We warmly invite you to experience our inspiring and uplifting holiday morning services.

Thursday, October 16, 10 a.m.

Shemini Atzeret - Yom Tov Shacharit Service With Yizkor in memory of departed loved ones

Thursday, October 16,  6:30 p.m. 

It's a time for celebration as we complete our yearly cycle of Torah reading and begin anew with the very first words of B'reishit

A time for rejoicing... as we dance with our splendidly dressed Torah scrolls to the lively music of the New England Klezmer Conservatory Band

And a time for chocolate . . .Help make our famous Chocolate Onega big success by sharing your favorite chocolate dessert!

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to bring a special chocolate treat by clicking here. 

We Want Your Feedback!

With the melodies of the High Holidays still fresh in our mind, the Rabbis, Cantor and Ritual Committee would like your feedback. As you know, we piloted segments of the draft edition of the new Reform Movement Machzor during the Erev Rosh Hashanah and Ne'ilah services.

We would love to hear your perspective about any of the aspects of the book that caught your attention. Tell us your thoughts about the layouts, translations, readings, and transliterations. Let us know what you liked and what missed the mark. Your feedback will help inform us as we vet this new Machzor as a potential replacement for the existing ones.  

 Click here and let us know what you think.

Simchat Shabbat, Friday, 6:15 p.m.

Early Shacharit, followed by Torah study, Sat. 8:30 a.m.

Late Shacharit, Saturday, 10:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.
 
Shabbat Yeladim (Tot Shabbat) - 1st  Saturday of each month, 9:30 a.m.

Shabbat Mishpacha (Family Shabbat) - 3rd Saturday of each month, 9:00 a.m.   

Wednesday Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Gold Begins October 22

An inspired group gathers on Wednesday mornings for friendship, community, and the study of the great books of the Jewish people (both ancient and contemporary).

For longtime participants in this class: We look forward to starting a new chapter in our learning together! 

Thursday, October 23 8:00-9:00 a.m. 

NEW CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ISRAELI SOCIETY

Please join us for breakfast to meet a very special Israeli activist and teacher, Dr. Eilon Schwartz. 

Eilon is the director of a new kind of Israeli organization called SHAHARIT. At this turbulent time in Israeli society, Shaharit ("dawn") is challenging conventional wisdom by building conversations between all sorts of estranged communities - Left and Right; Ultra-Orthodox, Orthodox, Reform, and secular; Jews and Arabs - to create new sorts of social contracts and political networks. 

Join us for breakfast and a special opportunity to have a dialogue about Israel in all of its complicated beauty. There is no cost for this breakfast and it is not a fundraiser.

To RSVP, please contact Karen Edwards (kedwards@shirtikva.org) in the Shir Tikva office no later than Sunday, October 19.

November 16, 3 p.m., SpeakEasy Stage, Tremont Street, Boston 

Join us for a performance of BAD JEWS  

It is the story of two cousins waging war over a coveted family heirloom in this biting comedy about religion and culture. At odds are the annoyingly devout Daphna Feygenbaum, a young woman who wears her Jewishness like a righteous badge of honor, and her equally self-centered cousin Liam Haber, an entitled young man who has spent much of his life distancing himself from his cultural traditions. Though a comedy, BAD JEWS seriously explores issues of religion, cultural history, and personal identity. Following the performance there will be a discussion of the play.

Click here for additional details.

Click here to register 

We are holding a limited block of seats at the discounted rate of $52.

For more information contact: Joan Lappin at jglappin@yahoo.com, 781-647-0122  or Beth Volk at missbeth47@aol.com, 508-479-1906

Monday, October 20, 7:30 p.m.

Please join us for a discussion of Bee Season and the important family issues that occur in the novel.

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We are pleased to have as moderator Judy Huizenga, MD, a psychoanalyst and child psychiatrist.  Snacks will be provided.  

Friday, Sunday, November 7-9, 2014

Friday, November 7 

Simchat Shabbat Services and dinner after services - Click here to register   

Saturday, November 8

Shabbat Torah Study - 9:30 a.m.

Shabbat Afternoon - Family Learning + Havdalah - 5:00 p.m.

AISH High School Program + Havdalah - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday November 9

More Family Learning Opportunities - 9:00-11:00 a.m.

ALEX CICELSKY is a remarkable teacher of Jewish ecological traditions. He is a senior staff member and founder of the Center for Creative Ecology (CfCE) and a founder of Kibbutz Lotan.

Founded in 1983 by graduates of the Reform Youth Movement of America, Kibbutz Lotan is an extraordinary place: one of Israel's two Reform kibbutzim.  Located in the Southern Arava desert, their community's mission is to live Jewishly, equitably, and in an environmentally sustainable way. Besides the environmental research work they do and the innovative practices they have put into place, their CCfCE runs a myriad of educational programs for post high school, college and post graduate students. They also run programs for American, Israeli and international youth groups and international (including Palestinian) visitors of all ages who come to experience the community and to learn firsthand about the kibbutz's sustainable building techniques, recycling, organic farming, water recycling and waste management, permaculture and philosophy of eco-village living.

His teaching throughout the weekend will be an invigorating and eye-opening exploration of the TORAH OF THE EARTH for adults & kids alike. Join us!

Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

October 22 (Note a date change from October 1), November 12, December 3,

January 7, February 4, March 11, April 1, May 6

Connect monthly with other parents of teens in a gathering designed to explore the blessings and challenges of parenting.  This will NOT be a lecture or training experience, in which participants passively receive knowledge or skills from an "expert". Rather, it will be a space for reflection and discussion in which parents can explore their parenting challenges with fellow congregants in a space devoted to learning (not to problem solving). 

To learn more, talk with facilitator, Dr. Max Klau - Shir Tikva congregant and chair of our AISH committee - on two conference call options:

11:00-11:30 a.m. on Tues, Oct. 7

1:00-1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17

Call in #: 605-475-6720 
PW: 695866

Our first gathering will be October 22 (Please note the date change from previously published October 1).   

Sunday, October 26, 9 a.m. 

Our entire community will start Mitzvah Day with a Temple-Wide kickoff at 9:00 am immediately followed by hands-on projects for everyone, including some new projects to benefit Habitat for Humanity, Sage House, Buddy Dog, Family Promise, Pearl St. and The Brain Tumor Society.

All project information  and online registration can be found at www.shirtikva.org/mitzvahday2014 . We request that all participants register before Mitzvah Day.

Important Temple-Wide Collections - Due October 19th to collection bins outside the office

Backpack Buddies:

• New or gently used Backpacks

Cradles to Crayons (for children birth -16)

• New socks and underwear
• New and gently used clothing, shoes and board books
• New and gently used toys - no plush or large plastic

Hope and Comfort

• Chapstick
• Tissue boxes
• Paper towels
• Unscented body lotion

Keep the Promise: An Evening of food and wine tasting to benefit homeless Families

Come and enjoy a tasty sampling of foods from 10 local restaurants and wines from around the world. This event is being hosted by Energy Fitness and Gymnastics at 1 HF Brown Way, Natick. Bid on auction items featuring a Chef's dinner in your own home for 6 people by local Chef Noah of Sky Bokx 109 Gastro Sports or ( 4 ) Patriots Tickets for the November 27 game or perhaps a Crème de la Mer Beauty Party for 4 and Gift basket is more what you are looking for. We have Celtic's tickets, Children's birthday parties and much more. Finish off the evening with dancing the night away with tunes from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.  

Visit our website to purchase tickets : www.familypromisemetrowest.org.

Tuesday, November 4, 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Temple Beth Am, 300 Pleasant Street, Framingham

The Biology of Happiness

We get happier as we get older, but why?

Explore the theories and research with Derek Isaacowitz, Ph.D., Director of the Lifespan Emotional Development Lab at Northeastern University

Kosher lunch is $3 in advance or $5 at the door.

Call JFS at 508-875-3100 x 330 or click here to register. 

Lifelong Learning Opportunity for Members of Temple Shir Tikva

Lifelong Learners: An Independent Collaborative (LLAIC) started offering and classes in September, 2014, at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley. Because of the interest in this program, and space limitations in Wellesley, we have started to offer extra-curricular learning activities on Tuesdays at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland. Members of Temple Shir Tikva can become LLAIC members and attend any extra-curricular activities offered at both temples, and the standard $35 semester membership fee will be waived.

To learn more about LLAIC, you can visit our website at www.llaic.org. If you have additional questions, you can call Richard Mansfield, Chair of LLAIC's Board, at 978 443 9668.