Friday - Sunday, November 7-9

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!

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.   

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

• 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

• 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

Sunday, November 2, 3 - 6 p.m.

ICB, 126 Boston Post Road, Wayland 

Please come and meet your Muslim neighbors and join them for an informative afternoon geared for the whole family

Tours, exhibits and refreshments ongoing. Islam 101 presentation  at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Faces of Islam discussion with Dr.Kecia Ali  at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.

Jon Imber's Left Hand

Sunday, November 9, 3:00 p.m. Museum of Fine Arts

Co-Presented with ReelAbilities Boston

A document of the last year in the life of the valiant, renowned Somerville-based artist, Jon Imber, who suffers from ALS. He reinvents his style and continues making dark jokes - Jewish humor! - even as his body is failing him. A haunting filmic adieu to a painter who cared to the end about his wife (accomplished artist Jill Hoy), family, friends, and artistic legacy.

Purchase tickets online: www.bjff.org

Price for individual tickets:

$14 general admission; $12 for students, seniors (65+), current members of The Boston Jewish Film Festival, Coolidge Corner Theatre, ICA, MFA and WGBH.

For further information: Visit the Festival website at www.bjff.org, email info@bjff.org or call 617.244.9899

You value your independence, help others keep theirs.

Join the JFS Patient Navigator corps of volunteers that provides access to vital health services.

Patient Navigators are trained volunteers who accompany frail older adults to medical appointments, facilitate communication with medical staff, and provide practical and emotional support.  CJP funds JFS to provide this important service to Jewish seniors in Metrowest.

If you have an interest in helping frail older adults maintain their independence, contact JFS (www.jfsmw.org) at 508-875-3100 x110 to learn more about this flexible, rewarding opportunity.

http://tinyurl.com/volpn

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.