Our service is on ZOOM and begins at 6:00 p.m. Join us for candle lighting, blessing one another, kiddush, motzei and invoking an angel to bless us during the week ahead. In keeping with the spirit of the celebratory month of Adar I-II we will also take a moment to celebrate our landmark moments and accomplishments. Please come prepared to share anniversaries, birthdays, successes and other happy moments.
Our Hebrew College Rabbinic Intern, Lisa Feld, will lead the davening and offer a teaching this week. Zoom Link Meeting Id: 978 470 037 Passcode: 183618
Shabbat Morning: Parshat Ki Tissa: What is an Idol?
Services for this week will be in person and on livestream and begin at 10:00 a.m. This shabbat we read Ki Tissa, a parashah that includes the story of the Golden Calf. After experiencing the miracle of liberation and moment of revelation on Mt. Sinai, the children of Israel do not know how to respond when Moses leaves the camp for the mountain top. Aaron delays, but does not prevent them from building and worshiping a Golden Calf. What does this story tell us about a human need to worship something concrete and visible? The role of ecstasy in worship? The ongoing problem of defining and avoiding idol worship? Are there idols in our world and in our lives? What does it mean to place something else above our desire to connect with the one, invisible, God of creation? And what do we think of Aaron’s choice: to stay with the people and moderate, rather than condemn, their impulses?
Join B'nai Tikvah's Soul Stroll THIS Saturday, February 12, to discuss Parshat Tetzaveh. We'll meet at 10:00 am at the Houghton's Pond parking lot, at 880 Hillside St., Milton, MA, for an easy 1.2 mile stroll. For information contact Janice Halpern. Soul Stroll
Our Israel Trip: New Dates and Itinerary
Our B’nai Tikvah trip to Israel has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID situation. Our new dates are May 10-22, 2022. You can see the new itinerary and pricing here www.bnaitikvahma.org/israel-trip . Interested? Have questions? — please contact me ( rabbi@bnaitikvahma.org ).
