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Reb Moshe’s Message
Dear Haverot and The Purim story is an all too familiar one Haverim, of tyrants, anti-Semitism, and threats of genocide. All in all, not a pret- These ty picture. But with the tenac- words are ity of Esther and Mordecai, being written on and support for the Jewish Tu Bishvat, the full moon community of the Persian Em- and fifteenth day of Sh- pire, they succeed in foiling vat- the Rosh Hashanah of the plot against the Jewish trees and vegetation (Feb community. As God’s name 4, 2015 on the Gregorian is never mentioned in the calendar this year.) Spring Scroll of Esther, human power is in the air in the Land is accentuated. Our celebra- of Israel—the almond tion of Purim is a Carnival, a branches are blossoming, celebration of the power of and the kalaniyot (anem- humans to transform tragedy ones) radiate in fields of into joy. The Scroll of Esther poppies. We, however, sit is also the only biblical book amidst one of the snowi- describing a thriving Diaspora commu- est weeks we have experienced in quite nity, and has no reference to the Land of a while. What helps me to get through this Israel, except one phrase about the exile beautiful mess (and it really is beautiful from Jerusalem in 586BCE, the date of the as it falls), is thinking ahead to spring and destruction of the first Temple by the Bab- summer. ylonians. When you receive this Koleinu, we will be The intoxication of Purim is curtailed soon Inside: in full gear for our Purim preparations. Ha- after its celebration by the arduous prepa- mantashen will be baked, shlach manot rations for Pesach. Whereas Purim signifies Rav Claudia’s will be sent, the megillah will be read, tze- confusion (not knowing whether to curse Message...... pg. 5 dakah will be distributed, Purim shpils will Mordecai or bless Haman), Passover is the be presented, masks and costumes will Adult Learning...... pg. 9 model of Seder (Order), as the first meal be worn, graggers will be graggered, all is called. We move from the Bacchana- Nishmat Hayyim....pg. 9 in the spirit of breaking down the bonds of lian to the Apollonian, and from Diaspora winter to make way for spring. Purim falls Tikkun Olam...... pg. 11 toward the Promised Land via Sinai and on the full moon of the month of Adar. It is the freedom granted by the gift of To- Calendar...... pgs. 12-14 a predecessor of both Mardi Gras and St. rah. Pesach, celebrated on the full moon Patrick’s Day. All three of these celebra- of the month of Nisan, still serves as the Mishpachot.....pgs. 15-16 tions are descended from the Bacchana- touchstone for Jewish American identity. lian feasts of the ancient Greek world.
Continued on page 3 TBZ Koleinu Newsletter March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 Temple Beth Zion | 1566 Becon Street | Brookline, MA 02446 | 617.566.8171 www.tbzbrookline.org See below for telephone extension numbers and email addresses for the rabbis and staff.
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Page 2 your help. If you detect a mistake, please notify the office so we can fix it immediately. Thank you! (continued frompage1) TBZ Koleinu Newsletter demands that each and each that demands Haggadah the but Egypt, from On icated—a veryindividualobservance. cidal plot, but we are also commanded to become intox- geno- a from redemption communal mark we Purim On are alwaysanchored inthenow. but future the at hint festivals these of three All demption. and klalit geula to sides two are There repaired. be will efforts, our eral sensepointstoafuture timewhentheworld,through gen- a in (geula) Redemption redemption. of types ent differ- represent holidays three All world. the throughout and States the in here both us around turmoil the despite That’s a lot of celebration! And there is much to celebrate, celebration. of weeks counting to its determine date, seven the on dependence its to Due Sinai. Torahat the of giving the of celebration the also tradition, the weeks, seven the of completion of festival This harvest. full a for gratitude in brought Temple, and on the 50th day, the first fruits of summer were tions of barley (the barley of tions harvest. Frompor- days, of Pesach,for49 thesecondday zot of Festival day seven the called sometimes Pesach, of Exoduscontinuestoinspire generations. The Seder is the most attended Jewish ritual, and the story HaMakom yenakhemotam imshearavleiTziyonvYrushalayim May theirsoulsbeboundup intheBondsofEternallife. • To PhilipBakalchukandhisfamily, on thelossofhisfather, • To Tania andMichael GrayonthelossofTania’s father, • To DougStarrandhisfamilyonthedeathoffather, Arnold • To RabbiSamandJenniSeicolonthedeathof • To SusanFarberonthedeathofheruncle,JackLeiner • To SamuelEngelandAnneFreeh Engelonthedeath • To FranAdamsonthepassingofheraunt,NinaBaker • To Amy Mates andBillyMencowonthedeathof • To Sandra andDeborahLeabman Condolences big u, oeul, ul it srn ad h barley the and spring into fully hopefully, us, brings , we commemorate the Exodus of the Israelites the of Exodus the commemorate we Pesach Ramon andhismother, Mercedes. Nathan cousin, MelvinGordon of mother, EstelleRuthMates mother
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Iris andRobert Friedheim Roy andTaalRachamimov s o zy a aoa hTye eica u- besimcha haToyre kabolas a zayn zol es Reb ZushaandRachelKalet children Jonah,Livyaand Mia Suzie SchwartzJacobson Deborah Leabman who willbeordained asrabbison Page 3 TBZ Koleinu Newsletter March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 Co-Presidents’ Message Sue Kahn and Jonathan Klein One of the five goals articulated by the Still, the building is over 65 years old, and needs both Strategic Thinking Group (STG) in its June, continual maintenance and further modernization to 2014, report was “to significantly invest in our continue to serve us well. We want to be responsible building to address short, medium and long caretakers and leaders, and therefore want to address term needs, including space for expanded some of these needs soon. programming for Adults, Mishpachot and Beit Rabban.” This recommendation was based on The STG discussions in the spring of 2014 resulted in some results of the survey in late 2013, in which members preliminary ideas on possibilities for the building, including articulated their wishes for our building: the clear the additional office at the entry on the first floor, which need for more space to accommodate our growing has already been completed. Now, we need to take the Beit Rabban program; several “walk-throughs” and next steps, which include hiring an architect to provide meetings with STG committee members, board officers, options, potential plans and pricing. From there, based Rabbis, Executive Director, and Building committee; and on the plan that seems most feasible, we need to come the generally felt need to do both substantive and some up with a financial plan for the board and community to cosmetic upgrades to keep the synagogue fresh and consider. That is the charge of the newly formed Building alive for all. Revitalization Committee (BRC). TBZ is extremely fortunate to own a beautiful facility, The BRC will be led by Ken Wexler and Tali Walters. Members debt-free. There have been two significant building of the Committee include Mark Barnett, Howard Cohen, programs, funded by capital campaigns, over the past 15 Jack Daniels, Carol Nathan, and Lee Silverstone. Their aim years. The first was to upgrade the sanctuary, remove the is to make Phase 1 recommendations to the Board and pews, add air conditioning, add the lift (elevator), and the TBZ community within 6 months. During that time, we related improvements. The second, completed in about also hope to begin the financial planning. Thank you to 2009, included renovating the ground floor, including the people who are offering their time and talents for this significant upgrades to the functionality of the kitchen important initiative. Stay tuned. and completely updating the community room and adjacent meeting room. “Warm Your Soul” Ladino, Flamenco, Salsa Saturday Evening March 21, 7:45 pm at TBZ Thank You! • To Lisa Lovett, who is stepping Join us for an evening that starts with the Music down after several years of of the Jews of Medieval Spain and dedicated service as the ends with a Salsa Party! liaison to Family Table *Flamenco Dance Performance *Spanish guitar • To James and Jason Cohen, *Wine and Aperitivos (snacks) of Spain *Learn how to salsa our new liaison to Family Table Suggested donation $10 • To Sandy, Roger and Nathan Taub, and Maria Fisher and friends who organized the Membership Committee nametags Annie Braudy and Renee Markus Hodin, Co-Chairs, TBZ membership committee • To Sharon Morgenbesser for The Membership Committee is excited to pilot our first TBZ 101: Everything matching MishpaHOST hosts You Always Wanted to Know About TBZ But Never Asked /‘Job Fair’ event at with the guests the spring community meeting in June. This will be an opportunity to meet • To Suzanne Gelber for assisting with all of our committee and initiative chairs and leaders, as well as an the office staff with filing opportunity to ask us what ELSE you’d like to see happening at TBZ and • To Marc Daniels for assisting how you might want to help make that happen. We feel this will be a the office staff with correcting Page 4 great opportunity for members old and new to learn more about our yarhzeit information in the community and how they can connect, learn, share and contribute. new database system Hope to see many of you there! • To out-going board members Cindy-jo Gross and Billy Mencow TBZ Koleinu Newsletter one of those Mondays if I could continue standing there, there, standing continue could I if Mondays those of one on myself asking recall I pursue. shall you justice Justice, out cry and blast, the of time and We at there Monday stand every 9:53 AM, would the day justice. for ask to Court Supreme Argentinean the of front still was I when bombing, living in Buenos Aires, I joined the AMIA in weekly demonstration the after year first The sad. very me made has it by surprised not was I the that realization this hear and death, to tragic Nisman’s of surprised news be not was will I justice Argentina. that in achieved believe it to but impossible know, may become you has as person, hopeful a usually I’m Argentina. in possible is change that hope lost has me of distress. But, sadly, I last can speak to the lack of justice. emotional the A part the from myself in protect to way a politics as decade, Argentinean have from I case. myself who this in distanced truth happened, the is what what and to responsible, is speak cannot personally, I, attack. the in involvement Iranian up covering concerned that government Argentinean the against allegations the on dead the day before he was scheduled to give testimony the mother. found my was He including people, 85 to killed that building life AMIA the his at attack of terrorist the years of investigation ten last the dedicated Nisman you. with thoughts some share to article Koleinu this use to like would I and messages, and concerns the my more killed than 20 years ago. I appreciate where was z”l, Kreiman attack, de Israelita Wolynski Susy mother, Mutual terrorist (Asociacion for Argentina) prosecutor AMIA federal the the situation. was the Nisman on thoughts my about ask Nisman the during me weeks following the tragic death of Alberto contacted you of Many Dear Message from Rav Claudia Mazel Tov! • To DavidandLynda Danzigonthebirthoftheir • To EamonSinclairforbecoming • T • To MiraWeisskopf onbecoming • To Jeffrey Borenstein andLillyPelzmanonthebirth nephew! David Danzig, andtoYossi and Joshuaontheirnew grandson, Casey Tobias DanzigtoSherryand Shulman grandson, LeoMaxwell,sonofDanielleandDan o Leor Shugerman forbecoming o LeorShugerman Haverim z”l , to check in on me and to to and me on in check to , and and Haverot , bar mitzvah! bat mitzvah! Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof Tirdof Tzedek Tzedek bar mitzvah! March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 - • T • To Howard CohenandMyraMusicantonthe • To BarbaraMosson thebirthofhergrandson, • To newboard members,JennyBerzandJeffrey • To MaiaLevittonbecoming Rav Claudia Rav pursue. shall you Justice Justice Tirdof. Tzedek Tzedek world. the in dark feels it when today, like days on even up, give never will I memory, mother’s my honor to that, know I children. our for world brighter a ensure will justice of pursuit and meaning of life a to commitment our but life, to victims other the and mother my bring will Nothing children. my for world brighter a want I because Justice, for ask I killing. and violence death, to used and numb, us makes Justice ask of I lack the happen. because Justice, not for do atrocities these where world a in Justice means we have given up on the possibility of living of lack the because Justice, for ask and I pessimistic, feel when even time, more one today, stand to continue I lives. shared our of chapters dark these close and resolve finally to and justice, to brought being are responsible are who all that see to truth, whole the know the to deserve and and demand attack Argentina of terrorist citizens AMIA of victims the of families The passing. Nisman’s of circumstances the clarify to and of system Argentina to judicial finallyachieve justice the with the AMIA helps tragedy, that initiative any support I “Chai intheHub” byCJP to parents birth oftheirgranddaughter, Ayesha Commaertes toparents Gabeand born Maxwell George, Borenstein o RavClaudiaonbeingnamed a twenty years ago, and remains unsolved. unsolved. remains and ago, years people twenty innocent 85 killed that attack terror Alberto Nisman is now one more victim of the held one atrocity. this for responsible no and same justice no the with in place, 20 be that would we imagined later, never years taught I life. parents to my me that values the bringing rabbi, a later educator,and an became I Israel. to move to and Argentina, leave to decided I life. asking for justice for the rest of my Margo LindauerandJosh Cohen batmitzvah! Valea Hana,born Page 5 TBZ Koleinu Newsletter March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 Are We Political? By Jonathan Klein, Israel Committee Chair, Tikkun Olam Group member, and TBZ Co-President Recently, the question by a few members of debate, and we let that debate and decision-making whether TBZ is, or should be, “political” (which happen in informal ways and through our committees. I am defining broadly as “being involved with, and taking action on, issues that are being For example, the Tikkun Olam Group (TOG) meets debated and decided in the public square”) has regularly and talks about the issues they want to support. come up, and I wanted to address it directly, both in The group is open to all TBZ members, and their decisions my role as Chair of the Israel Committee and my role are democratically made, usually by consensus. TOG, of as Co-President. Several members have questioned which I am an active member, decided last year that it whether we strike the right balance between “left” wanted to support issues related to workplace inequality, and “right” in our Israel Committee programming, or based on our understanding of the long-standing Jewish whether it was appropriate for TBZ to be so involved in traditions of advocating for those who cannot speak for the minimum wage and earned sick time campaigns last themselves and ensuring that all are treated with dignity spring and fall. These are reasonable questions, and not and respect. As a result, we became actively involved simple, so I want to start a conversation here to address in efforts to pass a Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, an them as best I can. increase in the minimum wage, and earned sick time, all as part of larger coalitions, and all of which have First, I want to state unequivocally that Temple Beth been successful. Both Reb Moshe and Rav Claudia Zion itself does not endorse or support any political were supportive on these issues, not because they were campaigns, whether for elected office or otherwise, required to be by the synagogue, but because TOG’s and does not have any position on politics, including positions coincided with their personal and spiritual politics of the Middle East and Israel—other than our views. TOG was given “air time” in services to discuss core belief, which I hope and believe is held by almost the issues and promote their activities, the same as any all TBZ members, that Israel has the right to exist as an other TBZ committee. independent, democratic and Jewish state and to live in peace with its neighbors. With one exception, which The Israel Committee functions in a similar way. The I will mention below, TBZ is not a member of, and does Committee as a whole does not have a political not pay any dues or other funds to, J Street, AIPAC, the viewpoint, but we sponsor programs that an individual New Israel Fund, the American Jewish World Service, member or the group wants to work on. A few members Project Bread (which sponsors the Walk for Hunger), have expressed concern that we lean too far to the RaiseUpMA, Keshet, or any other issue based advocacy left, and don’t provide “balanced” programming. organization. The one exception is that we are a While balance is an important objective, it can only member of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization come if there are enough interested members to work (GBIO), a collection of over 50 churches, synagogues on identifying and then implementing the programs. and mosques in the greater Boston area that sometimes We are all volunteers, and individuals naturally want to work on “political” issues. We have been a member of sponsor programs that they, themselves are interested GBIO for over 10 years, which has been approved by the in attending. Anyone is welcome to join the Committee, TBZ Board of Directors, and as a religious institution, we and I will personally help anyone who wants to present believe in being part of faith-based organizations. Any and promote a program from any point of view, so long other membership or community-wide endorsement of as we think it is something that does not conflict with an organization or cause would require approval by the our basic Jewish values and we believe a reasonable Board. number of our members and others would be interested in attending the program. In the last couple of years, my That said, TBZ members, committees and our rabbis do personal focus has been on programming that promotes speak out and take positions on issues of the day, and respectful dialogue within our community, including the we encourage that. I have heard a few people say shul-wide book read on Ari Shavit’s book, My Promised that TBZ should be “spiritual” and not “political,” but Land, two different programs this past summer during the for many of us it is hard to separate the two. Many Gaza war, and working with Encounter, which promotes more of you comment to me and the rabbis that dialogue between American Jews and Palestinians. you belong to TBZ because we do speak out about how the Jewish values we learn from Torah Upcoming programs include a visit by some IDF soldiers and the prophetic tradition inform our own at Shabbat services on April 18, and hopefully a talk by lives as well as the lives of our country, Israel Israel’s Consul General in Boston, Yehuda Yaakov, who lives nearby and who attends our services from time to Page 6 and the entire world. One of the important parts of our Jewish life and practice is our time. commitment to tikkun olam, repairing Finally, a word about Reb Moshe and Rav Claudia. 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Boston, #320, Labor Street, Tremont “Jewish 18 to Committee”, sent be can Checks Campaign. 509 SEIU Faculty Adjunct the and Campaign, $15’ for ‘Fight Workers Food Fast the Campaign, 26 Local HERE UNITE Hotel Tree Double Harvard-owned the of the workers recognizing as well as Walsh Marty Mayor honoring be will They Boston. in StreetFreeport 256 103, IBEW at pm, on held be will It Committee. Seder,Labor Labor Jewish England New the by sponsored Annual 15th the for up sign to time still is There Reminder: 15th AnnualLaborSeder weeks. two next the within training leadership GBIO’s attending of the recent blizzard, Deb Stang and Maggie Stein will be because postponed was event recent most GBIO’s While Greater BostonInterfaithOrganization ). usa, ac 2 a 5:00 at 24 March Tuesday, , JudySchechtman ledwards@ Page 11 Page 12 March TBZ Koleinu Newsletter March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Erev Purim/Ta’anit Esther4 Purim 5 Shushan Purim 6 Parshat Ki Tisa 7 12:30 pm, Purim Purim Extravaganza 9:30 am, Weekly 9:00 am, Torah Study Hamentashen Baking, (see pg. 8 for more details) Meditation 10:00 am, Shabbat Mishloach Manot 4:00 pm, Activities for kids Services - Bat Mitzvah Deliveries & Celebration Adina Kraus with Residents at 1550 5:30 pm, BYO veggie dinner Becon. 6:00 pm: Megillah* and 6:15 pm, Kabbalat 10:30 am, Childcare Shabbat Available 5:00 pm, Board Meeting Purim Shpil. 6:30 pm, Teens Rosh 8:00 pm, Full megillah Hodesh Group reading 10:00 am, Parenting Parshat Vayakhel- Pekudei/Shabbat Parah through Jewish Lens, 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ninth class with Reb 9:00 am, Torah Study Moshe 10:00 am Shabbat Service - Men’s Group Shabbat Men’s Group Shabbat 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban 6:15 pm, Kabbalat 11:30 am Tfilot Mishpachot 6:15 pm, Meeting Shabbat 1:00 pm Bnei Mitzvah group introducing Bnei Mitzvah 1:30 pm Men’s Group 7:00 pm, Jewish Climate 7:30 pm, Legacy of program (5th graders) Action Network Reb Zalman (see pg. 9) (see pg. 15) Parshat Vayikra/ 15 16 17 18 19 9:30 am, Weekly 20 Rosh Chodesh Nisan/ 21 Meditation Shabbat Rosh Hodesh 5:30 pm, Beit Rabban 9:00 am, Torah Study Kabbalat Shabbat 10:00 am Shabbat Service - followed by dinner Teen Shabbat (see pg. 15) 6:30 pm, Teens Rosh (see pg. 15) 12:30 pm TBZ Talks - Hodesh Group Jonathan Garlick (see pg. 9) 6:15 pm, 7:00 pm, Women’s Rosh 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban 7:30 pm, Operation 7:45 pm Salsa Dance/ Hodesh Group Committee Meeting Kabbalat Sephardi Music Party 5:30 pm, Zman B’Yachad Shabbat (see pg. 4) Parshat Tzav/ Shabbat 22 23 24 25 26 27 HaGadol 28 9:30 am, Weekly Meditation 9:00 am, Torah Study 10:00 am, Shabbat 4:30 pm, Dr. Erica Brown, 5:30 pm, Child Friendly Services - Bat Mitzvah Happier Endings: 7:30 pm, Consul General Kabbalat Shabbat at Alex Kedmi A Spiritual Perspective 5:00 pm, Labor Seder of Israel in New England, Hebrew Senior Life 10:30 am, Child care 4:30 pm, Zman Hon. Yehuda Yaakov, on Aging and Dying (see pg. 11) 1:30 pm Shabbat Tzedek (Social Justice 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban talk about the results of 6:15 pm, (@ Temple Isreal, Boston) immersion) 7:30 pm, Legacy of the Israeli election Kabbalat Afternoon Meditation TBZ is co-sponsoring Reb Zalman (see pg. 9) (see pg. 7) Shabbat (see pg. 9) 10:00 am, Passover Holiday Food 29 30 31 deliveries at Hebrew Hamentashen Baking and Mishloat Manot Senior Life (see pg. 15) Sun, Mar 1 11:00 am, Family Pesach Program (Time subject to 12:30 pm Community Hamentaschen Baking 3:30 pm Deliveries at 1550 Beacon Street change) 4:30 pm, Zman 3:00 pm Prepare mishloach manot 4:00 pm Songs and Celebrations at 1550 5:00 pm, Board Meeting Tzedek (Social Justice immersion) 7:30 pm, Legacy of 6:30 pm, Book Club Reb Zalman (see pg. 9) Come for the day, or just part. April TBZ Koleinu Newsletter Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Erev Pesach Pesach 1 1 2 Ta’anit Bechorot 3 4 10:00 am, Pesach No Service Service (No Torah Study) 10:30 am, Childcare 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban Pesach 2 5 Pesach 3 (Ch’’m) 6 Pesach 4 (Ch’’m) 7 Pesach 5 (Ch’’m) 8 Pesach 6 (Ch’’m) 9 Pesach 7 10 Pesach 8 11 10:00 am - Seventh 10:00 am, Pesach Day Pesach Service Services including Yizkor including Yizkor (No Torah Study) 11:30 am, Tfilot Mishpachot 1:00 pm, Bnei Mitzvah Group 6:15 pm, Kabbalat 1:30 pm, Men’s Group 7:00 pm, Class with Reb Shabbat Moshe on Pesach Parshat Shmini 10:00 am, Parenting 12 13 14 15 Yom HaShoah 17 18 16 through Jewish Lens, 9:00 am, Torah Study tenth (last) class with 10:00 am, Shabbat Reb Moshe and Rav 5:30 pm, Child Friendly Services Claudia 4:30 pm, Zman Tzedek 7:30 pm, Prof. Adam Kabbalat Shabbat with 10:30 am, Childcare (Social Justice immersion) 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban Teller of Brown University, Hebrew Senior Life Available 6:30 pm, Teens Rosh an authority on Eastern 5:30 pm, Zman B’Yachad 1:00 pm TBZ Talks, Len Hodesh Group European Jewish history 6:15 pm, Lyons: African Jews M 7:00 pm, Women’s Rosh 7:30 pm, Tikkun Olam will speak at TBZ in honor Kabbalat group Meeting Shabbat Hodesh Group of Yom HaShoah arch-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar Marathon Day/ Yom HaZikaron Yom HaAtzma’ut 24 Parshat Tazria-Metzora 19 Patriot’s Day - 20 21 22 23 9:30 am, Torah Study 25 Office closed (LATER START) Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 11:00 am, Inter-generational Service (see pg. 15) 1:00 pm, Bnei Mitzvah Group 6:15 pm, 1:30 pm, Shabbat Afternoon 7:30 pm, Operations Kabbalat Meditation (see pg. 9) Committee Meeting Shabbat 10:00 am, Parenting through Jewish lens - 26 27 28 29 30 snow date 10:30 am, Pottery Workshop - Session I 4:30 pm, Zman Tzedek (see pg. 15) (Social Justice immersion) 12:30 am, Pottery Workshop - Session II 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban Page 13 7:30 pm, Reb Moshe (see pg. 15) Class: Wise Aging 7:15 pm, Wise Aging Intro 6:30 pm, Book Group Session (see pg. 9) Page 14 May TBZ Koleinu Newsletter Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Parshat Achri-Mot Kedoshim 2 Walk for Hunger - May 3 9:00 am, Torah Study 10:00 am, Shabbat Services - Spring We were one of the top 10 organizations to raise money for the Walk for Hunger Fundraiser Shabbat last year! We hope to have another great team and many supporters this year. 11:00 am, Tfilot Mishpachot 12:30 pm, Spring More information to come. Thank you to Jonathan Berz who will be chairing the 6:15 pm, Kabbalat Fundraiser Kiddush Walk for Hunger team this year at TBZ. Shabbat (see back page) 1:30 pm, Men’s Group 8:30 am, Walk for 3 4 5 6 Lag B’Omer 7 8 Parshat Emor Hunger (see above) 9:00 am, Torah Study 9 10:00 am, Shabbat Services - Bar Mitzvah Mathew Cole 6:15 pm, Kabbalat 10:30 am, Childcare 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban Shabbat 7:30 pm, The Rabbis 5:00 pm, Board Meeting 4:30 pm, Zman Tzedek Taught Us with Rav (Social Justice immersion) Claudia (see pg. 9) Parshat Behar-Bechukotai 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Annual Community Annual Community Retreat (see back page) Retreat (see back page) 9:00 am, Torah Study 10:00 am, Shabbat March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 Services 4:30 pm, Zman Tzedek 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban (Social Justice immersion) 7:30 pm, The Rabbis 6:15 pm, 1:30 pm, Men’s Study Group 7:15 pm, Wise Aging Intro Taught Us with Rav Kabbalat Session (see pg. 9) Claudia (see pg. 9) Shabbat 17 18 Rosh Chodesh Sivan 19 20 21 22 Parshat Bamidbar 23 Annual Community Erev Shavuot Retreat (see back page) 9:00 am, Torah Study 10:00 am, Shabbat 10:00 am, Nishmat 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban Services Hayyim Event 5:30 pm, Zman B’Yachad 7:00 pm, Women’s Rosh 8:00 pm, Brookline Tikkun 7:30 pm, The Rabbis 6:15 pm, Hodesh Group 7:30 pm, Operations Shavuot with Sunrise Taught Us with Rav Kabbalat Committee Meeting Shacharit (see pg. 16) Claudia (see pg. 9) Shabbat Shavuot 1 24 Shavuot 2 25 26 27 28 29 Parshat Nasso 30 10:00 am, Shavuot Memorial Day 9:00 am, Torah Study Service (Yizkor) No Services 10:00 am, Shabbat Services 11:30 am, Tfilot 31 Mishpachot 4:00 pm, Beit Rabban 6:15 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm, Book Club • • Mark YourCalendar: Programming forMarch-June Pinat Mishpachot TBZ Koleinu Newsletter • Sun,March29:Passover Shabbat service will be led by TBZ teens. If you are a teen • Sat,March21:TeenShabbat • [email protected] Marx Contact Beth ready? get us help to Want Questions? Rabban Beit families! RegisterontheTBZwebsite. our from participation 100% see to love We’d to getknowoneanotherbetter. It’s a chance to celebrate our kids’ and learning growth AND Ther 6:30 pmDinnerandsomeexcitingShabbatactivities. by allofourstudents. 5:30 Services, Dinner Beit RabbanShabbat-FirstEver! Fri, March20 Wed, org email Abigail Carpenter-Winch at Mitzvah program for 5th graders. For more information, please Sat, April25:IntergenerationalShabbatservice [email protected] at Claudia Rav email please involved, be to like would and The Pesach Holiday Fooddeliveryat1550. 10:30. Because of the later start, Torah Study will be held from 9:30- celebrate Shabbattogether. Intergenerational Service for ALL!Thewholecommunitywill Please notethisisNOTachildren’s service the service,andwilljoincommunityforTorah Service. meet onthe3rd floor withBeckyat11am,forthefirstpartof Tzeirim andthe • StorytellingduringtheT • Ashorter-than-usual • Ajoyfulandvibrantgathering Tazria-Metzora) an IntergenerationalShabbatService(ShabbatParshiot The entire TBZCommunityisinvitedtocometogetherfor 11:00 am . e might even be a surprise or two in store for the evening. pm Join us for a lively, musical, and creative service led service creative and musical, lively, a for us Join pm March 11, 6:15 pm: program, timeanddetailstobeannounced , andCELEBRATION!! Bnei MitzvahGroup (4th-7thgrade)will or Debbie Korn Shacharit orah service Introductory meeting about Bnei 10:00 am Service rabbisadmin@tbzbrookline. [email protected] , butan March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 un, April 26 Pottery Workshop Workshop Pottery 26 April un, • • une 3, 4:15-5:00 pm: Beit Rabban End of • • Sun,May3,8:30am–WalkforHunger June 14 March 1,March 15,April 12, Teen RoshHodesh Group Family Dinner(pre-registration required) Mar at 1550 Friday nightKabbalatShabbat Service March 14,April11, April25,June6 Bnei MitzvahGroup March 7,March 28,April4,18,May9,June13 Shabbat Childcare10:30am-12:30pm March 14,April11, May2,30,June6 Tfilot MishpachotShabbat Mishpachot On-goingprograms: S June J the TBZ website for more information. the TBZwebsiteformore information. check please required, is Pre-registration Dinner. by a end of the school year celebration and Family with Sasha Shabbat with our neighbors at 1550 at neighbors our with Shabbat Year Parent Meeting followed by Pizza Party! see pg14 contact Rav Claudia at If you would like are to request there financial as event, aid, the please limited spacesavailable. for pay and attend to Please note that by signing up, you are committing soon. available be will up Sign only. members TBZ Please materials. cover bring check or cash to to the event. This family program is for per $15 is Cost and am 10:00-11:30 12:00 pm-1:30pmeachlimitedto12families. sessions, two be will There Sasha beautiful artist create with Bergmann. home & your for families objects ritual TBZ other Join 10:30 am–12:00pm&12:30-2:00 ch 27, April 17, June 19 followed by a by followed 19 June 17, April 27, ch 9 53p: hl-redy kabbalat Child-friendly 5:30pm: 19, [email protected] 11:30am , followed , Page 15 . TBZ Koleinu Newsletter March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 New Beit Rabban Parent Committee by Debbie Korn, Chair, Beit Rabban Parent Committee and Mom to Adam Korn (5th Grade) Shavuot The Beit Rabban Parent Committee, newly formed at the start of this academic year, is hard at work planning some very special events for our Beit Rabban students and families. Each classroom (Grades K-5) Saturday night has a team of parent coordinators working on 3 initiatives this year – a May 23 class trip outside of TBZ, a visit/demonstration by a community member with special talents/expertise, and a tikkun olam/tzedakah project. There All night are plans for visits from a Torah scribe and a Jewish meditation teacher, as well as a chance for our youngest kids to interview Rav Claudia and to learn Brookline Tikkun about the history of TBZ from Jenni Seicol, during a “behind the scenes” tour ending with of our building. There are also plans for a scavenger hunt focused on “all things Jewish” on Harvard Street, a visit to a local matzah factory, and an interfaith Sunrise Shacharit bridge-building event with a local mosque. Tikkun olam/tzedakah efforts will (exact times tba) likely involve projects with Family Table, the Walk for Hunger, and Hekdesh, though plans are still taking shape. On March 20th, we will be having a Beit at Kehillath Israel. Rabban Shabbat celebration that will include a musical, creative, student-led, Friday night service, followed by a yummy Beit Rabban dinner and some fun 10:00 am service at TBZ, activities. In addition to working on these various projects, this committee is including Yizkor. engaged in a long-term strategic planning process and serves as an advisory group to Shira Lenza, our Beit Rabban Coordinator, and our teachers, offering feedback, brainstorming new initiatives, and problem-solving together. Family Table The TBZ Mitzvah Day at Jewish Family & Children’s Service had Once we were on the road to deliver the bags to the 3 close to 60 volunteers on Jan. 25th! families, I felt wonderful because all three families live in my childhood neighborhoods of Jewish Boston from the 1950’s We began with breakfast (thank you to the Hodin family!) and 60’s. Alan was a fabulous partner to do this valuable and and learning. Our learning focused on helping those in need, important mitzvah with because he enjoys opportunities to and what a privilege it is to be able to help others. We then use his ‘Aba’ humor. Our children get tired of his corny jokes, packed grocery bags of food, and volunteers brought the but the families we were visiting had not heard his jokes yet groceries to the homes of Family Table clients. The TBZ and he had willing audiences. As we were driving through Mitzvah Day was a big success! my childhood neighborhoods I got to show Alan my favorite Please continue to bring donations of crackers and hang-outs and show him where Boston had once had a huge canned soup to TBZ for Family Table. Thank you to and thriving Jewish community of between 70,000 to 90,000 James Cohen for being our new Family Table site Jews. We will gladly do this important mitzvah again and coordinator. we want everyone to know that you do not have to have Marilyn Glazer-Weisner writes about her experience: a young family to derive satisfaction from this experience. In Our experience working with you at Family fact, if other TBZ members wish to join us, it would be great. Page 16 Table was so memorable and meaningful. The Please feel free to ask me questions about this experience system is terrific because you get to follow a directly. list of requests for groceries and fill the bags Thank you so much for the chance to share this story. accordingly. 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It’seasy! about/calendar ol Welsch ol Rosenstock f &PriscillaStein ernick iferet Siegel o oppelberg exler aldoks g Page 17 TBZ Koleinu Newsletter March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 7TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY RETREAT May 15-17 at the Craigville Retreat Center on Cape Cod. Registration will open mid-March. Check our website for updates! Page 18 TBZ Koleinu Newsletter March-May 2015/Adar-Sivan 5775 Page 19 Save the Date: May 2, 2015 for the TBZ Spring Kiddush Fundraiser Building on our Foundation: Celebrating Lives of Vision and Commitment Honoring Gloria & Irwin Pless and Jenni Seicol & David Cherenson Mark your calendars for May 2, 2015 for TBZ’s annual Spring Kiddush Fundraiser. We will be honoring Irwin and Gloria Pless who contributed so much to the transformation of TBZ into the nurturing and inclusive community we are today, and Jenni Seicol and David Cherenson who just completed their terms as Co-Presidents and have been such incredible leaders. Please come and celebrate with us and help us raise the funds needed to keep our community thriving and vibrant. Invitations and more information about the event and our honorees will be coming soon. TEMPLE BETH ZION NONPROFIT ORG 1566 Beacon Street US POSTAGE PAID BOSTON MA Brookline, MA 02446 PERMIT No. 1566 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED