Never in recent years has the need for your Annual Fund contribution been greater. We are thrilled to be implementing many ideas from our Chazon visioning initiative:

*           The TST Center for Spirituality

*           Meaningful social action projects such as Family Promise

*           Interfaith programming 

Through these and other new programs, the temple community is connecting and engaging with you and your family in innovative, meaningful and fun ways.  

To deliver all these positive experiences and to maintain the health of our temple, we need to raise $36,000 by May 2015. This year, TST has been faced with unanticipated expenditures, including extraordinary snow removal AND significant repairs and maintenance costs to maintain our aging systems. As such, your contribution this year is vital to insuring our financial foundation.  

We are fortunate that a family in our congregation has graciously come forward with a challenge match of up to $25,000 for the Temple Shir Tikva community. This generous family will match all first time gifts to the Annual Fund and all increased donations, made between now and the end of May. This doubles the impact of your generosity - but only if you give now. We need the help of every temple member, whether it is $18 or $18,000. By increasing a gift already made, or making a new gift, you will play a central role in fostering our inclusive, vibrant, financially secure and sacred Jewish community.  

Please help us meet this challenge by making an Annual Fund donation right now. Mail a check to the Temple office or donate online below. Thank you, as always, for your generosity and your continued support.

Click here to donate now

The Annual Fund Committee

Susan Benjamin and Laurene Sperling, Development Co-chairs

Susan Garfield and Michael Schreiber, Annual Fund Co-chairs

Amanda Sonis Glynn, Ed Polansky, Janet Polansky, Committee Members

June 10, 7 p.m.

HOLY ROLLERS CLASS

Would you like to know how to care for Torah scrolls, so they would last for hundreds of years?

Do you know there are specific things you can do to care for our Torah scrolls?

We are fortunate to have Rabbi Druin, a sofer from Sofer-on-Site to cover these and other questions regarding caring for our Torah scrolls.

Please come to listen to fascinating stories about up-keeping, fixing, and avoiding costly repairs of Torah scrolls.

Let us know by filling out this short form.

Rachael Pass, our Director of Youth Engagement, will be visiting Shir Tikva campers at many of the New England Jewish summer camps over the summer. If you have questions about the form or the visits, contact her by replying to this email.

Shir Tikva's Brotherhood Softball Team, The Chosen Runs, is off to another great start to the season. The team won it's first 2 games of the 2015 campaign and is having a lot of fun. Come cheer on the boys and check out our team site:

https://chosenruns.teamsnap.com/schedule

• Scott and Laurene Sperling on the birth of their granddaughter, Noa Violet Berkey Sperling, daughter of Michael Sperling and Rachel Berkey

• Jeffrey and Elaine Winer on the birth of their granddaughter, Zoey Winer, daughter of Lee and Jennifer Winer

• Peter and Lisa Roblin on the birth of their granddaughter, Isabel Irving, daughter of Mark and Rebecca Irving

• Bruce Shackleton and Elizabeth Fineberg on the marriage of their daughter, Leah Shackleton, to Chris Wear 

  Wayne and Judy Keseberg on the birth of their granddaughter, Raya Faye Keseberg, daughter of Jonathan and Tali Keseberg

• Kenneth and Laura Wernick on the birth of their grandson Leo Jun Jie Wernick, son of Andrew and Nina Wernick

• David Cohen, on the death of his mother, Shirley Cohen
• Marjie Brockman,  on the death of her father, Herb Kaufman
• Liza Burkin and Alec Burkin,  on the death of their grandmother, Sylvia Burkin
• Karen Adelman Foster on the death of her father, Albert Adelman

Sunday, May 31, 2015, Noon - 6:00 p.m., Gann Academy, 333 Forest Street, Waltham 

A Festival of Israeli Music, Art, Dance, Fun, Food and Community!

Join us for the biggest celebration of Israel that New England has ever seen! Saddle up your camel (or wait, you can just ride ours!) and head to Gann Academy's spacious campus in Waltham, where you'll meet thousands of people who share your interest in the culture, music, arts, crafts and food of Israel.

This is a hands-on, as-much-Israel-as-you-can-get-without-a-passport kinda day.