March 6, 2016
 Issue 26
Purim 5776
Community Brunch
March 6, 9:30 a.m.
Join us for our second Congregation Community brunch hosted by the Congregation Engagement Committee. Get together with old friends and make new friends in a warm and friendly environment over hot scrambled eggs and coffee, and other nosh.

Board of Trustees Meeting
The next meeting of the Temple Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, March 7 in the Beit Midrash.
 
All members in good standing are welcome to attend.
The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Brotherhood Social
Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m.
Join us for our next brotherhood social this week. Get together with other men and catch up on current events. If you are looking for more, bring along your favorite game, like chess or backgammon and maybe someone will want to play. We will also have our friendly poker game if that interests you.
There is a $5 charge for beer and refreshments, $20 if you are also playing poker.
If you know you will be there, or have any questions you can email the brotherhood at tstbrotherhood@shirtikva.org. Hope to see you there!
Grade 3 Siyyum HaSefer
March 12, 10:45 a.m.
We are very proud of our Grade 3 students! They have been hard at work learning to decode Hebrew and are steadily gaining an understanding of basic Hebrew prayers. Through their participation in weekly tefillah (community prayer), our Grade 3 students now have an understanding of what it means to be a contributing member of a kehillah (a holy community).
 
Siyyum HaSefer is a ceremony conducted during the Shabbat morning service to publicly acknowledge and celebrate each student's hard work in their Jewish studies. All congregants are invited. This milestone service will be followed at 12:30 p.m. by Shabbat B'Yachad, Temple Shir Tikva's inter-generational and interactive Shabbat program.
Planning a Mentschy Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Sunday, March 13, 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Planning a Mentschy Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebration

Are you starting to plan for a simcha after your child's Bar/Bat Mitzvah?  Want a meaningful celebration that reflects your family's values?  Just need some advice about how to get started? Join other B'nai Mitzvah families for an interactive session to help you get started on planning your celebration.   We have tips collected from previous families, other experienced families ready to share their wisdom, and lots of time for you to ask questions.  
  
Please RVSP to mb.rettger@gmail.com
TST Safety and Security Task Force
Wednesday, March 16, 4 p.m. 
 
We are looking for interested members to join a new task force.  As we are all aware, the world in which we currently live is no longer a world that allows us the luxury of denial to events that affect us globally. Together the Task Force will prioritize the needs of TST and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees to enhance our security so that we all feel safe in our temple home.
 
Our first meeting is at TST on Wednesday, March 16 at 4 p.m. If you can attend or if you are unable to attend this meeting, and would like to join the task force, please email Susan Altman, saltman@shirtikva.org.
Family Promise Hosting
Sunday, March 20 - Sunday, April 3
Family Promise Hosting

Volunteer opportunities available.......

Shoppers

Overnight hosts male and female

Greeters/server        

 
Please check your calendars and login into Lotsa Helping Hands to view the calendar and help us fill all the unmet needs.
Brisket and Scotch Tasting
March 26, 7 - 10 p.m.  
Please register by March 23, 2016 so we can get an accurate count.

Warm up on a cold winters' night with a homemade meal, scotch-tasting, good conversation and a little friendly competition.

Enjoy a potluck dinner and desserts (sign up via the Registration link), wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages, guided scotch tasting and voting for the winning brisket entry. Winners will take home prizes and coveted bragging rights.

Click here to register 

Proceeds from this event will support Shir Tikva's Rabbi Herman and Paula Blumberg URJ Camp Scholarship Fund.

Rick Recht and Billy Jonas in Concert
Save the Date: Friday Night Shabbat with the ICB
May 6, 6:15 p.m.
Friday Night Shabbat with the ICB

Shir Tikva will host a Shabbat service to welcome our neighbors from the Islamic Center of Boston. (ICB) Members of the ICB will participate in the service, and all who attend are invited to a reception to follow at the ICB. More details will be forthcoming. Any questions, email Joyce Pastor at jfpastor@yahoo.com
Save the Date: TST Annual Golf Tournament
It may be 30 degrees outside, but it's time to start thinking about...
Golf, tennis and fun!

The Annual TST Golf Tournament is in the spring this year - taking place on
Monday June 20th at Charter Oak Country Club in Hudson
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.

In Our Congregation
R'fuah Sh'lema...
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with those that are ill:
  
Abba Noach ben Yehudit
Maureen Andreassi  
Aryeh ben Raizel
Henry Buianowski  
Joan Carlton
Ray Cue
Janet Decker
Devora Sharon bat Kailua Sora
Aliza Dorfman
Roseann Dunn   
Murray Finkel 
Robert Friedman
Gittel Leah bat Sarah Faige     
Minnie Goldenberg
Gedalia ben Rut  
Vanessa Gravenor
HaRav David Hillel ben Chaya Brina 
HaRav Mordecai ben Chana 
Ethan Kadish 
Vivienne Kalman
Stan Kaplan
Edith Kaye
Wanda Kolofoff
Lenore Larkin
Luke Lorio
Yonina bat Manya
Rachel Marker
Mendel Peretz ben Ita Chana  
Christopher Montgomery 
 
  
  
Nachama bat Trayna Raizel
Jeremy Pivor
Sherri Pliskin
Pam Pingeton 
Shayndl bat Mina v'Beryl
Stacey Roswell
Rhoda Sakowitz
Stan Sakowitz
Sarah Faiga bat Malka
Arden Suvalle
Heidi Tissenbaum
Sheila Rouslin Welt  
Merle Zabusky
David Zeff
  
  
  
Mazel Tov...  
  • Jim and Carol Roblin on the birth of their granddaughter, Emilia Sarah Roblin, daughter of Jeffrey and Alehandra Roblin
  • Laraine and Jeff Levy, on the birth of their granddaughter, Charlotte Bea Nakash, daughter of Brian and Lindsay Nakash
Condolences...  
  • Amy Manchester on the death of her father, Harvey Rosen 
  • Deborah Cohen on the death of her father, Sanford Cohen
  • Eric Shienbrood, on the death of his mother, Lillian Shienbrood
The Cat in the Hat at the JCC
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss' classic tale comes alive in this engaging live stage adaptation of his adored book. You'll recognize the rhyme and have a fun-filled time during this fast-paced play about a brother, a sister, and their unexpected visitor. Held at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton on Sunday, March 20. Shows at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Geared for families with children ages 3+ years.

Cost is $15, JCC member cost is $13. Show is part of the JCC Magic Ark Performing Arts Series for Families, a program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. For tickets, visit bostonjcc.org/magicark or call 617-965-5226 or 866-811-4111.

JCC Camp Open House
JCC Kaleidoscope Creative Arts & Science Camp Open House/Tours
Sunday, March 20, JCC Newton 
 
Meet the camp director and staff and learn how children in grades K-8 and CITs in grades 9-11 will make friends and spread their creative wings at Kaleidoscope. Act and sing in a show, canoe on the Charles River, star in a music video, swim, learn to cook, paint a masterpiece, play sports and much more! The Kaleidoscope season is composed of two, four week sessions with flexible enrollment. Each session culminates in Arts Night. Bus transportation available from Brookline, Framingham, Wayland, Natick and Needham.

No charge for open house. Everyone welcome. A program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. For more information, visit bostonjcc.org/kaleidoscope or call 617-558-6523.
NFTY Conclavette
  Questions?  Contact Rachael Pass at rpass@shirtikva.org
Mother-Daughter Weekend
Calling all moms, grandmas, aunts, and girls currently in grades K-10!  
Join us for our annual Mother-Daughter Family Arts Weekend, April 1-3!
Click on the image below for more details and to register!
CJP Women's Philanthropy Event
Tuesday, April 5, 7:00 p.m.
At a private home in Sudbury -Address provided upon registration

Featuring Dr. Erica Brown, award-winning writer and commentator.
As women, how can we be role models to our family, friends and peers while juggling our work and home lives? And, how do we decide where to invest our time and resources between community, schools, volunteering and synagogue? Join us to hear Dr. Erica Brown share her insights, Jewish wisdom and stories.
We invite you to support our tikkun olam project by bringing gently used women's outerwear and business attire to benefit Jewish Family Service of Metrowest.
Light refreshments will be served. Dietary laws will be observed.

RSVP by Monday, April 4.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited.
Cost: $18 per person
Click here to register

Event fees reflect the cost of goods and services provided and are not tax deductible.
For more information or special accommodations, please contact Ariel at arielm@cjp.org or call 617-547-8854.