October 18, 2015                                                                                Issue 35

Transition Update
  • Save the date: On Thursday November 19, we will be having another congregational meeting to provide another opportunity to update you on our transition efforts.  The individual transition committees will be giving reports on their efforts and there will be an opportunity for questions and answers.  The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM with wine and cheese and an opportunity to "schmooze" prior to the presentations.
 
  • Save another date:  On December 11, 2015, we will be having a recognition Simchat Shabbat for Rabbi Gold.  The Congregational Engagement Committee in collaboration with the Holiday Committee will be planning a program for Friday evening. Details will be forthcoming.
 
  • Both he Rabbi Search Committee and the Operations Committee met this week and continue to make progress.
As always we value your input and questions. Please feel free to correspond with us at transition@shirtikva.org .  All questions will receive a response from one of our chairs.
Tikkun Olam 
Mitzvah Day 2015
Religious school families: There will be no regular religious school classes on Mitzvah Day, Sunday, October 25. No drop-offs at religious school - participating families will stay together for their projects from 9:00 am - 11:00 (unless otherwise noted.) 
Available projects for all ages include: Harvesting and Planting in the Mitzvah Garden, Desserts for Pearl Street, Personal Care Projects for Hope and Comfort, and Birthday Boxes for Birthday Wishes. See complete list of projects with details at www.shirtikva.org/repairing-the-world/mitzvah-day-projects-2015. Suggested donation to cover costs: $10 per family. To sign up, email mitzvahday@shirtikva.org with project and number of participants.
 
 
Habitat for Humanity
 
Mitzvah Day at Shir Tikva is not just for the kids!  Help make the dream of a homeownership a reality for four new Habitat families, right here in Wayland, MA. Open to Age 16 and Up. No experience necessary. Please join us in this Mitzvah. Come yourself, invite a friend or make it a family effort. It's great fun. We meet at Shir Tikva at 9 am on Sunday, October 25th, and then will head over to the site for an orientation and instructions, before we roll up our sleeves. Habitat will provide all necessary equipment and materials. Just bring your energy and enthusiasm (and a waiver form). We'll finish by 4pm, with a break for lunch. So... Are you in? If so, you can sign up by emailing mitzvahday@shirtikva.org, and letting us know you want to be part of the Habitat for Humanity Team! 
TST Center for Spirituality    
Jewish Meditation
Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 p.m.

Would you like to learn how to quiet your mind?
Are you interested in a practice that can help you experience a more profound closeness to G-D?

Join us, all are welcome-beginners, experienced learners, and anyone seeking to develop or renew their practice.

These sessions will be facilitated by Jay Gainsboro, Bruce Shackleton, Max Klau, Jeff Maimon and members of our Innovations in Spirituality team.
   
We will also met on November 4, 18 and December 9. 
Gathering
Sisterhood Game Night
Thursday, November 5, 2015; 7:30 p.m.

Do you like card games or board games?

Come join us for a fun evening of games, wine and dessert.

We will have a variety of games such as Sequence, Trivial Pursuit, Cranium, Pictionary, cards (Canasta, Rummy, Poker), maybe even Mah Jongg, or any other suggestions.

Bring your friends and meet new ones!
Sisterhood Book Group
Thursday, October 29, 7:30 p.m.

Sisterhood Book Group will meet at for a stimulating and engaging discussion of Bloodlines by Neville Frankel.
 
From the Jewish Book Council summary, "Bloodlines, an apartheid era novel, raises universal questions about the bond between mother and child, regardless of distance or age, and the limits of tolerance and forgiveness"
 
 
In addition to a lively discussion, we will also pick additional books to read through the year, so please bring your ideas or submit them to tstsisterhood@shirtikva.org. 

Adult Shabbaton Retreat
Friday, November 20 - Sunday, November 22
 
Please 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 entertainment!
 
The all-inclusive cost of the weekend will be approximately $675 per couple and $420 per single occupancy. Please reserve your place soon with a check of $150 per person, made out to Temple Shir Tikva and mailed to the office.
 
Final payment will be due October 30. What a beautiful way to draw the bonds of
community and friendship together in this warm and elegant retreat setting.
 
For more information, please contact Nancy Gossels at ngossels@gmail.com or 508-358-7438. 
Israel Connections Congregational Dinner
Friday, November 13, 7:30 p.m.
(following Simchat Shabbat Services)
 
The Israel Connections Committee invites you to join us at the Temple for a Congregational dinner featuring Rabbi Neal Gold and Cantor Hollis Schachner
 
Catered Israeli Dinner
 
Rabbi Gold will share his experiences as a delegate to the World Zionist Congress
Cantor Schachner will share her experiences as a Reform Jew living in Israel
 
Cost: $36 per person
Make your dinner reservation on www.shirtikva.org/israelidinner by November 6
 
For more information, contact
Amy Michaels (amykm26@aol.com)
Roz Rosenthal (rozzierooh@gmail.com)
 
Please bring a bottle of wine or soda.
Education  
Oh God Showing at Temple Shir Tikva

Ganeinu
Click here to register
(see below for Parenting Through a Jewish Lens) 
Interfaith   
TST Early Learning Center  
Stacey Peasley Concert
Wednesday, November 11, 10:30 a.m., TST

Get ready to rock!!  The the Temple Shir Tikva Early Learning Center and Wayland Children and Parents Association are once again teaming up to bring you a fabulous family concert on Veteran's Day.
 
Dance and sing to the rockin' music and sing-along lyrics of popular children's entertainer Stacey Peasley at this concert for kids young and old.  Full of fun and loaded with great music, this concert is sure to get even your smallest dancers tapping their toes! There will be refreshments for sale.
 
Cost is $7 per person for Temple Shir Tikva ELC or WCPA members, $8 per person not affiliated with either group, $30 max per family (children under 2 are free).  Tickets can be purchased at the door.
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 

Aryeh ben Raizel   

Liberty Arnold 

Loretta Arost

Avraham ben Hanah    

Ben Boverman

Joan Carlton 

Chana bat Miriam

Chava bat Sarah

Janet Decker

Chet Dlugokinsky

Aliza Dorfman

Roseann Dunn   

Murray Finkel 

Robert Friedman

Gittel Leah bat Sarah Faige     

Minnie Goldenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linda Hecker 

Ethan Kadish 

Vivienne Kalman

Edith Kaye

Raya Keseberg 

Wanda Kolofoff

Lenore Larkin

Margaret Lombardi 

Mendel Peretz ben Ita Chana  

Christopher Montgomery 

Nachama bat Trayna Raizel

Dorie Nickelsberg 

Jeremy Pivor  

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Sherri Pilskin  

Shayndl bat Mina v'Beryl

Rachel Shira bat Lishka 

Trudie Rockoff

Sarah Faiga bat Malka 

Justin Shaw 

Heidi Tissenbaum   

Yehuda ben Raizel  

Yosef Baer ben Yehudit

Yosef ben Levana 

Merle Zabusky

 

 

 

Mazel Tov...  
  • Richard Friedman and Nancy Goldstone on their marriage 
  • Bob and Lonnie Swarz on the birth of their granddaughter, Zoe Rose Swarz, daughter of Marrk Swarz and Erin Mahony
  • Maurice and Dena Hamilburg on the marriage of their daughter, Danielle Hamilburg to Adam Hann
  • Robert and Carole Bellman on the marriage of their son, Miles to Leah Hess
Condolences...  
  • Jon Meterparel,  on the death of his father, Stephen Meterparel
  • Paul Schejtman on the death of his mother, Haydee Schejtman
  • Mark Volk on the death of his mother, Lelene Volk
  • Larry Salk on the death of his mother, Jacqueline Salk
In Our Community
Family Promise
Click here for more information

Sweet Sounds for Kids
October 25, 2015, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Energy Fitness and Gymnastics, 1 HF Brown Way, Natick
 
Come join us for an afternoon of music, laughter and fun with local musician, David Polansky.
David's music is known to be frequently humorous, sometimes serious, and always clever and engaging.
 
Loved by everyone from preschoolers to grandparents.
 
Cost: $5 per person Family Cap: $20.00
Following the concert there will be open gym for 45 minutes
Space is limited.
Visit our website to purchase tickets: www.familypromisemetrowest.org

Community Mosaic Project
November 1 and 8, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Vilna Shul,Boston's Center for Jewish Culture Community Mosaic Project -Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture.

On two Sunday afternoons, the Vilna is hosting its Community Mosaic Project and Open  House. The entire community is invited to attend this free afternoon of snacks, docent-led tours. As part of the Mosaic Project, as a community we will be creating a beautiful tile mosaic designed by Bette Ann Libby to replace a crumbling fresco that can't be restored. Stay for as little or as long as you like!
$5 validated parking is available at the Charles River Plaza garage at 175 Cambridge Street in Boston. RSVP to Rachel at rachel@vilnashul.org to let her know which day to expect you. Together, we will build a piece of Jewish Boston!
JFS Healthy Aging Lunch and Learn
Wednesday, November 18,12:00 to 1:30 p.m. 
Temple Israel, 145 Hartford Street, Natick
 
"Shifting Gears---Driving Safely"
Presented by Michele Ellicks, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Registry of Motor Vehicles

Kosher lunch is $3 in advance or $5 at the door
or call JFS: 508-875-3100 x36 
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.