COVID Vaccination Policy for High Holidays: We look forward to seeing many of you during the High Holy Days. We want to make this a comfortable experience for everyone. The expectation is that all persons attending services in the sanctuary/social hall will have been fully vaccinated. Non-vaccinated persons cannot attend services in person.
If you have not yet submitted your vaccination card, please use this form to upload your card or drop it off during summer temple hours. Tickets will not be issued unless we have a proof of vaccination on file for everyone in your party.
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.
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
Daily Minyan & Kabbalat Shabbat Sunday-Thursday, 7:30PM (Zoom) Scroll down or here for the August 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→
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 Tues, Sept 6th, 7pm- Special Congregational Meeting Zoom link | Voting Proxy form Tues, Sept 6th, 7pm- Sisterhood Board Meeting (Zoom) Thurs, Sept 8th, 8pm- Grief Support Group (Email Lorraine Simon)
Fri-Sat Shabbat Services (see above) Sat, Sept 10th, 9:30am- First day of Shabbat school Sun, Sept 11th, 2pm- B'nai Tikvah Sings the Songs of Broadway
B'nai Tikvah Sings the Songs of Broadway: Sunday, Sept 11
B’nai Tikvah Sings the Songs of Broadway Sunday, Sept 11th, 2PM This will be an in-person event only! The concert will feature the vocal talents of Phinn Evans, Sam Evans, Marci Shaw, Marc Silver, Beth Schreiber and introducing our new Rabbinic/Cantorial Intern, Josh Schreiber. Mark Elsner will be the accompanist with direction by Joe Doniger. A reception in the social hall will immediately follow the concert.
Click the marqee image above for more information; and click the photo to the right for a sneak peak preview from rehearsals!.
Reminder: The deadline for Concert ticket orders
was Tuesday, August 23rd. After that, you must call Joe Doniger at 781-910-7601 for ticket availability. Tickets will not be sold at the door for this event.
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
NEW: Lunch & Learn with Reb Lisa Feld
Begins Monday, Sept 12th, 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.
NEW: Embodied Teshuvah
with Reb Josh Schreiber a course of transformation for the HIgh Holidays, with Rabbinic/Cantorial Intern Reb Josh Schreiber. Prepare yourself for the High Holidays with a combination of Jewish text study, personal reflection, and Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® explorations. This class will give you the opportunity for a deep and meaningful encounter with the habits and patterns of your life.
This FREE (with registration) course is being offered either
In person(Thursdays @8PM, September 1, 8, 15, 22); or
Virtually(Mondays@8PM, August 29, September 5, 12, 19)
Click the pic or links above for more information and free registration.
Note: the virtual class will include students of Josh’s from outside of the BT community. Questions? Contact Reb Josh Schreiber.
NEW: Me'ah Fall Classic- ONLINE Bible, taught by Rabbi Gordon Wednesdays, Oct 26 - Jan 18 (continuing in the spring) 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.
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!
Sisterhood
Sisterhood Paid Up Program From Honey to Big Money: The Story of Candy presented by Helene Herman Sunday, September 18th, 3pm click the pic for more information and to confirm your attendance in person or by Zoom
SOCIAL ACTION/SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
When we think of social justice, we turn to tikkyn olam, our shared responsibility to repair the world. Every day is an opportunity to put our values into action and to vow to strive toward equality for all. Please email socialaction@bnaitikvahma.org to get involved.
Three ways B'nai Tikvah is helping to fight against food insecurity * High Holiday Food Drive.....(coming soon) * Jewish Family and Children's Services bike ride for hunger (Oct 2) * Project Bread's interfaith walk for Hunger in Westwood (Oct 23)
Are you REDI??????? Race | Equity | Diversity | Inclusion Watch Chai Lights for details!
Elections are coming soon.... Members of BT will continue writing and sending postcards to disenfranchised voters. Join us on September 20th to help us get out the vote!
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.
Rubin Adult Education Fund Anita Wassersug in Memory of Bernard Sohn Barry & Judith Freedman Caplan in Memory of Bernard Sohn Elaine Matisoff in Memory of Bernard Sohn Faye Solup in Memory of Bernard Sohn Janet & Marshall Silberberg in Memory of Bernard Sohn Selma & Norman Blacker in Memory of Bernard Sohn Al Burak Building Fund Sheryl Victorson & Jeff Berton in Memory of Louis Friedman General Fund Debbie Segal in Memory of Edward Freedman Evelyn Fisher in Memory of Bernard Sohn Evelyn Fisher in Memory of Dottie Dormady Frederick R. Canton in Memory of Edward Freedman Holocaust Memorial Chapel Fund Cindy Lurie in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Sylvia Lurie Myra & Bob Pransky in Memory of Bernard Sohn Myra & Bob Pransky in Memory of Dottie Dormady Natalie & Ken Weinberg in Honor of Rabbi Loel & Patty Weiss Natalie & Ken Weinberg in Honor of Rabbi Loel & Patty Weiss Joel Kessel Memorial Youth Fund Brenda Kessel in Memory of Bernard Sohn Brenda Kessel Get Well Wishes Roberta Shuman Kiddush Fund Cliff Seresky in honor of Janice Halpern becoming President of B'nai Tikvah Jane & Mark Silver in Honor of Our 36th Anniversary Janice Halpern in honor of her birthday Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Antoinette Dimodica in Memory of Edward Freedman Casey & Herb Simons in Memory of Bernard Sohn Colette & Bradley Haasnoot in Memory of Edward Freedman Janet & Buddy Promisel in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Louis Goldstein Judy Freedman in Honor of Rabbi Loel & Patty Weiss Loretta & Barry Gordon in Memory of Edward Freedman Phyl Hewson in Memory of Bernard Sohn Reina & Leo Benoit in Memory of Edward Freedman Sally Braunstein in Memory of Edward Freedman Religious School Fund Sheila & Arnold Bogan in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Anna Packer
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.
