Going forward, we will have hybrid (in-person and streaming) Shabbat Morning Services. If you come in-person, we ask that you sign up to come to services by Thursday morning. You can sign up for multiple weeks all at once or You can do it on a week to week basis. www.bnaitikvahma.org/shabbat_services For those attending any services in person: If you have not already done so, please submit your proof of vaccine online or email a copy to the office.
If you do not submit your card beforehand, you MUST bring it with you.
This Zoom access will only be for special Shabbat events, the Zoom link will not be active most Shabbat services. The link from previous weeks through LiveControl isn't active this week.
Monday, January 24, 2022 • 22 Shevat 5782 12:00PM Adult Ed Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Gordon Zoom Link | Meeting ID 431 181 532 | Passcode 183618 7:30PM B'nai Tikvah Daily Minyan Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 844 4705 9779 | Passcode: 183618 8:00PM Ritual Committee Meeting
Other News and Upcoming Events
Social Action Committee
Commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day with B'nai Tikvah on Shabbat, January 22nd If you are a survivor, know someone who is a survivor, or is a child of a survivor and would like your story (or loved one's story) briefly told, please contact: socialaction@bnaitikvahma.org ASAP. Or perhaps you would like to participate in the Shabbat service. Let us know that also.
Join us in the temple for this meaningful and poignant service.
Rabbi Gordon's Lunch & Learn In Person and on Zoom Jewish Storytelling from Rebbe Nachman to the Coen Brothers
The Hasidic revolution involved a return from Judaism’s longtime focus on law (halacha) to the Jewish storytelling (aggadic) tradition. Hasidic stories range from fairy tales about lost princesses to stories of wonder-working rabbis. How did the medium impact the message? Why stories? How does this tradition continue in new forms today? Our class will conclude with watching the Coen brother’s film, "A Serious Man" (2009). All readings will be distributed in class and on line. No prior knowledge assumed. Mondays from Noon to 1:00 PM Zoom Link - Meeting ID 431 181 532 Passcode 183618
Rabbi’s Wednesday Evening Class Zoom Only The Moral Thinking Behind Jewish Law (Halakhah) Starting with the Mishnah (220 C.E.), our class will read classics of Jewish Law, asking what ethical ideals underpin specific legal rulings. All texts will be read in English; no prior experience assumed. Texts will be screen shared in class. Wednesdays from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 868 0444 8894 | Passcode: 183618
Saturdays at 12:00 PM Enjoy a cup of coffee while discussing various topics ranging from the weekly parsha to current events. This informal group meets on Zoom. No RSVPs are needed; come regularly or just pop in on the occasional Shabbat. Zoom Link
Israel Trip NEW Dates and Itinerary! The Israel Trip will now take place May 10 - 22, 2022 Check out the new itinerary and let the office know if you would like to be added to the trip.
Kol Kahol is a local Jewish Bluegrass music group.
We are really looking forward to gathering with you on Saturday night (6pmET) for an evening of music and song-sharing, hosted by Kol Kahol. The event is meant to be participatory, so we’ll invite you to bring your voices, niggunim, melodies, or favorite songs as we usher out Shabbat together.
The event will be held live and streamed, so please join us in person (384 Harvard St) or online , however is right for you! Looking forward to seeing you there, P.S. For KI’s most updated COVID guidelines, please click here .
Tales of Chelm JArts TheatreWorks Presents: Tales of Chelm Online
Every Thursday in February at 8:00 PM ET
Adaptors Jesse Garlick and Dori Robinson approach classic Jewish folktales through a modern lens in Tales of Chelm, reimagined by JArts Theatreworks. Composed of four segments, Tales of Chelm utilizes innovative performance techniques, such as puppets, masks, and clowning, to tell the stories of the people of Chelm— Eastern European villagers who considered themselves uniquely wise, and whose antics have been amusing us since the sixteenth century. Learn how the town of Chelm came to be, follow along as they attempt the seemingly impossible, and discover why Jewish culture has rendered these stories immortal. Zany fun for all ages! Register to Watch
UPCOMING TEMPLE BETH DAVID ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 10:30 AM STEPHEN KURKJIAN: A Zoom presentation about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist Stephen Kurkjian, author of MASTER THIEVES- The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Art Heist, will give an intriguing presentation on Sunday morning, January 30 at 10:30 AM. His book is regarded as the most authoritative account of the crime. Stephen is an acclaimed three-time Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The Boston Globe. Due to the rise in Covid cases, the event will be on Zoom only. Registration is required. Here is the link to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vd-uqpjorHdKhfvR51fKq8lc9XSzqnM-W
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.
Monday - 17th Captain: Marvin Wolfert Leader: Marvin Wolfert Harry Dietrich Linda Dietrich Stan Finer Judy Hochberg Elise Wolfert
Tuesday - 18th Captain: Joe Doniger Leader: Joe Doniger Stan Finer Gordon Gilbert Joyce Gilbert Ruth or Marshall Myers Marty Packer Cathy Stern
WEDNESDAY - 19th Captain: Howie Finer Leader: Howie Finer Sherri Finer Stan Finer Bob Pransky Julie Widrow Mike Widrow
THURSDAY - 20th Captain: Dena Kaufman Leader: Dena Kaufman Harriet Burak Stan Finer Joel Kepnes Elaine Matisoff Alan Rapoport Sharon Sagotsky Janet Silberberg
SUNDAY - 23rd Captain: Jon Snyderman Leader: Sharon Frank Stan Finer Paul Frank Janet Silberberg Jeff Weinberg
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CHECKS MUST BE IN NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 $10 for large and $9 for standard. Please send your check made out to B’nai Tikvah Sisterhood to: Carol Bernstein 18 Newland Street Norton MA 02766 Questions : 617-699-4852 Cbernstein1110@gmail.com
Thank you to those that have donated to B'nai Tikvah. You can donate online at: www.bnaitikvahma.org/payment.php or send your donation directly to B'nai Tikvah.
Accessibility Fund Dena Kaufman Get Well Wishes to Michelle Langmead Dena Kaufman in Honor of Michelle Langmead Cantor's Discretioary Fund Mona & Phil Rosen in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Myer Rosen Harvey Weisthal in Memory of Sam Forman Linda & Stephen Asnes in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Sylvia Hochberg General Fund Mimi & Peter Roos in Memory of Louis Segal Jolyon & Dorothy Spivack in Memory of Louis Segal Leslie Holmes In Honor of the Yarhzeit of Marilyn K. Winer Rozanne Neiterman in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Maurice Kinkow Sylvia Wagner in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Philip Forman Adeline Sherman in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Philip Sherman Bernice Weiner in Memory of Sam Forman Kenneth Hackel in Honor of the Yahrzeit of V. Hackel Victor Hackel in Honor of the Yahrzeit of V. Hackel Cathey Stern & Ann Hartstein Donation Kirshner/Pearlstein Bereavement Fund Dena Kaufman in Memory of Arthur Fleishman Leonard Wolf in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Goldie Hirshfield Dena Kaufman in Memory of Lynne Evans Dena Kaufman in Memory of Mary Morrissey Leonard Wolf in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Samuel Wolf Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Phyllis Hewson in Memory of Arthur Fleishman Susan & Barry Lit in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Benjamin Lit Susan & Barry Lit in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Helen Elsner Susan & Barry Lit in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Joseph Snow Harvey Lappen in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Lorraine Lappen Religious School Fund Marilyn Gorodetzer in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Marcia Bickoff Debbie & Mark Gladstone in Memory of Mary Morrissey Roberta & David Singer in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Rhoda Ginsberg Lois & Baarry Bernstein in Memory of Ruthie Brickman Ritual Fund Barry & Judith Freedman Caplan in Memory of Paula Swartz
