Sunday, October 26, 9 a.m. 

Shir Tikva's Annual Mitzvah Day is for all ages and interests. We have projects appropriate for children, teens, and adults. If you cannot attend Mitzvah Day, you can still make a difference by contributing to a collection to be used on Mitzvah Day or giving tzedakah.

Details for all Adults Projects, Off-site Projects and Grade-Level Projects can be found at www.shirtikva.org/mitzvahday2014 (You can review projects before registering, just scroll down on the page.)

Registration

Please take a moment to pre-register for a project at  by clicking here. Parents-please register your child(ren) even if they are participating in their class project. 

Temple-Wide Collection Needs- Due October 19th to collection bins located outside 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 

Shir Tikva Tumor-nators

On Mitzvah Day we will be sending a team to walk a 5k to help find a cure for brain tumors.

Join the team or donate today!

Click here to join us or to donate!

For more information, contact Danyel Rodgers, Chair, Mitzvah Day at drodgers@chestnuthillrealty.com.

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.

Thursday, October 23, 7 p.m.

The Interfaith working group grew out of the Chazon initiative. Our charge is to increase the understanding and relevancy of Jewish living for our Interfaith families, including members with intermarried children, by reviewing all aspects of our offerings from the Interfaith perspective to ensure that Shir Tikva is a welcoming community for all of its families.

We need help with a number of programs and your ideas about projects.

We will meet monthly, click here for a list of other meeting dates.

For more information contact Heather Meterparel at hdmeterparel@gmail.com  or Mary Beth Rettger at mb.rettger@gmail.com.

Sunday, November 2, 9:15 a.m.

TST will be hosting Family Promise Metrowest Families in January. Time to Prepare!

Shir Tikva is honored to be a host congregation for Family Promise MetroWest. We will be hosting up to four homeless families during the first two weeks of January (1/4-1/18) and during the week of May 31.  It will take "many hands" to make this endeavor a successful one for both our Guests and for our Congregation.

Join us on to learn more about what our hosting weeks will look like and what volunteer opportunities (big and small) there are for adults and youth. A Family Promise representative will be on hand to provide an "official" training at 10:30 for any congregants interested in working directly with FP Guests. Please note: All volunteers over the age of 12 must attend a training in order to work directly with Guests.  There are volunteer opportunities that do not involve working directly with Guests (such as set-up and break down, meal shopping and preparation, etc.), for which training is not required. If you are unable to attend the TST training but would like to volunteer to work with guests, there are other Family Promise Metrowest training sessions in the area.

Questions? Contact Karen Miller at k.kahnmiller@gmail.com or Cindy Lombardo atcindy.lombardo@comcast.net

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!

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.

Click here for more information 

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

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).   

• Robert and Lonnie Swarz on the marriage of their son, Mark Swarz to Erin Mahony

• Marc and Diane Homer, on the birth of their granddaughter, Shayna Janelle Homer, daughter of Ross and Melissa Homer
• Michael and Kate Freed, on the birth of their son, Samuel Walter Freed
• Alan and Roberta Freed, on the birth of their grandson, Samuel Walter Freed, son of Michael and Kate Freed

• Kenneth and Cheryl Chernack on the birth of their grandson, Evan Jai Greenstein, son of David Greenstein and Elizabeth Chernack

• Jeff and Laraine Levy on the marriage of Laraine's son Alex Cohen, to Tyler Marie Murphy

• Robert and Carole Bellman, on the engagement of their son, Miles Bellman to Leah Hess 
• Andrei and Liliane Schor,  on the birth of their grandson, Ryan Maxwell Schor, son of Kenneth and Erika Schor
• Sander and Lauren Rikleen,  on the engagement of their son, Alex to Leslie Nachbar

• Doreen Rao, on the death of her father, Martin Herman
• Mark Lappin, on the death of his mother, Marion Lappin
• Jeffrey Lappin, on the death of his grandmother, Marion Lappin

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.