2011-2012 / 5772 Prog ram Book Professional & Administrative Teams Table of Contents Rabbi Neal Gold [email protected] • Temple Shir Tikva Mitzvah Day…………………...4 Rabbi Greg Litcofsky [email protected] • Yossi Klein Halevi…………………………………….5 Cantor Hollis Schachner [email protected] • Meah: Inspired Jewish Learning……………………6 Rabbi Herman Blumberg, Emeritus • Jewish Explorations Weekend– Storahtelling ……..7 [email protected] David Passer , ext. 214 • Congregational Learning: Executive Director Sunday Morning Education Options………….8-9 [email protected] Deena Bloomstone , ext. 201 Monday Education Options……………………..10 Director of Congregational Wednesday Evening Education Options…...10-11 Learning [email protected] • Families With Young Children………………...12-13 Rachel Kest , ext. 203 Director of Elementary • & Family Education Religious School…………………………………14-15 [email protected] • Youth Community……………………………….16-17 Samantha Nidenberg , ext. 202 Youth Educator • [email protected] Worship/Choirs…………………………………..18-19 Karen Edwards, ext. 210 • Assistant to the Rabbis and Cantor Brotherhood and Sisterhood…………………...20-21 [email protected] • Reyim…………………………………………………21 Linda Goldbaum, ext. 211 Office Administrator • [email protected] Tikkun Olam………….……………………………...22 Toni Spitzer, ext.200 • Committees of Temple Shir Tikva………………...23 Office Administrator [email protected] • Board of Trustees & Committee Chairs…………..24 Lucy Dube , ext. 215 Bookkeeper bookkeeper@shirtikva. org Mike Buianowski Custodian • Design and layout by Peggi Cohen • Editing and proofreading by Peggi Cohen and David Passer Julio Machado • Cover design by Joel Sadagursky Custodian Page 2 ram Book Temple Shir Tikva 2011-2012 / 5772 Professional Team Rabbi Neal Gold Rabbi Greg Litcofsky Cantor Hollis Schachner David Passer Deena Bloomstone Rachel Kest Samantha Nidenberg Administrative Team Toni Spitzer Karen Edwards Linda Goldbaum Lucy Dube Page 3 2011-2012 / 5772 Prog ram Book Temple Shir Tikva Mitzvah Day Sunday, October 30 OOO ur Jewish heritage teaches us that it is our sacred responsi- bility to repair the world. After several months of planning, we are excited to announce that a Temple Shir Tikva Mitzvah Day will be held on Sunday, October 30. This will enable all of us, from toddlers to adults, to participate in Tikkun Olam where we will have the opportunity to not only experience the power and value of our personal contributions, but also share with our temple community in accomplishing a number of Social Action projects. To give you a “taste” of what is being planned; our Tikkun Olam pro- jects will touch on our core principles of the TEKIAH program along with other areas of Social Action which are important to many of us. Pro- jects will provide the opportunity to participate in Mitzvot which focus on the environment, caring for our seniors, health care, food, justice, and helping those less fortunate than us. Here is a sampling of our Mitzvah projects: • Locks of Love – start now! Grow your hair and donate it to a financially-challenged child under the age of 21 who is suffering hair loss due to a medical illness. For more information, contact Karen Susser at [email protected] • Backpack Buddies – assemble backpacks with school supplies to be delivered to disadvantaged stu- dents in our community • Greater Boston Food Bank – pack boxes of food in Boston at the GBFB’s facility (Limited to 15 pack- ers, so sign-up early!) • Youth Choir Musical Mitzvah for Seniors – Join the TST youth choir and perform a concert for sen- iors at the new JCHE Shillman House in Framingham • Young Families Bristol Soup Kitchen Project – sandwich preparation to feed the hungry • Young Families: Birthday Boxes for kids – prepare goodie bags for young children • Bone Marrow Drive – register to be part of a bone marrow transplant registry • Caring for the environment – planting, Wayland Habitat for Humanity, and clean-up projects are be- ing planned • Serenity House Painting Project – volunteer to paint rooms in a home for women living in recovery from past addictions to drugs and alcohol If you are interested in volunteering to participate in one of these programs, just want to be part of the planning committee, or provide general Mitzvah Day assistance, please access: http://www.Mitzvah Day sign-up Page 4 ram Book Temple Shir Tikva 2011-2012 / 5772 Yossi Klein Halevi Author and Journalist Sunday, November 13 Report from Jerusalem: An Analysis of Current Events from the Heart of the Middle East 9 --- 11 a.m. Yossi Klein Halevi is a renowned Israeli author and journalist. He is a contribut- ing editor at The New Republic and he is a fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. His essays and analyses of Middle Eastern events appear regularly in major newspapers all over the United States. This event is co-sponsored by Combined Jewish Philanthropies At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: What Jews, Muslims and Christians Need from Each Other Today 1:30 --- 3:30 p.m. In 2001 Yossi Klein Halevi published At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew’s Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land. The book tells of his spiritual journey as a religious Jew into the worlds of Islam and Christianity in Israel. Asking “Could religion be a source of unity?” he joined in prayer- experiences in mosques and monasteries in an attempt to experience the devotional lives of his neighbors and to create a language of reconciliation between the three Abrahamic faiths in the Middle East. The book documents a search for wisdom and holiness in places that are usually off-limits to outsiders of other faiths. It remains a richly rewarding memoir of a search for religious dialogue and understanding. A Hebrew edition of the book was published in 2006. Born and raised in New York, Yossi made aliya in 1982 with his wife Sarah. He holds a BA in Jewish Studies from Brooklyn College and an MA in Journalism from Northwestern University. Page 5 2011-2012 / 5772 Prog ram Book Me'ah: 100 Hours. 2 Years. Inspired Jewish Learning. Join us for Me’ah (Hebrew for ‘100’), an intensive Jewish educational experience designed for busy adult learners. The course spans two years and includes 100 hours of class time. You’ll focus on core texts from the Hebrew Bible and from the Rabbinic, Medieval and Modern periods. Shir Tikva cclasseslasses begin Thursday, October 27, 77----99 p.m. To register please contact Deena Bloomstone at [email protected] or call 508-358-9992. For more information, visit www.hebrewcollege.edu/meah “Me’ah ‘works’ no matter where you are on the continuum of Jewish learning. It is thought- provoking and engaging whether or not you have seen the material before.” —Me’ah participant The registration fee for each year of Me’ah is $750. If you are concerned about the financial aspects of a Me’ah course, contact Raylea Pemstein at [email protected] or call 617-559-8708. This program is offered by Hebrew College and CJP’s Commission on Jewish Life and Learning. Cultural Arts Committee The Cultural Arts Committee is a group of lay leaders who serve our community by guiding us to fully embrace the rich range of music, theatre, film, visual art, dance, and literature of our Jewish heri- tage. Just as we are community of serious learners and worshipers—we study together and pray to- gether with devotion and commitment, not to mention deep enjoyment—we are also finding exciting ways to bring art and music into our Temple community and to avail ourselves of the incredibly dy- namic Jewish cultural scene in the greater Boston area. The Cultural Arts Committee plans programs that channel our passion for the arts into a concerted, synagogue-wide effort to become Jewishly artis- tically literate. We are looking forward to exploring all aspects of performing, visual, and musical arts, and showcasing the talent of our membership and local artisans in the greater Boston community. We are eagerly looking for input from our members. Please contact Cantor Hollis Schachner. Page 6 ram Book Temple Shir Tikva 2011-2012 / 5772 Jewish Explorations Weekend 5772 Friday to Sunday, March 9 --- 11 A Shabbat weekend of Torah Study, Torah Stories, Torah Performing Arts and Torah Experience For People of All Ages and with All Types of Ideas •Friday evening : “Setting the Stage: A Taste of Storahtelling .” Shabbat dinner and “Meet the Maven.” •Shabbat morning : Shabbat Shacharit and the “Maven Torah Reading Ritual.” •Saturday evening : Havdallah followed by the theatrical presentation, “Becoming Israel”. •Sunday morning : “ StorahSteps ” for Families with Young Children ages 2-8 In the beginning, story mattered . Woven through Storahtelling is a pioneer in Jewish life-long learn- the generations, sacred stories charted community ing via the arts and new media. Through innovative courses and mapped individual life journeys. To- leadership training programs and theatrical per- day, many are denied access to the rele- formances, Storahtelling makes ancient vance and transformative power of their stories and traditions accessible for all inherited legacies. The People of the Book generations, advancing Judaic literacy and often don't know what's in it. raising social consciousness. Bridging past and present, Storahtelling Founded by Amichai Lau-Lavie in 1999 , makes story matter again. Using an inno- Storahtelling has grown into an interna- vative fusion of scholarship, storytelling, perform- tional network of educators, scholars and artists, ing arts and new media, Storahtelling’s programs invigorating Jewish identity through dynamic pro- reclaim the narratives and traditions that define grams and performances for multi-generational Jewish life yet have failed to adapt to modern audiences worldwide. times. Page 7 2011-2012 / 5772 Prog ram Book Adult Education Sunday Mornings Hebrew Basics for Parents Bringing it Home: Do you want to be able to help your children suc- Practical Judaism for ceed in learning Hebrew? Don’t know a single letter Practical Jews in Hebrew? Need a refresher course for the Hebrew you learned in your childhood? If the answer is yes to Rabbi Greg Litcofsky any of these questions, register for Let’s Learn He- Sundays, 9:15-11 a.m.