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Photo taken December 2019 A Word from School Days and J-LOFT Blumberg TEMPLE BETH AM’S 2020-2021 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL YEAR IS OFFICIALLY IN FULL SWING! THIS IS WHAT This is an exciting year with our new clergy, who are also our Directors of WE NEED TO Education! We are starting off our year on Zoom, and we have so much to BUILD A do together. : K-2nd Grade 5th Grade WOOD AND Theme: Jewish Values, such Theme: Arts Teacher: Sam Frydman Ahava) and - אהבה) BRANCHES, as love (Tzedek - צדק) HAMMER justice AND NAILS! Teacher: Leah Kapiloff 6th-7th Grade Rav Sam Blumberg Theme: STEM (science, I remember singing this joy- 3rd-4th Grade technology, engineering, ful Debbie Friedman melody with my synagogue’s choir Theme: Natural World. and math) growing up, but it wasn’t until many years later that I would set out to build a sukkah for myself. Determined Teacher: Elyse Blau Teacher: Illona Roll to make it happen, I scoured the internet for schematics, continued on page 5 continued on page 7 tebeam / October 2020 / 2 Fundraising

@TBA PLEASE NOTE: ALL services will be livestreamed on Zoom. The link and password can be found in your WEBSITE DONATIONS Temple Beth Am weekly email. Start times may vary, so please check your JUST A CLICK AWAY! weekly email for this as well. The TBA website can now accept credit card donations. Please take advantage of this new capability on our website to acknowledge the memory of, or to honor an accomplishment of a friend or a FRIDAY OCTOBER 2, 2020 / 15 TISHRI 5781 loved one. Go to: www.tempbetham.org SUKKOT/SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE...... 6:30 PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 2020 /15 TISHRI 5781 Weekly Portion SUKKOT Leviticus 23:23-34 FUNDRAISING DINNERS Haftarah Zechariah 14:1-21 During the year, there will be fundraising dinners at area MORNING & STUDY...... 9:00 AM restaurants. The temple receives a portion of all the SHAKE AND SCHMOOZE IN THE SUKKAH..... 12:00 PM sales. Stay tuned for dates and times. By appointment only / Begins at 12:00 PM See attached flyer for details TREE OF LIFE Friday October 9, 2020 / 22 Tishri 5781 The TREE OF LIFE mounted on the wall of the of SHABBAT/SIMCHAT TORAH the temple lobby is a favorite way for members to & CONSECRATION SERVICE...... 6:30 PM commemorate “simchas” and honor family members SATURDAY OCTOBER 10, 2020 / 22 TISHRI 5780 and friends. Your gift of leaves ($300) and stones ($1000) Weekly Portion Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 will support continuing growth projects in the future. Haftarah I Kings 8:54-8:66 Pledge cards are available in the temple office. SHABBAT MINYAN, TORAH STUDY & YIZKOR SERVICE...... 9:00 AM SMILE AMAZON FRIDAY OCTOBER 16, 2020 / 29 TISHRI 5781 SHABBAT HALL’LU SERVICE...... 7:15 PM You shop, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price SATURDAY OCTOBER 17, 2020 / 29 TISHRI 5781 of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases to Weekly Portion BERESHIT Genesis 1:1-6:8 Temple Beth Am. Amazon Smile is the same Amazon Haftarah Isaiah 54:1-55:5 that you know. Support TBA by starting your shopping SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN at smile.amazon.com. & TORAH STUDY...... 9:00 AM FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2020 / 6 HESHVAN 5781 SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE...... 7:15 PM SPONSOR FUTURE ONEGS October Anniversary Blessing This is a great opportunity for your family to honor SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 2020 / 6 HESHVAN 5781 any type of special occasion or kaddish. Sponsorship Weekly Portion NOACH Genesis 6:9-11:32 Haftarah Isaiah 54:1-55:5 is a $100 donation. For more information contact SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN Patti Frankel via the TBA Office. & TORAH STUDY...... 9:00 AM FRIDAY OCTOBER 30, 2020 /13 HESHVAN 5781 SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE...... 7:15 PM For additional information regarding SATURDAY OCTOBER 31, 2020 /13 HESHVAN 5781 our fundraising efforts please call the Weekly Portion LECH LECHA Genesis 12:1-17:27 Haftarah Isaiah 40:27-41:16 temple office at 508-872-8300. SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN & TORAH STUDY...... 9:00 AM 3 / October 2020 / tebeam President’s Message

Dear Friends, It’s been such a busy summer. As I watch the for a great year! Thank you one and all! leaves begin to turn, it seems as if summer (If YOU would like to join a committee, flew by in the blink of an eye. It was a very just reach out to me and I will help make busy summer at Temple Beth Am, with the it happen.) on-boarding of Rav Blumberg and Cantor Our staff, Ellen Jagher, Mary Wolff, plus working to create both an online Robinson, Augusto Gomez and Sandra school program and full complement of High Levey — all of them have gone the extra mile. Holiday services, all while taking care of the They donned masks, slapped on hand-sanitizer, and just kept on going. day-to-day running of a synagogue in chal- We are so lucky to have them! lenging circumstances. Carol Hanover Special thanks to Sue and Bob Clark and others for facilitating Rav Blumberg and Cantor Wolff, while our virtual Summer Minyanim. And thanks to Wendy Schwartz and still working at meeting congregants, have put in very long hours, or- Julie Fialkow for all their work to make the Meet & Greets, also ganizing our High Holiday services and dealing with all the subtle, and virtual, run so smoothly. A very high percentage of our members joined some not so subtle changes required by going online. They were dealing a Meet & Greet, getting to know our new clergy on Zoom. This both with the technical problems of creating meaningful High Holiday program has concluded, but both Rav Blumberg and Cantor Wolff are services, and the emotional needs of a congregation dealing with not happy to hear from you at any time. being in our own Sanctuary, while managing all of the difficulties of The Wall of Honor annual campaign kicked-off on adjusting to our changing world. On top of all of that, because they and will conclude at the end of December. The monies raised support are also co-directors of our school, they had to meet the kids, reach our operating budget, helping to make possible all the programming out to parents and faculty, and plan the school year — plus deal with you enjoy, and assist with every facet of our expenses. Donations of any the requirements of operating safely during this pandemic. I must also amount will be appreciated. mention the outstanding Erev Shabbat services we experienced, with As we move into the Fall, we have to remember that it really does great attendance — even on Labor Day weekend. take a village, and without you, our village is incomplete. Please join us All of our board members and chairpersons have been busy, as for Erev Shabbat services on Fridays at 7:15 pm. Please celebrate Suk- well, this summer — some working on building issues, some work- kot and Simchat Torah with us, and all the rest of the holidays, as well. ing on dues evaluations, some working on school-related issues, Please donate to the Wall of Honor to help TBA meet its financial some working on fundraising, finances, worship, grants, membership, responsibilities. Please stay safe and well. marketing, internet upgrades — you name it. There was no rest this summer for Board members or chairpersons at TBA! Sisterhood and L’shalom, Brotherhood, also, met and planned for the year ahead. We are ready – Carol Hanover, President tebeam / October 2020 / 4

RegistrationZERO Fee TEMPLE BETH AM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL LEARN. GROW. HAVE FUN! Always bustling with activity… our religious school is an exciting mix of Jewish activities & experiences.

The congregation was very pleased to receive the High Holiday gift bags as a part of for the Holidays at Temple Beth Am. We thank the many donors who made the bags possible: Sisterhood Brotherhood Sue and Bob Clark in A STARBURST OF honor of all the dedicated READING ENTHUSIASM! frontliners during this Enjoying all that our library pandemic offers, grade 3 students checked out great books Ronna and Scott Cohen and decorated stars for the bulletin board project. Ed Eglitis The Eglitis Family in memory of Fred Wagner and in honor of Phyllis Wagner Experienced and caring faculty • Inclusiveness • Family education • Parent engagement events Patricia Frankel in memory Diversity Family • Shabbat experiences • Community building • Music • Library of and in honor of the K-1 tuition includes Frankel Family COMPLEMENTARY TEMPLE MEMBERSHIP for those new to TBA Carol and Alain Hanover in honor of Rav Blumberg and Cantor Wolff Contact our Lower School Education Director, Cantor Wolff Barbara and Jeff Sands JOIN US. 508.872.8312 or [email protected] Stuart Sheinhait Temple Beth Am // A Warm and Vibrant Reform Jewish Community Susan Siegel in memory of her parents Jason and Rose Lightman Bitensky Sharon and Alan Silverman in honor of our children Sheila Statlander and Russ Donnelly Dena and Mark Stetson in honor of our TBA Once a month we welcome Shabbat (on Zoom) community with family, friendsHallelu & community as we B incorporate traditional and contemporary music mple eth A Te m with reflective and joyful worship. Next Zoom service: October 16, 7:15 PM 5781

CALL FOR MUSICIANS AND SINGERS!

If interested please email: for  Cantor Wolff: [email protected] Hom ays Dean Arvidson: [email protected] Hih Holid 5 / October 2020 / tebeam A Word from Rav Blumberg continued from front page trying to figure out the best material, size, and (Deuteronomy 16:14), making this flimsy, tem- Cantor Wolff and me on Saturday, October price so that we could erect a small sukkah in porary dwelling as permanent as possible for 3rd between 12 and 6pm as we “Shake and our backyard. After calling around to all of the duration of the holiday and inviting family Shmooze” in the Temple Beth Am sukkah. the plumbing supply stores in the area until and friends to eat and celebrate with us. As TBA president Carol Hanover shared in I finally found the size I was searching for, I For me, engaging in such a “hands-on” her remarks on Rosh Hashanah, Pirkei Avot spent an hour sawing pieces of PVC pipe in holiday—both in building the sukkah and (Ethics of our Ancestors) teaches us that the back of the store’s warehouse to ensure shaking the and —is an incredibly we should not separate ourselves from the that I could safely transport the pieces home meaningful way to soak in the new year. After community. Though we have, out of necessity in our small hatchback. Debbie Friedman had spending much of Rosh Hashanah and Yom for our community’s health and safety, needed made it sound so easy! Kippur indoors, reflecting and praying and to remain physically distant from one another, With Sukkot beginning only 95 hours focusing on myself, I love going out into the we hope that you will join us as we safely after the end of Yom Kippur, our tradition crisper Fall weather to enjoy nature and simply gather for this event, sharing in the joy of this teaches that we should begin building the “be.” “hands-on” holiday with our community. sukkah immediately after breaking our fast This year, while many members have been May we all enjoy the presence of our so that we can go from strength to strength away from our building for six months, we are unique and warm community—from near or as we leave the time of repentance and look excited to invite you to sign up for a half-hour far—in 5781. forward to our renewed year. The Torah also time slot so that you can simply “be” with L’Shalom tells us that “you shall rejoice in your festival” – Rav Sam Blumberg LEARN@ TBA HaTikva: A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH ROI ALONI

The Fundraising Committee at TBA is very excited to present our first program of the year onOctober 25th at 11:30 AM.

We will be meeting (virtually, of course!) with renowned Israeli composer and musician, Roi Aloni, as he shares his expertise on a fascinating topic – the origins, history and A TBA meaning of the Israeli national anthem, HaTikva. Roi will utilize his musical skills, SPECIAL lecturing experience, and his wonderful sense of humor as we explore this subject together. EVENT Please click on this link (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/a-passion-for-music-606218) to learn more about Roi Aloni. There will be some additional surprises – and time set aside for questions as well. We will be offering a children’s component to this program on the evening of October 24th, which will be led by our own wonderful clergy, Rav Blumberg and Cantor Wolff. There will be a brief Havda- lah service, and the children will be learning an Israeli song (perhaps HaTikva) to complement the adult learning taking place the next day. Details on this program will be sent soon to our member families with young children. Sharing learning opportunities with our children is a special opportunity to exemplify the meaning of family and community. This is a chance for all of us to better understand and connect with our rich Jewish history as we move forward in the development and enhancement of Temple Beth Am. We invite everyone to join with us as Roi Aloni leads us in an interactive, informative, and fun 90 minute experience on October 25th at 11:30 AM. Please Join Us Temple Beth Am members will be able to register in early October for the adult We welcome the ideas and creativity of TBA and/or children’s segments. Instructions for registration will be coming soon. congregants who are interested in joining our Looking forward to seeing all of our members there! Event committee. Please contact Ellen Felcher Ellen Felcher and the Fundraising Committee at [email protected] for information. tebeam / October 2020 / 6 SISTERHOOD FALL Highlights Calendar Our Fall Calendar is full of food and friends 2020 • Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:15 PM: Zoom Monthly Meeting • REGISTER! Wednesday, October 7th - • Wednesday, October 7th - “A Virtual African Safari through “A Virtual African Safari through Hwange Hwange National Park” - https://www.girltraveltours.com/ National Park” virtual-tours. The tour is from 7:00-8:00 PM. We will open a Zoom session at 8:00 PM to share thoughts and to have dessert. This is https://www.girltraveltours.com/virtual-tours a free program - EVERYONE MUST REGISTER to get the log in The tour is from 7:00-8:00 PM. We will open a information. Zoom session at 8:00 PM to share thoughts and • Thursday, October 15th at 7:15 PM: Zoom Monthly Meeting • NEW DATE: Sisterhood Virtual Welcome Back Dinner to have dessert. has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 29th 6:30 -8:30 This is a free program - everyone must PM. Featuring dinner at home and an evening of music provided by David Sklar. register to get the log in information. • Wednesday, November 4th at 7:15 PM: Zoom Monthly • Sisterhood Meeting - October 15th - Meeting hope to see you • Sunday, November 22nd: Sisterhood Event for Post-College Students. Time and location to be determined. Planning to be • NEW DATE! Sisterhood Virtual Welcome started and led by our recent post college members Back Dinner has been rescheduled to • Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:15 PM: Monthly Meeting Thursday, October 29th 6:30-8:30 PM. (location to be determined based on COVID situation at the time) Featuring dinner at home and an evening of • Sunday, December 13 at 11:00 AM: Sisterhood Sponsored Hanukkah Party for the temple. (Details to be determined based music provided by David Sklar. on COVID situation at the time) With a passion of music ever since he • Thursday, December 24: Christmas Dinner prep (Tentative was 3 years old, David has entertained based on COVID situation at the time) audiences all around the country. • Friday, December 24: Christmas Dinner Cooking and Classically trained with a degree from Delivering (Tentative based on COVID situation at the time) Manhattan School of Music and Berklee College of Music, David has worked with David Sklar many notable people in the music and film 2021 industry including, Hans Zimmer, Graham Preskett, Ray • Wednesday, January 6th at 7:15PM: Monthly Meeting Bunch and many others. He has contributed musically to (location to be determined based on COVID situation at the time) major motion pictures in Hollywood, CA at SONY Pictures • Thursday, January 21st: Sisterhood Social Event. Time and Studios, Remote Control Productions as well as other location to be determined. studios throughout California. • Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:15 PM: Monthly Meeting He is looking forward to developing and creating new (location to be determined based on COVID situation at the time) music, and to continue evolving on his musical journey. • Saturday, February 6th: Sisterhood and Brotherhood Social Event. • Sisterhood Event for Post-College Students - Time and location to be determined. Sunday, November 22, Time TBD • Sunday, February 28th at 11:00 AM: Sisterhood Sponsored Purim Carnival • Wednesday, March 3rd at 7:15 PM: Monthly Meeting (location to be determined based on COVID situation at the time) • Wednesday, April 14th 7:15 PM: Monthly Meeting (location to be determined based on COVID situation at the time)  It’s time to RENEW your membership or join Sisterhood for the first time! • Thursday, April 29th: YES Fund Event (location to be determined • Look for the Yellow Membership form in the based on COVID situation at the time) High Holiday mailing • Wednesday, May 5th at 7:15 PM: Monthly Meeting (location to be • Bring a friend, renew friendships or meet a new friend. determined based on COVID situation at the time) • Wednesday, June 2nd at 7:15 PM: Monthly Meeting (location to  VOLUNTEERS and your inputs are welcome be determined based on COVID situation at the time) Tell us what you want from Sisterhood and share your talents • Thursday, June 17th: Year End Event. Time and location to with us! Contact Sharon Silverman or Lisa Movitz @ be determined. [email protected] 7 / October 2020 / tebeam RELIGIOUS SCHOOL AND TEEN PROGRAM School Days and J-LOFT continued from page 1

Upper School Curriculum with other Jewish students from the MetroWest area to learn in special Students will discuss and discover what it means for them to be part of tracks, as well as partner with other organizations throughout the Jewish people in the 21st century. Through conversation, text-based the year for service learning projects and other activities. This learning, and hands-on study, our students will learn about the Jewish program highly recommended! Please check out the website: life cycle, social justice, current events, and more. Through a Jewish https://jlofths.wordpress.com/. lens, they will be exploring the world with their Jewish peers and with the support of teachers and clergy. Tenth-grade students study for Parent Engagement Confirmation, while twelfth-grade students prepare for graduation with Parents’ interaction is so important to us at Temple Beth Am! Rav Blumberg. Sarah Rosenthal, our music teacher and BATY adviser, We are excited to build friendships with our parents throughout will also be working with our high school students on Monday nights. the year. Enrollment in our upper school now includes a complimentary membership to BATY. Mark your calendar for upcoming parent events on Sunday, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, Jan. 10, April 11, and May 2. J-LOFT is official!! Our first Parent Engagement Event on 11/22 will be bagels and Our collaboration with other MetroWest-area schmooze with Rav Blumberg! synagogues to create a community-wide Jewish Please stay tuned for details of these and other events. teen program was successful! It has been a long This year is sure to be an exciting one for our students and our entire time in the making, and we are excited to see it Temple Beth Am family! begin! J-LOFT stands for Jewish Learning Opportunities For Teens. Wishing you all a healthy and happy New Year!!! Upper school students from TBA will have the opportunity to join – Jami Stein, VP of Education tebeam / October 2020 / 8 E-TEAM The E-Team was busy this summer with two projects to engage our Temple Beth Am community: • Andrea Geller and her daughter, Hannah, outdid themselves by organizing and rallying Temple Beth Am to participate in our community art project. As of this writing, we had over 30 entries. We will announce when this work of art will be presented to Rav Blumberg and Cantor Wolff as a welcome to JOIN OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING APPEAL TBA, and hopefully in person. We’re well on our way to our goal of • In partnership with TBA’s Social Justice Committee, we made two significant non-perishable goods donations to JFS of MetroWest’s Lucy and Joe Press Food Pantry. According to $40,000 Abrielle Salloway from JFS, our contributions made a huge difference. A special thanks to Jeff Sands who coordinated our From the writings of Pirke Avot, Rabbi Tarfon lived by this teaching, promotional information with Rob Levine. “It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it.” Temple Beth Am is on our Again, we are grateful for your participation in these meaningful journey of renewal as we welcome Rav Sam Blumberg and Cantor projects. Look for more community-centered activities and programs David Wolff. We want you to be part of our “ru’ach” (spirit) from over Zoom. our children’s education, to our life-long learning, social activities, and our commitment to social justice by making a commitment and contribution to our annual Wall of Honor campaign. With your to the Wall of Honor campaign, we will continue to improve our programs and services, and modernize our appearance. Making your annual contribution to the Wall of Honor, beyond dues, means Temple Beth Am can more easily invest in our future as an influencer in the Metro West Jewish Community. All donations, regardless of level of giving, will be recognized, and appreciated. Consider making donations to honor a special SOCIAL milestone or “simcha” in your life or your family’s life, or perhaps to memorialize a loved one, or extended member of our temple family. JUSTICE A special Shabbat service, whether virtual or in-person, will dedicate COMMITTEE and honor this year’s contributors. Join Rav Blumberg, Cantor Wolff, the board of trustees, and Next meeting: committees, as we are urging you to be part of Temple Beth Am’s To be announced high energy innovative ideas and “ru’ach” by sending your donation checks to Temple Beth Am by December 31, and make your check For information about this committee please contact: payable to “Temple Beth Am.” Sheila Statlender and Lisa Nasch Heartfelt thanks in advance for your support for the Wall of Honor. [email protected] Susan B. Siegel VP Fundraising and Finance

Even though our Temple is officially closed to all scheduled Brotherhood builds the activities, there are exceptions — like dropping off food for the food drive or returning a prayer book. Please be aware that if you ring our doorbell and enter, you must wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth, maintain 6-foot distancing, and be in good health, to your best knowledge. We are doing this because we care about each Sukkah other, and hope for good health for all. A dedicated team of volunteers (guided by Augusto) put together our wonderful Sukkah. Thanks to all who came by to help! 9 / October 2020 / tebeam Library News LifeCYCLES BOOK OF THE MONTH IN JOY THE JEWISH BOOK OF WHY WE WELCOME by Alfred J. Kolatch The following families have joined the temple since the last issue of the TEBEAM and we welcome them into the temple family: A great reference book on all things Jewish. A very readable book for Michelle Diamond and Rich Green answering questions from A to Z. 31 William J. Heights, Framingham, MA 01702 Example: Mark and Nancy Perlmutter 39 Donna Road, Framingham, MA 01701 • Why is Sukkot celebrated? • Why is a sukka covered with THE TEMPLE REJOICES WITH branches? Stephen Bonder on the marriage of his son, • Why do some eat and Alex Bonder to Tara Hamilton. Alex is the grandson of sleep in the sukka? TBA member, Susan Bonder. David and Ellen Murachver on the birth of a new grandchild. Ruby Faye Murachver was born on JEWISH Sunday September 27, 2020. The proud parents are PRAYERS Russell and Lindsay Murachver. OF HOPE AND OCTOBER SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES Date Name Years HEALING 10/8/2005 JOHN AND EVILEE EBB 15 by Alden Solovy 10/13/1985 ROBERT AND SUSAN IVANCIC 35 A book of prayers All couples celebrating an October wedding anniversary will be covering many varied blessed at the October 23rd service at 7:15 PM. Please call the themes, to inspire, to temple office if you are planning to attend. comfort and to enrich our life with meaning for all occasions. IN MEMORY And from the prayer, “Prayers of My Heart”, We record with deep sorrow the names of those who have died since our last bulletin. May their memory be for a blessing. “ These are the prayers of my heart: Tenderness and Shabbat. THE CONGREGATION MOURNS WITH The spiritual practice of love. Carol Hanover, on the passing of her cousin, To know and not to know. Ruth Mackta Weisman To be strong in faith and open to adventure. We mourn the loss of our friend and temple member To laugh in the wind. Frederic Pike To smile in the sunshine. Our condolences to his wife, Joanne and his family To play in the rain. May his memory be for a blessing To live in dignity”. Alan Buck, on the passing of his mother, Barbara Buck Rick Buck, on the passing of his mother, Barbara Buck

Marsha Massey, MEMORIAL PLAQUE TBA Librarian Beverly Kleinman, mother of Sherri Sheinhait and Lori Weiner, March 5, 2020 – 9 Adar 5780 Due to Covid 19 there are currently no regular library hours. Please contact the temple office for specific requests. Click Here for Ideas for Sukkah Decorating

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Temple Beth Am does not have any position on TBA CARES candidates or Your temple is here for you whether in ballot questions good times or bad. Please let Rav Blumberg know what is going on in How to vote for the 2020 US General your life. [email protected] This information is for the November 3rd general election. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. All Massachusetts voters are eligible to vote by mail upon application. Massachusetts also offers early voting in person before Election Day and on Election Day. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. VOTE BY MAIL 1. Request your mail-in ballot with a mail ballot application. Click on https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2020-Vote-by-Mail-Application.pdf to download application for your 2020 election ballot. Community Volunteer Opportunities: 2. When your ballot arrives, read it carefully and follow the instructions to complete it Response to Covid-19 and return it. 3. The deadline to request a ballot by mail is (received by) 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Through Jewish Family Services of Metrowest, the community is working on WEBSITE TO TRACK YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT a network-wide coordinated response for https://www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema/track/trackmyballot.aspx volunteerism. VOTE ON ELECTION DAY We are all figuring out not only immediate need but longer-term and forecasting need Voters registered in Massachusetts can look up where to vote on Massachusetts’s site. for volunteers. Many volunteers are needed.

VOTE EARLY Visit https://jfsmw.org/volunteer/ Massachusetts voters can also vote before Election Day. The early voting period runs from To volunteer through Temple Beth Am, Saturday, October 17, 2020 to Friday, October 30, 2020, but dates and hours may vary please email TBA President, Carol Hanover: based on where you live. [email protected]

WHAT TO BRING IF VOTING IN PERSON If you would like to speak to Rav Blumberg You may be asked to show identification. Acceptable forms include (must show your name in confidence at any time, please email him and address at which you are registered to vote): a MA driver’s license or MA-issued ID card. at: [email protected] For more information, visit the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s website. 11 / October 2020 / tebeam

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