March 20, 2016
 Issue 28
Purim 5776
Temple Shir Tikva Self-Study Congregation Meetings
Temple Shir Tikva Self-Study - Multiple Opportunities for Participation!
 
As we embark on the next steps of our journey toward finding a senior rabbi for the temple, it is critical that we follow best practices, as well as embrace this unique opportunity to come together as a community, by conducting a self-study in which we listen to one another and assess who we are and what we want in our future leader. There are many ways for us to gather this information, and I want to alert you to all of them.
 
First, there will be two congregation-wide meetings. The first is on Sunday April 10 at the temple from 5 - 7:00 p.m. with a schmooze between 5:000 PM - 5:30 PM. The meeting will begin promptly at 5:300 PM. The second will be on Monday evening May 2 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. with a schmooze from 7:00 PM -7:30 PM and the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 PM. Skilled facilitators will help guide the conversation.
 
In addition to these meetings, Community Conversations will be taking place throughout the month of April for congregants with common interests. Specific dates and times will be made available as they are confirmed.
 
Finally, for the entire congregation, and especially for those unable to participate in person, a congregation-wide survey will be distributed with questions for you to share your thoughts. 
 
Thank you all for your continued partnership as we proceed to this next opportunity for getting to know ourselves and one another more intimately. On behalf of the Rabbi Search Committee, together with the Congregational Engagement Committee, I look forward to learning with you.

Click here to let us know you will be attending either meeting 
 
L'shalom,
Julie Kniznik
Temple President
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.

Adult Education Presents: Andrea Berlin
Friday, April 1,  
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Service
7:30 p.m. Dinner - $25 per person
8:15 p.m. Speaker - no charge but r.s.v.p. required 
 
Andrea Berlin: The Maccabees and Tel Kedesh: A Collision Between Site and Text

Join us for Simchat Shabbat followed by Shabbat dinner as we learn from Professor Andrea Berlin. 
 
In this lecture, Professor Andrea Berlin will present the results of recent excavations at Tel Kedesh, the site of an imperial administrative complex in northern Israel. The discoveries here call into question the veracity of certain portions of the text of 1 Maccabees, and so offer direct testimony for a reconsideration of the relationship between the history of these events and their retelling in story.
Israel Connections Presents: Breakfast with Dr. Gil Atzmon
Wednesday, April 6, 8:30 a.m.

Prof. Gil Atzmon is the Associate Professor at the Laboratory for the Biology of Aging, Department of Human Biology, University of Haifa. He is also an Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Genetics and Member of the Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Dr. Atzmon's focus is in a new and challenging field, epigenetics, involving the relationship of genetics to diseases, aging and longevity.  He and his team at the University of Haifa are gaining an understanding of the association of the whole genome to disease, performance, health and longevity.  Successful interpretation of the epigenetic signature associated with aging may lead to future crafting of treatments and interventions which will promote aging with grace.

Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, April 1 to Karen Edwards kedwards@shirtikva.org.
Adult Education Presents: What Matters?!
Sunday, April 10, 9 a.m.
What Matters?! Finding Well-Being Amid the "Overwhelm" and Complexity of the 21st Century

Let's face it, for many of us, busy and overwhelmed have become the new normal. In fact, the World Health Organization has called Stress the #1 Health Epidemic of the 21st Century.

The What Matters?! framework is a practical set of five practices and mindsets to decrease stress and increase overall well-being.

 Join co-founders David Garten and Paul Sherman for a two-hour workshop in which you will discover tools and resources that will help you to make daily choices to remain present and stay grounded in what is truly important to you. The What Matters?! framework draws upon multiple disciplines including positive psychology, adult learning theory, mindfulness, personal coaching, neurosciences, and philosophy. From a Jewish perspective, it closely parallels the concept of tikkun olam, repairing/healing the world. Learn more at  www.askwhatmatters.com/events

There is no charge for this event but please click here to register

Film Screening: Orchestra of Exiles
April 10, 2016
 
Please join us at Temple Shir Tikva for a screening of
Orchestra of Exiles
7:00 p.m. Coffee & Dessert
7:30 p.m. Film Screening
 
In the early 1930's Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman transformed from a world renowned violinist to a humanitarian racing against time. He formed a symphony that would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.  With courage, resourcefulness and an entourage of allies including Arturo Toscanini and Albert Einstein, Huberman saved nearly 1000 Jews - and guaranteed the survival of Europe's musical heritage.
 
We are delighted to have as our guest speaker, Viola Morse, whose mother and uncle were two of the musicians recruited by Huberman to join this world famous Orchestra.
 
Questions? Contact Joan Lappin at jglappin@yahoo.com or Beth Volk at missbeth47@aol.com 
David Snyder Memorial concert
 
Share Community Shabbat: A Special Service with our Neighbors
Friday, May 6, 6:15 p.m.
Shared Comminity Shabbat: A Special Service with our Neighbors, The Islamic Center of Boston (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.

Click here for more information and to R.S.V.P.
Any questions, email Joyce Pastor at jfpastor@yahoo.com
Save the Date: Bernstein on Broadway
Saturday, May 21, 8:00 p.m.

A night of songs and celebration to honor the founding members of the Temple Shir Tikva Choir. Evening will include wonderful music and a dessert reception.

Stay tuned for more details next week.

Contact Susan Benjamin at susan.benjamin71@gmail.com or Candy Steingisser at candacels@comcast.net for information.
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
Mildred Field
Robert Friedman
Gittel Leah bat Sarah Faige     
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
Harvey Spencer
Heidi Tissenbaum
Sheila Rouslin Welt  
Merle Zabusky
David Zeff
Nathalie Zeff
  
  
  
Mazel Tov...  
  • Bruce and Debbie Tofias,
    on the engagement of their daughter, Shaina Tofias to Matthew McMahon
  • Wayne and Judy Keseberg, on the birth their grandson, Beorn Caesar Welch, son of Joseph and Joanna Welch
  • Jim and Carol Roblin on the birth of their granddaughter, Emilia Sarah Roblin, daughter of Jeffrey and Alehandra Roblin
Condolences...  
  • Ellen Suvalle on the death of her mother, Minnie Goldenberg
  • Amy Manchester on the death of her father, Harvey Rosen 
  • Deborah Cohen on the death of her father, Sanford Cohen
Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller to be Honored
March 22, 5:30 p.m., Gann Academy, Waltham
Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller to be Honored at Hebrew College Gala Celebrating Women's Leadership and Philanthrophy
 
Hebrew College will celebrate the impact of Jewish women's leadership at its annual gala, Celebrate 2016: Honoring Women's Leadership and Philanthropy.  
 
At Celebrate 2016: Honoring Women's Leadership and Philanthropy, Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z"l will be among a group of four outstanding women being honored with the Esther Award for Leadership and Philanthropy for their exemplary leadership at Hebrew College, in the Greater Boston Jewish community, and beyond. Also being honored at the gala are Sari Anne Rapkin of Needham, Geraldine Acuņa-Sunshine of Boston, and Winnie Sandler Grinspoon of Weston.

Click here to reserve your spot 
Reclaiming the Moderate Muslim Voice
Sunday, May 1, 3 - 4:30 p.m.,
Islamic Center of Boston
A divide-bridging, awareness-building, community outreach presentation that challenges an existing narrative portraying all Muslims as people of violence and Islam as a religion of hate.
This family-oriented 90-minute workshop will consist of a multimedia presentation, book reading, artifact exhibit, and dialogue designed to further cultural awareness and education.
Everyone interested in the promotion of peace and positive feelings between neighbors and communities is invited to participate.

Contact: farhanazia@hotmail.com   (508) 620-0035 or (508) 361-2373
Click here for more information 
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.

Boston Jewish Food Conference
Sunday, April 3, 12 - 7 p.m., Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, Newton

The 5th annual Boston Jewish Food Conference will be held at Congregation Shaarei Tefillah. This annual springtime event fosters new dynamics and connections within the Jewish community by utilizing food and agriculture to discuss the intersections of justice, sustainability, and culture against a background of Jewish traditions and contemporary life.
Click here for more information
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.

JCC Grossman Camp Open House
Sunday, April 10, 2 - 4 p.m.
Visit and Tour JCC Grossman Camp
Visit and tour JCC Grossman Camp in Dover, MA. Meet the camp director and staff and learn how JCC Grossman Camp is a place to be active, a place to make friends and a place for building skills and community. Varied activities give campers ages 4.5 to 15 years old a sense of the world around them-and supportive, experienced staff encourage exploration and growth in this vibrant Jewish camping environment. Bus transportation available from more than 40 communities throughout Greater Boston. Extended day available in Newton (at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC). Financial assistance available.
 
No charge. Everyone welcome. A program of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. For more information, visit bostonjcc.org/grossman or call 617-244-5124.