BUILD THE SUKKAH And enjoy a nice Breakfast sponsored by B’NAI TIKVAH BROTHERHOOD Sunday, October 2 @9:00am Brotherhood is sponsoring "Building the Sukkah" on Sunday morning, October 2nd at 9:00. A complimentary breakfast will be served to our volunteer construction crew. Reservations are requested so that we will have enough food for the workers. Please click the flyer to the right to print it and follow the instructions. Questions? Email brotherhood@bnaitikvahma.org
Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah & Other Classes with our Clergy
Lunch & Learn with Reb Lisa Feld
Mondays, 12-1pm This year, Reb Lisa Feld will be holding a class for those who want to learn to lead parts of services and read Torah and Haftorah, culminating in an adult B'nai Mitzvah ceremony in the spring. Questions? Email Reb Lisa.
Me'ah Fall Classic- ONLINE Bible, taught by Rabbi Gordon Wednesdays, Oct 26 - Jan 18(continuing in spring)
Register Now:Join us on a fascinating journey through the narrative of the Jewish people from ancient to present times with Hebrew College's two-year Me'ah Classic program. Delve into key eras of Jewish history over four semesters: Hebrew Bible, Rabbinics, Medieval, and Modern. Learn with master teacher/scholars who bring the topics to life through dynamic and interactive text study, discussion, lecture, and readings.
Later this fall: B'nai Tikvah Sings begins Tuesday, Nov 1st More info→
Introducing: B'nai Tikvah's Journey to Spain!
Join B'nai Tikvah on a magical journey to Spain! Coming, May 2023 -- Check last week's special email introducing this amazing opportunity to experience the Land of Sepharad and origins of Sephardic Jewry... and so much more! For a sneak preview, click the pic!
SOCIAL ACTION/SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS
As the High Holidays approach, and we think of chessed (doing acts of loving kindness) and tzadakah (providing for those in need), there are several ways we can choose to help in the fight against food insecurity:
* Our own BT HH food drive. Bags will be distributed on Rosh Hashanah, with flyers stating what should be provided. The filled bags need to be returned on Yom Kippur. * Jewish Family and Children's Services' (JF & CS) Bike Ride for Hunger on October 2nd. The Ride for Food, an annual cycling event, is the biggest fundraiser for Family Table each year. Visit the JF&CS Family Table Ride for Food fundraising page to join the team or to donate. Watch for details on the Project Bread Interfaith Walk for Hunger on October 23rd.
Continue to watch Chai Lights for upcoming programs on Breast and Ovarian Cancer Awareness, and Transgender Remembrance Day Shabbat. Phyl Hewson, chair socialaction@bnaitikvahma.org
Jewish Family & Children's Service is here to help
JF&CS provides vital human services to help individuals and families successfully navigate transitions and overcome challenges. We can support you and your family through a range of life’s challenges related to parenting, aging, mental health, economic need, disability supports, and so much more. Click the pics below for more information.
Community News
Sharon Memorial Park High Holiday Memorial Service Sunday, Oct 2nd, 10AM Rain or Shine Officiating: Rabbi Joseph Metzler & Cantor Becky Khitrik
Donations to B'nai Tikvah
Thank you to those who have donated to B'nai Tikvah! Donations may be made online or sent directly to the office.
Al Burak Building Fund Harriet Burak in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Michael Jonathan Burak Judith & James Langmead in Memory of Stacey Megalaitis General Fund Leslie Holmes in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Harold H. Winer High Holy Day Flowers Carol & Steven Bernstein, a donation for Debbie Segal & Jeffrey Segal in Memory of their parents, Annette & Leonard Segal Marci Shaw, a donation for Natalie & Ken Weinberg, a donation for Cliff Seresky, sponsoring Yom Kippur bimah flowers in Memory of Phyllis Seresky Holocaust Memorial Chapel Fund Cindy Lurie in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Robert Lurie Ellen & Joel Euse in Honor of the Yahrzeit of David Gropman Natalie & Ken Weinberg in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Philip R. Weinberg Joel Kessel Memorial Youth Fund Adrienne & Jerry Fleishman in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Helen Kessel Brenda Kessel in Honor of Peggy McCarthy Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Judie & Marty Packer in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Anna Packer Judie & Marty Packer, Get Well Wishes to Glenda Blake Judith Feldman in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Isadore Feldman Judith Feldman in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Gerald Feldman Judy Freedman in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Rose Sheinfeld Smolker Sharon & Donald Samuels in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Ralph Samuel
Ways to Support B'nai Tikvah
B'Nai Tikvah Sisterhood is offering Torah Fund Greeting Cards. We have Mi Sherberach and Sympathy cards at $2.50 per card. Email Janet Silberberg
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The Scrip Box has the following cards available: Amazon $25 Shaw's $25, $50 American Express $25, $100 Stop & Shop $25, $50 Dunkin Donuts $25 Visa $50
Minyan List for the Week
Congregants commemorating a yahrzeit may wish to honor that event by leading some portion of the evening’s service. It might be as small as leading a prayer or could be leading all of Mincha or Ma’ariv. If you are interested in taking this honor feel free to call Joe Doniger at 781-910-7601 or email us at MinyanRangers@bnaitikvahma.org at least two days in advance, and we’ll help make arrangements with that night’s minyan leader. Due to the pandemic, as many people are observing a virtual Shiva week, if you inform the leader, a third Mourners' Kaddish will be included as is done in a shiva house.
