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Our condolences go out to Temple members Dede and Lew Hadelman on the recent death of Dede’s mother, Sadie Sharp. The funeral and shiva were held last week.

May the Divine Presence comfort them, among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Mazal Tov to Nancy and Peter Finn on the birth of their latest grandchild ... a daughter born to David and Ivy Finn ... Sydney Fox Finn.

And best wishes to Bob and Past President Carol Flashner and their family on the recent engagement of their son Steven.

Our Holiday School Kabbalat Shabbat is tonight November 7th at 6:15 p.m. for the service to welcome Shabbat, followed by a delicious Shabbat dinner for those who have made reservations. This is also our monthly night for our regular kabbalat shabbat service, also beginning at 6:15 (and ending around 7:00).

Sisterhood is sponsoring a Game Night at Temple on Saturday evening, November 15th, at 7 p.m.  Enjoy a delicious pasta dinner, have some wine, hang out with old friends and meet new people!  Pictionary, Mah Jongg, Scrabble, Poker, Trivial Pursuit, Bunco... it’s your choice!  Couples encouraged, but you’re welcome to come alone.  $20 per person.  Contact Amy Knopf at 781-449-2178 or Ljknopf@comcast.net or Paula Markman at 781-449-8755 or Pmarkman@comcast.net.

The first meeting of the Sisterhood Book Club will be on Monday, November 17 at 7:45 p.m. in the Youth Room.  We will be discussing I Closed My Eyes by Michele Weldon.

Future dates and books are:  Wednesday, March 17 – Three Daughters by Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Wednesday, May 12 – A Departure From the Script by Rochelle Hollander Schwab.  Any questions, please contact Risa Carp at rmsoble@aol.com or Bess Weiskopf at b.weiskopf@comcast.net.

Is your closet cluttered with coats, gloves, and hats that you haven’t worn for ages? Well if so, bring ’em all down to Temple Aliyah now through November 12th, 2003. We accept everything from fur coats to ski coats and also apparel such as hats and gloves. You will be helping underprivileged children and adults stay warm over the winter. There will be a coat rack in the hallway next to the main office for your donations.  Do a mitzvah and feel good about yourself!!

Our annual coat drive closes the evening of Wednesday, November 12th. Any questions, please call Ryan Rosen-Smith at (781) 449-5662 or Matt Dubin at (781) 444-5771 or Wizard4045@aol.com

Continuing our holiday tradition which we started last year and continued this past Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, we ask you to help Israel’s economy and decorate your home with roses for the holiday. The deadline for ordering roses is Monday, November 10. Make checks out to Temple Aliyah for $15 per dozen. Please email your order to Elana Perkins at ekperkins@rcn.com. Please indicate the number of dozen ordered and your color preferences (though we cannot guarantee choices): pink, yellow with red tips, yellow, mixed, red, any. Delivery date will be Tuesday, November 25, 2003. Proceeds will be donated to our adopted Victims of Terror. 

Our wishes and prayers for a safe trip go out to Rabbi Perkins and the members of the congregation who are leaving next week for Israel on CJP’s mission. The TA contingency includes Beth Moskowitz and her parents, Geoff and Debbie Kurinsky, Neil Sacks, and Jeff Liberman. The travelers will be visiting Jerusalem and Haifa (including our sister congregation in Kiryat Bialik). Rabbi Perkins will be staying on for the Rabbinical Assembly meeting.

Temple Aliyah will be showing the Israeli feature film, A Trumpet in the Wadi, on Sunday, November 23, at 7:30 pm. This modern tragic love story will be the first of a special 3-film series at the Temple this year. Tickets are $8.00 per person and the price includes movie refreshments. Although tickets may be purchased at the door, reservations are recommended. For more information on this film and the others, check out the web page.

The author of the novel on which the film is based will also be in Boston this coming week (see below for details).

Mark your calendar for this year’s Shabbaton weekend, which is on December 5 and 6. Our Shabbaton Artist-In-Residence, Rahel Musleah, will introduce us to the Jews of India, her distinctive heritage, and share stories, songs and her personal history. This promises to be an informative and exciting weekend. Please consider becoming a sponsor of this program. More details on the web site.

We are also requesting all members to consider supporting this event by becoming a sponsor for $125, a super sponsor for $200, or a benefactor for $360. All levels of sponsorship include two adult Shabbat dinners, and all sponsors will be acknowledged in the program booklet.

Learn to read Hebrew in just 2 days! Plan now to participate in the upcoming Hebrew Reading Marathon, to be held on Sundays, December 7 & 14 from 1-5 p.m. This course is for people with no Hebrew background or for those in need of a refresher class. The fee for 8 hours of instruction is $80.00. Make the commitment today! Contact Terri Swartz Russell at terri@templealiyah.com for more information. Give us 8 hours and we’ll give you 4000 years.

CJP’s annual Super Sunday appeal will take place this year on November 23. Temple Aliyah has sent a delegation of volunteer callers in the past, and we’d like to do so again this year. It’s great for CJP, for the entire Jewish commiunity, and for TA. If interested, please contact Lesli Reich.

Are you interested in studying in the next Me’ah class currently being formed that will begin in the Fall of 2004? If yes, contact Terri Swartz Russell for details. Temple Aliyah and Temple Beth Shalom jointly sponsor a Needham Collaborative Me’ah program. Me’ah is an Adult Learning Program, sponsored by Hebrew College and the Boston Jewish Community. It is a 2-year commitment of 100 (me’ah) hours of study. Areas covered are the Biblical, Rabbinic, Medieval, and Modern periods of Jewish history and life.

Interested in joining a havurah? Havurah formation is an ongoing process at Temple Aliyah. We are continuing the process of forming new havurot or adding to existing ones as needed. For more information, read the pamphlet in the current Pulse or check out the web site info. If interested, please complete and return the Response Form, or email Terri, and we will be in contact.

The popular Israeli rock band, Reva l’Sheva, will be performing a Rock For Israel concert on Sunday, November 23, at 6:00 p.m. in Swampscott. This is one of the few spiritually focused rock bands that both religious and secular Israelis enjoy. The band is led by Yehuda Katz, former musical director and guitarist for Shlomo Carlebach (and brother-in-law to Debi and Joey Baron). Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for students, by calling 781.581.3833 or on online at www.nsjewish.com. Or email Joey Baron at bafriend@rcn.com.

Sami Michael, the author of the novel A Trumpet in the Wadi, the film of which is being shown at Temple Aliyah on November 23, will be lecturing at Hebrew College in Newton Centre on November 10 at 7:30 (in Hebrew) and on November 12 at 7:30 (in English). Admission is free. For more information, visit the Hebrew College web site. Sami Michael was born in Iraq, fled Baghdad in 1948 for Iran, and then settled in Israel a year later. He is president of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and cofounder of the Society for Solidarity with the Iraqi People.

This time our search is not for people to chair committees, but to locate some missing folding, white chairs. These are the chairs which we use in the social hall and occasionally in the sanctuary for extra seating. Please check your homes and see if you have forgotten to return any that you may have borrowed … and then plan to bring them on your next trip to the synagogue. Thanks for your help.

We have some new pictures for you to look at! We have finally uploaded albums of some of our teen activites, the September picnic, and of Lesli and Terri’s trip this past summer to Israel with the Follow Me to Israel Institute.

We have updated the Directory page, and we have updated and added some inportant information to the Services page.

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More to come... stay warm!