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.   

Now through November 23

"How will they stay warm this winter?"

Clean out your closets today and donate your gently used outerwear to Shir Tikva's Winter Clothing Drive.  Adults and children housed in local shelters are desperately in need of coats, jackets, parkas, snowsuits, fleeces, hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, and boots.   

Bring your donated items to the Temple (no ski equipment, please) between now and November 23 and arrange them neatly in the bins located outside the office.

Shir Tikva is honored to be a host congregation for Family Promise MetroWest. Join us and take part as we are prepare to welcome the stranger and feed the hungry in our "home" that is Temple Shir Tikva.

We will be hosting up to four homeless families from January 4 - 18.  The many volunteer tasks needed (dinners, greeters, set-up, overnight hosts, etc) are are organized online and are ready for sign-ups. Please take a moment to follow this link and "Join our Community" on Lotsa Helping Hands. This does not automatically sign you up for anything, but will let you view the calendar and keep you in the loop as we prepare for our guests.

Be a part of this true mitzvah of caring and hospitality. 

November 24; December 1, 8, 15 & 22; January 12

9:30 - 11 a.m. 

Sacred and Profane Doubt

Come and explore with us as we turn our questions upside down and our answers inside out!

This class is offered free of charge. We welcome your voluntary donation to Temple Shir Tikva's Adult Learning Fund.

Register in advance with Karen Edwards in the temple office at kedwards@shirtikva.org.

Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. (Come at 6 for a bite to eat with our teens!)

November 12, December 3, January 7, February 4, March 11, April 1, May 6

Facilitated by Dr. Max Klau, Powered by You

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). 

What do participants have to say?

"The Parenting Salon on Wednesday night with Max Klau was not what I expected- and that made it great! It is much more than just an opportunity for TST parents to get to know each other. Max, an experienced facilitator, lead the discussion which is part personal reflection, part sharing and part community building. I will definitely put it on my calendar to participate monthly!" Debbie Pullen

• Nicholas Ullian, son of Tom and Laurette Ullian, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah 

• Peter and Susan Simon, on the marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Simon to John Volk
• Aliza Dorfman, daughter of Beth Nadel Dorfman, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah
• Michael and Ellen Suvalle, on the birth of their grandson, Aiden Milo Fischel, son of Adam and Margie Fischel

• 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

• Sandra Meyerson, on the death of her mother, Margaret Hoenig-Hahn

• Stephen Hoenig, on the death of his mother, Margaret Hoenig-Hahn

• John Neumeyer,  on the death of his sister, Margaret Honenig-Hahn
• Beth-Anne Halpert, on the death of her mother, Bess Halpert 
• 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

Thursday, November 13, 7 p.m., Berenson Hall, Hebrew College 

FIRST IN A SERIES OF FOUR LECTURES CELEBRATING 

Sunday, November 16, 2 - 4 p.m., Levinthal Sidman JCC, Newton

Meet the camp director and staff and learn how JCC Grossman Camp is a place to be active, a place to make friends and a place for building skills and community. Register at the open house to take advantage of significant savings including $50 for early registration, $100 off for first-time campers, $75 off for siblings, $25 off for listening to a talk about JCC Camp Kingswood (the JCC overnight camp) and register for both Grossman and Kingswood and receive $150 off Grossman tuition and $300 off Kingswood tuition (minimum of two weeks at each camp). Varied activities give campers ages 4.5 to 15 years old a sense of the world around them-and supportive, experienced staff encourage exploration and growth in this vibrant Jewish camping environment. Bus transportation available to and from a variety of locations throughout Greater Boston. Extended day available in Newton (at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC). Camp is located in Westwood on Hale Reservation. For more information, visit bostonjcc.org/grossman or call 617-244-5124. No charge for open house. Everyone welcome. A program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts.

November 29, 7 p.m., Wellesley Village Church, Wellesley, MA

Sunday, December 14th, 2014

5 p.m., Temple Reyim, Newton, Massachusetts

Cocktails and Silent Auction

Buffet Dinner and Dancing

Featuring The David Polansky Players

For tickets or tribute opportunities, please contact Solomon Rosenberg at 508-620-5554 or solomon.rosenberg@mwjds.org

Transitions to Work is an employer based program that focuses on creating new employment opportunities for young adults with a disability. The program provides hands-on training and classroom instruction to help prepare students for work.  The Transitions staff assists participants in obtaining employment upon completion of the program. Transitions to Work serves individuals with a disability between the ages of 18 to 35 who have completed high school and are motivated to work.

TheTransitions to Work Programis excited to announce an upcoming training session beginning in January 2015:

Transitions will offer a training program in retail and customer service at the CVS Caremark Regional Learning Center in Boston.  Students will gain hands-on work experience and cash register training that is relevant to real jobs.

The training will take place at JVS' Boston office and classes are run by JVS instructors.

If you or anyone you know are interested, please contact:

Madeline Wenzel at Mwenzel@jvs-boston.org or 617-399-3241