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, December 4  8:00-9:00 a.m. 

You're invited to join Rabbi Gold for breakfast to meet an extraordinary Israeli Mitzvah - Hero, ODELIA BEN PORAT. 

Odelia lives and works in Sderot-the town that sits on the border with Gaza and has been a focal point of Hamas missiles for the past decade.  She runs an organization called Re'ut-Sderot, a community of volunteers that cares for the shell-shocked citizens of Sderot, especially its children.  Odelia is one of three hundred families that not only came to Sderot to work and to volunteer-but they moved into town, in order to become part of the fabric of the community! She has wonderful and amazing stories to tell about Israeli life on the frontlines of the conflict.

This is the organization in Sderot with whom Rabbi Gold volunteered this summer, playing with children in the summer camp they run in the bomb shelters there. It is Jewish life on the edge-and it is very inspiring.  Please join us for breakfast and a special opportunity to discuss more about modern life in 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 Monday, December 1. All are welcome!

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.

Sunday, December 7, 9:30 a.m. 

Join us for "Ruchi G'viati--My Soul, My Body," our Jewish Mind-Body Spirituality experience. Together we will learn timeless strategies drawn from Jewish tradition for caring for your mind, body and soul. This dynamic series of workshops is based on music, contemplative meditation, Torah study, psychological thought and gentle Yoga.

• Wear comfortable clothing
• Come prepared to remove your shoes
• Bring a yoga mat (mats will be provided for those need them)
• Bring friends, old and new
• Bring frayed nerves in need of healing
• Bring open minds and hearts, eager to learn, share and sing

Facilitated by Cantor Hollis Schachner, Dr. Randy Kamen Gredinger and Holly Friedman Glick, LICSW, RYT  

Sunday December 7, 7:00 p.m.  

Please join Israel Connections Committee and Reyim for the viewing and discussion the Israeli Film "Fill the Void". Discussion will be led by Ms. Lisa Rivo, co-director of National Center for Jewish Films located at Brandeis University.   Popcorn and snack are provided. There is no charge for this movie.  

FILL THE VOID was the 2012 Venice Film Festival winner for Best Actress (Yaron), and has been selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards

Click here for more information  

Please contact huizngaj@comcast.net for information and reservations.   Of course, walk ins are always welcome. 

Family Promise: TST Hosting Families - Don't Miss Out!

TST will be welcoming families from Family Promise on January 4 for a two week stay at Temple Shir Tikva. Now is the time for you to sign up to be part of this community mitzvah! Our support congregations - Peace Lutheran, Or Atid, and Islamic Center of Boston - have begun to sign up for slots to help us out.

Get your first choice for activity and dates by signing up now. Visit the TST Family Promise website (called Lotsa Helping Hands) and "Join the Community". Any Family Promise questions can be directed to Karen Miller at k.kahnmiller@gmail.com or Cindy Lombardo at cindy.lombardo@comcast.net  

We invite you to join the TST Chosen Runs men's softball team. We are always looking for new players. We need commitment early this year - the league requires signups by January 4. The season runs from mid-April through June, 2015. The games are on Sundays at 10 a.m., and we play shuls from around the region.

You must be a member of Shir Tikva or the son of a member, and must be 25 or older. We have a lot of fun, and everyone gets to play. If you are interested, contact team coach Steve Safran at steviesaf@gmail.com.  

• Myron and Martha Bass, on the birth of their granddaughter Avital Ruet Schneider, daughter of Eli Schneider and Ilana Aisen
• Jerry and Susan Haber, on the birth of their granddaughter, Eliza Haber Lindstrom, daughter of Christopher Lindstrom and Abbey Haber
• Jerry and Susan Haber, on the marriage of their son, Doug to Michelle Leung
• Lee and Cynthia Brettman,  on the marriage of their son, Ari to Irene Gofman
• Peter and Susan Simon, on the marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Simon to John Volk
• Michael and Ellen Suvalle, on the birth of their grandson, Aiden Milo Fischel, son of Adam and Margie Fischel

• Julie Pivor, on the death of her father, Ronald Merson
• Yelena Koyfman, on the death of her mother, Galina Krasinskaya
• Lena Savikovsky, on the death of her mother, Lyubov Sirotina
• Paul Schejtman, on the death of his father, Albert Schejtman
• Sarah Falber, on the death of her mother, Joan S. Weinstein
• Randi Biren, on the death of her mother, Sheila Gittelman
• Judy Keseberg, on the death of her father, Richard Misch 

• 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

Sunday, December 14, 2 - 4 p.m., Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Newton  

Meet the camp director and staff and learn how Kingswood is a place to be active, a place to make lifelong friends and a place to build Jewish identity.

Register at the open house to take advantage of early bird pricing (early bird pricing available only through December 14).

For boys and girls entering grades 3-11. Located on a beautiful lake in Bridgton, Maine, Kingswood is the perfect setting for overnight camp. Campers and experienced staff create a fun, positive, and diverse community where Jewish values and exciting activities in sports, outdoor/adventure, water sports and visual and performing arts are the core of the program.

Campers will have an unforgettable experience where they will develop independence, gain self-confidence, build individual skills and learn to work as teams, all while nurturing lifelong friendships and strengthening their Jewish identities.

Bus transportation two and from camp and financial assistance are available.

Zohar Special Needs inclusion program (ages 10-17) and Zohar Special Needs Vocational program (ages 17-21) also available.

No charge for open house. Everyone welcome. A program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts.

For more information, visit kingswood.org or contact info@kingswood.org or 617-558-6531.

February 27 - March 1, 2015 

WHAT

Join us for a weekend of fun, community, and learning for and by Jewish LGBTQ and ally teens! Meet new friends, learn about LGBTQ organizing and identities, and celebrate a lakeside Shabbat with a warm, vibrant community of LGBTQ and ally teens and adults. Learn more.

WHERE

The beautiful Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, CT. Organized travel will be available from the New York City and Boston metro areas.

Click here for more information 

Events for Adults who have recently converted to Judaism

1) People of the Book

A book club for adults who have recently converted to Judaism.

Each month the group will choose an article or chapter in a book to read, or a video to watch, and meet to discuss it with an educator/group facilitator. Together we will continue our Jewish learning and support each other on our Jewish journeys. Partners welcome.

Wednesdays, 7-8:30 PM,@Mayyim Hayyim, Newton

Six sessions: Jan. 7, Feb. 4, Mar. 11, Apr. 1, May 6, June 3

$36 per person; Register with Maria Benet at 617-928-0012 or mbenet@urj.org.

Flyer attached. This is a program of URJ Reform Jewish Outreach Boston. 

2) Feeling Jewish... by Doing Jewish

Building Confidence and Competence with Everyday Jewish Observances for Those Who Have Chosen Judaism

This workshop series, taught by Rabbi Leslie Gordon, is a step-by-step tutorial to lead new Jews (and their partners) through the pragmatics of daily Jewish life. The five sessions will include ritual topics such as Shabbat and keeping kosher (for "regular people") and ethical concerns such as giving tzedakah and honoring our parents.

Mondays, 7-9pm at @Mayyim Hayyim, Newton

Five sessions: Jan. 5, 12, 26, Feb. 2 and 9

$45 per student, $90 per couple; some scholarship monies are available

For more information or to register contact Leeza Negelev at LeezaN@mayyimhayyim.org  or 617-244-1836 x205.

This is a program of the Jewish Discovery Institute and Mayyim Hayyim, with co-sponsorship by URJ Reform Jewish Outreach Boston.

Sunday, December 7, 10 - 11:30 a.m., Energy Fitness and Gymnastics, Natick

Come join our Interactive Chanukah Party at Energy Fitness!  This is a new location this year and we are so excited to be partnering with their staff to help all of our Metrowest families celebrate Chanukah.

Please help spread the word to your families.  This is an event that usually sells out - and will be awesome!  We will have GREAT music, an awesome craft and of course lots of food and goodies!

Register at: bostonjcc.org/mwchanukah

Jewish rituals and life cycle events will be discussed. Facilitated by Rabbi Finestone of Congregation Or Atid, Wayland and Cantor Schachner of Temple Shir Tikva, Wayland.  

Geared for new parents or those anticipating parenthood. No charge.

Program in partnership with Temple Shir Tikva and Congregation Or Atid in Wayland. Register at bostonjcc.org/metrowest.

For more information, contact metrowest@jccgb.org or 508-879-3300.  To learn about all of the JCC Early Parenting programs, visit bostonjcc.org/earlyparenting or contact earlyparenting@jccgb.org or 617-558-6485. All JCC arts and humanities offerings are programs of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts.