August 30, 2015                                                                                Issue 44

High Holy Days 5776
Erev Rosh HaShanah
Sunday, September 13
Ma'ariv Service, 8:00 p.m.
 
Rosh HaShanah - 1st Day
Monday, September 14
Family Shacharit Service, 8:30 a.m.
Late Shacharit Service, 11:30 a.m.
Tashlich, 2:15 p.m.
Children's Service, 3:00 p.m.
 
Rosh HaShanah - 2nd Day
Tuesday, September 15
Shacharit Service, 10:00 a.m.
 
Memorial Service at Beit Olam
Sunday, September 20, 11:00 a.m.
Ushers Needed for High Holy Days
Every year during each of the High Holy Days services, a dedicated crew of volunteers acts as ushers. We help seat worshipers, hand out books, keep order and work in that very visible background to help services go smoothly.
 
Many of our ushers have been helping for a lot of years and they have formed the backbone of our group. Over the years, we have welcomed new members and have seen some retire. Many of us have are "empty nesters" and some have young school age children.
 
To the point, we really do need some new members. And we are an equal opportunity group. Men and women wanted. Ages 16 and up. We even have a few younger members as young as 13 who help us when they accompany their usher parent.
 
If you are interested in joining us, please call or send me an email. Some ushers work multiple services and some members just one. Some prefer helping when their family is seated in the congregation and others prefer helping when their families are not at services. The choice is always yours.
 
Please contact Alan Kivnik at alan@kivnik.com or 508-877-6151 if interested. 
Selichot
"Preparing our Hearts and Minds for the Days of Awe"
Saturday, September 5, 8 p.m.
 
Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur can be life-enriching days that shape the year-to-come as one of blessing and growth. To accomplish this, however, requires some spiritual preparation.
 
At Shir Tikva to come together as a community the Saturday evening before Rosh HaShanah for a late-night spiritual investigation into the themes of Days of Awe.
 
This very special evening offers an array of learning sessions designed to nurture our hearts, minds, and souls, a dessert reception; Havdalah; and a beautiful Selichot service.
 
Our Torah scrolls are dressed in their magnificent white mantles, representing the High Holy Day themes of Malchuyot (majesty/the present), Shofarot (redemption/the future), and Zichronot (memory/the past). Everyone is invited to join us. 
Welcome Elizabeth Suga
We are so excited to welcome Elizabeth Suga, our new Education Coordinator! Elizabeth joins our Education Team from Pollard Middle School's special education department in Needham. She is also a longtime member of the teaching faculty at Temple Beth Avodah in Newton. She brings with her a background and skillset of working with families of all backgrounds, strong systems organization, and a desire to innovate and improve the administrative realms of our Jewish learning programs.
Elizabeth will work in the main office on Wednesdays and Sundays during Religious School and AISH; the rest of the week, her office is upstairs in the education wing.
 
Elizabeth has two daughters - Samantha, a sophomore at Arizona State University, and Grace, a sophomore at Natick High School.Please join us in warmly welcoming Elizabeth to our community and in bidding a fond farewell to Devora Rohr as she commences her studies at Hebrew College's Rabbinical Program.
URJ Biennial - Join Us!
The Union for Reform Judaism's Biennial is happening in Orlando from November 4-8.
Please check it out at www.biennial.urj. org.
The "early-bird" discount is available until September 10.
Register for Religious School and AISH

The first day of Religious School is Sunday, September 27!

The first day of AISH is Wednesday, September 30! 

 

Click here to register. (www.familyid.com/temple-shir-tikva)

 

Questions about TST Religious School (Grades K-6)? Contact Bev Klau, Religious School Principal (bklau@shirtikva.org)

 

Questions about AISH: Shir Tikva Center for Youth Leadership (grades 7-12)? Contact Rabbi Gubitz (rabbigubitz@shirtikva.org)

 

Questions about how to register? Contact Rachael Pass at rpass@shirtikva.org.

Adult Shabbaton Retreat
Friday, November 20 - Sunday, November 22
 
Join us for Shir Tikva's third Adult Shabbaton Retreat at the beautiful Wylie Inn and Conference Center in Beverly, Massachusetts. It will be another extraordinary weekend of beautiful services, invigorating study and fabulous entertainment!
 
The all-inclusive cost of the weekend is approximately $675 per couple and $420 per single occupancy. Space is limited, so reserve your place soon with a non-refundable check of $150 per person, made out to Temple Shir Tikva. Final payment is due in September.
 
What a beautiful way to draw the bonds of community and friendship together in a warm and elegant retreat setting.
RSVP to Toni Spitzer in the temple office, tspitzer@shirtikva.org 
Second Annual  Reyim Progressive Dinner
Sunday, October 18, 6 p.m.
Calling all Empty Nesters! 

Join us for a lively Southern Style BBQ*
 
We're kicking off the new year
with another fun dinner!
 
Once again we'll change tables as we change courses to meet new and old friends
Tell your friends you're going and they'll want to go too!
 
Cost: $36 per person. RSVP and registration: www.shirtikva.org/reyimdinner
 
Deadline to RSVP: October 9
 
For more information, contact
Beth Volk (missbeth47@aol.com)
Joan Lappin (jglappin@yahoo.com)
 
*Gluten-free/kosher-style/vegetarian options
Brotherhood Golf Tournament

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The brotherhood will be hosting its 15th annual TST Brotherhood golf classic at Stow Acres Country Club in Stow. The event is open to everyone, temple members and non-members, so get your friends and co-workers involved also. Please watch your email for more information. Go to www.shirtikva.org/golf  to register or for more information.

 

If you have any questions please call Peter Abend at 979-443-7819 or send an email to tstbrotherhood@shirtikva.org.

College Connections
Are your children going to college this fall?  Send us your college student's address so we can stay in touch!

Make sure they are part of the College Connection Program!  It is a great way to keep our kids connected with the TST community!

3 times a year, during holidays, we'll send a gift of goodies plus a special letter from Rabbi Gold! All you have to do is provide us with your child's address, and we'll take care of the rest!

Do you want to help put the packages together, meet other parents and schmooze? --- it's an easy and fun way to be involved!
Reply toMona Dolgov at Dolgov@comcast.net.

To be a part of the College Connection program, we need:
Student's Name
College
College address
Class year
Student's email address
If your child is studying abroad, we want to know! Tell us where they're studying and for how long.
Mitzvah Project
Please help Kendall Geffen and Josh Schreiber collect art supplies for Jeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center.

Jeff's Place provides free support groups for kids and families, ages 3 to adulthood, coping with the death of someone close. More than 200 participants from more than 30 communities have shared their hearts at Jeff's Place. Its Mission is to facilitate healthy integration of loss for children, teens, and their families by helping them feel connected with each other and less alone in their grief journey.
 
Please bring supplies from the following wish list to the temple between September 1 and October 4. There is a collection bin outside the office, and Kendall and Josh will be collecting at a table and selling note cards made by the kids at Jeff's Place before and after Sunday School on October 4.
 
Jeff's Place Wish List:
Miniature Figurine's for Sand Tray (they have a whole rack of them at AC Moore... wizards, trees, bridges, fences, animals, people, modes of transportation, dragons, doll house miniature's, etc..)
Canvas's (various sizes)
Model Magic
Washable Paint (various colors)
Wooden Picture Frames
Wooden Boxes
White Pillow Cases
Fabric Markers
Stomp Rockets
Kinetic Sand
Kinetic Sand Trays
Clay tools
Mason Jars

Google Guru Needed
Google Analytics Knowledge Needed

The Communications Committee is looking for some help analyzing reports of the temple's website usage. If you are a Google Analytics user and can spare an hour, please contact Joan Blair blair.joan@gmail.com
Regularly Scheduled Services
Simchat Shabbat, Friday, 6:15 p.m.

Early Shacharit, followed by Torah study, Sat. 8:30 a.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.  
In Our Congregation
R'fuah Sh'lema...
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with those that are ill:

 

Abba Noach ben Yehudit 

Aharon ben Reuven 

Loretta Arost

Avraham ben Hanah    

Bluma Rachel bat Chana Zelda  

Ben Boverman

Joan Carlton 

Chana bat Miriam

Chava bat Sarah

Janet Decker

Chet Dlugokinsky

Aliza Dorfman  

Murray Finkel 

Robert Friedman

Gittel Leah bat Sarah Faige     

Mary Lee Goguen

Minnie Goldenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethan Kadish 

Vivienne Kalman

Edith Kaye

Cheryl Kirton

Wanda Kolofoff

Lenore Larkin

Marjorie Levitan 

Jamie Levy

Malkiel ben Chaya Riva 

Hudson Malone   

Rachel Marker

Mendel Peretz ben Ita Chana  

Christopher Montgomery 

Nachama bat Trayna Raizel

Jeremy Pivor  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Sherri Pilskin  

Shayndl bat Mina v'Beryl

Rachel Shira bat Lishka 

Trudie Rockoff

Steve Safran 

Sarah Faiga bat Malka 

Jack Simensky

Heidi Tissenbaum  

Yaakov Pichas ben Shaina   

Yehuda ben Raizel  

Yehuda Eliyahu ben Batya  

Yosef Baer ben Yehudit

Yosef ben Levana 

Merle Zabusky

 

 

 

Mazel Tov...  
  • Joanne Baron on the birth of her granddaughter, Riley Elizabeth Baron, daughter of Zachary and Michelle Baron
  • Dale and Dianne Zeskind
    on the birth of their granddaughter, Beatrice Caroline Zeskind, daughter of Ben and Lisa Zeskind
  • David and Nancy Poorvu,on the engagement of their daughter Jennifer Poorvu to Adam Gutbezahl
  • Gary and Caryl Shawon the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Shaw to Joe Nagelberg 
  • Alan and Sharon Kivnik on the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Kivnik to Marc Newland
 
Condolences...  
  • Daniel Miller on the death of his wife, Betty Ann Miller
  • Lena Savikovsky on the death of her father, Semyon Sirotin
  • Karen Langweber on the death of her mother, Charlotte Beck
  • Eric Schwartz on the death of his mother, Carole Levine Schwartz
In Our Community
JFS Healthy Aging Lunch and Learn
Tuesday, September 8th, 2015, 12- 1:30 p.m.
Temple Shir Tikva, 141 Boston Post Road, Wayland

Medicare: Open Enrollment Essentials: Know before you choose!
Dorene Nemeth of the Metrowest SHINE Program, will provide an overview of your options for 2016 and answer your questions
 
Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15 - December 7
 
Every year, Medicare Prescription Drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans change!
You must review your options EVERY fall to make sure you have the plan that works best for you. During the Open Enrollment Period, find the best Medicare plan for the coverage you need at the lowest cost. At the end of the presentation you will have the information you need to make an informed choice
 
Kosher lunch is $3 in advance or $5 at the door
Click here to register or call JFS: 508-875-3100 x360
 
Me'ah Being Offered in Wayland-Sudbury Area this Fall

The Wayland/Sudbury Collaborative is delighted to be offering the Me'ah,  Program, beginning this fall.

 

The class will be held at Congregation Or Atid, Thursday evenings.

 

Me'ah (Hebrew for 100) provides adults of all backgrounds with an intellectual framework for understandingthe narrative of the Jewish people  Below are bios for the faculty for the first of the program's two years, who will teach Bible and Rabbinics respectively.

 

For more information see www.hebrewcollege.edu/meah. To register, contact Rabbi Sally Finestone or click on http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/sites/default/files/meah-southarea-2015.pdf 

Parenting Through a Jewish Lens

Parenting Through a Jewish Lens at Temple Shir Tikva This Fall!

 

Starting November 1, 2015, meets for 6 sessions, Sundays, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

  •        Free babysitting available!

This program brings together caring parents and expert facilitators. Parents explore compelling Jewish texts and traditions while sharing stories and ideas about raising children. Parents from all backgrounds welcome.

Discussion topics include how to incorporate Judaism into your daily life, how to parent during a loss, how to approach tzedakah/charity as a family, how to raise resilient children and much more.

For more information visit www.hebrewcollege.edu/parenting or email Parenting at parenting@hebrewcollege.edu.